New Zealand has some hugely talented musicians that just do not get the support they deserve from local media as they mostly play old recycled shit, or new cookie cutter nonsense, most of which is from the international market that really doesn’t need our support. I really doubt that playing …
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Everyone has that old faithful song/album/or artist that they can always listen to no matter what, who or what is that for you? For me I have quite a few…. generally any of these artists I can listen to their whole catalogue but here’s a few fave songs. Mudvayne Breaking Benjamin …
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A tonne of NZ rock bands have just released this video, each to their own page… none of them are letting much be known only that we have to wait til May 19th to find out!! The list of bands includes Ekko Park, Setting Fire To Stacey, Silence The City, …
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Audio from Snatch dubbed into Starwars Scenes.. Fucking Brilliant
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Believe it or not, May is still NZ music month despite it being a shadow of its former self. I remember it being a pretty big deal about 10 years ago but in semi-recent years it has really dropped off the radar at least in regards to the more mainstream …
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How often do you come across a cover of a song and find it to actually be better than the original, generally it’s not very often but lately i’ve been finding a few that have been pretty killer! Hearing a couple sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole …
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If you liked stranger things, this one looks like something to keep an eye out for, unsure where it’l be here in NZ but no doubt we’l find it somehow
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I used to be all about the physical cds, something you can hold in your hand. I never quite got on the iTunes buzz, but now that streaming and Spotify is so prolific and easy I have mostly jumped ship onto this platform unless it’s something I am really getting …
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1: You were the shit if you had one of these. 2: You were also cool if you had one of these, and the accompanying half-pipe. 3: You could play out in the street until the streetlights went off. 4: You could sing the whole thing. 5: Getting …
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As many of you will have already seen, on Saturday night a gig was cut short featuring some international bands at the Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland. There has been a lot of debate as to who was at fault, who should pay, and whether or not the authorities over-reacted. …
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