This was an area of interest for him already. Love to see who I am listening to. May he rest in power. 25/04/2022. Bring back Pam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yet we knew that our perspective, our aesthetic, was shared by an appreciable subculture worldwide. The two made a strong relationship and Styles became the bands costume designer before turning to part of the stage act and then appearing on vocal duties. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I comment. He died just as he was about to begin hosting Newstalk ZB's nightly show on April 24, 2022. 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"Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully last night," the statement read. "That was all down to Bruce's ability to take anything, no matter how normal or absurd it might be, and bring it to life. Bruce Russell of Newstalk ZB passed away in April 2022. ", Shocked and deeply sad about the news my dear friend, valued colleague and old-school broadcaster Bruce Russell died last night. Russell had a special skill to connect with others and that was seen again just last week on his Friday morning show. Effectively reviving what had become a moribund NZ indie music format, the labels tapes exhibited a care and flair in design and presentation and mastering not heard or seen consistently since Paul Lukers Industrial Tapes in the first half of the decade. Shouldnt the raised arms be free like the co-operative and the creative instinct? he asks. On top of that A Handful of Dust managed a live show in Christchurch in August as a duo. "He brought a particularly sharp sense of humour to his work and to his workplace. For many years, he . I am a regular listener and love seeing the photos of the 'regulars'. Mikey is soooo gorgeous and a beuatiful person, he's unbelievable. I can't believe that I "know" all the callers tha you have listed. Bruce was a wonderful team member and a talented host and newsreader who brought joy to our audiences for many years. Now Gods, Stand Up For Bastards was captured on a July 1995 Arts Council-funded A Handful of Dust North Island tour. Raewyn mills. I first heard Bruces music and words when A Handful of Dusts Breaks Unaware was included in 1986 on the Robert Scott compiled Whistle Up A Wind Dunedin compilation tape. YET MORE MARXIST-LENINIST DISTORTIONS OF REAL EVENTS. " I use it a lot. While at Timaru, he turned to program and eventually worked as a manager at a tiny radio station in the middle of North Island. RIP you lovely man and much love to your family https://t.co/qzPuFPNfAY. Xpressways prime mover headed to the United States in 1991 for a six-week fact finding mission during which he visited the half a dozen east coast record shops that would be central to the label and its bands future. Never one to let a live performance go unacknowledged or a previous single, cassette or compilation song go uncollected, A Handful of Dust hooked up with US indie and magazine Crank Automotive for Spiritual Libertines. The Bruce Russell centred and run Corpus Hermeticums head was in a different place to Xpressways. They confirmed his death in a statement on Monday morning. It feels like living in the moment, and like transcending that moment, and like leaping into the sea.. With co-host on The Two, the dapper Tim Wilson. By Dickson Ofori Siaw April 25, 2022. His inimitable personality in the newsroom and in the studio would always entertain his colleagues too.Our thoughts and love are with Bruce's family at this sad time. Asked in December 2013 about the reappearance of many classic New Zealand indie songs and albums on vinyl, Russell replied, Im having a single malt in triumph. Bruce Russell with fellow ZB broadcaster Tim Roxborogh. Please bring back Pam. The conversations he had on-air brought him loyalty from listeners young and old both throughout the night and on his Saturday night show. Boy, sometimes you need a lot of patience with some people. Do it Tim! There was Bruce, front and centre. The esoteric art and titles Bruce Russell used for the CDs and singles reflected his interest in the occult. This allowed Robbie Yeats full reign on the placement and structuring of his drumming and he gave a truly outstanding display of innovative rhythms repeatedly defying the standard 1-2-3-4 pattern that is usually the basis of rock music.. What was the name of an older man who did talk back radio he had lots of medical remedies and is he still alive? I knew Id seen his face before. Those local needs would soon be addressed and answered by the international indie community, but for now the flame still flickered in Dunedin. All of which made Corpus Hermeticums releases oddly compelling. