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Scoop
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Trailer Unveiled For Aotearoa Music Documentary ‘Life In One Chord'
Press Release – 818. Audiences in Aotearoa are invited to experience Life in One Chord, the highly anticipated documentary which puts the spotlight on indie music icon Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer), directed by Margaret Gordon (Into The Void). The film's official trailer debuts today, ahead of its World Premiere at Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival in Ōtepoti Dunedin on August 16 at the Regent Theatre. Screenings then continue across the country as part of NZIFF with sessions already sold out in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The film has its theatrical release with a limited run from Father's Day weekend, September 4. Life in One Chord charts Carter's odyssey from suburban Dunedin to international recognition as a punk pioneer, interweaving personal stories, archival footage, and reflections on the enduring Dunedin Sound. What emerges is an irreverent, heartfelt portrait of an artist who shaped New Zealand music and culture. After watching the film in full recently, Shayne says; ' It was intense watching your life and your people flash before your eyes like that, but it was straight up and in a lot of places just made me laugh. So that's good.' Director Margaret Gordon – who is no stranger to making film on Aotearoa music history – describes the film as a likeness to Shayne's music style; 'The film, like the music, often has a DIY flavour, and I think this lends it authenticity as well as a sense of whimsy and fun,' says director Margaret Gordon. Bringing her distinctive voice to the documentary, the film is narrated by esteemed veteran broadcaster Carol Hirschfeld, the documentary features interviews and scenes from throughout Carter's formative years—including early gigs, community archives courtesy of Flying Nun Records, and a candid selfassessment of his legacy in rock history. Distributed by Madman in New Zealand and Australia, produced by Rick Harvie (Maurice & I) with original music by Jackson Harry, Life in One Chord is a labour of passion — made over seven years from dedicated creatives and with support from the New Zealand Film Commission.
Irish Examiner
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
'It's the ideal way to finish': Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath on their final gig
For Black Sabbath bass player and songwriter Geezer Butler, Dublin and Aston in Birmingham were the twin pillars of the world. Both parents came from Dublin and he would be a regular visitor would to his granny's house on Upper Leeson Street where family would gather to sing rebel songs. Brought up as an observant Catholic, he refers to himself in his 2023 biography Into The Void as "a religious nut". Amid tales of strange visions, apparitions and "fire and brimstone priests" summoning visions of hell, Terence 'Geezer' Butler soon find a "second religion" in support of Aston Villa. The 75-year-old is excited at the prospect of returning to Villa Park for one final gig with Black Sabbath for the Back To The Beginning show on July 5, and also recalls the delight of seeing the 'Villains' take on his second team of Celtic earlier this year. He describes Irish Villa legend Peter McParland, who died last week at the age of 91, as an "instant hero" during what turned out to be a second baptism of fire. "The first match I ever saw was the 1957 Cup Final against Manchester United, the Busby Babes. My dad bought, or rented, a tiny black and white TV, as they all were in 1957, to watch it on. The excitement in Aston was at fever pitch. Peter McParland was Irish, so he was an instant favourite in our house, and he scored both goals to win the cup for a then-record seventh time," recalls Butler. Geezer Butler is a lifelong Aston Villa fan. (Photo by Robin) BLACK SABBATH Ozzy Osbourne is said to be in "endurance training" after a series of health issues including a Parkinson's diagnosis in 2019. The 76-year-old front-man absorbed much of Black Sabbath's fame but it was Butler's lyrics that helped put heavy metal on the map. Mass, prayer cards and rosary beads were part of everyday life. They also helped Butler's vision of the world when putting words to Sabbath's potent riffs. "Yes, Catholicism was a massive influence on my lyric writing", he explains. "Coming from a very strict Catholic family, I firmly believed in Satan and Hell, as well as the Holy Trinity, and of course the Virgin Mary." Conflict in Northern Ireland was also a daily concern. "The Troubles in Ireland broke my heart to see people from the same country deeply divided by religion and politics ruled by religion. I used to hear about the Catholic martyrs like Kevin Barry and the horrors bestowed upon Irish civilians by the Black and Tans after the 1916 uprising. 'I decided to write a song called After Forever, which is on the Master Of Reality [1971] album based on the Troubles. Hopefully all that hatred and resentment and double standard politics is behind us now." Despite the band being described as Satanic in some quarters, tracks such as After Forever suggested listeners take a deeper look at Christ while questioning sectarian hatred. Did Butler experience anti-Irish prejudice in Birmingham? "I didn't endure much racism growing up, apart from the dustbin man . He called me a 'little Irish c**t' when I was only eight-years-old.' The area of Birmingham where Butler grew up was heavily populated by immigrants. 