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To Wellington
Stop giving me advice, James and Cass. Simply stop. I do not want it. Talent Army: legally accept that I have refused to produce a...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 262 min read
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The public and musicals
When I grew up, musicals were somewhat kitschy, given that there weren't a lot of new film musicals coming out in the 1990's and the...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 262 min read
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To Debbie, RNZ and Paddy
Well, I guess you're apprised of my current situation. I have an AMPP email address that's been sitting around doing nothing, so I'll put...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 241 min read
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To Hollywood
Ask me to score films or to direct them, not to act in them. Yes, my voice is good, but the kind of musicals you make aren't about me. ...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 221 min read
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mangling the lyrics
Well, these fall into three categories: 1. I rewrote the lyric. That's Make The Girl Love Me or Far From The Home I Love. 2. Read it...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 221 min read
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Workshops and their flaws
I realise that the workshop process is basically sacrosanct in theatre and creative writing, not to mention art music, but I think it's...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 213 min read
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When The Wind Comes Round
It's a good tune. Like, maybe reading everything I do for subtext is part of the reason that I feel trapped inside this panopticon of...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 201 min read
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'but it seems so real'
Look, music is a craft. A lot of what appears to be genuine feeling is more like the application of a technique that I've spent hours...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 191 min read
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affirmative consent
Well, if you want to get with the liberal counterculture, this is often taken as a common standard. It's super unsexy, and virtually says...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 161 min read
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To the squares
Look, I'm aware that virtually all of you can't really improvise, and that the ones who can aren't able to write out the details that I...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 151 min read
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VUW: a pattern of harassment
Mentioned the Carmen book on Facebook. Thought people knew that story already. Chronologically, it's the middle one, but it's the most...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 152 min read
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Sole credit
This is open-and-shut. If attempts are made to produce Weeded Out, then I'll get an injunction as the author of the screenplay. There is...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 141 min read
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Season's greetings
The political season Has begun: Unwelcome as A Rugby match In mid-late February. The Omelette masses His forces, As courses fill up On...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 141 min read
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To SPADA
What would you rather have: a director that spends loads of time in pre-production and then comes in on time and on budget, or one that...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 131 min read
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Rebuilding my mana
I wish that Weeded Out stuff wasn't true. But it absolutely was. That's what I mean by porn feed bullshit that ruined my life, both on...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 112 min read
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To the straights
You have no right to police my gender or gender expression. If you like my songs, then accept that alcohol and cannabis help me write....
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 111 min read
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Prosody of NZ English
The Soul Shall Not Bend song captures one of our little quirks, which is the rising upwards inflection that most Kiwis end sentences with....
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 111 min read
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Recap: why am I a controversial composer?
In New Zealand, at least. My reputation overseas is probably much more solid, as they hear the pieces and probably get a minimal amount...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 112 min read
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'only good times'
This is the most common criticism of Shipwrecked On Islands: 'we love those songs, but that story is too dark. Please put those in a...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 101 min read
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I'm not a soprano
Told y'all plainly that I wouldn't sing Beder's aria very well. It's not written for my voice, and I didn't even have to demonstrate the...
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Amanda Riddell
Jan 102 min read
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