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Record store day 2024 at slow boat!!!
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- Slow Boat is again thrilled to share with you our plans for Record Store Day 2024!! After the success of last year’s event, we have again agreed to co-ordinate with our dear neighbours at 173 Cuba Street, the venerable Flying Nun Records, so that there won’t be any clashes for our respective instore performances, which we are thrilled to announce thus; Flying Nun; 1pm – Living Clipboards – featuring Marineville’s Mark Williams, along with Ghost Club’s Denise Roughan and Jim Abbot – their “All Over Tawa” album is released on the day! Slow Boat; 2pm – Bleeding Star – fresh from the previous weekend’s Otisfest event at San Fran, the excellent Poneke/ Wellington indie guitar band will present their songs in a stripped back, largely acoustic fashion. Flying Nun; 3pm – Cruelly – grungy, punky, shoegazy? Who can say – what it is is life affirming, melodic noise from this young Wellington band – come check it out! Slow Boat; 4pm – Erny Belle (duo) - after the success of her superb second album (on the Flying Nun label), the Tamaki Makaurau/ Auckland based singer songwriter will perform in a duo setting – can’t wait!! We will also be opening at the earlier time of 9am (to give the eager beaver/ early bird RSD queuers an hour less to wait!), and will be bringing you an array of limited RSD vinyl exclusives for your delectation – you know the drill; no holds, no reserves - first in, best fed!! Thoroughly looking forward to what has become a real highlight of the record shop calendar, and to a day where we celebrate vinyl, music, and the culture of the independent record store!! See you all here!!! Xx Team Slow Boat X Team Flying Nun xX
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Happy easter everyone – we are open the following hours;
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- GOOD FRIDAY – CLOSED EASTER SATURDAY – 10-5 EASTER SUNDAY – CLOSED EASTER MONDAY – 11-4 (or so…) X
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An announcement on culture vulture vouchers
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- All good things, they say, must come to an end – and so it is the case with the joint Unity Books/ Aro Video/ Slow Boat Culture Vulture vouchers; we are calling time on them.
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2024!!
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- Bloody hell, it's another year, already!! Welcome to it, everyone, and let us start by offering our sincerest thanks to you all for helping make it a busy and memorable one for us all here at The Boat - so many people must have gotten vinyl, and CDs, and vouchers, and tee shirts, and posters and all manner of Slow Boat goodies for Christmas, and that means more people listening to and loving music, and that can only be a good thing, right?! Thanks, also, for your patience in bearing with us with reduced hours and staff in the Xmas/ New Year period - all pretty much back to normal now (just as the Summer really arrives - typical, huh?!) ANYWAY - enjoying meeting folks from around the motu, and indeed around the globe, and helping people find the music they connect with - redeeming those vouchers seems like a swell time to me...! So - all the very best to you, your friends and whanau for 2024, looking forward to continuing to serve you up the platters that matter (have just topped up a HEAP of new vinyl that we sold out of over Xmas!), and to bringing the joy - a few things in the pipeline (not least of which being Record Store Day '24!), will let you know when plans firm up... Take care of yerselves - eat yer greens, keep cool, stay sun smart, and don't leave yer vinyl in the sun!! Peace and love, The Slow Boat Crew XX
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Holiday shop hours
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- Kia ora, everybody, hope everyone is doing good and enjoying some quality family/ break time - just thought we would let you know our likely hours over the next week or so - we will be closed Christmas Day, and open Boxing Day 11-4, and subsequent days the same sort of hours, then closed New Years Day, then same - 11-4.
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So, this is Christmas...
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- Good grief - seems like just yesterday it was April and now - December, already!! Which means - Christmas, and New Year, and Summer, and holidays for lots of people - not so much for us.
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The war on drugs ticket/ test pressing giveaway!!!
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- Stoked to announce that we are, in association with Live Nation NZ, giving away a double pass to the upcoming The War On Drugs show here in December - all you have to do to enter a prize draw for a double pass to the show, tour poster, and signed test pressing of their most recent album "I Don't Live Here Any More" is 'like' our Twitter or Facebook post, and tag who you'd like to take to the show with you - GOOD LUCK!!!
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Spring?!
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- Well, it's apparently, officially Spring - not that you could tell from the dreary weather we are currently experiencing - feels like an extension to what has already felt like a long and arduous Winter.
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Winter
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- Yup - WINTER.
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Record Store Day at Slow Boat 2023!!!
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- Slow Boat is absolutely thrilled to announce our plans for Record Store Day 2023!! This year, in the spirit of unity, we have opted to run a shared event with our good pals and neighbours at 173 Cuba Street, the iconic Flying Nun Records - mostly, so there aren't clashes for the instore entertainment.
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Happy easter!!!
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- Greetings, cobbers - closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday, open as per Sat and Mon, hours may vary - HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!! X
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A New Year - and Record Store Day 2023 at Slow Boat!!
