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!!
D-Straight to D-Sun -
It always makes me chuckle when music journos describe meeting bands at plush record company offices. Here in Wellington we don't have large record company offices, so we can't do that.
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Greg Johnson - A Look Back in Laughter -
Over a dozen years and five albums Greg Johnson has delivered glorious, imagery-rich, hook-laden and often sardonic songs by the dozen. ...more
Made in New Zealand: Paddy Burgin's Dream Guitar Factory -
So, I've got a roomful of guitars, all played to death. They've slowly taken on my personality over time. They've got my dings and sweat in them, but there's something missing. An instrument I can call my own - my 'Dream Guitar'. ...more
Making a Clean Getaway -
When you consider the amount of planning, preparation and concentrated musical brow-beating that usually precedes the recording of an album - a major event on the calendar of any serious musician - it may come as a surprise to learn that records can also be made by 'accident'.
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Shapeshifter's Unreal Timing -
It has been the fast lane all the way for Christchurch's Shapeshifter, who first came into the national spotlight supporting Salmonella Dub's extensive Killervision tour just last year. ...more
The Same Boy After All the Accolades - Wayne Mason -
It is a sunny spring morning. The surf rolls endlessly against the shore. Wayne Mason and his partner Jude are along at the cricket watching their 10-year-old son. ...more
Touring in New Zealand - Part One: The Best Laid Plans -
Back in my youth - that is, until November last year - I worked as a promoter and booking agent. I dealt with all kinds of artists, both local and international from pretty much all over the musical spectrum; Bic Runga to Shihad, Guided by Voices to Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals.
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True to their Roots - Trinity Roots -
It is often asked what makes a particular band special from any other band? What distinguishes it - differentiates from other acts around? When you meet Warryn Maxwell, singer/
guitarist of TrinityRoots, you don't have to ask this question. ...more
Wayne Mason - The Same Boy After all the Accolades -
It is a sunny spring morning. The surf rolls endlessly against the shore. Wayne Mason and his partner Jude are along at the cricket watching their 10-year-old son. ...more
What Have You Done for Me Lately? Commissioning the Music Industry Commission -
In June last year the New Zealand Music Industry Commission was established with a $2 million cheque from the Government to cover operating costs for five years.
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