05/01/2017
The Hopkinsville Goblins: Posts From Planet Earth
An interplanetary collaboration, using “clapped out instruments”, recorded on old tape decks and outdated software, this ...
READ MORE >Albi And The Wolves: One Eye Open
Traditional yet refreshingly modern, Albi And The Wolves’ debut album blends a diverse range of genres including folk, ...
READ MORE >Tutors’ Tutorial: Mixing In The Box – Part 4
Panning is one of the first concepts people become familiar with when getting into music production. The pan pot (panorama ...
READ MORE >21/12/2016
Deep Thinking: Some 12/8 Xmas Trickiness With The Verlaines!
As it’s the Christmas period, I thought I would do some shameless marketing. There is a new album, ‘Dunedin Spleen’ ...
READ MORE >John Key Trio: Back & Forth
First up a bit of clarification: No, this is not our former PM breaking into the music game. This John Key has been on the ...
READ MORE >Devilskin: Be Like The River
Following up the extreme success of a platinum debut album, any band needs to come up with quality songs for ‘that difficult ...
READ MORE >19/12/2016
The Dunedin Sound – Some Disenchanted Evening
By Ian Chapman, Bateman Publishing, rrp $50 One of the many endearing aspects of Dr Ian Chapman’s book, 'The Dunedin ...
READ MORE >Looking For Alaska: Looking For Alaska
With a soulful harmony among the two voices, and an undeniably butterfly-inducing romance between the lines of each piece, ...
READ MORE >16/12/2016
Get Yer Kit Off: Jimmy Mac
Throughout 2014 James McDonald performed all across the globe with Lorde, playing not drums but synths and electronics. Late ...
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