20/06/2019
The Verlaines have been a seminal Dunedin band since 1980, creating songs that mix astute lyrics with complex, visceral music ...
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NZM asked a few local music industry folk, and other players, about their memorable moments of NZ Music Month, May 2019. ...
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Hi Everyone, this issue’s challenge is to play some Jimi Hendrix. I have transcribed the introduction to Purple Haze as ...
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The Alexander Turnbull Library, part of the National Library of New Zealand, has become the safe and secure repository of ...
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I’ve always been an admirer of Sting ’s songwriting and singing (especially while playing some very tricky bass lines). ...
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What more could a bassist ask for than something to play while sitting in the sun waiting for the onslaught of New Year’s ...
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'Red Bird' by Elider hits you from the get go. It's not the most sonically sophisticated thing you will ever hear, but ...
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Look Blue Go Purple need no introduction as one of the most beloved groups to come out of Dunedin’s alternative pop/rock ...
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Just as I had finished writing about the mathematical complexities of Meshuggah and Tessaract in the last edition, the news ...
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