He used looped analogue samples from A Handful of Dusts Anabase LP to back those pieces. He hails us from across the street and hands over a green screen printed poster with what looks like black cavemen etchings that announces The Dead Sea and Early Carvings afternoon show at Chippendale House on Sunday April 24. 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. Required fields are marked *. "Rest easy Bruce, you'll never be forgotten.". That knowledge, especially of old TV shows and movies and musicians, was a large part of why he was so beloved by his listeners. Previously, Bruce was the Host at Newstalk ZB. It surprises me though that most of the callers are male, and some cant string a sentence together, (just saying).Thats my only bugbearI really miss Brucie as he had such an interesting life. The Dead C used Lilburns Poem In Time of War as the underlying inspiration of the full side Driver U.F.O on Harsh 70s Reality. No one else wanted to do it and we signed a deal with him in September 1989 that secured its release some months after. Also read:Mark Kesslers Cause of Sudden Death at 74 Due to a DiseaseWrong Turn Director Declan OBrien Passed Away at 56. Stream unlimited music, thousands of radio stations and podcasts all Russell died . Doramaars Copula and Le Non Jazz, an Opprobrium connected NZ free noise compilation, Dust/ Omits Deformed, The Shadow Rings Wax-Work Echoes and Flying Saucer Attacks In Search of Spaces arrived in 1996. Trust me IT'S THE REAL MIKEY!! Bruce Russell passed away shortly before he was due on air to host Newstalk ZB's overnight show. Heres an old montage featuring an unusual word: gravitas. His cause of death was not revealed. He bundled up live recordings from two solo shows in May 1999 in Melbourne at The Public Bar and Punters Club for 2000s Painting The Passports Brown. Ive spent quite a lot of time with keyboards and various things. By Sujina Karanjit April 24, 2022 09:03 PM; Bruce Russell of Newstalk ZB died unexpectedly, but his cause of death has yet to be revealed. Shipping was a big part of the NZ based labels costs so a lighter and thinner sleeve made sense. May god his family and loved ones have enough strength to deal with the great loss. With Peter Jefferies handling the sound side, Bruce Russell was free to mould the labels image and ethos. The tragic news happened just a day after costume designer, actress, and singer WIth The Tubes, Re Styles passed away at the age of 72 on April 17, 2022. Tributes from colleges former and present as well as fans poured in for the media personality. Subscribe to theUS day News newsletterinbox to receive celebrities daily news. 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. "Bruce was a wonderful team member and a talented host and newsreader who brought joy to our audiences for many years. He died last night, just as he was about to go on air to host Newstalk ZB's overnight broadcast. Some really interesting background stories.. 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Boy, sometimes you need a lot of patience with some people. Your email address will not be published. His distinctive personality in the newsroom and the studio never failed to amuse his coworkers. 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. While Dunedin had been an active indie centre for most of the 1980s, many of its more established and accessible groups had split with musicians regrouping or shifted focus to overseas markets as Flying Nun Records licensed product offshore and the United States opened up as a market as the UK and Europe had done before. But I cant put a name to the guy seated out to my right with a beret slouched over his head and sideburns falling to his chin, although he is clearly well known here. He passed away shortly before he was due on air to host Newstalk ZB's overnight show. I thought it more important that The Dead C had encouraged him to fish his girlfriends hippie Moms Faust, Can, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa records out of old cardboard boxes and eventually make his own free noise lathe cut single. Theres a wilful art edge underlying everything; an anarchistic response to the relatively formed work of the citys leading post-punk acts. Years passed and they both ended up at ZB together. Co-Op Taxis Mikey bit of a surprise eh!. May he rest in power. He worked as an overnight host, newsreader, and host of the popular In My Day show on Saturday nights right up until his death. The statisticsshow that 54 per cent of bashed kids are Maori! I dont care whether they all got together and decided, or one person used it and they all decided to mimic. 