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Nick Scalera

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I talk about listening.

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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Rest in Power Arthur Lee, who left this daily planet 20 years ago today. Hope you feel much better on the other side.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Had a chat with Rockin' the Suburbs co-host Patrick Foster about the music of the World Cup. Check it out and let me know what we missed! #WorldCup2026
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Episode 2407: World Cup 2026 Music Madness - Rockin' The Suburbs
Patrick and Nick Scalera are suffering from World Cup withdrawal as the tournament takes a break before the quarterfinals, so they got together to talk about the tournament and some of the songs that ...
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Rob Usry @robusry.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Grandpa, tell me about the Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup match again
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Perfect dreary rainy day music.
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Arsenal FC @arsenalfc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A billion gazillion super computers running AGI could never produce anything remotely like an Aldous Harding album. Happy release day to those who celebrate!
aldousharding.bandcamp.com
Train on the Island, by Aldous Harding
10 track album
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Spending a quiet Sunday night on 16 Lovers Lane. The band thanks The Byrds on the liner notes, and sure some sonic connections exist. But this album has acres more heart and passion than anything McGuinn & Co. ever produced. #TheGo-Batweens
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Fascinating short doc covers the transition from The Enemy ➡️ Toy Love ➡️ Tall Dwarfs … basically the birth of NZ Indie as inspired by the singular demented genius of Chris Knox.
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Pointless Exercise - Documentary 1982 (HD)
YouTube video by chillblue07
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Now playing — Felt: Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (1982). Lawrence wanted to make 10 great albums in 10 years. It all started with this decaying temple of minimalism. Two guitars (maximum jangle), drums (no cymbals), bass (occasionally).
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Now playing: the Flying Nun (FN 057) debut EP from the Jean Paul Sartre Experience. Dreamy, snarky psychedelic pop from Christchurch that sounds like sunlight through drawn curtains. #FlyingNun #NZMusic
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Now playing: CD-era Verlaines classic finally pressed to vinyl thanks to Schoolkids Records.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
It took over 50 years, but Doug Yule finally gets his due in this tiny zine I just bought at @peoplesbooktakoma.com
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
#NowPlaying
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Now playing: some artyfacts
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Sevens were a big thing for Arthur Lee. Happy birthday to the genius behind Forever Changes.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Aldous Harding
YouTube video by Aldous Harding
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Dream double bill: Galaxie 500 on tour with The Sundays in February 1990
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Galaxie 500 on tour with The Sundays in February 1990
Thirty six years ago this week Galaxie 500 were on a tour of the UK supporting The Sundays, that started in Newcastle on the 1st February and then worked a number of cities around the country, with th...
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Have no idea what level of hell we will be living in September, but at least I now have tickets to see the incomparable Aldous Harding.
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Aldous Harding announces first North American tour in 4 years
Aldous is also putting the finishing touches on her fifth studio album and first since 2022's 'Warm Chris.'
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Favorite albums released in 2025, in no particular order: The Bats: Corner Coming Up The Beths: Straight Line Was A Lie The Telephone Numbers: Scarecrow II Massage: Coaster
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
“Corner Coming Up” by The Bats on Flying Nun. Will be on my top albums of the year list, like every album they have put out over the last 40 years.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Among the many revelations in this interview - Dean and Damon’s first band came in last place in every category of their college battle of the bands. Guess there’s a lesson in that…
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The Strange World Of... Galaxie 500 Rarities | The Quietus
Brian Coney talks to the gentle power trio who redefined indie rock and offers an introduction to the outer reaches of their work
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Recorded in New Jersey by Mike Batlin on a Teac Tascam Series 144 4-track cassette recorder
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Halloween tradition. #FreaksandGeeks
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Fellow Flying Nun fanatics: if you can get to Wellington, NZ you can now listen to multitrack tapes from the Flying Nun Records and Chris Knox collections — over 200 have now been digitised and are available at the National Library — including the Dunedin Double! natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
The Bats just released album #11 over a remarkably consistent 40-year career. The new record flows at a slower pace and murkier tone than previous efforts. But fragile rays of harmony and light shine through the cracks. This is the singular brilliance of the band. Long may they thrive.
thebats.bandcamp.com
Corner Coming Up, by The Bats
11 track album
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Fantastic triple bill of @slumberlandrecords.com bands at Comet Ping Pong last night: @jeanines-band.bsky.social, Lightheaded, and Tony Molina.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I still miss Brian Wilson. 🥲
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Homestead was my personal gateway to Flying Nun artists such as The Chills, Tall Dwarfs, and The Verlaines. As an American kid in the '80s there was no other way to (affordably) access this exotic jangly pop from NZ. The label will always hold a special place in my heart (and record collection).
daily.bandcamp.com
How Homestead Records Built the Foundation of American Indie Rock
A guide to the label that helped pioneer the sound of indie rock.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Blasting off to the moon with the dreamy new record by @massagetheband.bsky.social
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Found out in the wild: my favorite rock ‘n’ roll book. @peoplesbooktakoma.com #FlyingNun
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Such a beautiful song named for everyone's least favorite blood-sucking insect. Liz Stokes' songwriting and the band's sonic palette has taken a leap forward in depth and complexity on @thebeths.bsky.social excellent new album "Straight Line Was A Lie."