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- Howdy, all, and welcome back to 2023 - well, yikes, it has gotten off to a horrorshow start to lots of folks North of us - Cyclone Gabrielle showed little mercy in ripping through communities in, particularly, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Northland and the West Coat of Auckland, for which we send our deepest sympathies and condolences to all those affected.
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So this is Christmas...
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- And then, just like that, we were gearing up and into another Christmas - how did that happen?! Doesn't seem like that long since we were recovering from the last one.
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Don McGlashan live instore at Slow Boat!!!
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- Slow Boat is thrilled to welcome back the esteemed Mr Don McGlashan - one of our most cherished and brilliant songwriting voices - for a FREE up close and personal solo instore performance when he visits Poneke for a couple of shows at Old St.
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September songs!!!
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- Howdy, everybody, sorry we've been a bit quiet on here - busy, and a bit disrupted over these Winter months! But now, as they say, Spring is (almost!) sprung, and it's onwards and upwards.
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Matariki 2022!!
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- Kia ora, all!Hope everyone is doing okay as the icy chill of Winter really starts to grip (although, as today is the shortest day, can we not expect it to warm/ lighten up from here?!)Just thought we would let you know that, with Friday being the inaugural Matariki public holiday, we will open reduced hours - we will be here 11am-4pm for your musical delectation, plus the usual 10am-5pm Saturday/ Sunday. Happy Matariki, everyone - hope you get to spend it doing something you enjoy, and with people you love! The Slow Boat Crew X
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Record Store Day 2022!
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- Hey, everybody!Hope you are all fighting fit and well, and that those of you who made it down for Record Store Day at Slow Boat 2022 had a grand old time - thanks to everyone for making it so memorable, and especially to Vera Ellen, and Luke Buda & Motte for their wonderful instore performances - felt awesome to celebrate at this strange time!Here are some terrific pics that Tim Gruar was kind enough to share with us from the day - enjoy!!The Slow Boat Crew XX
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Easter hours!!
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- Hey, everybody - crikey, Easter already! As per, we will be;-CLOSED on Good Friday and Easter Sunday-Open as normal Saturday 10-5, and slightly reduced hours Monday 10-4Hope everybody is happy and safe and well, and gets to enjoy time with friends and family over the long weekend!!THE SLOW BOAT CREW XX
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Record Store Day 2022 at Slow Boat!!
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- Well, with all the disruption and distraction of the last few years now (hopefully!) largely behind us, Slow Boat is thrilled to share our plans for Record Store Day 2022 - this year taking place on just the one Saturday, the 23rd of April (a week after Easter!) As usual, we will be looking to serve up a tasty array of the limited edition RSD vinyl releases – we have done what we can to order in what we think might be of interest, and it is now in the lap of the gods/ vinyl manufacturing plants/ freight firms/ couriers – godspeed, people! We are also utterly thrilled to announce we will be joined by a couple of our favourite artists for instore performances – namely; Vera Ellen Having released the wonderful “It’s Your Birthday” on the iconic Flying Nun imprint last year, Vera has garnered some excellent reviews with what is a clever and charming collection of songs, and a real grower. Vera will perform instore at 2pm Luke Buda Dear friend of the ‘Boat, and Phoenix Foundation mainstay and co-frontman Buda last year released his long overdue third solo album, the eponymously titled “BUDA”; a wonderfully reflective collection of songs that ponder our place in the world, getting older, getting along – which wound up on a lot of people’s ‘best of the year’ lists. Given that he was denied the opportunity to tour it (TWICE!) by that blimmin’ Covid, we are thrilled that Luke and violin maestro Anita Clark (aka Motte) have agreed to perform for us here instore at around 3pm. We will have plenty of copies of both artists’ albums, and they will be happy to sign for you at the conclusion of their performances. We will also have the odd spot prize and giveaway, as well as some lollies and other goodies, and will be opening at the earlier time of 9am, just to make the wait for those eager beavers outside just a little shorter. No reserves, no holds on the limited releases, please mask up, and please be patient and considerate of others – we want everyone to have a great day - can’t wait to see you all! Viva independence, viva vinyl – hoorah!!The Slow Boat Crew XX
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Taylor Hawkins RIP
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- Terribly sad news through in the weekend of the passing of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins - especially in the wake of the news that they were to tour NZ in December (our prize draw for tickets will now, obviously, not be taking place) - a monster drummer, who once popped into the store (and asked if he could use our bathroom!), he seemed like a hell of a nice guy, and Slow Boat sends our very deepest condolences to his bandmates, friends and family.
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Christmas hours, holiday salutations
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- Howdy, everyone - just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support through what has been a fairly trying year at the best of times, and downright rotten at the worst! Through all of this, we have, as ever, found comfort and solace in music, and in the people we have grown to know and love through that which we share.
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RIP, Mr Lee Jensen
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- It is with immense sadness that we here at Slow Boat have to share the heartbreaking news of the peaceful passing of our dear Lee Jensen, after a brief illness.
