NZM gets a new winter wardrobe

Well, we've been planning some pretty cool stuff behind the scenes, and now we're finally churning ahead with it.

It's all pretty bare bones at the moment, and we haven't finished making it pretty, but we'll be adding lots of new stuff in the weeks ahead. We just wanted to re-open the most popular part of the site - the forums - early, so that you can keep on debating while we're working. User profiles, artist pages and classifieds will be restored shortly.

If you have any pressing issues, there's a topic in the "About The Site" forum. Click through to leave a comment.

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The Rabble play New Plymouth and Auckland / free download of "Mind Ghetto" demo - one week only!

Just before they head back to the UK & Europe for an extensive month-long tour, Auckland punk trio The Rabble are taking a weekend off to play in New Plymouth and Auckland, so come have a beer and a sing-a-long with The Rabble and friends!

The boys have also announced that for one week, their latest demo track 'Mind Ghetto' will be available for free download from their myspace page - Rupe says: 'As a big "thank you" to all the fans who constantly show us love and support we have also allowed our latest demo track 'Mind Ghetto' to be downloaded for ONE WEEK ONLY - so spread the word to all your mates and get downloading!'

The Rabble
& Special Guests (TBA)

Friday 24th July - Basement Bar, New Plymouth
8pm, $10 Door Sales only.

Saturday 25th July - The Kings Arms, Auckland City
8pm, $10 Door Sales only.

http://www.myspace.com/therabble

Had enough of the neighbours?

Neighbours at War is coming back for another series and its producers Greenstone Pictures are interested in hearing from anyone having a dispute with the people next door. Whether it’s over trees, pets, boundaries, excessive noise, security cameras, rubbish or any other issue - we might be able to assist.
Contact: k.mcmillan@gspictures.co.nz or (09) 623 7754

Rock Vocalist Wanted (Auckland)

oh and iv written a few songs:]

Rock Vocalist Wanted (Auckland)

oh and iv written a few songs:]

Rock Vocalist Wanted (Auckland)

oh and iv written a few songs:]

Rock Vocalist Wanted (Auckland)

hey:]i know it's a l8 post but i would love to be iv had training :]give me the details and ill let let u know anything u want:]

Rock n roll/garage rock band members needed!!!!!!!

hey:]i would love to be in ur band:]email me with the details and ill hit u back as fast as i can:]

(starting a band)And we need you!!!

Hey!i id love to join can u give me some more info:]like parts u need and who's in thanks hope to talk to u soon:]

help with The Bats needed

Hey Kiwis,
Who can help me out with the lyrics to the song "Castle Light" by the Bats?
I have no luck googling it myself.
Thanks. I am desperate.

Where to join a band in Auckland?

hi,i'm a student from Taiwan,and major in percussion.
i'll go to NZ next year with working holiday visa.
planning to stay in Auckland for few monthes or longer.
if there have some student's band intrested for drfferent country's music from Taiwan or need a percussion,just txt messages.
and,anyone can share about music in ZN with me?
its really helpful for meeting a different culture.

Where to join a band in Auckland?

hi,i'm a student from Taiwan,and major in percussion.
i'll go to NZ next year with working holiday visa.
planning to stay in Auckland for few monthes or longer.
if there have some student's band intrested for drfferent country's music from Taiwan or need a percussion,just txt messages.
and,anyone can share about music in ZN with me?
its really helpful for meeting a different culture.

Merchants of Death LIVE in Rotorua

Merchants of Death are a four piece band - combining thrash, death and black metal. They mostly write their own music, but "we always love doing Metallica and Black Sabbath Covers."

Lead Guitar and Vocals: Leighton White
Drums: Jeremy Firth
Rhythm Guitar: Mike Surville
Bass Guitar: Jaykib Pattison

Merchants of Death are playing Barbarella for FREE on the 4th because along with 'Nova presents' (who promote gigs for free in Rotorua) they are hoping to reignite the flames of the metal and hard rock scene in Rotorua.

Come along and show your support of Merchants of Death and Rotorua's only metal-friendly bar, Barbarella on Saturday 4th July!

To be kept up to date with bands playing in Rotorua, keep reading the NZMetal forum and join the 'Rotorua Metal Scene' group on Facebook.

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Former Blindspott Guitarist Brandon Reihana

Former guitarist of Blindspott Brandon Reihana has released his first single titled SALVATION. This song is now an exclusive download made possible by Microsoft.

Free download here http://www.myspace.com/windows?homepage=brandonreihana

Former Blindspott Guitarist Brandon Reihana

Former guitarist of Blindspott Brandon Reihana has released his first single titled SALVATION. This song is now an exclusive download made possible by Microsoft.

Free download here http://www.myspace.com/windows?homepage=brandonreihana

http://www.thedemopage.com

Welcome to http://www.thedemopage.com and for those of you just wondering who and what we are, we are a site still in developement and are here to provide free resources. There is a lot going on and hopefully the site will prove to be invaluble to many people including unsigned artists.

