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Dave Goodison has been Gin Wigmoreâs musical director for over a decade, and co-wote/produced her new album Beautiful Mess. He plays a crazy range of styles: thrash metal with AnigmA, punk with City Newton Bombers, lounge music...
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Dave Goodison - AudioCulture
Goodisonâs family first noticed his obsession with the guitar as a six year old, when he jumped on top of a piano with a tennis racquet to mime an air guitar part. His aunt told his parents that if th...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/dave-goodison
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Starting at 2pm today (Friday June 19th) is a Livestream of The Celebration of Dame Jools Topp, from Auckland Viaduct Events Centre. The event brings together whÄnau, friends, fellow artists, fans and the wider community to honour Dame Jools' life...
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Livestream: The Celebration of Dame Jools Topp
YouTube video by RNZ Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpaRXSmsUeU
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More sad news from TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland: the wonderful club/venue Neck of the Woods is closing. "Near St Kevins Arcade, the Bizdojo crew took over an old nightclub as a co-working space. Events at the spot were so popular that in 2015 it was converted...
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/k-r...
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Well this is sad - the Flying Out record store in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland is closing down đ˘ From their statement: "This is the hardest thing weâve ever had to write, but unfortunately itâs goodbye from Flying Out. Over the last few years a pandemic, 3...
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The Others Way - Article | AudioCulture
Marlon Williams joins Aldous Harding on stage during her set at the 2015 Others Way festival. - Dave Simpson/From the Pit The Others Way festival provided an annual smorgasbord of the hottest young in...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-others-way
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Well this is sad - the Flying Out record store in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland is closing down đ˘ From their statement: "This is the hardest thing weâve ever had to write, but unfortunately itâs goodbye from Flying Out. Over the last few years a pandemic, 3...
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
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The Others Way - Article | AudioCulture
Marlon Williams joins Aldous Harding on stage during her set at the 2015 Others Way festival. - Dave Simpson/From the Pit The Others Way festival provided an annual smorgasbord of the hottest young in...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-others-way
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Some evening listening: On this week's edition of the Audio Culture feature on 95bFM,
@garethshute.bsky.social
joins Smashton and Big J to Pay tribute to the Others Way Festival. Listen here:
95bfm.com/bcast/audio-...
Read the story here:
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The Others Way - Article | AudioCulture
The Others Way festival provided an annual smorgasbord of the hottest young independent acts from the local scene, with a smattering of cult acts from overseas. The event reached across generations by...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-others-way
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Barbie Davidson may not be a household name, but this story by Glen Moffatt is a great read. Among many things - doing lights for Johnny Farnham (John Farnham's pop idol era), appearing weekly on TV show A Country Touch - she was in Girls Talk with Jodi...
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Barbie Davidson - AudioCulture
Two decades after appearing in the chorus of The Country Touch, Davidson found her way back to country music and released the major label album Borderline in 1991. It was remastered and re-ordered as ...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/barbie-davidson
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Barbie Davidson may not be a household name, but this story by Glen Moffatt is a great read. Among many things - doing lights for Johnny Farnham (John Farnham's pop idol era), appearing weekly on TV show A Country Touch - she was in Girls Talk with Jodi...
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/barb...
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Barbie Davidson - AudioCulture
Two decades after appearing in the chorus of The Country Touch, Davidson found her way back to country music and released the major label album Borderline in 1991. It was remastered and re-ordered as ...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/barbie-davidson
3 days ago
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The answers to
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's fantastic NZ Music Lyrics Quiz have now been posted. But if you haven't had a chance to have a go at answering it yet, you can still do it here:
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Songlines Across New Zealand - 2026 NZ Music month quiz
https://tga-sanz-mag.page.tl/2026-NZ-Music-month-quiz.htm
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If you're reading this right now (6pm), tune into 95bFM.
@garethshute.bsky.social
is about to talk to Sam and Jack on Drive about the history and legacy of The Others Way, which is sadly no more. While you listen, check out some great photos and posters here:
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
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The Others Way - Article | AudioCulture
The Others Way festival provided an annual smorgasbord of the hottest young independent acts from the local scene, with a smattering of cult acts from overseas. The event reached across generations by...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-others-way
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If you're watching NZ vs Iran, here's a fun football fact for you. In 2023, Eden Mulholland's music found a massive global audience when he composed the music for the FIFA Women's World Cup opening ceremony. (He was formerly the lead singer of Motocade).
