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Waitaki rocks. Not only is the district noted for its geology, but its musical talent too. Oamaru acts cleaned up at the Timaru regional Smokefreerockquest final on Saturday night, winning both of the major categories. Waitaki Girls’ High School pupil Aliyah O’Brien(16) won the solo/duo category, and The Pills, made up of St Kevin’s College pupils Fergus Armour (electric guitar, rhythm), Ethan Downing (electric guitar, lead), Adam Devon (bass), and Seth Sinclair (drums), won the band category. The band was ecstatic to win – and to fly the flag for Oamaru, Fergus said. “We were all r...

MARTIN DE RUYTER Pete Rainey and Glenn Common have been rewarded for their contribution to New Zealand’s music scene via the Smokefree Rockquest, helping young musicians take their first steps into the music industry for over 30 years. Smokefree Rockquest founders Pete Rainey and Glenn Common have been recognised for their contributions to New Zealand music through the Independent Spirit award in the national music awards. The award, one of the suite of Taite Music Prize awards, was granted to the pair for their contributions to music via the Smokefree Rockquest, meant to celebrate “33 y...

Reb Fountain Awarded Taite Music Prize 2021 Chris Cudby / Photo credit: Frances Carter / Wednesday 21st April, 2021 9:49AM    The twelfth annual Taite Music Prize was indeed a glitzy and glamorous occasion last night, returning to Tāmaki Makaurau's Q Theatre after necessarily switching to a livestream format for 2020's Covid-derailed ceremony. This year's awards felt reflective of the significant challenges faced by Aotearoa music industry over the past 12 months, acknowledged in MC Sarah Thomson's (95bFM) introductory speech. In many ways the public face of the Save Our Venues...

Poi E, the New Zealand music community rallied behind the Pātea Māori Club. Their legacy award came 19 years after the death of co-composer Māui Dalvanius Prime​. Ngoi Pēwhairangi​, who also wrote the song, died in 1985. The Pātea Māori Club has continued to perform, and did so at the Taites. The rōpū​, including some members who recorded Poi E in 1984, shifted the mood of the event when they were welcomed on stage through a standing ovation. The respect for this group and waiata was clear. Poi E has reached number one in the New Zealand music charts during three separate dec...