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Interviews
03/09/2021
Pickle Darling: The Power Of Twee
Bedroom pop has proven to be the perfect music style for a pandemic. The affordable ease of recording from the confines of any small room at home makes the format appealing to up-and-coming musicians worldwide, leading to ...
Interviews
16/08/2021
Phoebe Rings: Crystal Gazing
The rise of Auckland indie pop supergroup Phoebe Rings has been monumental. Within the space of two years they have gone from having not existed to opening for the likes of The Beths and Lips, and just released their own ...
Fresh Talent
02/08/2021
Fresh Talent: Venice Qin
She’s still only 19 but Auckland's Venice Qin has already passed some remarkable milestones. She has released a four-song EP titled 'Dreamboy', played (as-in ‘headlined’) Auckland's Civic Theatre, and now has a ...
Interviews
15/07/2021
Alien Weaponry: Amping Up The Environment
Waipu-to-the-world metallers Alien Weaponry are getting ready to release their second album ‘Tangaroa’. It's been a three-year gap since their breakthrough debut album and the first single, also named Tangaroa, or god ...
Interviews
07/07/2021
Anthonie Tonnon: Making It Work
Public transport advocate and enigmatic singer-songwriter Anthonie Tonnon is soon to release his first studio album in six years. Ever the musical chameleon, Tonnon embraces electronic music on this new record he has called ...
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News
22/06/2022
2022 Pacific Music Awards Finalists Announced
The finalists for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards have been announced, and leading the finalist nominations are Tomorrow People with four chances to win as Best Pacific Group, Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist and Best Pacific ...
News
14/02/2022
Best Folk Artist 2022 Finalists Announced
Recorded Music NZ has announced the three finalists for the Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist 2022. They are Miles Calder, Troy Kingi and We Mavericks. Usually presented at the Auckland Folk Festival, the 2022 ...
News
15/07/2021
2021 Silver Scroll Award Top 20 List Announced
APRA have announced the top 20 songs in line to claim the 2021 Silver Scroll Award and the 2021 Maioha Award top 5 shortlist. The relatively shortlist was chosen from over 250 entries by a judging panel of 10 songwriters ...
News
02/02/2021
Tattletale Saints Win A Second Folk Tui
US-based Kiwi duo Tattletale Saints won the 2021 Folk Tui on Sunday for their third studio album, 'Dancing Under The Dogwoods'. The award was presented at the Auckland Folk Festival, held over Auckland Anniversary weekend ...
News
11/11/2020
Inaugural Reo Māori Songhubs Participants Announced
APRA have announced the producers and songwriters who will be taking part in the new Reo Māori SongHubs 2020 programme. The collaborative songwriting wānanga, will bring together experts in music creation and waiata reo ...
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Finding Your Voice
20/12/2019
Finding Your Voice: The Pitbulls of Perfectionism
One of THE most debilitating mindsets, that destroys all enjoyment and ease, is perfectionism. Sure, it’s great to work hard, be diligent, discerning and conscientious, but when perfectionism takes hold, you’re goneburger. There ...
Deep Thinking
02/08/2019
Deep Thinking: Weather Report’s Birdland
For this issue, I have transcribed the opening bass part on the seminal Weather Report track Birdland from the band’s 1977 album ‘Heavy Weather‘. The transcription features the band’s bassist, the legendary Jaco Pastorius, ...
Finding Your Voice
09/05/2019
Finding Your Voice: I Wanna Take You Higher
One of the most prevalent myths about singing is that singing high is difficult. As a consequence, we develop fears and dysfunctions around this that make singing high difficult. I'd like to debunk this myth and allow you ...
Deep Thinking
11/04/2019
Deep Thinking: Purple Haze
Hi Everyone, this issue’s challenge is to play some Jimi Hendrix. I have transcribed the introduction to Purple Haze as Hendrix played it on a Strat but added a bass trick that will probably annoy your guitarist! For ...
Finding Your Voice
30/01/2019
Finding Your Voice: Finding The Alternative
In the latest incarnation of A Star Is Born, we are presented with the tropes of self-destructive, addicted and tortured singer/songwriter (Jackson, played by Bradley Cooper) and up-and-coming, manipulated and manufactured ...