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Take 5!! #19
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- With apologies for a bit of a lay-off, and, indeed, to today's selector (thanks for the reminder, ahem!), we bring you the latest instalment of Take 5!!Today it is the turn of superlative Wellington-based composer and instrumentalist, Mr Rhian Sheehan, who here serves us up an eclectic mix of what is making his wheels spin - thankyou, sir!!1- Steve Reich "Music For 18 Musicians Section IIIA"2- Jon Hopkins "Open Eye Signal"3- Vangelis "Blade Runner" 4- The Mutton Birds "Envy Of Angels"5- Eliot Sumner "After Dark" Certainly a pleasingly 'cinematic' nature to Rhian's selections, for which we are - most grateful! Enjoy!!
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Take 5!! #18
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- Howdy, cobbers - a special treat today, ahead of the long weekend - a selection of faves, old and new from Slow Boat founder and kaumātua, The Coach, Mr Dennis O'Brien!!DOB still does the odd day here in the shop with us, and we are thrilled to offer up his selections in our latest Take 5!! 1- Bruce Hornsby "Fortunate Son/ Comfortably Numb" 2- Mark Valentino "Walking Alone"3- Villagers "Hot Scary Summer"4- Michael Chapman "Postcards Of Scarborough"5- Fountains Of Wayne "She's Got A Problem" Cheers, DOB!
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Take 5!! #17
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- Howdy, partners - another instalment of our Take 5!! selections - this time it's the turn of much loved and hugely respected reviewer/ broadcaster/ writer/ musician Nick Bollinger, bringing us an impeccably curated selection of tuneage to rattle yer cage and shake off the cobwebs - observe; 1- Chuck Prophet "Marathon" 2- Honey Cone "Want Ads" (deep favourite that dear old Grant Smithies reminded me of recently) 3- Valerie June "Shakedown" 4- Don & Dewey "Justine" 5- Ray Charles "Come Rain or Come Shine" Cheers Nick, tremendous stuff, enjoy, everyone!!
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Take 5!! #16
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- Greetings, cobbers - another day, another selection of fab tuneage from another esteemed selector - this time, one of the finest drummers/ musicians/ DJs/ producers here in Capital City, and an absolutely stirling chap to boot - Mr Cory Champion! You may know of him through his work as Borrowed CS and Clear Path Ensemble (who recently played one of San Fran's "Tiny Music" shows!) or as sticksman of choice for the diverse likes of Estere, Lucien Johnson, Louis Baker, Shocking Pinks, Glass Vaults et al, but what is abundantly clear is that he is a huge music lover with great taste and musicality - please enjoy, here, the tracks that he is vibing on... 1- The Five Stairsteps "A Touch of You" 2- The Ambassadors "I Really Love You" 3- Debbie Taylor "Let’s Prove Them Wrong" 4- Aged in Harmony "Trust Me" 5- Kraig Kilby "Ketchee" Tres magnifique, thanks Cory - enjoy!!
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Take 5!! #15
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- Ahoy, cobbers - another week, another episode of Take 5 - your tune selector for today is none other than Phoenix Foundation and Bunnies On Ponies frontman, gourmand and all round bon vivant Samuel Flynn Scott.
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Take 5!! #14
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- By crikey, whippersnappers - do we have a treat for you today?! Well yes, we do, actually - a Take 5 of wonderful waiata personally curated by none other than that silvery-voiced songster, Mr Marlon Williams!! Here it is as a Spotify playlist Or, if you'd rather, YouTube links; 1- The Maniapoto Voices "Reo Karere"2- The Soul Stirrers "End Of My Journey"3- James Govan "I've Gone Too Far"4- Waiata Reka "I Have A Plan"5- Jessica Pratt "Back, Baby"Thanks, MW, loving these tunes!!
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Take 5!! #13
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- Another day, another finely curated selection of tracks from one of our peerless tastemaker friends - this time, Hong Kong-based electronic music wunderkind Luke Rowell, who you may well know better as as Disasteradio or Eyeliner - check out these cracking tunes! 1- Power Nap "Club Dinos" 2- CoCos "Wo Men Dou Shi Ren" 3- Toshiki Kadomatsu "Step Into The Light" 4- Todd Rundgren "Something To Fall Back On"5- Ji Guang Zhong "Roman Tam"Tremendous - enjoy, everyone!!
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Take 5!! #12
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- On guard!! Welcome back to another edition of Take 5!!, where friends of the store and people we admire share the tunes they have been loving at this altogether peculiar time! Today's selector is Kato Records supremo and tastemaker, and former Hasselhoff Experiment ace guitar slinger, Mr Andrew Tolley, with an eclectic selection of bangin' tracks that are floating his boat!! 1- DNA "Blonde Redhead" 2- Betty Davis "F.U.N.K."3- Ike & Tina Turner "A Love Like Yours" 4- Tav Falco & Panther Burns "O How She Dances"5- Mike Rep & The Quotas "This Island Earth" Muchos gracias, Andy - some sterling stuff there - ENJOY!!
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