10/08/2017
Grayson Gilmour is getting older. I say that not to be disrespectful, but because there’s something about his new album, ‘Otherness’, that feels more mature. Not mature in a way that goes to bed before 9pm, rather mature ...
06/06/2017
Along with writing smart rock songs, Stonehurst guitar/vocalist Tim Hunt clearly enjoys the telling of a good story. Like the band’s unlikely links to Evermore, or the one about how the five-piece which was shaping to be ...
10/03/2017
Among the 30 or so tattoos that decorate Tony Daunt is a colourful rendition of a Gretsch hollow body electric guitar, mostly covered by the short-sleeved shirt on his upper left arm. A whimsical piece of art in its origin ...
09/02/2017
Whenever someone asks me the punishing question, “What DAW do you use?” I can confidently say Ableton Live. The next question usually is “Why?” My go to response is to say that Live is one of the most forward thinking, ...
16/01/2017
Finalists for both the 2016 Critics Choice Prize and the Urban / Hip Hop Album of the Year Tui at the NZ Music Awards that followed soon after, unassuming Auckland hip hop newcomers SWIDT missed out on both – according ...
01/06/2016
I could write a book about self-sabotage… if ever I overcame those insidious barriers to self-activation and singing success myself. Oh the irony! It can be difficult recognising when we’re (often subconsciously) getting ...
17/12/2015
In my last Building Blocks article I charted the path that it took for a breakout band to establish itself in a local scene. Now we're going to look at the next step: Established Bands. What does it take for a band to maintain ...
08/05/2014
Yoda – Sigh… "Always with you what cannot be done. Hear you nothing that I say? You must unlearn what you have learned." Luke – "Alright, Ill give it a try." Yoda – "No! Try not… Do! or do not. There is ...
03/04/2014
A band name is like a calling card – it's the audience's first introduction to you and your music. It's also a way of telling yourselves who you are. Even just the simple act of being able to say, "We are in 60-Cycle ...
15/11/2013
My full title for this Finding Your Voice column is 'Technique Almighty: 25 Manifestations Of Universal Spiritual Principles Applied To Voice And Song Craft'. Being blind, I don’t find it hard to believe in all-powerful ...
