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NZ Music Month News

19 May 2008

NZ Music Month Highlights - Week 3

It’s crazy how fast the weeks are rolling round during NZ Music Month this year. It seems like just the other day that I was writing about HDU and here’s my brain still echoing from their show on Saturday… Luckily there’s plenty of cool stuff going on around NZ to talk you into checking out this week!

16 May 2008

One Week Left To Enter Little Town, Big Gig

There is just one week to go before entries to Little Town, Big Gig close, meaning you’ve got only seven days to enter the competition and make a compelling case for why your favourite regional venue should host Opshop – playing the official closing gig of NZ Music Month 2008!

14 May 2008

STL Audio: NZ Music Month Single Special

This year at STL Audio we have decided to put together a 'NZ Music Month Single Package' to encourage Wellington bands to get in to a professional studio and have their music heard over the airwaves.

09 May 2008

KiwiFM: 31 Bands In A Box

A blogger recently asked,"What does Kiwi FM do for the month of May? Play New Zealand Music? That’s not making a change - that’s what they do for the other 11 months. Surely they’re allowed time off for (supposed) good behaviour?"

07 May 2008

Music Students To Show Off Talents During NZ Music Month

An opportunity to play with other musicians has lead a group of Unitec students forming a band and picking up a gig for New Zealand Music Month.

06 May 2008

Country Music Award Finalists Announced

Country music hits the headlines this month with the announcement of the finalists for the Best Country Album of 2008 and the APRA Best Country Song of the year.

06 May 2008

This Week's NZ Music Month Highlights

We’re almost a week into NZ Music Month now, so hopefully you made it out over the weekend and caught a gig, two, or three. You can see what we’ve been up to over at the NZMM blog.

01 May 2008

'Tears, terror at the concert that made history' was one of the newspaper headlines the day following the Queen Street riot of December 1984.

31 Reasons To Love New Zealand Music

New Zealand Music Month is about showcasing Kiwi tunes and celebrating home-grown talent on our airwaves and stages.

01 May 2008

Biggest NZ Bands Prepare For NZ Music Month

The two biggest 'bands' in the land are preparing to give audiences a heaped helping of Kiwi music during New Zealand Music Month.

01 May 2008

Lani (Elemeno P) and Che Fu modeling the new NZMM gear.

Official NZ Music Month 2008 Clothing Range Now Available

New Zealand Music Month 2008 kicks off today with a full range of official NZ Music Month clothing now on sale, including the iconic Music Month target tee, hoodie and cap as well as a range of special edition tees.

30 Apr 2008

Marystaple Release Debut Album

Following the completion of a nationwide tour, Wellington rock band Marystaple are set to see in New Zealand music month with the release of their debut album ‘No Need To Be Nervous’ on May 1.

30 Apr 2008

New Zealand's Golden Ones

It’s lucky number seven for Shihad as their seventh studio album, BEAUTIFUL MACHINE, has debuted at NUMBER ONE on the New Zealand RIANZ albums chart!!

30 Apr 2008

NZ Music Month Clinics: Northland

Details of NZ Music Month workshops and seminars happening in Northland.

30 Apr 2008

Trei & Dose: Samurai Music Release Tour

Building on the breakthrough international success of ‘Valium Express’, released on Klute’s regal Commercial Suicide label, leading NZ producers TREi & DOSE are set to raise the bar with the release of their next collaboration; ‘The Other Part of Me’ and ‘It’s Alright’.

28 Apr 2008

Little Town, Big Gig With Opshop

Telecom and NZ Music Month are absolutely stoked to announce Little Town, Big Gig - the official closing of NZ Music Month 2008 with one of NZ's best-loved bands, opshop.

28 Apr 2008

New Zealand Music: It's Classic

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is celebrating New Zealand Music Month with a series of events to develop and showcase exciting home-grown talent, including New Zealand composer Gareth Farr's world premiere of a major symphonic work titled Ex Stasis.

28 Apr 2008

Radio One: NZ Music Month Coverage

NZ Music RULES!! That's why Dunedin's Radio One is fizzing at the bit to bring you 100% NZ music from Monday 5th - Sunday 12th of May as part of NZMM.

27 Apr 2008

voeveo: Win a $15,000 Promo Package!

Are You a Kiwi Band or Musician? Win 1 of 5 Promotion Packages worth $15,000!

25 Apr 2008

C4: Making Tracks

'Making Tracks' follows musicially obsessed C4 presenter Nick Dwyer on an entertaining, globe-trotting journey of musical discovery as he exchanges the sounds of New Zealand for the sounds of the world!

25 Apr 2008

Juice TV: Live at SkyCity

A non-stop festival of sound will take place on Monday, April 28 from 5pm to 11pm and will feature the seven acts that will be filmed for 'Juice TV's Live At SkyCity' showcases. A further six acts will be keeping the music flowing in the SkyCity Theatre foyer between the main acts.

25 Apr 2008

NZ Music Month on KiwiFM

Every month is New Zealand Music Month on Kiwi FM - we play 100% New Zealand music 12 months of the year - but May is special. So Kiwi FM presents...

25 Apr 2008

NZ Music Month on Radio Active

Radio Active 89FM is Wellington's oldest FM radio station and has been proudly independent for over 30 years. During this era they have been the hand that rocks the cradle for developing bands exposure and what is now New Zealand's thriving music industry.

25 Apr 2008

NZ Music Month: Merchandise

Read for full details of the NZ Music Month merchandise on sale this year!

25 Apr 2008

NZ Music Month: What Is It?

NZ Music Month began back in 2001 when, despite the good music that was out there, Kiwi tunes were woefully under-represented on our airwaves, TV screens, and charts - barely reaching a double-digit percentage of content on air.

25 Apr 2008

Radio One: Live on The Local

100% Live & Loud - direct from Radio One’s Studio during May. Every Thursday – 7pm on THE LOCAL with Dave.

23 Apr 2008

Winning tee designs for Music Month from Sam Walsh (left) and Mario Vincent

My Music Month Tee Design Competition Draws Phenomenal Response

An inaugural custom tee shirt design competition for New Zealand Music Month has drawn a phenomenal response, with more than 450 designs and more than 2,000 votes received in just three weeks.

20 Apr 2008

C4: Rocked The Nation

Satellite Media and C4 celebrate New Zealand Music Month with the launch of the most comprehensive music countdown of all time.