December 2012
In this issue:
Home Brew, Bic Runga, Bannerman, Sticky Filth, Gin Wigmore and more. 2012 NZM Wallplanner included!!
Home Brew, Bic Runga, Bannerman, Sticky Filth, Gin Wigmore and more. 2012 NZM Wallplanner included!!
4th Element -
Ranui. It's not famous for its...erm, well, anything. But with a small community of hip hop artists quietly beavering away at their craft, maybe this is about to change.
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833 Records -
833 Records, the label name of Underworld Entertainment Ltd, was established just 18 months ago. ...more
Big Day Out 2004: Auckland - January 16 -
Probably forever remembered as the Metallica Big Day Out, this year also featured overseas acts The Darkness, Black Eyed Peas, Muse, Kings of Leon, The Mars Volta, Thursday, Something for Kate, Gerling, Aphex Twin, Peaches, The Strokes, David Homes, Afrika Bambaataa, The Dandy Warhols, The Flaming Lips, Poison The Well, and Basement Jaxx. And when you add the 30 plus local acts to the mix it was one of the biggest days ever.
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Brighter Quicker Dimmer -
There's a commonly held belief in the pop music industry that an artist's second album is make-or-break time. The reasons for this are many, but the over-riding concern (unless, Elvis Costello-like, you can come up with half an album on the crapper), is that you've had your whole career up to that point to assemble the material for your first album. ...more
Graham Brazier: In the Land of Nod -
It's not without some degree of irony that Graham Brazier, who genuinely is a New Zealand idol, is releasing his third solo album at the same time as the TV series.
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Hooster: Putting the 'Booby' in the Prize -
Kris Giles, bassist for Christchurch rock outfit Hooster, has an almost uncontrollable obsession when it comes to entering his band in any competition going. The band, in turn, have an impressive track record for actually winning these things.
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Kiwi Music Team Scores in France: MIDEM, Cannes, January 25 - 29 -
While those who actually make the music gather in California for the NAMM show every January, to ogle, buy and sell the latest in musical instruments and equipment, the folk who buy and sell the music (once recorded), gather in Cannes.
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Moana Wins International Songwriting Comp -
Moana Maniapoto has won the overall prize at the US-based 2003 International Songwriting competition with Moko, a track from her second album 'Rua'.
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Playing It Strange -
Recognition of the importance of music in childhood development has led to the establishment of a new charitable trust with the unlikely name of Play It Strange.
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Shapeshifter: Drum N' Bass in the Land of Bundy n' BBQs -
Following the success of their 2001 debut album 'Real Time', most people were surprised when Christchurch drum'n'bass quartet Shapeshifter upped sticks - following in the footsteps of Kiwi rockers Shihad and Fur Patrol by moving to Melbourne. ...more
So What Was Going 'Round at NAMM? -
The annual NAMM show in Anaheim, California is a showcase of all that is new (and more established) in the realm of music-making instrumentation, pretty much right across the board.
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Soane: Doorman - DJ - Producer -
Auckland House DJ Soane Watkins (nee Filatonga) has certainly come a long way since he first started DJ-ing hip hop in 1989. ...more
Switch on the Steriogram -
Steriogram are in a van and heading for Dallas, Texas, when they hear news that MTV will pick up their music video for Walkie Talkie Man on May 8th.
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The Black Seeds: Pushing On Towards the Sun -
Pushing on is exactly what Wellington band The Black Seeds have been doing since the release of their successful debut 'Keep On Pushing' on Wellington label Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa in 2001.
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