I was just going through all my old CDs and compilations I’ve put together over the years and came across this little bad boy, Mixtape Connection Vol. 4. This has recently been added to the StarlifterRadio.com playlist and is yours for the listening. This was a rad little mix I did for one of our Mixtape Connection club nights that we were hosting down at Capitol Bar back in 2005. Our special guest that night was Nick Harte aka Shocking Pinks (DFA Records). Now the tunes are great, my listing of the tracks somewhere useful — not so. So I don’t have any tracklisting for it, soz. The mix also contains a sample of James Murphy being interviewed by Nick D on 95bFM in Auckland, NZ. Rad!
Here are some links about some of what was going on in our Mixtape Connection crew at the time, including a few photos š
http://obscure.co.nz/events/mixtape_connection_vol_4
http://guitar-media.blogspot.com/2005/11/mixtape-connection-vol-4-281005-photos.html
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=7814124&blogId=56901169
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=7814124&blogId=55934346
Enjoy <3

This is NOT the Christchurch sound - Vol. 1
Well it kind of is. I just thought Iād be a little controversialĀ with my post heading. Itās NZ Music Month here in NZ so I thought Iād play some NZ music on Starlifter Radio. Actually thatās not true either, the kiwi tunes Iām playing on my little internet radio station are getting played because theyāre fucking great and Iām really digginā them at the mo.
To start off with Iāve got the original āThis is NOT the Christchurch soundā CD. It features songs on the Indie Rock to Electro spectrum from bands and artists such as Ed Muzik, Tom Cosm, Break Mission Kills, Charlie ASH, Pig Out, Get Set Play, The L.E.D.s, Tiger Tones, 5 1/2 Minutes, Electro Pussy Posse and more. We released it with RDU 98.5 FM in June 2007 to get some attention for all the local acts we thought deserved a little more attention.
Then we have my latest DJ mix āInterstella Week Beats Your Intergalactic Yearā, a set containing electronic beats and grooves from LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk, DIM, Uberzone, The Future Sound of London, Vinyl Life & Joey Beltram, Rocha + Lewinger, Underworld and Telefon Te Aviv.
And further on the Christchurch tip weāve got tracks from Bang! Bang! Eche!, Hypercolour, No Aloha; Auckland cats Bandicoot; and Ex-Dunners now AK kats (I think) Brains.
There is also the latest from School of Seven Bells, these guys are amazing!
So thatās the go, thereās heaps more on there as well so be sure to tune intoĀ www.StarlifterRadio.com and get down with your bad elf.
Dr H
xoxoxxxxxx
The latest to be added to Starlifter Radio is a raucous rock mix of new and not-so-new.
Just added:
Shout Out Louds – four by four
Thieves – comfort creature – Auckland, NZ – http://thievesss.bandcamp.com
Tiger Tones – i love you but i hate you (but i’m just not sure) – Christchurch, NZ – http://www.myspace.com/thetigertones
LCD Soundsystem – drunk girls
White Denim – shake shake shake
Dum Dum Girls – jail la la – http://www.subpop.com/cybersex
Golden Triangle – neon noose – http://www.subpop.com/cybersex
‘Four by Four’ is my favourite from the new album, ‘Work’, from Swedish Pop-rock group, ‘Shout Out Louds’. ‘Thieves’ from Dunedin is a band I’ve just stumbled upon, they’ve got a late 90s / early 2000s indie rock sound to them and definitely worth checking out. Christchurch outfit ‘Tiger Tones’ have just moved to Auckland and this is a classic dance floor number from them. The latest from the ‘LCD Soundsystem’ has just hit the blogo’ and ‘Drunk Girls’ is the first single, check it! I LOVE the buzz of ‘White Denim’ from Austin, Texas, ‘Shake Shake Shake’ is one of those tunes that gets my toe tapping and makes me what to dance, glorious! And finally there’s two from the latest Sub Pop Cybersex sampler, a free legal download and North-West indie pop-rock at it’s best.
There’s the goss! Check it out, tune into StarlifterRadio.com and Hit Play Zucker!!!
Peace,
Dr H
xoxoxox
PS If there’s anything you wanna hear on Starlifter Radio (including your own tunes) or you wanna get involved buzz me yo Twitter: @starliftertv or email: starliftertv (at) gmail.com