NZ music acts whining about how hard it is to make a mark in 2024 might find this piece about the struggle to make our sounds heard internationally from 40 years ago a little bit interesting.
Recordings
Stephanie Acraman & Liam Wooding – Life is a cabaret, old chum
On the latest Rattle label release two Kiwis interpret the slyly witty cabaret songs of an obscure American songwriting duo.
Songs From The Front Lawn by Matthew Bannister
Just in time for Don McGlashan’s latest tour comes a book about one of the singer-songwriter’s least-known projects. GARY STEEL reviews it.
The fascinating ins and outs of a piano – Tania Giannouli’s Solo
GARY STEEL waxes passionately about a rather extraordinary release that is much, much more than just another solo piano album.
Jillian Hall’s combined wrestling and Xmas album: Gah!
MATT KELLY has heard it all but this insane coupling of wrestling novelty and Christmas album takes the mouldy cake.
1001 albums you must die before you hear: The Clash crap out
MATT KELLY attends the bloody crash scene at the messy end of a great band’s superfine career. It’s a crime.
Space waltzing back in time
Musings on a week of listening, watching and the rest of it. This week GARY STEEL reads a couple of entertaining Kiwi music books.
Muhammad Ali’s tooth decay album is one you should die before you hear
MATT KELLY reviews a masterpiece in unintentional surrealism – Muhammad Ali’s long-playing bout with Bertie Germ!