My favourite Kiwi musician, Greg Johnson, has a new My Space music page/blog with a few sample tracks from his latest CD “Here comes the Caviar”. He’s now resident in Santa Monica, a move to find the fame, fortune and caviar he deserves, but returns home to perform
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This isn’t a comprehensive review, I was far to busy enjoying the performance to remember all the detail required to document a stunning event but here goes with a few memories… Pat Metheny walked onto the stage of the Michael Fowler Centre and began his first ever New Zealand
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First there was a circle…. About 20 years ago I picked up a CD in the library. CD’s were still fairly new, & expensive in New Zealand, so it was a good way to audition before buying. I’d heard of the artist but liked the design of the
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I’m thinking of getting a MP3 Player to replace my Minidisc Player but cant find one that: * Has enough capacity to take a reasonable amount of stuff – 1 or 2 gb is fine * Stores any kind of files – drag n drop – USB connection * Has a long battery life – 30
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My favourite Pat Metheny Group album wins a Grammy! The Way Up wins Best Contemporary Jazz Album. That’s the 17th Grammy for Pat, 11th for the group! Can’t wait to see Pat in his first ever New Zealand performance next month! Best Contemporary Jazz Album ~ www.grammy.com
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Freedom to Tinker have posted a SonyBMG DRM Customer Survival Kit. Freedom to Tinker » Blog Archive » SonyBMG DRM Customer Survival Kit
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Given the enormous trouble I’ve had upgrading Sony’s SonicStage in the past I was rather nervous when an email arrived suggesting an upgrade to SonicStage 3.3. Given all the justifiably bad press Sony have had recently with the whole rootkit thing I wondered what sort of havoc
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Pat Metheny, in New Zealand! Nothing more to say other than see you in Wellington! Pat Metheny Trio - NZ International Arts Festival 2006 Pat Metheny with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez, United States 12 Mar, 8:00pm, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
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This is great… WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Van Morrison's Contractual Obligation Album In order to fulfill his obligation to his early solo label Bang Records,Van Morrison sat down in 1967 or so and cranked out 31 songs on the spot, on topics ranging from
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Are Sony are finally getting serious about the attack of the iPod? Probably too little too late but their latest line of Hard-drive/Network Walkman look nice. I went to a “My Sony” preview hosted by Sony New Zealand last month. A, previously dealer only, product preview was opened
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Electronic music pioneer Robert Moog, RIP. Bob's Body Leaves Us :::::: MOOG MUSIC ::::::
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A review of Pat Metheny Group’s outdoor performance of The Way Up at the Montreal Jazz Festival. It was filmed, hopefully there will be a DVD of this. Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2005, Day 11, July 10, 2005