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. The first one reads: Culture schmulture. Thankyou Jackie. The new labels first CD, The Philosophick Mercury was a recorded reflection of two 1993 A Handful of Dust live shows with some help from The Terminals drummer Peter Stapleton. Hello, Diane. He read philosophy for fun and for a while researched Renaissance magic, the Kabbala and Rosicrucianism. He was in love with his work. Thanks Tim for putting all these lovely pics up. They can be emailed to timr@newstalkzb.co.nz or sent to Tim Roxborogh, Newstalk ZB, Private Bag 92198, Auckland. He would spend two or three minutes talking to the listeners. Best Two on air, EVER!! "He was the news. In 1995, The Dead C dipped back into past records for a set the trio presented at 11 shows over two weeks in the United States. All of which made Corpus Hermeticums releases oddly compelling. Contact | Privacy, The recently uploaded video of Sue on The Twos Facebook page (. You can sum it up in one word: stature. They were lovely days.. The being-far-enough-ahead-to-surprise-and-delight-but-still-close-enough-to-the-time-that-the-light-of-recognition-flashes-on-and-illuminates-the moment, I felt had already happened. Photo credit: Now Gods, Stand Up For Bastards was captured on a July 1995 Arts Council-funded A Handful of Dust North Island tour. While at Timaru, he turned to program and eventually worked as a manager at a tiny radio station in the middle of North Island. Hewishes he was a Fijian! Sam Carlson Port Protection Singer Son Kelly Carlson Makes An Appearance On The Show, Bruce Russell Newstalk ZB Age And Wikipedia: Radio Announcer Death. Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you. Bruce Russell's 2012 Flying Nun compilation Time To Go: The Southern Psychedelic Moment, 1981-1986 was hailed as a landmark collection of early 1980s independent music from the South Island. The city councils representative is holding up the organisations generic membership card. Russell had a special skill to connect with others and that was seen again just last week on his Friday morning show. There were few things we wanted to do less than release it through Flying Nun. The Dead C already had the Perform DR503b tape out on Xpressway. DONALDSON: Displayed tonight a certain gravitas. The A Handful of Dust Topography of a Phantom City cassette collected two long pieces from a pair of shows at Dunedins Public Art Gallery in August 1996 and was reissued as Jerusalem, Street of Graves with an additional recording from The Lumiere Cinema in Christchurch in August 1997. RUSH: This goes back to the year 2000. With summer fill-in host on The Two, Mark Dye. Timmmmmmmy do it! Oh I forgot! established tradition of talkback radio, knows nothing about anything. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. * Think of the traditional demeanour of a Roman Senator. He baulks at the description lo fi. He died just as he was about to go on the air to host Newstalk ZBs overnight show. Rest easy my old friend. May god his family and loved ones have enough strength to deal with the great loss. ZB host Bruce Russell told listeners "a cast of thousands" was working on the news at 1:45 am, but there was nothing about the quake on ZB's website o. The page will be updated as worthy photos come in. Youd find Bruce Russell examining a wide variety of sound, both local and overseas in Dunedins Garage fanzine. Relocating reinvigorated Russell and The Dead C, the new jazz and free noise centred New Zealand fanzine Opprobrium believed. I knew Id seen his face before. The traditional plastic CD jewel case had been immediately discarded for aesthetic and practical reasons. Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully last night, the statement read. Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Mikey is soooo gorgeous and a beuatiful person, he's unbelievable. They can be emailed to timr@newstalkzb.co.nz or sent to Tim Roxborogh, Newstalk ZB, Private Bag 92198, Auckland. Another Brucie - longtime ZB host Bruce Russell - is also included, so too photos of my co-host on The Two Tim Wilson, fill-in co-host Mark Dye and original co-host Pam Corkery. The station said in a statement on Newstalk ZB, "Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully last night. Hed been resident in Dunedin for most of the previous 15 years, having shifted south for university in 1979. At first manila envelopes in standard off the shelf sizes with added design sufficed. He always liked to give it the absolute best he could, he was an unmistakable professional. For many years, Bruce was a lovely team member and a talented host and newsreader who gave joy to our viewers. View the profiles of people named Bruce Russell. Bruce Russell, one of our long-time Newstalk ZB hosts, passed away suddenly but peacefully last night, the station stated in a statement on its website. I was only in primary school then, and we had to call him Mr Murdoch, so didnt ever know his Christian name. The double LP Harsh 70s Reality and Clyma Est Mort followed in 1992. The page will be updated as worthy photos come in. 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