Late Slip’s Chelsea Nenni makes the trip to NYC from Austin TX for two shows in December!
We’ll be playing NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall on Wednesday December 14th for a late show at 11pm. Free entry / 21+
On Friday December 16th we’ll be playing at Berlin Under A in the East Village at 8:30pm with Juicebox and Picture Show. Tickets $10 / 21+
Chelsea Nenni: Vocals, guitar
Janet LaBelle: Drums
Andrew B. White: Bass
Initial Talk has made massive retro waves with their officially commissioned 1980s-kissed remixes for Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa, Sia, STEPS, Erasure, The Vivienne, Sam Sparro, KA’BEL and their own original releases.
Initial Talk has collectively racked up 30 million plays on Spotify alone and their remixes recently appeared on physical deluxe editions of Kylie’s “Disco” and Erasure’s “The NEON” albums.
For their latest single ‘Dream Lover’, Initial Talk teams-up with London retro pop/synthwave artist Roxi Drive to deliver an upbeat, feel-good slice of ‘80s pop. Roxi Drive is one of synthwave’s most popular artists having released several albums, hit singles and collaborations delivering her fans a-plenty.
Roxi’s ‘80s chic and vocal chops perfectly combine with Initial Talk’s synthy sensibilities to create a catchy number for dream lovers everywhere. ‘Dream Lover’ comes as a maxi-single with additional mixes by Diamond Field and is the second Initial Talk single to be released by Luca Discs, following on from 2020’s ‘Skydiving’ featuring Sasha Brown.
The four track maxi-single features a remix by Diamond Field and an ‘80s-style 12’ extend version.
Diamond Field is now taking bookings for live shows - contact diamondfieldmusic@gmail.com
Also on the bill are Austin’s Dragon Rapid and Sludge with visuals by European Sun.
Tickets are $10
Presented by Mas Music Records and Howdy Gals.
Chelsea Nenni: Vocals, guitar
Janet LaBelle: Drums
Doug Austin: Guitar
Andrew B. White: Bass
Diamond Field feat. Jenny Bates will be performing live at Arlene's Grocery New York City, Wednesday September 21st.
21+ / Advance tickets $10 / $15 on the door
Livestream available for $10
Show is at 9pm sharp
Arlene's Grocery is located at 95 Stanton St, New York, NY 10002
Late Slip’s Chelsea Nenni makes the trip to NYC from Austin TX for two shows in July!
We’ll be playing Brooklyn’s Mama Tried, an outer venue in Sunset Park on Saturday July 16 with support from Emily Fenton. Show Time is 8pm / no cover!
On Sunday July 17th we’ll be playing the annual Rock Away! Music Festival at Rockaway Beach in Queens. Location is Beach #97 and we are on at 5pm. The festival is FREE!
Chelsea Nenni: Vocals, guitar
Janet LaBelle: Drums
Doug Austin: Guitar
Andrew B. White: Bass
Photo: Brandon Riley Millar, Art: Andrew B. White
Photo & Artwork: Andrew B. White
Peter Blake is an acclaimed New Zealand musician and composer. His work at Television New Zealand over four decades saw him produce many local music shows as well as composing theme music for TV drama and documentaries, and opening titles.
Starting in the mid-1970s, local Top 20 chart show Ready to Roll (or RTR for short) became one of New Zealand’s most watched shows. The original theme music for RTR was the 1974 Commodores’ instrumental track ‘Machine Gun’. In 1983 Blake created a new and contemporary theme for the show using synthesizers which was used up until 1987, when it was updated. The 20 second intro which was quickly scored to a supplied animation concept and featured state-of-the-art video game style graphics. The titles build up to the appearance of the RTR logo and end with a preview of artist clips that would be featured that night. The music was created with a MIDI’d Mini Moog, a Roland MSQ-700 sequencer, Roland 808 drum machine and Prophet 5 synthesizer. The RTR theme, like much of Blake’s other work, became ingrained in New Zealand’s pop culture psyche and for anyone who grew up hearing it, will instantly trigger a shot of nostalgia.
That nostalgia is also the reason why this 2022 remake exists. The RTR theme was only ever 20 seconds in length but I always wondered what a full length version may sound like. In 2020 I got in touch with Peter and asked if I could do a remake of the theme, adding to it and creating a full track. He was cool with it here it is finally. I tried to keep as close as possible to the original sounds and vibe used in the original and simply flesh it out. I’ve also made this fun video with the opening titles that were used between 1983 and 1987, featuring the Top 20 countdowns from September 10th 1983 and February 23rd 1985, and the Top 10 from September 24th 1985. I hope you enjoy it!
• Watch the original RTR opening sequences courtesy Rob McConnell on YouTube
• RTR opening titles overview at NZ On Screen
Artmageddon takes place Sunday June 25th in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park neighborhood. Over 180 artists and musicians will be taking part! A great day and free for everyone!
I’ll be playing with both Abby Holden and Mike Cobb & The Crevulators at 252 Westminster Road between 4-7pm
New Zealand singer/songwriter Abby Holden plays Brooklyn Music Kitchen on Saturday June 25th.
The band features three New Zealanders – Abby on vocals and guitar, Stan Mitchell on drums and myself on bass. NYC’s only full NZ band!
$10 advance sales from Eventbrite
Brooklyn Music Kitchen is located at 177 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205
