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It’s still May, so I’m still celebrating New Zealand Music, old and new. Here’s an oldie… It’s not on my writing playlist, but I find it a bit of fun to listen to…

Sometimes I feel like all I ever do is talk about me, me, me… Perhaps I do. But then, that’s one reason I love doing things like celebrating NZ Music Month – it’s a chance to celebrate other artists! (Wow, I’m starting to include myself in the rank of artists… It still feels weird, but [...]

This is another song that features in my personal writing playlist. It’s dark, it’s heavy, it’s a little bit sexy… From about 2min 30sec in onwards, in particular, it evokes the kind of feelings in me that I’d love to generate through my own writing… I continue to practice and learn… Oh, and the video [...]

I know that if you hang out around my blog you probably like reading, or maybe music… hopefully both. In the spirit of encouraging the former, I’m going to shine my spotlight on fellow Kristell Ink author, C. N. Lesley’s recently released title Darkspire Reaches. Here’s the good stuff: Her birth mother left her as [...]

So, I have this song in my writing playlist because to me it’s dead sexy: Then today, on a Homegrown (New Zealand) feature on the music TV channel I saw this: And I thought “Wow, that’s interesting… and the guy in the video is a wee bit yum…” I also have this song in my [...]

I love Jordan Reyne. Sure, not all of her songs fully grab me but she’s lovely. When I made a fanvid for a TV show to one of her songs, I let her know and said I’d take it down if she wasn’t happy… she said she liked it and invited me to use her [...]

Yes… Splat… Here’s a Kiwi song from the mid-90′s: Related Articles: Headache Solved! Music: New Zealand Music Month The Finalé – Supergroove Music: New Zealand Music Month – Shihad Music: New Zealand Music Month – Jordan Reyne

Hey guys… it’s that time of year again… New Zealand Music Month! You see, New Zealand is such a tiny country (honest… we are) that it is easy to get swamped by the cultures of much bigger markets, and so we dedicate a whole month to increasing the chances of local artists actually being played [...]

Hey guys, When I read the news that Iain Banks was unwell I was brought to tears. I considered doing a blog post, but I’ve been humming and harring over “capitalising” on someone else’s misfortune… I don’t want to do it. But, I feel like sharing with you, my readers, a little insight into what [...]

Yet again, I have forgotten to let you into my world of music… But, here are the songs that competed in the April edition of The Countdown: The songs competing (and the countries they hail from – flags & 2-letter codes): Aelyn – Believe In Us – UA Alex Volasko – Najin trenutek – SI [...]