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Motocade - AudioCulture
While his older brothers naturally gained a love of music from their musical family, Eden Mulholland found his feet in the music world while studying dance at the Unitec Performing Arts School. Throug...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/motocade
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Drax Project, plus Bret McKenzie & The State Highway Wonders, will be the first acts to perform at Te Whare Whakarauika Wellington Town Hall when it reopens on 20 February 2027. It'll be the venue's first event since it closed for refurbishment 13 years ago.
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Drax Project - AudioCulture
âWoke Up Lateâ wasnât even their first placing on a Billboard chart; that came through their collaboration with US rapper Famous Dex. Drax Project went on to grow a huge fanbase at home and abroad, bu...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/drax-project
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Kia ora to our evening crowd - it's time for the AudioCulture Quiz. Here's a real throwback for you: 2. Bill Boyd Robertson and Bill Cate were better known as a duo called what? How did you do?
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4 days ago
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Let's get quizzical! Yes, it's RÄhina Monday, and the AudioCulture Quiz is here to divert you. This week's questions are by one of our valued writers, Bee Trudgeon. How did you get on?
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
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AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below. AudioCulture Quiz, 15 June 2026 The MC who released For Kids By Kids. - Photo by Ha...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/audioculture-quiz
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In our latest newsletter, there's a bit of a festival theme: we look at the musical side of the Going West Writers' Festival, and pay tribute to The Others Way. â We meet Kevin Clark &â The 40 Watt Banana, say happy 55th birthday to the Polynesian Pathers, & revel in...
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In our latest newsletter, there's a bit of a festival theme: we look at the musical side of the Going West Writers' Festival, and pay tribute to The Others Way. â We meet Kevin Clark &â The 40 Watt Banana, say happy 55th birthday to the Polynesian Pathers, & revel in...
mailchi.mp/nzonscreen.c...
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On Thursday June 11th, Jenny Morris was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Hall of Fame, recognising her contribution to Australian music. After NZ bands Wide Mouthed Frogs and the The Crocodiles, Morris moved to Sydney...
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Jenny Morris - AudioCulture
Born in Tokoroa in 1956, Jenny Morris grew up in Hamilton, where she first performed professionally at the age of 15 before joining Howâs Your Father in Auckland, finalists in the Battle of The Bands ...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/jenny-morris
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On Thursday June 11th, Jenny Morris was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Hall of Fame, recognising her contribution to Australian music. After NZ bands Wide Mouthed Frogs and the The Crocodiles, Morris moved to Sydney...
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/jenn...
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Jenny Morris - AudioCulture
Born in Tokoroa in 1956, Jenny Morris grew up in Hamilton, where she first performed professionally at the age of 15 before joining Howâs Your Father in Auckland, finalists in the Battle of The Bands ...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/jenny-morris
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The Others Way festival is sadly no more, but we tip our hats to the amazing work the organisers have done over the last decade.
@garethshute.bsky.social
says it "provided an annual smorgasbord of the hottest young independent acts from the local scene...
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
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The Others Way - Article | AudioCulture
The Others Way festival provided an annual smorgasbord of the hottest young independent acts from the local scene, with a smattering of cult acts from overseas. The event reached across generations by...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-others-way
6 days ago
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US label Siltbreeze has just released An Afternoon with Victor Dimisich: a collection of demos and previously unreleased tracks from Stephen Cogle and Peter Stapleton, written during their time in Victor Dimisich Band, before The Pin Group...
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A Flying Nun pre-history - Article | AudioCulture
As if the cityâs musical culture was pausing for breath before a mighty plunge, the Christchurch City Libraries
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/a-flying-nun-pre-history
6 days ago
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This is a bit cool! Read Disasteradio's story here:
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/disa...
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7 days ago
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This is a bit cool! Read Disasteradio's story here:
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/disa...
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7 days ago
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Happy RÄmere Friday! If you'd like to enter this competition, answer the question in our newsletter, and send me your answer by 1pm today :)
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It's prize time! (I really want to enter, but I'm ineligible). You could win a copy of Bryce Galloway's fantastic book Zines NZ: Punk to Present. To go in the draw, answer the question in our newsletter by midday tomorrow, Friday June 12th.
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"Kevin Clark can hardly believe his eyes. Heâs just been looking at Discogs, the online database and marketplace for audio recordings, and seen a copy of a single he cut in 1970 with a band he named The 40 Watt Banana selling, 55 years later, for $353"...
