22 Dec 2024
Articles By taffynz
Cautionary Tales - Single Review: Women
15 Jun 2023 // review by taffynz
One of the things I love about this job is that music is such a giver. I listened to the opening first few bars of Cautionary Tales' new single release Women and I was nodding me old head along with the sinister, wonderfully balanced intro - then vocalist/keys man Will Marshall kicked in with his opening lines.
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Underwire - Single Review: Gravity
25 May 2023 // review by taffynz
I like Underwire. I've been privileged to catch this Wellington-based punk/indie band live a number of times, going back a few years.
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Sounds Escape - Single Review: Haunted
22 May 2023 // review by taffynz
Sounds Escape is the project band name of one-man show Logan Wedgwood. The release of the EP Echo Cinema sees Logan releasing the track Haunted as the EP's promo single.
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Sam Cullen - Single Review: Forever
19 May 2023 // review by taffynz
80's! It was a place, not just a time.
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Tim Finn - Andy White & Tim Finn - Album Review: AT
29 Mar 2023 // review by taffynz
I still have my original late 70's 7" vinyl single of I Got You by Split Enz, despite emigrating to these shores in early 1997. I wasn't even a teenager in the late 70's.
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MNZ Interview: Wild Side S01 / E05 - Troy Kelly
27 Feb 2023 // interview by taffynz
Latest in the Wild Side series is Wellington producer and legend of the scene there, The Armoury's own Troy Kelly. We cover a number of topics to get an idea of what makes him tick, and how he likes to run his projects.
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Iveta & Simone - Single Review: Corazon
24 Feb 2023 // review by taffynz
Here's the thing. Pop isn't my bag.
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Chump Change - Single Review: Ocean Eyed Machine
24 Feb 2023 // review by taffynz
Oh, I'm getting a real knack for picking the ones that get my toes tappin'! With this single, Ocean Eyed Machine, Dunedin-based indie outfit Chump Change have delivered an ethereal delight that lives up to its billing of "summer hit" on the EPK I got sent.
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B O K E H - Single/Video Review: Simple Little Things
23 Feb 2023 // review by taffynz
I seem to be picking up pop pieces recently. Lucky for me, I'm picking up quality commercial-standard work like this one, B O K E H's new single Simple Little Things.
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Ekko Park - MNZ Interview: Wild Side S01 / E04 - Nick Douch
08 Feb 2023 // interview by taffynz
Wild Side is back for 2023 with Nick Douch, drummer for Kiwi rock institution Ekko Park, music industry raconteur and also co-owner of a music school based in Auckland. Please enjoy.
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Sabreen Islam - Single Review: Still Love You
26 Jan 2023 // review by taffynz
Here's the thing. I am a rock music fan, principally the 70's and 80's stuff.
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Soft Plastics - Single Review: Disembody
26 Jan 2023 // review by taffynz
A definite atmosphere builder. That's what I got from listening to Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington to anyone reading from beyond these shores) indie three piece Soft Plastics new single Disembody.
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MNZ Interview: Wild Side S01 / E03 - Greg Haver
03 Jan 2023 // interview by taffynz
Next conversation is with world renowned producer GREG HAVER. Greg shares some of his experience and gives advice on how his job works.
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MNZ Interview: Wild Side S01 / E02 - Riccardo Ball
03 Jan 2023 // interview by taffynz
For the next instalment of Wild Side I'm stoked to have interviewed New Zealand's heavy metal scene's most recognised face - the one and only Mister RICCARDO BALL! Listen to the wisdom on how to approach radio programmers, TV programmers, pluggers, and all those folks who can get your sound out there.
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MNZ Interview: Wild Side S01 / E01 - Warren Maxwell
03 Jan 2023 // interview by taffynz
First cab off the rank is a bona fide New Zealand music scene legend. Check out the words of wisdom and guidance for you as you traverse this Wild Side occupation in the music biz from none other than Warren Maxwell.
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Nick Burson Band - Single Review: Best Dreams
07 Dec 2022 // review by taffynz
Christchurch's country blues rock artist Nick Burson returns with his band, giving us the third single from his soon to be released Hindsight album, Best Dreams. Nick is a very capable lyricist and vocalist.
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ARLi - Single Review: Uninvite Me
06 Dec 2022 // review by taffynz
Born Alice Foulds, ARLi is an Auckland-born and bred singer-songwriter who's been developing the sound we get here for the last seven years of writing and performing. Now, do I like this stuff enough to mark it highly?...
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These Four Walls - Single/Video Review: Marigold
28 Nov 2022 // review by taffynz
I clicked the five stars score before putting a letter to type. Kiwi-born but Brisbane-based heavy rockers These Four Walls are a professional unit.
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Juliet McLean - EP Review: Amaze Me
24 Nov 2022 // review by taffynz
A very introspective offering here from Taranaki based singer/songwriter Juliet McLean. The EP Amaze Me, named for its promo single release, is not my usual cup of tea - however, I have said before that music is a subjective creature and a thing of beauty to me might not be so for you...
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Tia Ward - Single Review: Ko Wai Ahau
18 Nov 2022 // review by taffynz
Divine. Taranaki, Ngati Maniapoto has given us the bewitching sound of Tia Ward.
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Finn Johansson - Single Review: You Look Down At Me
08 Nov 2022 // review by taffynz
I am SO having a golden run with these reviews! Yet another that has sent me to that place I like to go.
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The Late Starters - Single Review: False Victim
31 Oct 2022 // review by taffynz
Okay, here's another belter. Christchurch's groovy rockers The Late Starters are releasing their new single False Victim on 1st November, and you need to hear it.
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Chris Bates - Single Review: Lose My Mind
22 Sep 2022 // review by taffynz
In short, if I could give this a six out of five I would. Do I need to go on?
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Becca Caffyn - EP Review: The Replacement Blonde
22 Sep 2022 // review by taffynz
Dunedin-based singer-songwriter Becca Caffyn brings us her debut EP release The Replacement Blonde, a four song journey through pivotal experiences that have left their mark on her 19 years in this life. Produced by Christchurch-based Will McGillivray (Goodwill) and mastered by Joe Faris, Becca has traversed Parachute Music's great Artist Development initiative.
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Frau Knotz - Single/Video Review: Supernova
15 Sep 2022 // review by taffynz
Frau Knotz (Lauren Nottingham) has what her former Mexican host family would describe as cojones. She found herself stuck in Mexico City - not the world's most placid of places - for eight months during the height of the pandemic, thanks to a cruise ship gig being cancelled three days after she arrived there.
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Dolphin Friendly - Single/Video Review: Radical Desire
01 Sep 2022 // review by taffynz
And BOOM! Christchurch rock band Dolphin Friendly's new release Radical Desire is right up my street.
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Citris iNK - Single Review: Knowing You're Mine
30 Aug 2022 // review by taffynz
This release is the debut single for Kristin and Nick, two highly experienced and focused musicians based out of the City of Sails. Titled Knowing You're Mine, it's an homage to their influences of old school R&B, blended with the neo-soul of today, and it could be described as smooth and professional, and ready for radio.
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