19/12/2016
By Ian Chapman, Bateman Publishing, rrp $50 One of the many endearing aspects of Dr Ian Chapman’s book, 'The Dunedin Sound - Some Disenchanted Evening', is just how much of it is taken up with the very question of whether ...
07/03/2013
As a music writer, reviewer, and collector, I am always fascinated by places that value music, and acquire collections of it. Not only public libraries, who provide access to material that may not be always available in this ...
25/03/2024
Alexander Grant performs music as Xuzz. His new single Mississippi can provide the right alt-pop vibes for any happy moment that requires a quick boogie, and NZ On Air Music added the song to their NewTracks compilation ...
08/03/2024
Catching the wave of up-and-coming surfy indie pop artists, Ōtepoti quartet Cruze Control work hard to keep the local jangle alive and bring the good vibes. Their latest single When I Land featured on NZ On Air Music's ...
07/02/2024
With a bunch of singles that have collectively gained millions of Spotify streams, the latest slice of energetic pop from now Aussie-based Bexy Shingleton is ear catchingly-named Screaming In Your Driveway. Jasper West ...
21/06/2017
How many bands can say that their music caused an inner city evacuation? Dunedin noise band LSD Fundraiser can add that questionable trophy to their band CV after police mistook one of their demo tapes as a bomb last week. While ...
05/10/2022
On October 1, some 230 high school musicians from all around the country descended upon the NZ School of Music - Te Kōkī in Te Whanganui-A-Tara, for the inaugural Young Jazz Band-it competition 2022. Ten high school big ...
15/09/2022
Coloratura soprano Calla Knudson and composer and musicologist Ihlara McIndoe are the winners of the 2022 Arts Excellence Awards for the South Island, each receiving $5000 towards their future studies from the Dame Malvina ...
13/07/2022
The 2022 Amped Music Project in Dunedin is calling for young bands, performers and musicians in the city to apply for their annual series of workshops and all-ages gigs, aimed at sharing an insight into how the music business ...
08/06/2022
Nine New Zealanders have been honoured for their service among the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours list for their contribution to various aspects of the NZ music industry. Officers of the Order (ONZM) Faafetai ...
23/08/2023
An exercise for both hands with some sight reading thrown in! Over the last few NZM issues, we’ve been looking at building bass lines from modal scales and arpeggios (broken chords). This exercise is fairly simple, being ...
01/02/2023
Following on from the last two Deep Thinking online columns here we continue the quest to build a unique bassline, whether from a chord chart or from a songwriter playing a chord sequence to you. We have previously looked ...
27/07/2022
In this instalment of Deep Thinking we are looking at a way you can use different scales when confronted (or even challenged!) with some previously unheard music or a new song. As bass players, what's expected of us is ...
06/04/2022
The last couple of Deep Thinking columns that featured one of Jaco Pastorius’ best pieces (IMHO) have maybe made the learning too difficult for bassists, so in this column, I am going right back to some simple stuff that’s ...
02/02/2022
Admittedly it's been a while now, but in the last NZM issue we tackled one of Jaco Pastorius’ compositions for Weather Report, Teen Town. Having got to bar 20, there was a repeat to bar 5 but, when you get to bar 13 this ...
14/09/2017
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20/09/2017
Trading as: Lysbeth Rose Video Email: lysbethrosevideo@gmail.com Web: www.lysbethrosevideo.com phoebelysbethk.com Facebook: facebook.com/Lysbeth-Rose-Video Based in: Dunedin Clients: Kane Strang, Nadia Reid, French ...
20/09/2017
Trading as: Lysbeth Rose Video Email: lysbethrosevideo@gmail.com Web: www.lysbethrosevideo.com Facebook: facebook.com/Lysbeth-Rose-Video-902540976484938/ Based in: Dunedin Clients: Kane Strang, Nadia ...
06/07/2016
Dunedin E: info@fishrider.records.com Website: www.fishriderrecords.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/fishriderrecords Twitter: @FishriderNZ Dunedin-based Fishrider Records specialises in the international release of ...
21/06/2018
The 2018 Nook And Cranny Music Festival was held on May 27 at the Dunedin Public Library for the third time. Paul Allen went along with his camera. In over 50 performances by different Dunedin based musicians, singer-songwriters ...
19/12/2017
It’s been a big and busy 12 months for Aldous Harding, topped off with a top 10 placing in Mojo magazine’s canonical ‘Albums of the Year’ list. Critically Harding’s year has been one of polarised opinions ...
08/02/2017
Following the release of their fifth album 'Total Depravity' , The Veils played Refuel at Dunedin's Refuel on February 4 2017. Photos by Adam Binns.
29/08/2023
As part of Chamber Music NZ Puoro Taiwhanga Aotearoa’s flagship CMNZ series, dream pop luminaries French for Rabbits are about to embark on a four main-centre tour that will see the band perform new songs from their soon ...
10/03/2023
Tauranga alt rock duo Midwave Breaks will be celebrating NZ Music Month with nine headlining shows across the motu! Since their debut release Lemonade Hand Grenade in 2021, Midwave Breaks have continued to make serious ...