Or that was the original twist on the site. Over the last few months, developement on the site has taken a new turn with new functionality added and this has made the site more diverse.

And in order to take advantage of the funtionality you will need to create an account (which is free, you will not receive any spam emails and all emails are stored privately and not distributed.).

Once registered, you will get access to the following.

  • Image Galleries
  • - Free unlimited galleries with unlimited photos so you can share your photos and videos.

  • Audio Libraries
  • - Free audio libraries with unlimited entries so you can share you copyright free tunes.

  • Promotion
  • - You can opt in for our free promotion tools. If you opt in, RSS feeds will be created for you and submitted.

  • Springwidget
  • - We took a shine to this tool and all files you uploaded can be used on other sites with this tool. It's an RSS Feed in flash format and can be used anywhere to show your material. You can even email it. This tool also means that people don't have to visit your webpage now as it contains all information you upload and is kept uptodate automatically.
    You can even put it on a cd and provided you have link to the internet this will show your stuff.

  • Calender
  • - If you are an artists you get free event calenders to share.

  • Promotion
  • - Any media which you wish to be promoted will be done so.

  • Info
  • - To help you along your way you can enter Media Info, Artists Info or Gig Info.

  • Chat
  • - You can social network (still under development).

  • Links
  • - You can now share your links with your visitors.

  • Playlists
  • - are now available for you to create and share.

  • Forum
  • - we now have a forum where you can post questions etc.

  • Mates
  • - You can now have mates and chat with them.

  • Recoding
  • - We are now in the middle of adding a page where you can recode your files from format to another.

  • URL
  • - You will also get your own URL for easy access. It's not perfect but it works and you can also link to all your files with this url.

    We are trying to preserve file formats as ,so unlike other sites which recode your files when uploading and the quality is lost, we just leave it as it is.

    If you want to look at some example pages then Visit our test site or Hazzadj We also have a free downloads sections where you can look through hundreds of images, beats, samples and if you find any copyright infringments then simply use the block/illgeal option. This will be removed from all listings for further investigation. - click Download at the menu.

    As well as downloading you can also upload your copyright free material to our download library for sharing if you don't fancy joining, with the added plus that you can add an email address and password to the file uploaded so you can administer it at a later date. (by administer we mean delete/amend).

    And don't forget... all files will be checked so please, no material of an offensive nature.

    NZ made Jansen guitars

    Recently I came across the strangest acoustic-electric "Jansen" guitar in a Baghdad bazaar and had to buy it...at USD $30, who could resist? It's a curious Ovation/Applause knock-off, and other than the cheap plastic soundhole rosette, the other bits...bridge, fretboard, neck, machine heads, etc...are not bad quality at all. Installed a set of d'Addario extra-light phosphor-bronze strings and now she sings like an orgasmic angel!

    I'm thinking some Chinese guitar maker just skimmed some extra parts from their licensed brand-name inventory for the thing and then slapped the defunct Jansen name on it, using the company's recognizable name without any risk of legal action. There's no way it could be a Jansen--the Ovation style debuted long after Jansen broke up, yeah? What do you think fellas? Photos available upon request. The serial number is MFG9710EQ/BK.

    Music Video History

    Hey
    does anyone know what the very first nz music video was on MySpace?

    NZ made Jansen guitars

    Hi.
    My son was recently given a Jansen Jazzman - it has cleaned up nicely and seems to be very original except for 3 added pick-up switches which I thought were original until I looked under the pickguard and saw the extra routing - from the limited info on the web I would guess at about 1963-64 as it came with a 1962 Jaguar style Simpson string damper - it has the original Simpson whammy and Kluson Deluxe tuners with pre-1964 script - I am happy to send photos - I would like to know if the pick-up adjusters originally had springs because this one has little rubber pads on neck (black and probably replacements) the old bunsen burner tube red rubber on the middle and nothing on the bridge which was wound right up to stop it rattling -it sounds very nice and the original pick-up toggle switch givers the switched pick-up extra grunt.
    Cheers
    Chris

    New Aimee Allen

    You may have heard her previous albums, or contribution to the Hairspray soundtrack, but Aimee Allen is coming back with her most original and fresh CD to date, A Little Happiness. I had the opportunity to listen to the CD before its release, only to be impressed by Allen’s serene melodies and giddy lyrics. While Allen still stays true to her Cobain inspired roots, covering Sublime’s “Santeria” and at times letting her rock infused voice ring out, she juxtaposes those rock influences with simpler and more beautiful sounds and tones. With A little Happiness, which is being released July 21st, Allen transitions to more of a Mraz-esque direction, one that suits her well. If you’re looking for a nice light hearted summer album, check Allen out, and tell me what you think!