CARLSON: It means that Bush, you know, Gore has experience and gravitas. Your email address will not be published. Rest in peace legend Bruce. Tom Laxs new Philadelphia indie Siltbreeze Records became The Dead Cs primary label for the next six years and helped gain them a foothold in the United States. "I didn't want to give him a fright so crept in, and gently touched his arm. Radio Transcripts Ltd." Is Probably A Member Of The *Soylent Green* Party, Or Part Of The Same Marxist-Leninist Conspiracy Of Opinion Of The Liberal Controlled Medias, Where Faggotry And Communism Usually Always Go Hand In Hand ! Read More. The conversations he had on-air brought him loyalty from listeners young and old both throughout the night and on his Saturday night show. The page will be updated as worthy photos come in. It rarely ever spoke a bad word of its contributor Russell and The Dead C in all its issues. Russel had a net worth of 3 to 6 million as of 2022. My thoughts with family. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Hans the Dutch Baker with motorbike and clogs. Having spied Chippendale Houses hui ad in Critic, the University of Otago student newspaper, Ive dragged my Paeroa friend Peter along to get involved. Details will be published soon on Ghanafuo. The Lyttelton writer and thinker also held his own on National Radio, explaining the Time To Go: The Southern Psychedelic Moment 1981 1986 compilation to Kim Hill. Noresponsibility. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He started out writing commercials and during that time he began doing some on-air announcing and was posted to various community stations, "doing every shift under the sun", according to his ZB bio. I see him as tall and skinny. Another former colleague remembered Mr Russell as a "supportive man" with a "quick wit". No one else wanted to do it and we signed a deal with him in September 1989 that secured its release some months after. He passed away shortly before he was due on air to host Newstalk ZB's overnight show. A lot of people had a character Peter Mac was the breakfast host and I was the character, a little boy called Freddy. Playing to the converted is one thing, but banging it out on live to air public television as The Dead C did with Sky on TV3s Friday night music Ground Zero in September 1999 was something else again. And why the hell arethe police showing bloody cultural sensitivity to Maori? Raewyn mills. In the late 1980s and early 1990s NZ groups wanting to issue music on vinyl records faced very real challenges in locating pressing plants overseas (in this case Australia) along with increased expenses (shipping costs in particular) and a loss in control in not being able to closely oversee the project. Bruce was a wonderful team member and a talented host and newsreader who brought joy to our audiences for many years. This Kind Of Punishments Peter Jefferies captured the dynamic of an early Dead C performance at the inner city Burgundy Bar for new Dunedin fanzine Alley Oop. Rest easy my old friend. Alastair Galbraith summed up just what it was like to performing and recording with the prodigious Russell in Left Handed Blows. Stuff understands. Not content with rescuing tapes from a dodgy rep, Xpressway Records buffed up what was thought to be another dying medium and released The Dead Cs The Sun Stabbed seven inch EP on vinyl in 1988. The key track is a near freeform Krautrocker that ebbs and flows with spaced sound and percussion and captures their live sound well. That CD presented a piece each from live performances at Ima Hitt Records in New Plymouth, The Stomach in New Plymouth and Bar Bodega in Wellington, with music from a night at Dux De Lux in Christchurch on August 17, 1995. I argued just that with my good friend Bucyrus Err B knowing full well that it was The Dead C who had pointed the way for my small town friends interest in Witcyst and the Corpus Hermeticum-released Omit. I get so interested in seeing a pic to pin the voice to them! Great friend no doubt but maybe write a book Pam. I honestly dont believe that because your land wastaken off you, that you bash your kids. Freddy was a bit of a deprived child, his mum was on a social welfare benefit. "I am devastated," sports broadcaster Miles Davis wrote. Bruce Russell humuoured me by livening up this photo with a silly hat. Left Handed Blows: Writing on Sound 1993 2009 reprinted pieces from three issues of Logopandocy: the journal of vain erudition in 1993, 1994 and 1996, with liner notes from Ralf Wehowskys 1997 Tulpas CD, previously published interviews with Marco Fusinato and Alastair Galbraith, an article from The National Grid journal on graphic design and a review of Douglas Lilburns electro-acoustic work from The Wire in January 2005. ", Shocked and deeply sad about the news my dear friend, valued colleague and old-school broadcaster Bruce Russell died last night. Hopelessnessis not a reason to bash your kids! In a statement on Newstalk ZB's website, the station said: "Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully last night. He was pestering us. Fans have already heard a different version of the albums Three Years on the new Xpressway Records tape imprints early defining Xpresssway Pile Up cassette. I love listening to Deano he's always so positive and has an interesting lifestyle and family I think I would like to have a partner that loved creating something from nothing like he does. Thank you so much, Tim for posting pics of the regulars. Ive tried to keep it like that because I want to keep it fresh and interesting for me, and that seems to have worked. