Ep 73: Sound Series 1 – James Woods and Nick Ascroft

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This is the first of our ten-part Sound Series where I talk to writers and artists about their work in relation to sounds they have chosen.

In this episode I talk to James Woods and Nick Ascroft.

  • James Woods (Image by Stephen Boxhill)
  • Nick Ascroft

James chose Neon Cross by Drunk with Power, which he wrote and recorded. You can listen to here on Spotify

Nick chose Dunedin Spleen by The Verlaines and you can listen and buy this song on Bandcamp

Exercise:

We talk quite a lot about rhyme in this discussion.

So, the exercise is simply this – turn on your recorder, say the line:

‘I listened to a band called Flipper’

And see how long you can go rhyming words with ‘Flipper’. Don’t forget about half-rhymes and don’t be afraid to change the end sound completely if it feels right. The idea is to try and keep composing for 2 minutes.

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Ep 156: Ray Shipley and pip adam talk about a tarot deck and 'My Body is a Horror Film' – Better off Read

Ray Shipley has done many very cool things: stand-up comedy, slam poetry, book-selling, librarianship. Ray's latest awesome thing is a book My Body is a Horror Film: Written, Directed, Produced by and Starring Ray Shipley. It's such a great book and it was launched with two other amazing books. My Body is a Horror Film is one of the three books in ngā pukapuka pekapeka series two. The other two are Making Mixtapes with Seichan, by Annabel Wilson and The Square Church and Other Stories, by Nathaniel Herz Jardine. You can buy these books at this link You can also stay in the loop with the work of ngā pukapuka pekapeka at their Instagram page Action: Ōtautahi 4 Palestine event and PATHA Ray let me know about this amazing event. ŌTAUTAHI 4 PALESTINE Art Auction, Kōrero & Music fundraiser for the people of Gaza Where: A rolling stone When: Saturday 13th December Time: Speakers + Art Sale from 5pm – 8pm (hosted by Dr Mahdis Azarmandi) Music from 9pm. Line up: Ariana Tikao, Juanita Hepi, Sara Qasem, Simurgh Music School, Lara Sheehi, Stephen Sheehi Evening Line up: Ayaluna, Heavy Liftah, Vallé, Big Sima & Nazarite, Ron Guevara,DVS, Niva-Jean, Benjamin Canute. More information on our social media page: https://www.instagram.com/otautahi4palestine/ Ticket proceeds to be donated to The Sameer Project: https://www.instagram.com/thesameerproject/ PATHA Ray also wrote: Like you, I'd also want to highlight the work PATHA are doing in the wake of the puberty blockers ban, as well as all of the rainbow organisations who support young people across the country. You can support Better off Read financially at Buy Better off Read a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/betteroffread Music in Better off Read was made by Brent McIntyre.
  1. Ep 156: Ray Shipley and pip adam talk about a tarot deck and 'My Body is a Horror Film'
  2. Ep 155: Jo Randerson, Sarah Maxey and pip adam talk about Secret Art Powers: How Creative Thinking Can Achieve Radical Change
  3. Ep 154: liz breslin and Pip chat about a pair of scissors
  4. Ep 153: Erik Kennedy and Pip chat about a pair of slippers
  5. Ep 152: poupeh missaghi پوپه میثاقی and Pip chat

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