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26/06/2016

Deep Thinking: Funk Meets Jazz – James Jamerson (1936-’83)

As promised in the last issue, we are going to look at some of the aspects of James Jamerson'’s bass playing that made him ...

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21/10/2015

Industry: Yule @ Bigsound 2014

Yule Guttenbeil (Yule) is currently living in Australia and took the opportunity to get along to this year's Aussie music ...

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12/12/2014

Miho Wada: Memphis Dreamin’ EP

Be prepared for one heck of an earworm – even if you don’t know Japanese you’ll be singing along to Arigato (track ...

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03/12/2014

Ex-pat Files: Darryl Coppins

When Darryl Coppins first got in touch with NZM from Canada, where he has been living since 2007, he was playing rhythm guitar ...

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26/11/2014

The Prophet Motive: Density In Motion

What’s not to like about The Prophet Motive? As band names go it’s artful and as songs go, downright down-to-earth. The ...

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17/11/2014

Brendan Smyth: 25 years behind the desk

Brendan Smyth may typically wear a black T-shirt and jeans, but he is a civil servant and master of government bureaucracy, ...

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13/11/2014

The Nukes: Lucky Ones

The ukulele revival continues and The Nukes take up the instrument with both gusto and abundance of ideas – though technically ...

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Sola Rosa: Sola Flare

If you’ve ever gone to a festival in New Zealand, chances are you might’ve seen Sola Rosa in one incarnation or the other ...

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Liberated Squid: Double EP

Liberated Squid, the brainchild of Mike Baxter and a studio project up until now, the intent is clear from track one of this ...

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