Obituary: Brian James, musician
Punk made Brian James famous but the Londoner was no one chord wonder.
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Taane’s ground-breaking sound and vision experience a hit
Taane’s ground-breaking sound and vision experience a hit
A fully immersive sound and vision experience delivered by Tiki Taane enveloped the large audience at the Glenroy Auditorium on Wednesday night.
New to speaking English but singing no issue
New to speaking English but singing no issue
Two years ago, Jared Gerida, 15, could barely speak a word of English. Yesterday, the South Otago High School student led his choir at a regional singing competition.
Obituary: Roy Ayers, musician
Obituary: Roy Ayers, musician
Jazz composer Roy Ayers was as known for the music his songs ended up in as he was for his own work.
Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson dies at 82
Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson dies at 82
Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, who created some of rock's most enduring songs in a career that was marked by a decades-long battle between his musical genius, drug abuse and mental...
Funk pioneer Sly Stone dies
Funk pioneer Sly Stone dies
Sly Stone, the driving force behind Sly and the Family Stone, a band that helped popularise funk music, has died at the age of 82.
Warm choral music well received
Warm choral music well received
Royal Dunedin Male Choir, St Paul’s Cathedral, Sunday, June 8.
'I was frustrated': Bishop explains music award comments
'I was frustrated': Bishop explains music award comments
Senior government Minister Chris Bishop says he was frustrated by the politicisation of Stan Walker's performance at the Aotearoa Music Awards, when he said "what a load of crap".
Rapid rise to top for Gold Guitar winner
Rapid rise to top for Gold Guitar winner
New Zealand country music has a new star — with an English accent, an assertive performance style, and whose smoky and evocative tone fills a stadium with ease.
Smooth act by veteran performers
Smooth act by veteran performers
The New Zealand Highwaymen. Mayfair Theatre, Sunday, 1 June.
Obituary: Jerry Butler, musician
Obituary: Jerry Butler, musician
Soul star Jerry Butler’s musical talents eclipsed those of many of his contemporaries, musicians who he spent much of his latter life helping.
Feminine rage and power
Feminine rage and power
The artist formally known as Calla is back and raging.
A house full of music
A house full of music
For her latest album, Jenny Mitchell filled a Wairarapa house with music and family, to tell the stories of everything that happens in a home, she tells Tom...
Marlon Williams concert for Dunedin
Marlon Williams concert for Dunedin
Much-loved New Zealand musician Marlon Williams will tour the country next month in support of his first Maori language album Te Whare Tīwekaweka.
Packed audience treated to powerful work
Packed audience treated to powerful work
St Paul’s Cathedral was a sellout for a performance by Southern Youth Choir of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.
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Neilson awarded Country Music Honour
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Neilson awarded Country Music Honour
A piece of country royalty was beamed into Gore last night.
Angie Stone, musician
Angie Stone, musician
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song Wish I Didn’t Miss You, started singing as a child in South Carolina, in church choirs.
The world according to Bono
The world according to Bono
Bono is telling all in a new documentary, to put the past behind him, he tells Sean O’Hagan.
Country music festival offers a week of activities
Country music festival offers a week of activities
Singing in the street and designing and eating "Southland sushi" — the Tussock Country Music Festival has it all.
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Youth choir hitting all the right notes
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Youth choir hitting all the right notes
From standing ovations to high praise from critics, Dunedin’s Southern Youth Choir is going from strength to strength.