A man of many talents - David Kilgour with an example of his psychedelic minimalist oil paintings.
here is a carwash opening soon in Dunedin called The Clean. David Kilgour greets this news with much mirth in his Dunedin lounge
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Evermore - Dreams Of More -
by Melanie Selby
American producer Barrett Jones must have thought he was having delusions of his own when he arrived in New Zealand to record Evermore's debut album 'Dreams'.
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Firing Up Our Export Potential -
by Zoe Hooper
The days of Kiwi bands spending 'six months in a leaky boat' trying to navigate the shark infested reefs of international success may soon be over.
A politically backed strategy to export New Zealand music globally has been passing around the music industry and will shortly be on its way to the Beehive.
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Jordan Reyne - The Passenger -
by Ania Glowacz
When Jordan Reyne left New Zealand in January 2003 she was struggling with the question of whether she still wanted to be a musician.
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Native Tongue Wins Cube -
by Zoe Hooper
Native Tongue, New Zealand's first contemporary music publisher, recently received a $100,000 boost when it won an inaugural CUBE Award.
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Sommerset Say What They Want -
by Matt Barnes
"Could it be that life will open up again?" reflects Sommerset's lead vocalist and guitarist Ryan Thomas philosophically on Blackheart, a track from his band's latest album, 'Say What You Want'.
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Stardrunk - Drunk But In Complete Control -
by Reuben Bonner
Andrew Holmes and Dan Rubock are crowded around the mixing desk at York Street Studios listening to the latest version of their song Complete Control.
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Sugar Sweet Sounds -
by Melanie Selby
The July release of '2017 Pacific Ultra Sound' marked an important phase in the life of independent label Sugarlicks Recordings.
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TrinityRoots - Home, Land and Aotearoa -
by Rebecca Thomson
Praises have been heaped on TrinityRoots' second album, 'Home, Land and Sea'. I'm unsure if it is humility or a perverse perfectionist thing, but singer Warren Maxwell and bass player Rio Hemopo are somewhat surprised at the plaudits it has received.
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