February/March 2015
COVER STORY
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Trinity Roots: You Never Escape Until You Turn Around
The history of Wellington’s pretty well legendary Trinity Roots stretches all the way back to 1998, allowing for a five year hiatus from 2005 until late 2010 when they announced the original band was ...
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Glass Boat: Tip Of The Iceberg
With origins in a project based around the recording of one member’s EP two years ago, Glass Boat are a trio whose ethos is to bring out the beauty of their songs. Their success is evident in that they ...
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Anthonie Tonnon: Aiming For The Sweet Spot
Among our mid-level pop artists Anthonie Tonnon qualifies as an admirable journeyman. As Tono, his first EP titled ‘Love & Economics’ was released in 2008. Two years later came the ‘Fragile Thing’ ...
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The Floral Clocks: It’s time for… The Floral Clocks
Gabriel White and Richard von Sturmer have already had stellar careers in the arts – White as a filmmaker, and von Sturmer as a poet and lyricist. They began writing songs together just over a year ago, ...
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Taste Nasa: A Taste of Pirongia in LA
With less than a year having passed since Taste Nasa’s debut EP ‘No Questions Asked’ was released, Leroy Clampitt has been all over the place. After moving to the States in May 2014, he has seen ...
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Bergerac: Bad Dad Rocking
Christchurch is home to a number of bands, Into The Void, by way of example, which apparently aspire to little more than a good local reputation and the luxury of longevity. Bergerac is the mould-fitting ...
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Ophelia: Still Waitin’ for the Second Comin’
Alex Wilson and Patrick Shanahan have been prolific in their short time together – producing a debut EP ‘Face of the Sea’ barely a year after establishing themselves as Ophelia. The pair hope their ...
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Alan Brown: Music Within The Silence
For followers of New Zealand jazz the name Alan Brown is not unfamiliar. Known from a myriad of quality live and recording projects over the years (Blue Train, The Grand Central Band, Alan Brown Trio), ...
Interviews
Maree Thom: On Bass With Sugar Man
Her name may not be familiar, but Maree Thom spent much of last year touring with Rodriguez, the very famous American singer and songwriter whose extraordinary story was told in the moving, academy award ...
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Li’l Chuck: Going It Alone
Though the name Li’l Chuck may not ring many bells, perhaps David Thorpe aka Davey Backyard Music will. Having spent the last decade in Christchurch’s Black Velvet Band, as well as various other projects, ...
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Fresh Talent: This Pale Fire
This Pale Fire is a vehicle for the songs of 24-year old Aucklander Corban Koschak. "Music has always been around in my life from a young age but I never really studied it. It was about 10 years ...
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Fresh Talent: Pieces Of Molly
Hailing from Christchurch, Ewen Glasgow, Doug Stewart, Sam Kubiak and Jonty O'Connor may describe Pieces Of Molly's sound as ‘primal hard rock, but in reality they have found a perfect blend of Black ...
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Fresh Talent: Hotboxed Treehut
Hotboxed Treehut have a great solid sound and as a group display realistic perspectives and laudable work ethic. They understand the dynamics of creating music and the next steps needed to have a long-lasting ...
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Fresh Talent: An Electric Heart
Formed in 2007, two-piece alternative pop act An Electric Heart has released five EPs as well as a recent album. With Brandon Gellar on guitars and Luke Pell on vocals, synths, samples and programming, ...
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Fresh Talent: Moana Ete
A graduate of the prestigious Toi Whakaari Drama School, Moana Ete has extensive acting experience and is currently directing a Fringe Festival show. However Ete finds acting and performing her own music ...
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Lontalius: Dual Carriage Way
As most musical instrument retailers will tell you, the rise in popularity of EDM has caused the electric guitar market to tank in recent years. These things are cyclical and guitars will come back soon ...
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The Funky North: Keeping It Loose
It proved to be a rare rainy Saturday afternoon in January when Chip Matthews met up with The Funky North, DJ Definite and MC Blaksword. Making it doubly ironic, the two musicians in focus hail from ...
LESSONS
Building Blocks
Building Blocks: Peak Performance Part 6 – Last-Minute Emergencies
Over the past five NZM issues I've taken you step-by-step through the hands-on process of nightclub gigging – from transport to soundcheck, changeovers to set order, and even stage etiquette. I've ...