TODAY'S ACTION: VIDEO VOTE.
I assume that this means that there will be a different task every day.

It sounds to me like you're the one with the agenda Andoru.

This site is here to support the great music being made by New Zealanders.

How about suggesting some daily tasks that you feel could be more worthy.

andrew, i do see your point. seriously, i do. but at this point in time you've alienated every pacifier fan within nzm and i don't think you'd make this post if it was the datsuns with the banner.

dude, you're probably best to leave people to do their thing, nzm is run on blood, sweat and tears and if you don't like it, you know no one is making you stay here.

who knows, maybe your band will be there one day and i'm sure you'd want everyone behind you too.

Yeah vietnow you are correct. But i would hope someone else would protest.

Imagine what a stink there would be if NZM put a direct link to vote for zed on mtv?

war averted things explained.

And when all those NZ bands that were voted for on this win their grammy awards Nzmusic.com should definately be on the list of thank you's!!!

Does it really matter where NZ video clips are played ? So what if NZ music is played on MTV ? Music is made to be listened to.

i love the bullitproof vid, those arrows are soooooo buzzy!

but come on,
there music has become watered down limp wristed average media fodder,
whats the deal with wanting to break into romes market?

in fact your supporting the system by doing this......
or is it just me?

WARNING AKA LETS RIP WITH YET ANOTHER STREAM OF BABBLE
As I see it we have 3 arguments happening here
The Pacifier thing
The Fight the System thing
And the Other thing

Ok the Pacifier thing, I like Andoru, on seeing the banner on each page, let fly with a couple of anglo-saxon phrases that had the cats running from the room, and on the surface it's an understandable reaction from someone who's not that keen on the band in question......
I think it went something like " fuckfuckedyfuck That Fooking Band isn't the only Fucking kiwi band trying to break into the fucking USA
But after a few minutes careful reflection, and thank god it wasn't my turn to be logged on giving me time to have a wee think.....
Although I personally don't like Pacifier that much, I acknowledge that fact that I came to them late and had already formed some strong opinions based on seeing them, when they were very young and I was too old to care.
Pacifier the album may not have been the best entry point, for me to start exploring them, but on hearing their acoustic set at Helen Young's, and far too many people / bands I do love, like and respect name Shihad as a major influence, for me to dismiss them totally......... hmm were was I going with this???
I think the most important thing for me to remember is I don't care what band is the thin edge of the wedge (and mixing metaphors here) as long as someone has a foot in the door it has to be good
I get the impression that "The Music Industry" i.e. the corporates, wants easy finds, and will go "discovering" within a already branded product.... in our case New Zealand Music....
We should/could turn one of their tools back on them ... Viral Marketing ... The more often they hear the words Kiwi and or New Zealand the better it will be for the next wave...... until that is, we fall back out of fashion, but hopefully by then New Zealand Music will have entranced the most important people in the industry, those being the people love good music more than they influenced by trends.
As to "Fight the System" maybe a better name would be "Fight Within The System"
The USA is riddled with payola, and I am sure that 30 pieces of sliver crossed someone's palm some where, it IS corrupt, it IS evil, but lets get totally real here it IS the way it works.
There is a system, let's use it without shame.

Ok as for the Other thing, I pause for a moment to spell check what I have written and to wonder at the wisdom of going to a place of possible no return.

A simple question
does nzm show favoritism towards some bands and if it does who's fault is it that it does?
Ha I lied it is not a simple question at all
first we have to think about who or what nzm is... is it 3 or so people giving of their time or is it an entire community?
If it is only the back room folk i.e. "the crew" how on earth can we expect them to be all and everything to every aspect of New Zealand Music??
They live in Wellington, so there will be a natural non-corrupt bias on their part towards things Wellington, just as I have towards Nelson, because this is what I see daily, this is where I go to gigs, this is where I bump into "people" in the supermarket.
For a small handful of people working with and on "Fairy Dust" they do an amazing job of keeping us all informed.

BUT if we say that nzm is a community made up of the posters, the bands and the crew it puts a whole different slant on the favoritism question.....
We as posters have to stop only just USING this site, we have to start contributing, and stop expecting the crew to spoon feed us. Yes there have been other bands on MTV, just as there have been other bands on Australian radio play lists.......
But who told who about it?
The bands themselves have to start being more proactive, I understand that the band part of nzm is new and may still be having some teething trouble...... But....
And then there is the whole bollix about not blowing your own horn, but bugger me, I come to this site to find out stuff and if the bands aren't letting anyone know what is happening, how in gods name can I or you or the crew for that matter have any idea???
To bottom line it,...... stop bloody moaning about what's not here, be bloody grateful for what is here, and start taking some responsibility..... it's not as if there aren't ways of submitting news items.
Phew here ends the babble, I hope I haven't step on too many toes and haven't overstepped some mark, but music evokes passion and I needed to let some boil over :)

New action: Get Goodshirt to #1 on the Triple J Net 50. And while you're there, why not give Evermore a hand as well.

[ http://triplej.abc.net.au/net50/vote.htm ]

How about a liitle button under the banner where people can "Suggest Actions"...saves you guys the work of searching for a thing a day and might uncover some more things from the smaller bands??

MTV had better not wreck Pacifier like they did Limp Bizkit, Korn, Blink 182 etc

Hey whaddiya know! Pacifier went from number 22 on the MTV Rock Countdown to number 20! So they're officially on the countdown - big ups to everyone that voted.

New action: Nothing To Do by Cassette on JJJ. These boys are the absolute shit and deserve our avid support. Go hard y'all....