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Nga Reo O Te Whenua Voices of the Land
Posted on 21 May 2013 by web@nzmusician.co.nz
Traditional Maori instrumentalist Dr Richard Nunns is the subject of a new documentary feature film produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker and Victoria University academic Dr Paul Wolffram.
Album Review: The Veils – Time Stays, We Go
Posted on 20 May 2013 by Undertheradar.co.nz News
From album opener ‘Through the Deep, Dark Woods’, it’s apparent The Veils have not lost any attitude or intensity in the four years since Sun Gangs. Opening with an urgent tumble of drums, the high energy track keeps its drive from beginning to e...
Darius Rucker Looks to Silence the Naysayers With ‘True Believers’
Posted on 20 May 2013 by Gary Graff
Though each of his two previous country albums hit No. 1, Darius Rucker says he feels his third -- "True Believers," which comes out May 21 -- is the...
Chris Brown Pulls Out Dance Fighting Moves At Billboard Music Awards
Posted on 20 May 2013 by N.Y.Erika Ramirez
Chris Brown, donning Chinese garb, kicked off the second performance of the night with his latest single, "Fine China." Before a red backdrop of...
Minaj beats Drake, Psy at Billboard Music Awards
Posted on 20 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Bruno Mars and his band kicked off the Billboard Music Awards in silky red suits that matched their silky dance moves, with bright gold disco balls hanging above them.Mars performed his new single, the upbeat and old-school flavored...
Video: PVT – Homosapien
Posted on 20 May 2013 by Undertheradar.co.nz News
Sydney-based experimental-pop project PVT recently released their third full-length album Homosapien. They've just followed that up with the video for the title track and, directed by Clemens Habicht, it's an angular, monochromatic...
Album Stream: Ghidrah – Invincible Deluxe (Music Month Special)
Posted on 19 May 2013 by Undertheradar.co.nz News
Combining a love of video games and old movies with hardcore punk, Ghidrah emerged out of Hamilton in 1996. The fourth installment of our Music Month feature on great New Zealand releases, Invincible Deluxe was their debut album, released in...
I Believe You Are A Star – interviews with NZ musicians, DJs and artists
Posted on 19 May 2013 by web@nzmusician.co.nz
Local music blogger and musician Peter McLennan today released a 202 page book comprising interviews with New Zealand musicians, DJs and artists, written between 1992 and 2003.
From financial flop to hall of fame
Posted on 19 May 2013 by NZ Herald
When Iggy & the Stooges broke up in 1974 they were regarded as a commercial flop.Not that Iggy Pop, the bullet-proof leader of the fiery and visceral proto-punk band, cared back then. Or now for that matter."I always felt I was...
Romanthony, House Producer & ‘One More Time’ Singer, Reported Dead
Posted on 19 May 2013 by New YorkJason Lipshutz
Romanthony, an influential house producer and singer best known for performing the vocals on Daft Punk's single "One More Time," has been reported to...
P Money: On beat in Big Apple
Posted on 19 May 2013 by NZ Herald
He has long been one of New Zealand's leading DJs and producers. Now P Money – aka Peter Wadams – is poised to take on the world.After signing a deal with the New York-based label Duck Down Music, he has set up home...
Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
Posted on 18 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Denmark won this year's Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmoe early Sunday with the song Only Teardrops by Emmelie de Forest.Denmark, widely tipped to win the annual music competition, took the honours ahead of...
Singer’s mind ravaged by steroids
Posted on 18 May 2013 by NZ Herald
The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.U-T San Diego reports that the detail came to light during a hearing...
Kanye West Unveils New Song With Worldwide Building Projections: Watch
Posted on 18 May 2013 by New YorkJason Lipshutz
In a typically innovative move, Kanye West has launched his highly anticipated sixth studio album by unveiling a new song and visual from the full-...
‘The Voice’ Bringing Back Original Coaches for Season 5
Posted on 18 May 2013 by The Hollywood ReporterPhiliana Ng
Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, who have been on the NBC singing competition since its inception, will be reunited with Christina Aguilera and Cee...
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