Articles tagged with: Music
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 273 – Could the Past be our Future?
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 – …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 271 – Line Dancing for Beginners
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 261 – I Say! Did You Happen to Catch those Lovely Ladies Playing Music in Takaka Today?
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 241 – Lost in the Music
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 239 – Mohua Sun’s 30 Second Video
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 237 – Gett’n Back on the Musical Saddle
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 235 – When Your Mind’s Made Up
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 233 – Keeping the Focus Through the Gorgeous Chaos of Family
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 232 – Surprise Christmas Carols Light Up My Night
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 231 – New, Ka Pai Kiwi Christmas Song
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 226 – AJ’s Drumm’n, Sail’n Mission
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 219 – JGeek and The Geeks – The Next Phase of Maori Music – Ka Pai!
“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 …
Littletunes Studio
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 206 – Music Takes Over
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#192 – Charlotte’s Music Revival Continues
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#187 – Music Making Returns Like a Spring Tide
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#184 – The Science of Sound-Checks
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 …
University Students Create Campaign to Make Young People Listen
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#145 – Effortlessly Cool Teenager Inspires Joy in DVD Store
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 …
VOTE: Te Kaea Beri to be New Zealand’s New MTV Presenter
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 …
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