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Hugh Wilson

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:33:20 +1300

Some of the industry reflections reminded me of passages from ‘How Bizarre’, in terms of the push for albums and the need for follow up singles etc – certainly a dynamic which has changed these days. The reflections on touring as the main money spinner also resonated with a book…

Russell Brown

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:48:56 +1300

Bids start at $20…
I see it on Discogs for about $80!!

Oh, man. I probably can't justify this, but it's tempting ...

I actually looked up this song yesterday. It's a Vanda & Young composition – and 15 years after its release Mark actually signed to Alberts and wrote songs…

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 15:21:27 +1300

Funk Soul brothers…
Seeing as how Christmas is coming up this could be a great stocking stuffer for some kiwi funk/soul fan, or jukebox owner and many other discerning individuals…
Step Right Up Folks
own your own copy of **Mark williams’ 1975 single ‘Yesterday was just the beginning of my…

Russell Brown

Sat, 09 Dec 2017 09:12:32 +1300

Sarah Daniell at the Herald Weekend magazine got festival promoters to share their best festival stories.

Campbell Smith's are gold.

Russell Brown

Sat, 09 Dec 2017 09:10:59 +1300

Did you really think it was well researched? If I’d read that knowing nothing about the music industry I’d be lead to believe it only had two components – major record labels and NZ on Air.

Fair enough, but that's more about the focus and scope of the story than…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 09 Dec 2017 08:21:41 +1300

Lorde “Down the back, but who cares? Still the Louvre” and more.
Very apt for it to return to the Louvre as the Brooklyn-based artist Sam McKinniss is a big fan of Henri Fantin-Latour, who actually has works hanging there!

Alan Perrott

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 22:19:07 +1300

cheers man, to be frank we're probably the least likely standard bearers for NZ funk etc, but we're giving it a fair lash. really looking forward to meeting to Totals' lads and ready to road test for tracks for Vol 2.

We've been spun out by the reception. we knew…

Tim Michie

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 18:21:45 +1300

Lorde "Down the back, but who cares? Still the Louvre" and more. h/t @ghetsuhm

Ben Howe

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:34:47 +1300

Did you really think it was well researched? If I'd read that knowing nothing about the music industry I'd be lead to believe it only had two components – major record labels and NZ on Air. She spoke to three people from RMNZ, one from NZ on Air and one…

bob daktari

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:32:02 +1300

The herald articles are lazy imo... hardly noticing the year music has had locally

(official) Music Charts are a bad hangup, best left to the past or as a curiosity... the people listening to music don't care about the official chart and haven't for a very long time (if ever)…

Russell Brown

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:41:58 +1300

Just noticed this brilliant Martyn Pepperell interview with Jordan Arts, aka High Hoops (and also a member of Leisure), about having a hit with Kids of 88, falling in an emotional hole – and getting back out again.

It comes with a link to the New Zealand Music Foundation's Wellbeing…

Public Address

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:41:58 +1300

Discussion from blog post.