15 years since the release of “Cigarette Duet” by Princess Chelsea. Even the demo was insanely catchy so I pushed for a music video but unsurprisingly NZ On Air weren’t keen to fund a song about smoking. Jonathan made a vid for it instead … which just passed 130 million views.
youtu.be/4TV_128Fz2g
We are so sad to hear of the passing yesterday of Roger Perry. As Simon Grigg @opdiner.com says on Facebook tribute, "If you went clubbing in Auckland in the 80s to 2000s, you knew Roger Perry. Roger was more than just a DJ...He was a primary reason inner city... audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten...
A fun list to read on the last day of NZ Music Month. It was collated by Lyric Waiwiri-Smith, who does a good job including recs from across the political spectrum.
Q: Which singer can’t decide whether he’s human or bovine?
A: Roy Or Bison
#popbitch
Very excited about this show!
Perry: “The promo copies of ‘It Began In Afrika’ by The Chemical Brothers & ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ by Basement Jaxx had just arrived. I made an agreement with Havoc – you do the Chemical Brothers track and I’ll do Basement Jaxx. The St James was packed & the whole main room was jumping up & down…”
Mainard played a killer set supporting Cate Le Bon at the Powerstation on Friday, so do get along to this show:
Mainard Larkin did a cover of “Loser” by Beck on RNZ. Turns out there’s a nice halfway point between Mainard the country artist and the rapping skills he gained when he was Randa!
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Dive into our Release Radar — Aotearoa highlights from Clear Path Ensemble, Windswept, Soul Void, CINDY, Dateline, jhl, missrosevalentina, Void Waves, Trepidations, School Fair, and Miriam Clancy & Dion Lunadon ☁️
For those disappointed there aren’t many sites covering nz music, I recommend Empty Spaces, which has great coverage of upcoming acts:
www.emptyspaces.co.nz/sad-and-hope...