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yep, there's one more coming this saturday, 4.10pm on 101fm (or later, on the web.) The last one is Trevor speaking to music critic Graham Reid, Chris Knox, Mike Chunn and singer songwriter Dianne Swann about the best ways for young players to steer clear of music industry traps.
Some interesting discussions on the state of the Music Industry in NZ
Hi- just thought you should know about these discussions that have been playing through NZ Music Month on Radio NZ National that you can now listen to at your leisure:
NZ Music State Of Play: Major Labels
Trevor Reekie talks with Sony BMG MD Mike Bradshaw, Public Address web blog curator Russell Brown and entertainment lawyer and founder of legal download site Amplifier Chris Hocquard about the changes in the music biz since this time last year (May 2006), and how the industry is having to bob and weave with the developing digital environment.
NZ Music State Of Play 2: The Indies
State of Play discusses the Independent music sector in New Zealand. Music reporter Trevor Reekie is joined by guests Bernie Griffin of distribution company Global Routes, Mark Kneebone, founder of Tardus Records as well as chairperson of Independent Music NZ, and Lisa Paris of independent promotions service The Label.
NZ Music State Of Play 3: Taking It Overseas
Trevor Reekie takes a look at New Zealand musicians working against scale and distance to export our sounds overseas. This discussion features Mu from Fat Freddy’s Drop, Paul McKessar of CRS Management, and Michelle Bakker, Greg Johnson's manager in Los Angeles for the past 5 years.
Go to http://www.radionz.co.nz/popular/music/talk - they’re filed under N.
Cheers.
yeah, Jaz was the producer of Oceania. With Hinewehi Mohi. He also wrote string quartets, symphonies, and arranged symphonic Pink Floyd. cringe. the String Quartets are pretty though.
hi-
Jaz Coleman lived here for a while, but hasn't for a few years now.
I'm not sure if Shihad DO love Jaz- they had a huge falling out when he was acting as their producer...
try Die Die Die.
SXSW- pissyourpantstastic
Review from the Austin Chronicle. Thought you guys might be interested.
For the Kiwis, on the other hand, no news is no news. Really, when was the last time any world-grabbing headline came out of Aotearoa? You win another sailing race someplace? Another D&D elf epic in production?
Well, maybe the boredom has some spillover benefits. Really, New Zealand couldn't even manage to drum up a band that really fits the country's namesake genre of New Zealand pop. Save for maybe one. Remember Straitjacket Fits? No? Okay. Well, Dimmer came out of their demise (before their recent reunion). At its core, the fourpiece still flashes vestiges of the strum that gave the genus its name, but now it's got a little more noise dripped over the top.
But you want to get weird. The kiwis are upping the ante on weird. First up is So So Modern. If you're wearing matching hoodies onstage, you better be able to bring it. Sorry to steal the term, but the band's spastic electroclash really is pissyourpantstastic. Similarly, there's the wicked Devo-meets-the-Buzzcocks experimental garage mix of the Mint Chicks. (Note: not chicks.)
Auckland's Gasoline Cowboy has a top-shelf name, and their self-descriptive prog-folk is even better. Well played, gentlemen (golf clap). And if you like your punk a little less fringe but still not completely rote, there's Die! Die! Die! The Dunedin trio isn't just another minor threat and has been touring relentlessly behind their Albini-produced debut. For punk, this stuff is seriously serious.
Bic Runga
For more straight-ahead fare, Elemeno P's straight-up guitar rock has made them one of NZ's biggest-selling acts while nu-metal act Blindspott were the first New Zealand band to have both of their first two albums debut in the charts at numero uno. And holy riffage, Batman! Cut Off Your Hands is a Gang of Four throwback to that brief period after punk before things all went wrong with skinny ties.
Finally, the Kiwis are sending a couple of dynamite voices. First and don't take this the wrong way did Carly Binding win some sort of contest? Because she totally sounds like Kelly Clarkson. Too bad there's no teenage vote at SXSW. Then there's Bic Runga doing Hope Sandoval doing Burt Bacharach's minor-keyed catalog in half time. Someone should book odds that Runga is the only SXSW 07 performer whose mother was a Chinese/Malaysian lounge singer. Easy money. And having a little action on SXSW couldn't help but make things just a little more interesting. end story
yeah, and i remember being kept awake for the next couple of hours by you baaaarstards in the pool. Teach me for being a grown up and going to bed at a responsible hour.
you forgot the 'one giant spewbucket of heartache and breaking up.'
slow jams til midnight....
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is the underground bar in Dunedin?
thanks, i thought they both might be living under pseudonems and making it large in vegas or something.
and for the "where are they now" files-
can anyone tell me anything about what Celia Mancini and Chris Heazlewood are doing now?
aww dude thats teeearrible.
who's the collaboration with?
aaaand here's a video of Bunnies on Ponies at the Bodge.
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Hey Grayson Gilmour is playing a little set on Radioactive today at 6pm. ace.
Red Light Dynamite
So a couple of people have said they saw a great band called Red light dynamite with Connan + the mockasins on friday night- can anyone tell me anything more about these mystery men?
i actually heard the Western Springs concert from five k away, nearly clearer than i did inside Westac Stadium. Guess in both cases it was the wind. I hate stadiums. I can't tolerate the general public in stadiums. they make me too angry, they're inconsiderate and loud and they spill beer and can't even clap in time. And i don't want to hear some drunk bogan singing sympathy for the devil, i went to hear Mick do it. And i don't think we're a stadium generation, the reason i go to gigs is to get up close and personal with bands. I would have been better off watching the DVD of the stones. righto what a bloody whinger. In saying that, i loved Bowie, but i think he actually gave that personal touch, and endeared himself to us by braving the rain, putting on his parker.. mm then.
i actually found it a little TOO full on- like Russel Bailie said- it wasn't just a wall of sound, but an avalanche... Don't get me wrong- i loved it, top gig of the past years, but i actually had to give up one sense to compensate for the other being overloaded- i had to shut my eyes or i thought my brain would explode. Just would've like a little bit more.... space... in the music. Amina were PERfect little pixies and i luffed them.
OPen Souls.
Module + Rhian Sheehan.
comes out April 20th- only 1000 copies.
NEw HDU Single
mmmmmm mmm
o my i think i just fell head over heels for HDU again...
bizarre, the signer remix has vocals
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