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27/09/2023
Luca George: I’ll Be A Supernova
Singer-songwriter Luca Georgalli is gifted with a distinctive, hauntingly expressive voice. Recording as Luca George the former Wanaka (now Tāmaki Makaurau) artist has been making waves with his debut EP, ‘You’ll ...
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16/08/2023
No Comply: Bending The Hip Hop Playbook
Tic Tac Toe kicked things off for No Comply. That was the name of their debut single back in March 2020, and it's fair to say the Blackwood brothers, Ethan and Fynn, bring a strong air of play when performing live, even more ...
NewTracks New Artist
19/07/2023
NewTracks New Artist: CC(TV)
A bitter orange-flavoured soft drink combined with mellow electronica create the sound of your new favourite Maltese-Kiwi Carla Camilleri, who artistically goes by CC(TV). NZ On Air Music featured the Tāmaki Makaurau-based ...
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31/05/2023
Tom Knowles: Breathing Life Into His Music
Following in the footsteps of, say, Troy Kingi, who also successfully passed from drama to the roaring crowds cheering sort-of-stages of Aotearoa, Te Whanganui-a-Tara reggae artist Tom Knowles presents 'Atarangi: Morning ...
NewTracks New Artist
08/05/2023
NewTracks New Artist: Leon & Mukukā
Matthew Paul aka Leon is known mostly for danceable indie pop live shows and airplay on student radio with his now-defunct band Ghost Wave while Mukuka Musowa floats around contemporary soul, RnB and hip hop projects. Together ...
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Deep Thinking
14/07/2021
Deep Thinking: Heavy Weather Hombre
This issue’s piece is a bit of a tough hombre. (See that, I used Spanish, not bad for a bassist!) I have transcribed one of Jaco Pastorius’ signature compositions, Teen Town from the Weather Report’s legendary 1977 ...
Deep Thinking
16/02/2021
Deep Thinking: Black And White Boy… On Bass
As we’ve spent the last few issues doing some tricky stuff more suited to solo bass performances, I thought that this issue’s tune should feature some straight–ahead rock. I’ve chosen one of my favourite Crowded House ...
Deep Thinking
09/10/2020
Deep Thinking: Alex And His Ragtime Bass
Hi everyone, for this lesson, I have taken the liberty of using a piece that I wrote as a study for my UK students before I came to New Zealand. It is a cross-hand tapping piece that I wrote after the birth of my second son ...
Deep Thinking
15/09/2020
Deep Thinking: Cross Hand Exercises
Hi everyone! Many movies have a prequel delivered after the main feature has been released, but this article is the other (right) way around, a warmer up that will hopefully prepare you for the next Deep Thinking article ...
Deep Thinking
17/01/2020
Deep Thinking: Carol Kaye Of The Wrecking Crew
In this Deep Thinking session, we are going to look at a couple of tracks recorded by legendary US session bassist, Carol Kaye. Carol was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a team of recording musicians used by the great and ...