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The 40 Watt Banana - Article | AudioCulture
Kevin Clark can hardly believe his eyes. Heâs just been looking at Discogs, the online database and marketplace for audio recordings, and seen a copy of a single he cut in 1970 with a band he named Th...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-40-watt-banana
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"Kevin Clark can hardly believe his eyes. Heâs just been looking at Discogs, the online database and marketplace for audio recordings, and seen a copy of a single he cut in 1970 with a band he named The 40 Watt Banana selling, 55 years later, for $353"...
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
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The 40 Watt Banana - Article | AudioCulture
Kevin Clark can hardly believe his eyes. Heâs just been looking at Discogs, the online database and marketplace for audio recordings, and seen a copy of a single he cut in 1970 with a band he named Th...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-40-watt-banana
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Tim Mahon (Blam Blam Blam) has just released a solo album, 'The Great Kerfuffle'. He's playing tonight at Whammy, and on Friday 12th at Rosemary's, Taupo. The support act is the legendary Teina Benioni (Ardijah/Bamboo), and Mahon's all-star band Kerfuffle...
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10 days ago
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Speaking of 'I Love My Leather Jacket' covers, this one is a banger too...
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10 days ago
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US-based ex-pats Miriam Clancy and Dion Lunadon (The D4) share long-time love for I Love My Leather Jacket, and joined forces to record their own take on it. NZ music agency susiesays: "Clancy met Martin Phillipps in NYC 9 years ago...
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Here's something really nice if you get a few minutes' break today. John Gibson is a prolific theatre and screen composer, and has been musical director of theatres in Dunedin and Auckland. His song choices â and descriptions â are well worth a read and listen:
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/son...
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New Zealand, ecstatic and epic. Its beauty and power is in every New Zealanderâs DNA. Even of itself, the landscape is astonishingly creative. Deep in the heart of Milford extremes of weather literall...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/songwriter-s-choice-john-gibson
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Here's something really nice if you get a few minutes' break today. John Gibson is a prolific theatre and screen composer, and has been musical director of theatres in Dunedin and Auckland. His song choices â and descriptions â are well worth a read and listen:
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/son...
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Songwriter
New Zealand, ecstatic and epic. Its beauty and power is in every New Zealanderâs DNA. Even of itself, the landscape is astonishingly creative. Deep in the heart of Milford extremes of weather literall...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/songwriter-s-choice-john-gibson
11 days ago
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Kia ora to our evening crowd - our Quiz is here for you! How did you fare?
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11 days ago
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Your RÄhina Monday AudioCulture Quiz has landed! This week's questions are by our founder Simon Grigg â how did you get on?
@opdiner.com
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
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AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below. AudioCulture Quiz, 8 June 2026 Wayne Mason and Barry Saunders - Trevor Reekie Colle...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/audioculture-quiz
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Your RÄhina Monday AudioCulture Quiz has landed! This week's questions are by our founder Simon Grigg â how did you get on?
@opdiner.com
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
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AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below. AudioCulture Quiz, 8 June 2026 Wayne Mason and Barry Saunders - Trevor Reekie Colle...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/audioculture-quiz
12 days ago
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We've heard of another terribly sad passing: John Pell, who, along with Danny Lemon, Mu and Koa Williams formed the massively important Wellington Roots Foundation Sound System in 1992. John (left) told Lewis Tennant in 2013, "Itâs always been a melting pot...
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12 days ago
Russell Crowe on Roger Perry a few hours back. Russell taught him to cue a record and gave him permission at The Venue in 1984 to play what his instincts told him to play - to lead the crowd. It worked.
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Since 1996, Going West Writers Festival has traversed West Auckland â literally â in trains. While the focus may have been the written word, Going West has always embraced music as a vital part of Aotearoa's literary heritage. By
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Going Westâs musical treasure - Article | AudioCulture
Since its inception in 1996, the Going West Writers Festival has traversed West Auckland â literally â in trains. It has also occupied West Auckland halls, restaurants, pubs, a Cozzie club, art galler...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/going-west-s-musical-treasure
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In case you missed this very sad news...
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We are so sad to hear of the passing yesterday of Roger Perry. As Simon Grigg
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audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten...
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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...
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This is fun: 2026 is APRA's 100th birthday, and to mark it, RNZ are running Waiata 100. They're looking for Aotearoa's favourite song and favourite Waiata MÄori; voting closes on June 21st. APRA was founded in 1926 to protect...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
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Waiata 100: what is Aotearoa's favourite song?
