Uncharted territory: how the Fall’s fractious New Zealand tour nearly sank Flying Nun records | Music

Doug Hood (left), Craig Scanlon of the Fall (centre) and Chris Knox at Sounds Unlimited record store in Auckland in August 1982.

When Flying Nun announced in 1983 that it was going to issue a new live album by the renowned Mancunian outfit the Fall, the news came as a bit of a surprise. The label had […]

Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Zack Tinker & Chandler Massey OUT at DOOL – Sonny Joins Will for New Zealand Exit

Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Zack Tinker & Chandler Massey OUT at DOOL – Sonny Joins Will for New Zealand Exit

Days of Our Lives (DOOL) spoilers tease that Sonny Kiriakis (Zach Tinker) will make a huge decision that’ll affect his future with Will Horton (Chandler Massey). DOOL fans know Will and Sonny have faced some […]

‘An understated power’: Hamish Kilgour of the Clean remembered as a restless innovator | New Zealand

Hamish Kilgour performs during the Yellow Dogs Memorial benefit at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013

In July 1981 the drummer Hamish Kilgour, who has died at age 65, went with his band the Clean to record their first single in Christchurch, New Zealand. Roger Shepherd, a local record shop manager, […]

Audoo Inks Song Detection Deal with APRA AMCOS in Australia & New Zealand

Audoo deal

British start-up Audoo inks song detection deal with APRA AMCOS in Australia and New Zealand. Award-winning public performance royalty technology start-up Audoo has partnered with the leading Australasian performing rights organization, APRA AMCOS. The partnership […]