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BRENDAN PERRY & QUIVVY STUDIO: Church Music Interview | Artist/Producer More and more musicians are trying to escape the sterile confines of modern commercial studios in favour of their own creative environments. Brendan Perrys highly individual recording space is uniquely suited to his eclectic style, as John Walden reports. If you died and were allowed to enter recording studio heaven, what would it be like? Well, lets see... suppose we take a range of high‑quality recording equipment...

Saturday, 12 December 2020, 12:25 pm Rock ‘n’ roll lifer Jon Toogood is gearing up to deliver a night of songs and stories at venues across Aotearoa this summer. “After one of the strangest years of all time, I am about to embark on a solo tour of my home country New Zealand - the only place in the world where musicians can still do what they were put on this earth to do!” says Jon. Alongside classic Shihad tunes, punters can expect to hear Jon’s take on some of his favourite songs of...

For any musician or band, a slot at the musical guest on Saturday Night Live is a highly coveted gig. It offers national exposure to millions, and always results in a bump in recognition and record sales. That was true when the show debuted in 1975, and remains steadfast in 2020. But in 1983, it would be an opportunity given—then snatched away—from the Catholic Girls. The all-female punk/new wave/rock quartet had released their self-titled debut on major label MCA a year earlier, and singl...