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. His death has left a hole in many people's lives, including his treasured listeners, for whom he was not just a talkback host, but also a friend, counsellor and companion.". Dwayne Haskins funeral, burial service, pictures, date, venue, Frank Connor cause of death, wife, children, net worth, Where will be Ricou Browning buried? It Is Already Proven That "Radio Transcripts Ltd." Likes To Post His Twisted Anti-Reality Liberal Crap All Over The Internet. Having returned North to Paeroa then university in Hamilton, brother Stu and I were early subscribers to Xpressways mail order, eagerly awaiting the catalogues (minor pieces of art in themselves I wish Id kept the Hocken Library in Dunedin has copies) and NZ and US records they sold. Newstalk ZB's Bruce Russell spent a lifetime being a companion to his treasured listeners. Dont like that, its so cold. Photo / Tim Roxborogh. In 2014, Bruces daughter Olive filmed a warm and revealing documentary on her father called 27 Minutes With Mr Noisy, which took Russell back to his old haunts in Dunedin and plumbed his world view in the back yard shed in Lyttelton, that is his creative home. He even starred in a movie at the end of last year! Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Awesome to see these people so enjoy talkback would like the calender lol, Mikey does NOT look like his voice at alllolJans the baker does. and K Group CDs followed in 1997. Its so nice knowing when a voice comes on air that we know what they look like now. I would love to see Alan from Timaru! We currently await photos of Netball & Movies Kelvin, Dear Helen, Dave the Security Guard, Sweet Alan Of Timaru, Deano the Dairy Farmer, Jeanetta the Hermaphrodite, Ah Yes Hello Mark who has a Hannah Montana duvet and other entrenched regulars. Newstalk ZB host Tim Beveridge summed up the mood among broadcasters saying Russell was an integral part of the fabric of not just Newstalk ZB but the landscape of radio in New Zealand. I'm great friends with him its him! He appears to be highly secretive in terms of his personal life, as he has never dragged his family, including his parents and children, if he has any, into the public eye. "senator" Mikaere Mc Carty Is Back ! The conversations he had on-air brought him loyalty from listeners young and old both throughout the night and on his Saturday night show. BREAKING! I honestly dont believe that because your land wastaken off you, that you bash your kids. This is horrible news. The Dead C continue to be an in demand group in New Zealand and internationally for specialist music festivals and events. He then changed course and went on to pursue a musical career which has spanned more than 20 years in a multitude of roles including promoter, producer, conductor and singer. Thanks Tim for putting all these lovely pics up. Outside of The Lonesome Death of Albert Ayler by A Handful of Dust on Drag City Records I Hear The Devil Calling Me compilation EP single of less than one-minute songs available in 1990, hed only released the A Little Aesthetic Discourse single in 1992 for Cambridge, Massachusetts Twisted Village Records. Russell went on to work as a weekend newsreader and also hosted the Saturday night show In My Day. "Geopelia" wrote in message news:iugph9$rhf$1@dont-email.me * Nothing rare about the term Gravitas. By the end of 1990, Peter Jefferies landmark debut album Last Great Challenge in a Dull World, a re-release of This Kind of Punishments second LP Beard of Bees, The Terminals Do The Void single and Plagal Grinds EP were on the Xpressway list. He passed away. Your email address will not be published. Bruce Russell's 2012 Flying Nun compilation Time To Go: The SouthernPsychedelic Moment, 1981-1986 was hailed as a landmark collection of early 1980s independent music from the South Island. It's nice seeing all the photos of the regular callers.I had to laugh at that pizzia lol. Hewishes he was a Fijian! One of Russells close friends and longtime colleagues at ZB, Tim Dower, shared the death news of his great mate on air this morning, announcing that, Bruce was a magnificent team member, very talented host and newsreader who brought joy to ZB audiences for many many yearsI know this news will be very upsetting for many of our listeners, especially those who have been loyal to Bruce over so many years and there are so many of you., Read more:SingerHenny Vrientens Cause of Death ReleasedDoctor Strange Zara Phythians Court of Sex Abuse Allegations. I havent reached the limit of unorthodox things that I can do with a guitar. Omits Quad triple CD packed in a five inch flop-top hard box with artwork is highlighted as was an announcement that Corpus Hermeticum were now distributing Siltbreeze, PSF, Selektion, Metonymic, Metamkineand Next Best Way releases. See Hone Harawira is a goodexample. Bruce Russell reviewed The Rip at Dunedins Empire for RipItUps April 1984 issue. 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