Metheny
The first time I heard “The Way Up” from Pat Metheny Group my reaction was not “I love it”. Its a 68 minute single piece which starts with a manic feel (Jazz meets MTV?) then goes off on tangents and through many variations of mood. It’s been in the
Auckland
Just got home from seeing David Byrne tonight. It was superb. After great a short set from a local support band (whose name I missed sorry!) he walked on stage and said “It’s 25 years since I was last in New Zealand, some things have changed, I’m really
Cycling
Elvis died 27 years ago, aged 42. If not would he have spent his 70th birthday Lawn Bowling? Strange combination you might think? I was cycling today and went through Tui Glen Park. Its an old holiday camp/park by the river that is being re-developed into a public
Music
Wow, this is cool. Enter your favourite musical artist & visualise links between them and others. It will suggest some you know and, maybe, some won't but might like... Link: musicplasma.com More on how it works where I found out about it: John Battelle's Searchblog
Music
Link: Maritime Crew. The Maritime Crew is currently working hard rehearsing songs for their 4th CD. This is going to be different from their previous CDs in that all of the 17 songs to be recorded are compositions by Captain of the Crew, Rudy Sunde. Rudy started writing sea songs
Auckland
Cool, one of my favourite musians is coming to New Zealand and performing in Auckland. Link to Ticktetek NZ Website: David Byrne My Backwards Life. David Byrne (ex-Talking Heads) visits NZ with My Backwards Life tour. The founder, songwriter and "voice" of TALKING HEADS. For the first
Jarre
In October Jean-Michel Jarre performed the first outdoor concert in the world to be entirely in 5.1 Dolby surround. This article has some interesting background on the event staged in Beijing's Forbidden City. Article - Jean-Michel Jarre In Beijing French Electro and Chinese Tradition in Dolby
Metheny
Looking at my music favourites you notice Pat Metheny (solo & group) appears more than a few times. Great news is that another release is coming soon to add to the collection. The new record by the Pat Metheny Group is called “The Way Up” and will be released in
Music
This is a major change to the previous ATRAC only support. Sony to support MP3 | CNET News.com Published: September 22, 2004, 10:57 AM PDT By Christophe Guillemin , Pierre Labousset and Richard Shim Special to CNET News.com
Music
On the way home tonight a normal commute became quite a surreal journey. I left work fairly late and it was a cold clear evening; the sort that makes even a city sparkle at night. So what made it surreal? This morning in the driveway I met the courier delivering
Music
This has been the music I've had in the car CD player since its release a few months ago. The fact that one CD has lasted that long without being changed is an indication of how much I like it. The website now has some sample track extracts
Music
Here Comes The Caviar!!!!!!!!! TWO SHOWS ONLY.. Sunday 18 and Monday 19 July at Bar Bodega Wellington New Zealand. Strictly limited tickets available from 22 June. Tickets from Ticketek and Real Groovy Show starts at 8.30pm..........possible Christchurch and Queenstown shows to be announced soon depending on committments here
