06/04/2022
Deep Thinking: Using The Pentatonic Scales
The last couple of Deep Thinking columns that featured one of Jaco Pastorius’ best pieces (IMHO) have maybe made the learning ...
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Deep Thinking: Weather Report’s Teen Town (Part 2)
Admittedly it's been a while now, but in the last NZM issue we tackled one of Jaco Pastorius’ compositions for Weather ...
READ MORE >22/12/2021
Review: Laney DB200-210 Bass Combo
Laney is not a name that I’d ever really considered when shopping for a new bass amp, yet this British amp and PA company ...
READ MORE >08/09/2021
Empress: Sailing the Seas of Grease
Leaving Hamilton and her grunge/pop duo Cheshire Grimm behind guitarist, singer and audio engineer Lora Thompson spent ...
READ MORE >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 ...
READ MORE >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 ...
READ MORE >29/01/2021
Ex-Pat Files: Opiuo
Oscar Davey-Wraight grew up in Ngatimoti near Motueka – neither a metropolis nor musical hotbed. These days though you’ll ...
READ MORE >14/10/2020
Road Rules: 5 Ways To Make The Most Of A Gig-Free Year
You could look at 2020 as a terrible time to think about your music career. Tours are cancelled and venues either shut down ...
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