18/01/2019
Across The Great Divide: Uncommon Ground
The list of a dozen contributing musicians includes three on fiddle, two on bass and two playing bodhran, so yes, this is ...
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Building Blocks: Managing Your Band Pt 1
The previous Building Blocks column was titled Self-Manage or Bust! In it, I pointed out that any professional musician’s ...
READ MORE >Mel Parsons: Glass Heart
Darkness and melancholia go hand-in-hand for many musicians, and Mel Parsons is no exception. ‘Glass Heart’ has dual ...
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Blair Jollands: 7 Blood
A star chart and blood spatter superimposed over a face profile, landscape and a washed out sky – the colourful cover of ...
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X-Factory: Nostalgia, Semiotics, and Drax Project
Nostalgia, Semiotics, and Drax Project: Nostalgia’s not what it used to be – perhaps an overly theatrical beginning to ...
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Drax Project: Noon EP
Touting a huge array of namedrop-worthy experience already - including opening for Lorde, Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello's ...
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Ex-Pat Files: Blair Jollands
London-based Kiwi singer/songwriter Blair Jollands has been described as having a ‘country and eastern’ sound. Comparisons ...
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Chelsea Jade: Pilgrim’s Progress
In recent years Los Angeles has firmly taken over as the de facto ex-pat home to world market-conscious Kiwi music professionals, ...
READ MORE >Gear Review: Fender Mustang GT100 Guitar Amp
Fender’s new Mustang GT 2.0 range covers the little GT40 home amp, this review’s studio/stage-oriented GT100 and the ...
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