Archive for August, 2009
Pie Warmer – The Fearsome Feeling
by nalex on Aug.01, 2009, under Article, Band, Review
Ed Cake’s NEW RELEASE CD review
The new album from Pie Warmer a 4 piece band produced by New Zealand’s resident musical genius, Ed Cake.
Pie Warmer
The Fearsome Feeling
Release date 29th July 2009
Released by Lil’ Chief Records
Posters
by nalex on Aug.01, 2009, under Article
Want to see a show? See a poster when you were out and now can not remember when it was?
Check out out new POSTER GALLERY – we just photograph posters and put them on the site, under the Gigs top link.
Vector Arena
by nalex on Aug.01, 2009, under Article, Venue
Thirty headline events since the beginning of the year have drawn a combined audience of close to 185,000 to Auckland’s Vector Arena, underlining the important role it has played in reviving the country’s live music scene, and bringing more visitors to Auckland.
Highlights of the first six months of 2009 include performances by Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Coldplay, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Duffy, The Pussycat Dolls and Simon and Garfunkel.
7 Worlds Collide
by nalex on Aug.01, 2009, under External, Review
7 Worlds Collide release -preview
Neil Finn of Crowded House is back again with another 7 Worlds Collide project.
The name 7 Worlds Collide comes from Crowded House’s 1993 single “Distant Sun” (”seven worlds will collide/whenever I am by your side”). The original 7 Worlds Collide group formed in 2001, with Finn teaming up with Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr (of the Smiths), Ed O’Brien and Phis Selway (of Radiohead), Tim Finn (Neil’s older brother), Sebastian Steinberg, Lisa Germano and Betchadupa (which features Neil’s son Liam) for a musical collaboration truly deserving of the word “supergroup. The group played five shows that later became the album 7 Worlds Collide: Neil Finn & Friends Live at the St. James.
Now Finn and friends (which include the returing Marr, Selway and O’Brien) are giving us the sequel, the double-disc album The Sun Came Out. Joining the group this time around are KT Tunstall and members of Wilco: bandleader Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, drummer Glenn Kotche, and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone. Tweedy’s teenage son Spencer also pitches in.
The album, due September 29 via Sony Music, is truly a collaborative effort, with band members trading off songwriting duties on each track. Selway even sings lead vocals and plays guitar on “The Ties That Bind Us,” a rare vocal turn from the drummer.
