Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Music media: The song remains the same -- but different

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:06:12 +1200

And therein lies the fail. There are no more “gatekeepers” in the old sense of being an exclusive source. What radio needs to be is a curator, a recommender, a trusted reviewer. And even then it may be too late.

I don't think all those words are incompatible. Jen goes…

nzlemming

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:02:21 +1200

BBC Radio 1 presenter Jen Long – in New Zealand for the Going Global Music Summit – tells us that radio still matters as the “gatekeeper” in an era where there is more music to be had than ever.

And therein lies the fail. There are no more "gatekeepers" in…

Grant McDougall

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:25:47 +1200

Let alone coming to Dunedin. I don't expect the big names to come here, but it'd be nice if some of the smaller / cult o/seas acts did.
Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, etc) has a whole six days between Wellington and Auckland gigs, but there's no South Island show…

Dave Patrick

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:56:44 +1200

That first issue of Volume is really depressing reading – MORE bands that aren't coming to Christchurch, but are only doing Wellington and Auckland.

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:22:35 +1200

Here's the audio of my chat with Tom.

Rogan Polkinghorne

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:07:56 +1200

First online issue is here...
http://issuu.com/apnmediaservices/docs/060911volumeonline?mode=embed

Sacha

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:39:34 +1200

www.volumemagazine.co.nz redirects to a Facebook page.

and http://volume.co.nz/ returns "Directory listing denied"

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:24:51 +1200

And in other news the 'Talking Heads' feature in the second issue of Volume, out today, is myself and Tom Scott in conversation.

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:21:38 +1200

I think “not yet” might be the answer. Found last week’s edition, but not the current one.

Good going! Also, www.volumemagazine.co.nz redirects to a Facebook page.

Rich Lock

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:53:37 +1200

odd its not distributed in the paper alongside all the other entertainment, housing, sport, housing, housing, and housing supplements

Did you look under the rugby supplement? No, not that one, the other one. No, the other other one.

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:34:37 +1200

Supplemental as anything...
...alongside all the other entertainment, housing, sport, housing, housing, and housing supplements
I saw the Weekend Herald print and insert extravaganza for the first time this past weekend – talk about over-kill and over-supply, not impressed with it particularly, the type and layout in the Canvas and…

3410

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:33:59 +1200

It looks like the content is online

I think "not yet" might be the answer. Found last week's edition, but not the current one.

bob daktari

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:22:46 +1200

odd its not distributed in the paper alongside all the other entertainment, housing, sport, housing, housing, and housing supplements

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:07:16 +1200

Are you sure? Nzherald.co.nz’s Entertainment page looks the same as ever and doesn’t seem to mention “Volume” anywhere, nor any of the print Volume’s cover stories.

I know. It looks like the content is online, just not clearly marked as to origin. A bit odd.

3410

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:04:30 +1200

Volume is online as well

Are you sure? Nzherald.co.nz's Entertainment page looks the same as ever and doesn't seem to mention "Volume" anywhere, nor any of the print Volume's cover stories. Confused.

peter mclennan

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:54:50 +1200

Cheers. No denying they got that funding after making their own videos tho... bands who rely on official funding to motivate themselves are losers.... DIY FTW

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:45:45 +1200

“Home Brew’s inability to meet funding critera suggest that, frankly, the criteria were wrong” – um, didn’t Homebrew get funding under the old NZOA system back in March and June this year, prior to Making Tracks launch?

Duh. I completely forgot that. Have amended.

peter mclennan

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:37:26 +1200

"Home Brew’s inability to meet funding critera suggest that, frankly, the criteria were wrong" – um, didn't Homebrew get funding under the old NZOA system back in March and June this year, prior to Making Tracks launch?

Public Address

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:37:26 +1200

Discussion from blog post.