'I was born in Aston, but my neighbours were Indian, Scottish, Jamaican, Italian, Irish and Pakistani, and one of my best friends was from South Africa. 'I saw some racist incidents, as there was a very rough pub across the road from our entryway. I saw a Jamaican have his head caved in by an Irish bloke, a Pakistani man stabbed by a Jamaican, and lots of fighting. But once at the Villa, we were all as one, until the skinheads took over the Holte End." Fans display a giant tifo of Ozzy Osbourne before the Champions League football match between Aston Villa and Celtic at Villa Park in Birmingham in January. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) Butler lives in the US, but still goes to Villa home games when he's back in Birmingham. He was pleased to see gigantic 'tifo' display of Black Sabbath's front-man raised in the Holte End at the Aston Villa v Celtic Champions League match in January. "The Ozzy tifo was a surprise, especially as he's never been to a match! But he's probably Aston's most famous person. People were saying it should have been me on the banner since I've been a Villa fanatic since I was a toddler, but unless you were a die-hard Sabbath fan, you wouldn't have had a clue who I was!" As well as his beloved Aston Villa, the bassist is a fan of the Republic Of Ireland team, 'I went to see them in the World Cup in the USA when three Villa players were on the team," he recalls of the 1994 side that included Andy Townsend, Paul McGrath and Ray Houghton. "I flew over from England but had to sit with a plane load of Holland supporters on the way back from Miami, quietly sitting in my seat with my Ireland shirt on." These days the Sabbath classics, Paranoid and Crazy Train, are played regularly at Villa Park but it's taken some years for the band to be added to the pre-match playlist. Several years ago, the club had even asked Butler for suggestions on which tunes should be played. 'I said Iron Man. They said, Heavy Boots of Lead? No thanks. I said War Pigs - they said no, even though the Cleveland Browns did a great job with War Pigs as their opening matchday video. I suggested Paranoid, and they said 'can't have a team being paranoid' so I gave up.' Black Sabbath in 2012: Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi. (Photo by) There seems to be quite a network of sports fans in the music world, and Butler recalls watching Wolves games with members of Led Zeppelin. "Apart from that, I've been to NFL games with Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, and I was in a box at last year's Super Bowl with Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.' Butler will take up the bass with Sabbath for one last time at Villa Park in the summer. That gig will allow Sabbath's original line-up to take a final bow with drummer Bill Ward who last played with the band in 2005. "I always missed doing the Sabbath shows without Bill. We built up a unique playing style between us in the old days, he vastly improved me as a bass player playing along to his drumming. There's never been anyone like him, a heavy hitter but with a jazz swing. 'To finish with the original four will be the perfect happy ending. To start and end in the place we all grew up in and forged our future in, against all odds, is the ideal way to finish. Not many bands can say that. To end my career in the place I loved and spent my early years in, some of the greatest memories and times of my life, it's the dream ending". Black Sabbath will headline Back to the Beginning on July 5. Profits will be donated to the following charities Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice, a Children's Hospice supported by Aston Villa
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Famed rock guitarist dies after 90-year-old woman backed into tree in Bridgewater
BRIDGEWATER – A famed rock guitarist has died after a car driven by a 90-year-old woman struck a tree on private property off Chimney Rock Road in the Martinsville section early Wednesday morning. Police have identified the crash victim as 61-year-old Bridgewater resident Karl Cochran, whose obituary called his musical career "nothing short of legendary." He was known for his work with KISS's Ace Frehley, co-writing the song 'Into The Void' on the 'Psycho Circus' album. Cochran also collaborated with Joe Lynn Turner, Nuclear Assault, The Eric Singer Project, and many others, according to the obituary. "Karl was not only a remarkable musician but also a wonderful human being whose kindness, generosity, and humor left a lasting impression on everyone he met," the obituary continued. Around 7:20 a.m., township police responded to reports of a car crash into a tree with a passenger ejection, Bridgewater Police Officer Cole Taggert said. A preliminary investigation found that 90-year-old Arna Cochran, of Bound Brook, was driving a 2015 Subaru Legacy when she backed the vehicle across the front yard and struck a tree, ejecting the passenger. According to social media posts, the driver was the victim's mother. More: Morris County man killed in one-car crash on Route 202 in Branchburg The passenger, identified as Cochran, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick by helicopter with serious injuries, Taggert said. The crash is under investigation. Anyone with information should contact Bridgewater Police Traffic Safety Bureau Officer Cole Taggert at 908-722-4111 ext. 4088 or the Bridgewater TIPS line at 877-660-INFO (4636). This article originally appeared on Rock guitarist dies after woman, 90, backed into tree in Bridgewater
