Articles tagged with: Music
By Charlotte Squire
If you’re after a bluesy, sultry, heart-felt album with beautiful female vocals and continued references to love in all its forms, one that you can listen to while you relax on a rainy …
MEDIA RELEASE
March 18, 2012
Standing tall alongside Sam RB
The Mental Health Foundation congratulates Sam RB on having her song Stand Tall made into the official anthem of the New Zealand Olympic team.
Sam is a former Like …
Nelson Media
The world’s first and only all-girl Johnny Cash band, Nelson based The Johnnys, are off to California to the fourth annual Johnny Cash Music Festival in Ventura in June.
Vocalist and lead guitarist Suzi Fray …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Concerned Citizens
Creative Wellingtonians Combine Art and Technology to Help Communities Overseas
Concerned Citizens, a Wellington-based creative community of more than 80 artists and musicians, have announced the opening of a cutting edge “Open …
MEDIA RELEASE
29 March 2012
The Lowdown helps Wellington band enter NZ music scene
As young musicians around the country prepare for the 2012 Smokefreerockquest starting this May, Wellington band The Velvet Regime are releasing their first single …
Press Release
Media contact: Simon Matāfai – E: simonmatafai@gmail.com M: +64 21 059 2924
AUCKLAND GOSPEL CHOIR hits Auckland City!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday 16th February, 2012.
This mass choir is for all singers who love Gospel music. Free to …
After an awesome summer tour, Shapeshifter will be finishing on a high by headlining New Zealand’s biggest orientation music festival. Unitec presents Lipton Ice Tea Sounds in the Sun on Saturday 3rd March 2012.
Shapeshifter tops …
The Babysitters Circus (TBC) is a four piece New Zealand Electronica/Bass and Funk/Groove freak show that was born when the quartet began throwing sounds and ideas together while babysitting for a friend.
It soon became apparent …
Original Kiwi kid’s music is kinda hard to come by, but Golden Bay based Levity Beet is passionate about his craft so he makes up for it with some seriously inspiring high quality music that …
Auckland band RubberBand is the winner of this year’s Smokefree Pacifica Beats–the biggest youth competition for original, contemporary music that reflects New Zealand’s unique cultural identity.
The six top bands played off in Manukau City on …
WHAT: Whitney Irwin launches her debut album Fly
WHEN: Sunday, 31 July 2011
WHERE: Kelvin Hotel, Invercargill
Whitney’s awaited debut album will be officially launched this Sunday, 31 July, at …
Wellington student Stacey Christie got to achieve a dream and meet her idol Katy Perry at the pop singers recent Wellington concert.
Stacey has a neuromuscular condition called Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy which is …
When I was a little girl I bought my first album. It was a record. It was the eighties. Rattle and Hum. I loved U2. I loved the raw emotion in their music. I loved …
Tis late – nearly mid-night. I’m home after playing a gig at a friend’s house-warming-we’ve-arrived-in-Golden Bay party. Tonight, people actually danced to our music. It was Mohua Sun’s dream come true. And one little girl …
When I was twenty eight I found music. Or it found me. On a Marae. Some might say it was my saturn return doing exactly what it was meant too. Others might simply say: life …
As you may or may not know I’m in a way-cool rock band. It was a total girlie band, but now a big hearted man named David has joined us for a while too – …
Today has been a full one as I continue to push Wild Energy out to the masses. I’ve just posted up our second entry – it’s a goody! It’s about a Micro-hydro kinetic turbine – …
Getting dressed up for a country and western barn dance could really go a number of ways. A girl could go ‘sexy’ country, she could go ‘girlie’ country, she could take it to that manly …
Should you have taken a gentle stroll down the main street of Takaka, Golden Bay, New Zealand today at around five pm (at a time when most ladies should be at home removing the casserole …
Best moment of the day: was getting so lost in a new song I was playing for my girly band that I didn’t care what I looked like. The song took over and told my …
Ahhh sweet music. I was excited (and a little nervous!) to see this video today.
It’s of Mohua Sun – the first public performance of our band of beautiful (inside and out) women. It features the …
Yes indeed today Mohua Sun played at the Takaka Market. To the left you’ll see Fi, Charlotte and Anna play’n their hearts out. Now that I’m relaxing at home, I realise that I was quite …
What’s your thing? What fills you up to the brim and makes your heart swell with joy? When you pause to ask yourself what your ‘thing’ us, what’s the first answer you get? Usually that …
Me and my ladies are practicing hard for our revival gig at the Saturday market. Ok, I do make this statement with some humour as we’ll be playing through a small PA to an even …
They appeared out of nowhere at our Playcentre Christmas Party, their music drifting into the Playcentre like the scent of baking chocolate. They traveled community style in a bus, and they were mak’n music, sweet …
I found this groovy new Christmas song via Serena Star Leonard on facebook today. It’s really good! I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a Kiwi hit. It’s got a nice wee tune and the …
Well, I’m sitting cross legged ignoring the TV (though it’s still a novelty for me) and writing my daily blog. Today, I’ve got a man voice – ’cause I caught a cold. And I’ve been …
“J GEEK ETHOS. 7 generations ago, we travelled across the great oceans in wakas. Now we struggle to drive to the dairy. Society offers an unrealistic unhealthy lifestyle for all ages and races …
I’ve got a mate who is a gifted musican. He has set up Littletunes which is a great concept. Take a group of young people for a couple of days, get them playing instruments, writing …
I write this as my son tries to remove my skirt so that that he can wear it (“It’s not fair!” He rightly proclaims). He’s three and I suppose I’m now going to have to …
Come with me to band practice!
We’ll head to Anna’s place. She’s got this great stucko, white washed fifties home with a huge, yes ENORMOUS lawn that she intends to turn into a full scale permaculture …
I was raised by two traditional parents. Maybe it was the influence of Christianity – which permeated my mother’s life, and was the bur in the hide of my father’s childhood so that he grew …
Today I went to Nelson’s Granary and hung out watching a band sound check. We ate gorgeous chocolate brownie and lemon shortbread and exulted in the decadence and excitement of being in a beautifully decked …
16th September 2010
University students create campaign to make young people listen
Students at AUT University in Auckland collaborate with technicians and the National Foundation for the Deaf (NFD) to introduce a giant model Ear and iPod …
Teenagers. They have this ability to appear effortlessly, casually, you-can’t-touch-me cool. I think I may have once been the same. This is how I know damn well the casual appearance takes some work, and that …
Happyzine has been following Te Kaea Beri’s progress towards becoming a mega super-duper film star. Here’s a Q&A we ran on her a few years ago called ‘Te Kaea Beri – Daring to Dream Out …
Youthline Press Release
From audio to visual – NZ musicians help Kiwi youth
Hollie Smith, Julia Deans and Riki Gooch have more than just Kiwi music in common.
Along with 13 other local musicians, they’re switching mediums to …
Tonight three mothers gathered for their first ever session of rock star practice. Our young children played around us, on us, below us, beside us, and somehow, we actually managed to to play five songs. I …
Today I had the pleasure of being interviewed for Fresh FM by the Golden Bay-famous Grant Knowles. Grant is a local drum maker – he founded Tribull Drums – where he makes, repairs, and teaches people …
