21/08/2017
'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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The last time Paul Cathro was pictured in NZ Musician it was as a member of Dunedin band Ha The Unclear, who were about to ...
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The Verlaines have been a musical force for 35 years (in various guises), and intriguingly currently exist in two versions, ...
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As it’s the Christmas period, I thought I would do some shameless marketing. There is a new album, ‘Dunedin Spleen’ ...
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This Deep Thinking bass lesson concerns how two sources of bass in a band can sound big and grunty (is that a word?). I did ...
READ MORE >26/06/2016
A very happy and successful New Year to you. Following on from the last issues cross-handed tapping piece, I have written ...
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In person Roger Shepherd can be laconic, but his autobiography is a genuine page-turner. It’s witty, informative and ...
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