... of voicing social injustice." We at AudioCulture Iwi Waiata send our thoughts to Dilworth's whanau and many friends.
You can watch Karaka's 2003 Give It A Whirl interview above, and here's the trailer for 'Herbs - Songs of Freedom', thanks to NZ On Screen. 3/3 www.nzonscreen.com/title/herbs-...
...they were starting out at the Trident Tavern in Onehunga.
In the 2019 documentary ‘Herbs: Songs of Freedom’, Herbs founder Toni Fonoti said, “In most ways, he is the face of Herbs...he grew the band while always maintaining the core message... 2/3
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"We were the voice for a lot of people that just weren‘t getting heard.” – Dilworth Karaka.
We are beyond sad to acknowledge the passing of Herbs rangatira Dilworth Karaka. Already a highly regarded musician in Papa in the 1970s, Karaka joined Herbs when... 1/3
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Sadly, NZ has lost a giant of the entertainment history: pianist/arranger Garth Young has died aged 94, in his adopted home of Rarotonga. Young was everywhere in the 1960s and 1970s, and was central to the early careers of Bruno Lawrence and Tommy Adderley. www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/gart...
Goodness!
Country Calendar is 60! The first episode aired on March 6th 1966.
Good story!
That's exciting!
"...and certainly one of the better expressions of the Fred Dagg ethos, because you got to tell the whole story."
You can watch the episode here, courtesy of our sister site NZ On Screen.
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Hari huritau to New Zealand's favourite TV show, Country Calendar, celebrating 60 years today!
John Clarke’s character Fred Dagg made an unforgettable appearance on the show in 1974. As Clarke himself said, "It was one of the happiest experiences... 1/2
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Musician Sonya Waters takes us on a tour of a very special place: Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington's Pyramid Club, an inner-city space dedicated to experimental music.
"While the work may sound serious, there is also humour, joy, and playfulness..."
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/pyr...
Entries close at midday today :)
Would you like to win Bic Runga's lush new album Red Sunset on vinyl? We're giving one away!
Answer the question in our current newsletter by midday tomorrow (March 6th) – we'll announce the winner in our new newsletter tomorrow afternoon. mailchi.mp/2f16d7c403d4...
Any good?
Would you like to win Bic Runga's lush new album Red Sunset on vinyl? We're giving one away!
Answer the question in our current newsletter by midday tomorrow (March 6th) – we'll announce the winner in our new newsletter tomorrow afternoon. mailchi.mp/2f16d7c403d4...
Solo Julian Casablancas? I knew not of this.
The the top 10 finalists for the 2026 Taite Music Prize have been revealed, whittled down from a much longer list of nominees. I don't envy the judges having to choose a winner! In alphabetical order:
Dick Move – Dream, Believe, Achieve 1/3
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WHAT!!! Amazing.
A very hard decision to make!
Brought to you by Independent Music NZ (IMNZ), in partnership with Recorded Music NZ, this year's Taite Music Prize presentation ceremony will be at the NZICC on 29th April, with tickets being available to the public for the first time ever.
www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/22688/T...
Geneva AM – PIKIPIKI
Jazmine Mary – I Want to Rock and Roll
MĀ – Blame It On The Weather
Marlon Williams – Te Whare Tīwekaweka
Phoebe Rings – Aseurai
Reb Fountain – How Love Bends
Ringlets – The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time for Walkies)
Tom Scott – ANITYA
Womb – One Is Always Heading Somewhere
The the top 10 finalists for the 2026 Taite Music Prize have been revealed, whittled down from a much longer list of nominees. I don't envy the judges having to choose a winner! In alphabetical order:
Dick Move – Dream, Believe, Achieve 1/3
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/dick...
"...a congenital condition which has also affected Laurent’s life.
When he was 11 the family moved down to Manurewa so he could go to Homai Intermediate, after doing his primary schooling at the Blind Institute in Parnell. It was there his interest in music was kindled."
This is a great read by Adam Gifford. "Mark Laurent came to notice with a pair of inspirational albums released in the early 1980s, but his biggest-selling album led to a rift with the evangelical churches he was then working with.
His grandfather was blind... www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/mark...
On 8th May 2026, Aldous Harding will release her fifth studio album, Train On The Island, via Flying Nun Records and 4AD.
Today she releases the album's first single, ‘One Stop’, which was premiered by Huw Stephens on BBC 6Music... 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/aldo...
You can watch the video for 'One Stop' here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyKa...
On 8th May 2026, Aldous Harding will release her fifth studio album, Train On The Island, via Flying Nun Records and 4AD.
Today she releases the album's first single, ‘One Stop’, which was premiered by Huw Stephens on BBC 6Music... 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/aldo...
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After their triumphant turn at Electric Avenue, Split Enz has announced two Aotearoa shows: Auckland, Spark Arena, Auckland Sat, 9 May and Wellington, TSB Arena, Wellington Wed, 6 May 2026. |
Also, this week in 1980, True Colours went to No. 1. www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/spli...
She's the absolute best
