Simon Grigg
@opdiner.com
Wanderer, scribe, street photog & music obsessive. Photos: http://opdiner.com Founder: http://audioculture.co.nz Me: http://simongrigg.info
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Simon Grigg
@opdiner.com
· Mar 17
A photography starter pack I put together a while back. Will update ASAP. go.bsky.app/2yfaZzi
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Jug revival bands: an eccentric and surprisingly enduring strand of NZ music
Cool band photo alert: the Mad Dog Jug Jook and Washboard Band, 1969. John 'Hallelujah Picassos' Pain investigates The Jug Band Boom - it was almost like an alt/indie band explosion of its time. You can also find out more about the origins of the jug band... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
February 19, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Jug revival bands: an eccentric and surprisingly enduring strand of NZ music
Another courier, in one of the side lanes near Hua Lamphung station, Bangkok, mid-2025.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Another courier, in one of the side lanes near Hua Lamphung station, Bangkok, mid-2025.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Feathered whanau, Rue Faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris, January 2025.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Feathered whanau, Rue Faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris, January 2025.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Spotted on the back of a houseboat on the Seine a couple of weeks back. I guess it's decorative now but I remember these as amphibious cars in the 70s unless I'm wrong.
February 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Spotted on the back of a houseboat on the Seine a couple of weeks back. I guess it's decorative now but I remember these as amphibious cars in the 70s unless I'm wrong.
We went to say goodbye to one of favourite BKK restaurants tonight. Unsure why they are closing but we ended the evening with a group hug with the staff. maps.app.goo.gl/e6gXSZAxDJ4b...
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February 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
We went to say goodbye to one of favourite BKK restaurants tonight. Unsure why they are closing but we ended the evening with a group hug with the staff. maps.app.goo.gl/e6gXSZAxDJ4b...
"Marco Rubio made the most racist foreign policy speech I've ever heard" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgy3...
February 14, 2026 at 12:37 PM
"Marco Rubio made the most racist foreign policy speech I've ever heard" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgy3...
This is such a terrfic video and really speaks to a time when a bunch of kids all over the world (me included) decided that if record companies would not make records for them they'd do it themselves.
...had a video – until now, when Rob Mayes made this. Or, as he says, "edited, collated and created" it, with images from the band and their friends, plus video from the era.
And thanks to @opdiner.com for sharing it!
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And thanks to @opdiner.com for sharing it!
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MAINLY SPANIARDS -That's What Friends Are For [2026] Remaster. Christchurch, NZ Alt indie 1982
YouTube video by Failsafe Records
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February 14, 2026 at 12:34 PM
This is such a terrfic video and really speaks to a time when a bunch of kids all over the world (me included) decided that if record companies would not make records for them they'd do it themselves.
I love these between-track arches. Paris Metro, unsure of the station, April 2025.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:08 AM
I love these between-track arches. Paris Metro, unsure of the station, April 2025.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Parisian springtime. Place des Vosges on a very bright March morning, 2025.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Parisian springtime. Place des Vosges on a very bright March morning, 2025.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Authoritarians hate the arts & artists. Like Trump, the French far right planning a attack straight out of the authoritarian's handbook. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The far right in power always co-opts culture – in France, it has already begun | Alexander Hurst
Marine Le Pen’s party is concocting plans to replace a vital, vibrant arts scene with a retrograde movement that would glorify the country’s past, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
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February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Authoritarians hate the arts & artists. Like Trump, the French far right planning a attack straight out of the authoritarian's handbook. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"If there is justice in the world, the photograph of Bondi looking straight ahead as a row of women raises their hands behind her will haunt her for the rest of her career."
www.ms.now/opinion/pam-...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:13 AM
"If there is justice in the world, the photograph of Bondi looking straight ahead as a row of women raises their hands behind her will haunt her for the rest of her career."
www.ms.now/opinion/pam-...
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Last shot. Seems like free entertainment. This guy knows his history. www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/dj-s...
February 13, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Last shot. Seems like free entertainment. This guy knows his history. www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/dj-s...
A very powerful and important rant from @mrjamesob.bsky.social on racism today.
"Racism is back in fashion": www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtrH...
"Racism is back in fashion": www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtrH...
February 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
A very powerful and important rant from @mrjamesob.bsky.social on racism today.
"Racism is back in fashion": www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtrH...
"Racism is back in fashion": www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtrH...
Waiting for B. How does an airline manage, on a very short flight, to bumble this so badly every day. We've done this a dozen times in the past two months and every single time it's like this.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Waiting for B. How does an airline manage, on a very short flight, to bumble this so badly every day. We've done this a dozen times in the past two months and every single time it's like this.
Four days wandering and snapping Paris in the springtime (there’s a song in that), from La Villette in the far north to Parc Montsouris in the far south, stopping at the river as you do.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Four days wandering and snapping Paris in the springtime (there’s a song in that), from La Villette in the far north to Parc Montsouris in the far south, stopping at the river as you do.
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Running to the cinema in the north of Paris, April 2025
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February 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Running to the cinema in the north of Paris, April 2025
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