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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 10h

I think that is just a myth

Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 10h

Great new podcast series from Charlotte Ryan exploring the rise, fall, and rise again of vinyl in NZ

thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...

The Long Play: How vinyl came back to life – and what it means

A walk through the long, strange history of vinyl records in New Zealand.

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 12h

Good get from my colleague Glenn

Future in doubt for flagship Māori news shows Te Karere and The Hui

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Future in doubt for flagship Māori news shows Te Karere and The Hui

Stuff understands funding for both Te Karere and The Hui is on the line, following funding reductions for Te Māngai Pāho.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 1d

Yeep not good that situation

Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of student media is in trouble sadly

The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

The Fold: How is student media surviving – even thriving – in print?

A current editor and former Critic Te Arohi editor discuss the evolution of the magazine as it celebrates its 100th birthday....

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

This excellent doco from 1995 on Chris Knox is now on YT.

produced and directed by Peter McLennan and shot and edited by my dad Richard.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQjv...

Chris Knox: Songs Of You And Me - a documentary about Chris Knox (1995)

YouTube video by Peter McLennan

www.youtube.com

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 1d

Mum rock

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 1d

Failed music festivals owe over $14 million, artists asked to pay back appearance fees
www.stuff.co.nz/business/360...

Failed music festivals owe over $14 million, artists asked to pay back appearance fees

The second liquidator’s report into Juicy Festival and the Timeless Summer Tour paints a grim picture for creditors wanting their money back.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 1d

Failed music festivals owe over $14 million, artists asked to pay back appearance fees
www.stuff.co.nz/business/360...

Failed music festivals owe over $14 million, artists asked to pay back appearance fees

The second liquidator’s report into Juicy Festival and the Timeless Summer Tour paints a grim picture for creditors wanting their money back.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

This excellent doco from 1995 on Chris Knox is now on YT.

produced and directed by Peter McLennan and shot and edited by my dad Richard.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQjv...

Chris Knox: Songs Of You And Me - a documentary about Chris Knox (1995)

YouTube video by Peter McLennan

www.youtube.com

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

You just want to rock!!! DJ.

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

You know my Dad is Richard Smith.

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

Auckland wine bar frustrated after power cut leaves diners eating in the dark

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

‘A joke’: Auckland wine bar furious after power cut leaves diners eating in the dark

Apero Food and Wine on was in the middle of service on Friday night when the power went off.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

What is the cultural boycott of Israel Lorde has just signed up to?

www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3608...

What is the cultural boycott of Israel Lorde has just signed up to?

The singer joins over 1000 other musicians who make up the No Music For Genocide movement.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

Auckland wine bar frustrated after power cut leaves diners eating in the dark

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

‘A joke’: Auckland wine bar furious after power cut leaves diners eating in the dark

Apero Food and Wine on was in the middle of service on Friday night when the power went off.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 2d

I opened the article thinking "what a ridiculous idea" but it won me over.

Having a new library as part of the Aotea Square block just seems like a stupidly sensible idea. Like, it actually belongs there, doesn't it?

Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 5d

One council candidate’s plan for this empty centre in downtown Auckland
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A plan has emerged for this empty centre in downtown Auckland

An Auckland Council candidate has backed a plan to move the Auckland Central Library to the Sky World centre.

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

Former Reserve Bank governor Arian Orr to get $400k restraint of trade payment

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Former RBNZ governor to get $400k restraint of trade payment

Adrian Orr resigned as reserve bank governor on February 27 with three years still to go in his term.

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

What is the cultural boycott of Israel Lorde has just signed up to?

www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3608...

What is the cultural boycott of Israel Lorde has just signed up to?

The singer joins over 1000 other musicians who make up the No Music For Genocide movement.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 2d

Shout out to the cafe downstairs from work playing the doors

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 3d

Blue Sky we need to up the sports chat on here. Its depressing. X still has it over this place for sport.

Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 3d

Lol I had no idea about this

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 3d

This week's show featured new music from Geese, Bic Runga, Joe Kaptein and more.

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The Sunday Mixtape with Sam: October 5, 2025

This week's show featured new music from Geese, Bic Runga, Joe Kaptein and more.

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 4d

Notes from a city past: David Herkt's new @audioculturenz.bsky.social piece on the era of transgender shows at Mojo's on Queen. The most enjoyable piece of writing I've read all week. www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/moj...

Mojo

From the beginning of the 1970s, at 348 Queen Street in Auckland, there was an unmissable sign. It read “Mojo’s Nitespot”. It would eventually become the frontage of New Zealand’s first, largest, and ...

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 5d

Tom Waits kinda evening

Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 5d

Where is my mind. Where is my mind. Whereeeee

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