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Music is important to me. I don't play an instrument, but I like to listen.

At varsity in Dunedin the gigs kept me warm.

Over the years I built up my record collection, boxes and boxes of LP's, EP's and 7 inch singles, only to lose everything in a burglary.

Travel and family commitments intervened. Time passed. CD's replaced records, and records gave way to MP3's.

I miss records.

A disk crash deleted the MP3 collection, and I started again from scratch.

Starting again was difficult. I found myself buying the same music. Boring. I read music magazines to find out what I might like, but I didn't learn much. The radio wasn't much better. I visited record stores but just got lost, rows of bands I had never heard of.

I resolved to spend 12 months listening to as much music as I could; where possible avoiding bands that I knew, trying to find out what was out there, and what I liked.

By 2007 there was no shortage of music to listen to. Music blogs share the tastes of 1000's of music lovers. I joined Emusic.

To keep track I burn MixCd's, 21st Century mixtapes. The CD's catalogue my exploring. I give them to friends. Sometimes they email me back with comments and suggest other bands to listen to.

Nine years on (good grief) here is a website to share my love of music.

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Paul 8:43 PM on October 27, 2016 Permalink | Reply
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Paul 9:01 PM on November 14, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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Apropos nothing, what is it with musicians going bush to get their inspiration, and Lulu aka Metallica and Lou Reed is one train wreck of an idea. ~~Cover to come etc~~. Looking forward to the Kurt Vile gig.
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