Articles tagged with: Music
Check Out Award Winning Kiwi Kid’s Music Composer Levity Beet and Win His Music!
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 …
RubberBand’s ‘Unique Sound’ Wins Over Judges at Smokefree Pacifica Beats
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 …
Southern Kiwi Girl Launches Debut Album
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 …
Young Positive Thinking Wellington Student Has Night of Her Life at Katy Perry Concert
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 354 – What’s Your True Hearts Desire?
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 352 – Being a Rockstar Feels Really Good
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 346 – Sweet Music
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 …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 283 – Kai Time With Mohua Sun
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 – …
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 …
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