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Mosquitoes
YouTube video by The Beths - Topic
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
It's @bandcamp.com Friday! Splashed out on: The Bats, @pickledarling.bsky.social, Massage, The Telephone Numbers, and @heyhumdrum.bsky.social. @slumberlandrecords.com
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Happy 30th to one of the best albums of ‘90s. I remember exactly where I was when I first heard Luna’s “Penthouse,” and have forgotten the subsequent 1000s.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Austin City Limits, the longest-running live performance music program in TV history, is in grave danger. And with it will go our ability to document the music of this era for future generations.
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‘Austin City Limits’ EP Terry Lickona on Federal Funding Cuts to Public Media: ‘This Is a Kick in the Gut’
"Austin City Limits" producer Terry Lickona talks President Trump's public media funding cuts, calling them "a kick in the gut" for the series.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Once upon a time a humble man with a message of kindness convinced Congress to fund public media. Those days are now gone. But public media will survive. If you have ever been inspired by PBS programming, please consider donating to your local station today. boundarystones.weta.org/2018/02/27/m...
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Mister Rogers Comes to Washington
Fred Rogers made two very significant visits to Washington — one near the beginning of his career, and the second near the end of his life.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
It was a labor of love to honor the memory of Brian Wilson with Mike Wagner and Patrick Foster during Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs. Part 5 covers the post-1967 era. It's mostly tragic, with some small triumphs, and plenty of farce. Listen to all eps here: www.suburbspod.com/tag/beach-bo...
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
On Part 4 of Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs, Mike Wagner and I discuss Brian Wilson's pocket symphony “Good Vibrations,” then pick through the columnated ruins of the cursed "Smile" project. Host Patrick Foster explores Van Dyke Parks' enigmatic "Song Cycle." audioboom.com/posts/874663...
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
On Part 3 of Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs podcast, Mike Wagner and I discuss Brian Wilson's brilliantly emotive sonic masterpiece, "Pet Sounds." And host Patrick Foster highlights some '90s bands who were highly influenced by the "Pet Sounds" sound. Listen: audioboom.com/posts/874602...
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
On Part 2 of Beach Boys Week on the Rockin' the Suburbs, Mike Wagner and I discuss 1964-65 as Brian Wilson's genius as a composer/arranger/producer blossoms in the studio. Host Patrick Foster chimes in with a fascinating riff on "Help Me Ronda/Rhonda." Listen here: audioboom.com/posts/874488...
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I continue to be sad about losing Brian, but worked through it by recording a week of Beach Boys episodes for the Rockin' the Suburbs podcast with my good friend @michaelwagner.bsky.social. Part 1 covers the early years 1961-1963. Listen here: audioboom.com/posts/874466...
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
(Liz) stoked for @thebeths.bsky.social at #1! Also recommend @fazerdazeofficial.bsky.social, Erny Belle, Tiny Ruins, Aldous Harding, Hans Pucket, Mermaidens, Jazmine Marie, @pickledarling.bsky.social, Reb Fountain, Marlin's Dreaming, Nadia Reid, Wurld Series & more to discover!🥝
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The 80 Best New Zealand Albums of the 2020s So Far
Our countdown of the best New Zealand albums of the decade so far reflects the vastness of modern Aotearoa music.
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The Beths @thebeths.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Announcing our new album ‘Straight Line Was A Lie', out August 29 via @antirecords.bsky.social, and presenting our brand new single 'No Joy'! Pre-order the album on vinyl or CD, listen to 'No Joy' and watch the music video directed by Frances Carter 💧 thebeths.ffm.to/straightline...
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Andy Mackenzie @andymack.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
In my teens I thought that The Beach Boys were a bunch of old guys in candy striped shirts singing about surfing, then I heard God Only Knows, Surfs Up & Heroes & Villains & I realised that these are works of genius. Then it dawned on me that so were the ones about surfing and girls. RIP Brian
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Too good for these times. #RIP Brian Wilson: maker of magic, curator of beauty, master of chord changes, tortured soul, musical genius.
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
It’s the time of the season to celebrate the music of The Zombies! Thanks to @michaelwagner.bsky.social for making the “Odessey”out to AFI Silver today.
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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
President Trump is pulling federal funding from PBS. He can’t have a smart, curious, and inspired populace and also get away with his infernal bullshit. His agenda is to destroy American democracy and, in the process, loot all of our resources that he covets. open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Now playing: Dennis Wilson, “Pacific Ocean Blue,” 1977
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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Here's a special dispatch from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty including messages from Mike & Michael of R.E.M. and Radio Free's Europe's president Stephen Capus on World Press Freedom Day TODAY! More here: ffm.to/remrfe2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=InfP...
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R.E.M. Releases New Remix To Support Radio Free Europe
YouTube video by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Despite the smoldering ruins of our present hellscape, the unbridled joy of hearing a beautiful new single from your favorite band remains in all its glory. #TheBeths
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The Beths - "Metal" (Official)
YouTube video by The Beths
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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Whenever The Bats release new music they instantly become my favorite band again. #FlyingNun
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The Bats - Loline (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Flying Nun Records
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