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Philip Matthews04:55, May 08 2021 Te Ao Bic Runga wants more musicians to take the leap to help bilingualism within the industry after releasing her latest te reo Māori song, Kāore He Wā. THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. “New Zealand music wonder-girl Bic Runga​ went back to school – and it was fun,” The Press reported on February 11, 1999. “In a visit to Christchurch as part of a whirlwind...

Clowndog – with frontman Spanky on guitar, drummer Idiot Pants and Sherbert on bass – won the regional finals in the Smokefree Rockquest and went on to play support slots for Bic Runga and Salmonella Dub. Moore’s band once beat Shapeshifter in a Christchurch band competition and was infamous for hurling raw meat into the audience. “We mostly threw sausages but all sorts of small-goods really. You know youre from a different time when you tell students you threw meat. Meat!, they say ...

Bic Runga says more music artists should join te reo Māori movement in making the music industry bilingual.

The Mums of Dunedin Help Me Define Mumcore You’re eight years old in the back seat of mum’s station wagon. She’s taking you to touch rugby practice and lovingly chain smoking in the front because it’s still legal in the early 2000s. “BUSTER, BUSTER, BUSTER,” you yell at your Nintendog. Buster can’t hear you over the Bic Runga blasting from her debut CD Drive. It’s the soundtrack to your childhood.    The search term “Mumcore” gets you no Google results, yet we all know wha...

"I walked into the studio, met Don, sung it a few times and then left. Little did we know what it would go on to become."

Obsession, sports drama and RuPaul: Top TV picks for the week 6 minutes to read Pick of the Week: Made For Love (Neon) At first glance, Hazel Gogol appears to be living the dream. Lounging about in cashmere jumpers all day in a nice house full of all the latest gadgets, playing flight simulators and taking regular naps scheduled by a robot assistant. The catch? Shes married to a deranged tech billionaire whose latest invention is a Black Mirroresque device that lets couples co...

Press Release – 818 Entertainment (Thursday, 22nd April) Aotearoa’s iconic NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa kicks off on May 1st, celebrating great local music for all New Zealanders – in every place, for every age, and in every genre. The month of May will see a host of celebrations, new releases, artist tours and special events happening across Aotearoa. NZ Music Month’s Rodney Fisher commented: “With a focus on bringing great music from Aotearoa to all New Zealanders, ...

Notable Pictures, in association with TVNZ, Raukatauri Productions and Te Māngai Pāho are proud to announce the upcoming series, ‘Waiata / Anthems’. Over seven individual short documentaries, iconic musical artists from around Aotearoa translate and record their songs in te reo Māori, sharing untold stories of fear and discovery along the way. Following on from the 2019 number one album, Waiata / Anthems, these new stories celebrate te reo Māori through the power of waiata. Featuring Dr...

Notable Pictures, in association with TVNZ, Raukatauri Productions and Te Māngai Pāho are proud to announce the upcoming series, ‘Waiata / Anthems’. Over seven individual short documentaries, iconic musical artists from around Aotearoa translate and record their songs in te reo Māori, sharing untold stories of fear and discovery along the way. Following on from the 2019 number one album, Waiata / Anthems, these new stories celebrate te reo Māori through the power of waiata. Featuring D...

Popstars top 12 revealed: Who are the acts who could become NZs next big stars? 21 Apr, 2021 08:30 AM 5 minutes to read The Popstars panellists have selected the top 12 acts. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald Just 12 aspiring musicians remain in TVNZ 2s Popstars competition and the judges will have to make several tough decisions in the coming weeks. Theyve made it through nerve-wracking auditions and impressed Kimbra, Vince Harder and Nathan King with their speedy songwriting to earn themselves a pla...