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NewTracks New Artist
25/10/2023
NewTracks New Artist: Macho Macho
If a band pooling their creative resources to create a 'Beatles/Wiggles format indie quartet' sounds like you, meet Te Whanganui-a-Tara four-piece Macho Macho who have done just that, tearing themselves away from other local ...
NewTracks New Artist
27/09/2023
NewTracks New Artist: Stray Dogs
Formerly Fire For Glory, Tāmaki Makaurau pop punk band Stray Dogs have reinvented themselves for the release of their 2023 album 'Stay Loyal' with a rebooting of their sound from way back when. The four-piece are set to ...
NewTracks New Artist
13/09/2023
NewTracks New Artist: Bridges
Tāmaki Makaurau singer-songwriter Rachel Hamilton is already fully embedded in our local music industry, both on stages and behind the scenes. With a debut EP under her artist name Bridges scheduled for October this year, NZ ...
Interviews
21/06/2023
Soft Plastics: The Light And Dark Of Saturn’s Many Moons
Te Whanganui-a-Tara three-piece Soft Plastics have had a long journey to the release of their debut album 'Saturn Return'. The trio worked with producer James Goldsmith during pandemic lockdowns and various other delays, ...
Fresh Talent
13/06/2023
Fresh Talent: Wilda
Mema Wilda ’s Spotify footprint is small, but the track titles Blue and How I Long paint a clear picture of the mood space her own music inhabits. Now that she’s adjusting from being a solo artist to fronting a band things ...
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Finding Your Voice
13/08/2015
Finding Your Voice: Voice Recovery Tips
When we haven't sung in a long spell we can be disheartened when confronting our singing voice. This column deals with voice recovery, how to get back on the horse and ride like the wind. Having the courage to rebuild your ...
Deep Thinking
26/06/2015
Deep Thinking: YYZ – The Prog Rock of Rush
The last few Deep Thinking columns have been funk-orientated, so I thought we might get into some prog rock in this issue and I have transcribed the opening of YYZ by the Canadian band, Rush. This track comes from their ...
Finding Your Voice
23/06/2015
Finding Your Voice: Phrasing…
Fray zing... or how to get the Em-PHA-Sis right. I believe the most important element of phrasing is feeling: feeling the pulse, feeling into the 'one' to sing (swing) around it, feeling the sentiment and meaning, feeling ...
Deep Thinking
26/04/2015
Deep Thinking: What’s Going On with James Jamerson
Following the James Jamerson lines we looked at a few issues ago, I thought that we might look at a different side of his playing in this issue. The lines I have transcribed are from What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, which ...
Finding Your Voice
16/12/2014
Finding Your Voice: The Importance of Honesty
"Honesty is such a lonely word, ‘cause everyone is so untrue." Amen Billy. Singing requires physical honesty – songwriting requires emotional honesty. Performance requires us to have a very clear, honest intent of why ...