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. In November 1994, Bruce Russell moved his family north to the port town of Lyttelton near Christchurch, the South Islands largest city, where he has lived ever since. Bruce Russell, an overnight radio host, has died suddenly. Newstalk ZB's Bruce Russell, in his early 70s, was working right up until his death - as an overnight host, newsreader and host of the popular In My Day show on Saturday night. Xpressway Records originally eyed up Europe as a market, but differences in language and currency made that scenario problematic. Id later read that there was yet another reason for the media reticence. The broadcaster, who was in his early 70s, died abruptly on Sunday night while working as an overnight presenter, newsreader, and host of the famous In My Day show. I vote for The Three!! READ MORE: * Mike Hosking is 'the king of radio', but Magic Talk is planning a revolt * Newstalk ZB's Marcus Lush locked out of studio mid-broadcast * Radio personality Merv Smith dies. According to the Newstalk ZB, Mr Russell who was in his early 70s. The veteran radio presenter passed away suddenly on Sunday evening while at work before he was due to start his on-air shift. _____________________________________________ Ras Mikaere Enoch Mc Carty Ambassador - Tainui Kiingitanga \ Te Aotearoa N.Z. The double LP Harsh 70s Reality and Clyma Est Mort followed in 1992. Busy seems too inadequate a word to describe Bruce Russells late 1990s and 2000s. He loved his work, just loved it," he said. According to his ZB bio, he began composing advertisements and started doing some announcing and was posted to numerous community stations, doing every shift under the sun. In Timaru, Russell created a young character he played Freddy, who lived with a mother who went off to work with make-up and fishnet stockings, taxi drivers were picking him up and he had lots of new fathers. I very, very seldom pick up an instrument when Im not just about to perform or record something. He always wanted to give it the very best he could, he was an absolute professional. Harsh 70s Reality being the recording where The Dead C would fully escape the strictures of the song for the first time. Bruce Russell is the Night and Overnight Host at NZME based in Auckland, Auckland. "Bruce was a wonderful team member and a talented host and newsreader who brought joy to our audiences for many years. Adrienne from Nelson with the pizza Mark Dye sent her in the post a little mouldy unfortunately. was I right? That means that its often two or three months since Ive touched a guitar. Romance in the Air, Story of AustralianGreat Singer Archie Roachs Cause of Death. Sulley Muntari, Agyeman Badu, Asamoah Gyan, others visit Christian Atsus family home, VIDEO: Government will be fully involved in providing Christian Atsu a befitting burial Dr. Bawumia, Christian Atsus mortal remains arrive in Ghana via Turkish Airlines, Maybe I created enemies along the line Kofi Amoabeng on UT Banks collapse, Christian Atsu was one of Ghanas finest personnel Akufo-Addo, This is some food chain story Archipalago shamed for chasing clout with Christian Atsus death. Photo credit: Russell worked all over New Zealand throughout his broadcasting career. His death's reason is not revealed yet. Youre going to hear Al Hunt, Juan Williams, Claire Shipman, Steve Roberts, Vic Fazio, Jeff Greenfield, Jonathan Alter, former Senator Bob Kerrey, Margaret Carlson, Mike McCurry, Sam Donaldson, Eleanor Clift, Walter Isaacson, Mark Shields, Judy Woodruff, and Sam Donaldson and none of these are repeated. The musically radical Sonic Youth would continue to play an important part in The Dead C members creative lives in the coming years. McCURRY: I think he also needs to demonstrate some gravitas, too. The densely typed and tightly focused print magazine was a well written and highly opinionated and polarising critical force that set the elite tone for the free noise and sound shaping community that would emerge in the 1990s and beyond. Also read:Mark Kesslers Cause of Sudden Death at 74 Due to a DiseaseWrong Turn Director Declan OBrien Passed Away at 56. You can sum it up in one word: stature. View the profiles of people named Bruce Russell. "Bruce had a gargantuan general knowledge. Sports broadcaster Miles Davis also paid tribute to his one of a kind former colleague. Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE There was plenty to write about as new CDs poured forth. The mix of re-accessed music and contemporary sound would be typical of the labels output. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting. RUSH: This goes back to the year 2000. This Sunday afternoon, its all business. Why do we pay these dropouts to have children? That wasanother Jackie. Timmmmmmmy do it! Photo by Moira Crossman. Years passed and they both ended up at ZB together. In Fact, "Radio Transcripts Ltd." Was Caught Just Recently, Using That Very Rare Term: Rush Limbaugh, The United States Conservative Talk-Show Host, Was The Wonderful Individual Who Did The Investigation, Which Proved That Transmission-Belts To Fellow Liberal Media Agents (Communists) Were Instructed To Use The Term: " Gravitas" In Reference To Pushing And Promoting Al Gore (Bill Clinton's Vice President \ Ran For President) Out Of Nowhere, The Term: " Gravitas ", Was Being Used By All The Democratic Liberal Communist Media Editors, Writers. "Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away . For many years, he provided joy to the crowds. Newstalk ZB radio host Bruce Russell is being remembered as a talented broadcaster with an "inimitable personality" after he died over the weekend. The esoteric art and titles Bruce Russell used for the CDs and singles reflected his interest in the occult. Important part in the post a little boy called Freddy he provided joy our! 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