New: nzmusicmonthAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-185836hive-166405hive-183959hive-180932hive-150122photographyhive-188619hive-184714hive-183397hive-144064hive-101145uncommonlabhive-145157hive-193637bitcoinhive-103599hive-193186krsuccesshive-113376lifeTrendingNewHotLikerskiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 31 – Suzanne Prentice / Brooke Fraser / Anika Moa / @melissakellie / summing it all upIt’s the last day of May, so let’s look back at the month. We’ve seen heaps of awesome kiwi music, and we’ve barely touched the surface. I had a listen to the video @sift666 shared in the…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (48)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (29) image source I know I really only scratched the surface of homegrown talent, but over this past month we've really run the gamut of music flavours -…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 30 – NZ Hall of Fame / Johnny Devlin / Hirini Melbourne & Richard Nunns / Douglas Lilburn / Bill Sevesi / Moana ManiapotoOne of the things I learnt this month is that New Zealand has a Music Hall of Fame. This figurative hall of fame, dedicated to noteworthy musicians from New Zealand, was started in…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (47)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (28) Sadly NZ Music Month is coming to a close for yet another year, but it is an excellent way of shining the light on some of our top talent - both current and…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 29 – The Mockers / Pop Mechanix / Scavengers / Suburban Reptiles / Toy LoveIt’s nearly the end of the month, and there are still plenty I’ve missed. And I promised we’d finish checking out some of those recent kiwi punk bands, so let’s do that today too. The…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (46)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (27) 25 Cents (1981-1982) image source You can listen to their Don't Deceive Me here: I couldn't find any images of them, so thought I'd list…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 28 (Indie) – Mild Orange / Broods / Straitjacket Fits / The ChillsIt’s been a busy Monday (and a very cold one) here in the @kiwideb & @sift666 office, with no time to think about music. But I did have a quick peak at the Video of the Day. Meh. But one woman’s…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (45)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (26) Ballon D'Essai (early 80s) image source You can watch the video for their Smash Crash here: image source Rooter/The…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 27 – A Touch of ClassicalIt occurs to me that throughout music month, we’ve covered many styles, but not classical. Sunday seems a good day to feature a few. Some of these I’ve covered in older music posts, but let’s pull a…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (44)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (25) Beaver (Beverley Jean Morrison) (1970s-2010) image source You can watch her, along with some other great names, perform Don't You Just Know…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 26 – Aldous Harding / Lorde / OMC / Coconut Rough / Sisters UndergroundWhen I was reading up about Marlon Williams yesterday, I discovered he had recently broken up with Aldous Harding – another NZ musician I hadn’t heard of! So let’s check her out today.…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (43)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (24) The Androidss (1978-1982) image source You can listen to their Auckland Tonight here: image source Toy Love…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 25 – Marlon Williams / Unfaithful ways / Delaney DavidsonJust when I started to get a bit short of inspiration for music month, something turned up that got me excited again. Featured on the NZ Music Month website today… … Party Boy by Marlon…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (42)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (23) Annie Whittle (1970s-onward) image source You can listen to her cover of When You Walk In The Room here: image source Also known…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 23 & 24 – The Rumour / John RowlesWhat with one thing and another, I didn’t manage to post yesterday. So today will have to do for two days. And it’s not far off bedtime, so I’d better get a wriggle on. Featured on the NZ…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (41)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (22) Amber (1970-1974) image source They "recorded one original song at Stebbings in 1972 called "Sunshine Baby", but it was never released."…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (40)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (21) The Latter Rain (1967-1970) image source Unfortunately, I couldn't find a music clip for them. Here is an article you can read on one…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 22 - Miss June / Die! Die! Die! / Opposite Sex / Astro ChildrenWell, I got a nice surprise today when I checked out the video of the day. Even @sift666 might like these guys. Featured on the NZ Music Month website today… … was a band called Miss June…ravenruis (58)in music • 7 years agoKiwi nostalgia - gone and almost forgotten (39)NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (20) Push Push (1985-1993/2016-onwards) image source You can watch them perform their Trippin' here: image source Strawpeople…kiwideb (67)in music • 7 years agoCelebrating NZ music throughout May: 21 – Keith Urban / The Adults / Estere / Jess BI’m back! I hope @sift666 kept you entertained, in my absence, with his quite different musical tastes. Since I’ve just come back from a few days in Australia, I started thinking about some of the…
