NZ Musician December 2009 Out Now
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love said to me - Go out and get the latest issue of NZ Musician, it's in stores now! That's right folks, the December/January issue of NZM is out now and just in time for Christmas!
If you've run out of gift ideas for loved ones, you may be interested to know we're giving away a stack of neat prizes in our Very Merry Giveaways section below. To veer away from the usual run-down of the latest issue, I did something a bit different and wrote a poem...
Tis the season we are in stock,
It's free as ever and features Chris Knox,
He's on the front, our Xmas cover-bloke,
and inside a story on the making of 'Stroke'
We've got the last ever interview with Eldred Stebbing,
recently departed legend of Kiwi recording
Flip the pages and you will find,
some Q&A with Mukuna Gig Guide,
There's Tommy Ill from Wellington,
and some handy tips to help you sing,
Bang Bang Eche on Foreign Soil,
plus four Fresh Talents I don't want to spoil,
Music-video makers Blur and Sharpen,
and Grayson Gilmour on his brand new album,
Signer from Welly and the Drab Doo Riffs,
we also feature a couple of Brunettes,
For bassists and technical champs,
NZM reviews the Ibanez Promethean amp,
And a new Martin acoustic called the OMC-1E,
this issue also features the Studio & Label Directory,
One more thing I should probaby tell ya,
NZM also brings you next year's Wallplanner,
So pick up a FREE copy and check it out,
... or I'll write another poem and send it out.
Did you know...annual subscriptions to NZ Musician are available for just NZ$25 (six issues). Email info@nzmusician.co.nz for all the info.
A LITTLE NEWS
NZ recording industry pioneer Eldred Stebbing, the founding head of Stebbing Recording Centre died peacefully on December 6, aged 88. Eldred became an iconic figure in NZ’s recording industry, launching many top top names in musical enytertainment and rock'n'roll. He was appointed a Member of the NZ Order of Merit in 2004, and recieved numerous industry awards including; Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry (NZ Music Awards 1984); Tui Award in recognition of a lifetime of service to the music industry (NZ Music Awards 2001); Lifetime contribution to the music industry (RIANZ 2002) and the Variety Artists Club Benny Award in 2004. Trevor Reekie interviewed Eldred only weeks before his death for a 'Moments Like These' article appearing on pages 16/17 of the new issue.
We are well pleased to welcome the Mukuna Gig Guide to the NZ Musician online treasure trove. NZM has adopted the nation's best music gig guide as provider for our own website's gig updates. Listings can be made via our Gig Guide page and will appear on Mukuna. A new look NZM gig guide will soon be visible at www.nzmusician.co.nz. Head to pages 58/59 of the latest issue to read a fascinating interview with Mukuna creators Jeff Root and Lisa Salmon.
www.mukuna.co.nz
Registrations for the Jim Beam Homegrown Band Search are now open until December 21. To enter all you have to do is complete the simple entry form HERE. 30 bands will be selected to move on to a public voting stage that will take place between January 11 and January 29 when the winning band will also be announced. The winning band will perform as the opening act on the Homegrown Rock or Indie Stage and will walk away with a $17,500 prize pack.
For keep up with the latest in NZ music news bookmark www.nzmusician.co.nz
SOME VERY MERRY GIVEAWAYS!
The Australian music festival St Jerome's Laneway Festival will be heading to our shores in 2010. Originally founded by friends who felt compelled to create a street party in Melbourne for all their mates in bands, Laneway will happen in NZ for the first time, at Auckland's Britomart Square on Monday, February 1, 2010. The line-up includes Daniel Johnston, Sarah Blasko, Hockey, The Phoenix Foundation, Surf City, The Naked And Famous and Street Chant, Echo & The Bunnymen, Florence & The Machine, Dirty Three, The 3d’s, The Xx, Black Lips, N.A.S.A, Cut Off Your Hands, Family Cactus and Dear Times Waste.
www.lanewayfestival.co.nz
We have two tickets to giveaway!!
Click here to enter
Entries close January 15
Following a run of international sell-out shows, Fat Freddy’s Drop will be hitting the road in NZ this summer for 'The Summer Shakedown Tour'.
Dates include,
December 27 - Brewers’ Bar Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty
December 28 - Coroglen Tavern Coroglen
December 29 - Waihi Beach Hotel Waihi
December 31 - Riwaka Hotel Riwaka, Tasman
January 2 - Mangawahi Tavern Mangawhai
January 3 - Mangawhai Tavern Mangawhai
www.fatfreddysdrop.com
We have a Double Pass to giveaway to the show of your choice.
To WIN...
What is the name of the latest album from Fat Freddy's Drop?
Send your answer and contact details to web@nzmusician.co.nz by Tuesday 22 December.
To celebrate the release of the December/January issue we have a CD prize pack to giveaway. The winner of this sweet package will be the life of the party, rocking into the new year wiith albums from Shapeshifter, The Drab Doo Riffs, Signer and Grayson Gilmour.
To WIN...
Name two Kiwi artists we feature in the latest issue of NZM
Send your answer and contact details to web@nzmusician.co.nz by Tuesday 22 December.
A new book edited by NZ born writer Justin St. Vincent, exploring the spiritual significance of music, is out now. The Spiritual Significance of Music includes personal contributions from many of the world's leading musicians and writers including interviews with members of Devo, DragonForce, Faith No More, Guns N' Roses, Daniel Bedingfield, Michael Franti, Bob Sinclar, and Ravi Shankar, among many others. Vincent, interviewed more than 1000 people to explore the deeper meanings of music, choosing over 100 responses to produce a cutting-edge and ground-breaking project for our music-minded generation.
www.musicandspirituality.com
To be in to WIN 1 of 3 signed copies of 'The Spiritual Significance of Music', simply email your name and mailing address, with 'The Spiritual Significance of Music' in the Subject line to: web@nzmusician.co.nz
Entries close December 22
The Big Day Out 2010 will be held at Mount Smart Stadium - Friday, January 15 2010. The line-up includes the likes of...
Muse, The Mars Volta, Lily Allen, Kora, Groove Armada, Kasabian, Dizzee Rascal, PNC, Peaches, Ladyhawke, Girl Talk, Dimmer, Rise Against, Mastodon, Karnivool, The Horrors, Gin Wigmore, Powderfinger, Calvin Harris, The Decemberists, Eskimo Joe, The Temper Trap, Minuit, James Duncan, The Checks, Head Like A Hole, Devendra Banhart, The Veils, Deja Voodoo, Kidz In Space, Cairo Knife Fight, Dead Prez, Concord Dawn, Evil, House Of Shem, The Drab Doo Riffs, Opensouls, Tainted, Dick ‘Magik’ Johnson, Elston Gun, O’lovely, Valedictions, Mile High, Nick D, Batucada Sound Machine, Farmer Pimp, Tahuna Breaks and The Turnaround.
www.bigdayout.com
We have TWO tickets to the Big Day Out 2010 to giveaway.
Click here to enter
Entries close December 22