29/04/2019
Wellington rockers Curlys Jewels have just come off the back of an eventful 2018, which saw them play four sold-out shows ...
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Hi Everyone, this issue’s challenge is to play some Jimi Hendrix. I have transcribed the introduction to Purple Haze as ...
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Earlier this year I was in Los Angeles and caught up with the amazing guitarist Carl Verheyen (pronounced Ver-high-in) at ...
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A singer/songwriter usually begins his or her career performing solo, accompanying themselves on piano or guitar, and eventually ...
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In the latest incarnation of A Star Is Born, we are presented with the tropes of self-destructive, addicted and tortured ...
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The previous Building Blocks column was titled Self-Manage or Bust! In it, I pointed out that any professional musician’s ...
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Nostalgia, Semiotics, and Drax Project: Nostalgia’s not what it used to be – perhaps an overly theatrical beginning to ...
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Have you ever wondered how someone with a big singing voice and a performance schedue to match looks after and maintains ...
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Combine a long-standing rock artist, some very current Kiwi vocalists, a rapper or two, a Sudanese culture and set it all ...
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