Mike Hall didn’t intend to start a band. Or, rather, another band. As bassist in the much-loved Auckland outfit Pluto he already had an incredibly successful outlet for his collaborative tendencies. But during the year-long process of putting the Nightchoir album '24 Hours of Night' together, another band is exactly what he found he had. A revelation that surprised him as much as anyone.
We've invited some folk known for their keen-eyed music industry observations to comment on events and trends in the biz, both here at home and abroad.
NZM Newswire: Billboard challenger Chart launched in the States
The Billboard Top 100 chart must rate among the world’s top music brands in terms of recognition, and more pointedly its influence over those who find need to run their businesses by its weekly results.
Okay, so we all know that the music industry’s in a precipitous decline and that it’s become a singles-dominant market, but these recently publicised stats on the US album market (from BigChampagne) are still an eye opener:
Coco Soild's long-time collaborator and producer ALC5 (Alan Cameron) recently passed away in Wanganui at his flat.
To celebrate NZMM, Unitec student Joseph E. Harper wrote an erotic fan fiction blog for free student magazine 'In Unison'. The tale follows Joseph on a trip to the supermarket and his sexual run-in with Phoenix Foundation member Samuel Flynn Scott.
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