Bic Runga or Beastwars? Shihad or Sharon O'Neill? Marlon Williams or Mark Williams? Here's how to vote for your favourite Kiwi tune.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/waiata-100-what-is-aotearoa-s-favourite-song
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This is fun: 2026 is APRA's 100th birthday, and to mark it, RNZ are running Waiata 100. They're looking for Aotearoa's favourite song and favourite Waiata MÄori; voting closes on June 21st. APRA was founded in 1926 to protect...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
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Waiata 100: what is Aotearoa's favourite song?
Bic Runga or Beastwars? Shihad or Sharon O'Neill? Marlon Williams or Mark Williams? Here's how to vote for your favourite Kiwi tune.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/waiata-100-what-is-aotearoa-s-favourite-song
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Music fans around the world are sad to hear of the passing of the Commodores' original bassist Ronald LaPread. He passed away in Auckland on May 30, and had been living here for 40 years. LaPread became enmeshed in he local music community: Simon Lynch and...
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D-Faction - AudioCulture
As a production duo, they had hits with the singer Ngaire, but initially their own music struggled. They followed the musical tastes of their community into reggae and found themselves back on the cha...
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We are sad to hear of the death of Morton Wilson. He met fellow student Andrew Hagan at Wellington Boys College, and they formed a lifelong musical partnership, beginning as a performing duo before evolving into the influential band SchtĂźng.
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SchtĂźng - AudioCulture
Careering along Paraparaumu Beach Road on his motorbike with a guitar strapped to his back in late 1972, Wellington College schoolboy Andrew Hagen recognised a pedestrian waving to him as fellow pupil...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/schtung
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We are sad to hear of the death of Morton Wilson. He met fellow student Andrew Hagan at Wellington Boys College, and they formed a lifelong musical partnership, beginning as a performing duo before evolving into the influential band SchtĂźng.
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/scht...
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SchtĂźng - AudioCulture
Careering along Paraparaumu Beach Road on his motorbike with a guitar strapped to his back in late 1972, Wellington College schoolboy Andrew Hagen recognised a pedestrian waving to him as fellow pupil...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/schtung
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This is a gorgeous read/listen. John Gibson composes music for TV, theatre and dance. By 24 he'd already been musical director at theatres in Dunedin and Auckland, and was one of the band members in TV show Heroes. You might enjoy his Songwriter's Choices:
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/son...
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Songwriter
New Zealand, ecstatic and epic. Its beauty and power is in every New Zealanderâs DNA. Even of itself, the landscape is astonishingly creative. Deep in the heart of Milford extremes of weather literall...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/songwriter-s-choice-john-gibson
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This is a gorgeous read/listen. John Gibson composes music for TV, theatre and dance. By 24 he'd already been musical director at theatres in Dunedin and Auckland, and was one of the band members in TV show Heroes. You might enjoy his Songwriter's Choices:
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/son...
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New Zealand, ecstatic and epic. Its beauty and power is in every New Zealanderâs DNA. Even of itself, the landscape is astonishingly creative. Deep in the heart of Milford extremes of weather literall...
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/songwriter-s-choice-john-gibson
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Glen Moffatt and Kaylee Bell were inducted into the Gold Guitar Country Music Hands of Fame on Sunday; here are some photos from the ceremony. The 'Hands of Fame' literally casts the artists' handprints, which are added to a sculpture in Gore. They join the...
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bIG news: 95bFM is moving from Auckland Uni to Karangahape Rd. General manager Tom Tremewan says, "KâRoad is the logical next home for 95bFM. It keeps us close to the city, close to campus, and close to the musicians, artists, venues, listeners, and community who make up...
95bfm.com/news/were-mo...
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We're Moving!
95bFM has announced it will relocate to Karangahape Road by Friday, 31 July 2026, marking a major new chapter in the stationâs nearly six-decade history. After a long search for a suitable new home, 9...
https://95bfm.com/news/were-moving
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bIG news: 95bFM is moving from Auckland Uni to Karangahape Rd. General manager Tom Tremewan says, "KâRoad is the logical next home for 95bFM. It keeps us close to the city, close to campus, and close to the musicians, artists, venues, listeners, and community who make up...
95bfm.com/news/were-mo...
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We're Moving!
95bFM has announced it will relocate to Karangahape Road by Friday, 31 July 2026, marking a major new chapter in the stationâs nearly six-decade history. After a long search for a suitable new home, 9...
https://95bfm.com/news/were-moving
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