News 2007

Lifeline Fundraiser -  Music for Life at the Drop (in the Civic)
Friday 29th Feb 08, 10pm, Cover Charge $5 - All proceeds to Lifeline
From 24th February to 1st March Lifeline (the 24 hour a day / 7 day a week helpline) is holding its annual fundraising week, On Friday 29th February an event event will be held at The Drop in the Civic to raise money, with only a $5 covercharge all proceeds will be going direct to Lifeline. All of the Djs have donated their time for free so come down and support this event in support of Lifeline...

Robert Henke Workshop
Too Many Choices - How to make music if everything is possible
Thursday 21 February 2008, 2–4pm, $10
Imagitech Theatre, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Block A.

Robert Henke is a renowned Berlin artist/musician who has performed in such places as the Tate Modern in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and at the Mutek festival in Montreal. He has been an influential figure in the development of computer-based music performance and expressive software and hardware to support this, most notably Ableton Live...

Lovecraft - Celebrates local handmade crafts and indie music.
Sat Feb 9th, Ya-Ya Teahouse, Poplar Lane, 12:30pm till 4:30pm.
Lovecraft is an alternative crafts market encompassing arts, crafts, home-made magazines, comics, a mix tape swap and live music. Vendors will be selling everything from cupcakes and comics to clothing and CD's, and there will also be a stall dedicated to selling merchandise from Christchurch bands. Live performances from local musicians Mike Ellis (The Insurgents), Pop Hits City and Pine. This time the event will be held at Ya Ya Tea House in Poplar Lane...

30th January 2008
On the eve of release to New Zealand radio of the brand new HERA single “FEELS SO GOOD”, Icelandic radio is feeling REALLY good about her first new material there in over two years with the single topping the first two Most Played Lists of 2008 on Iceland’s main national music radio station, RAS-2. The track was serviced to radio in Iceland at the beginning of December 2007 immediately jumping onto ...

Since the release of 2003's 'One Drop East' (their last album proper), Salmonella Dub have left us hanging - teasing us periodically with the odd remix album or rarity compilation. Now after four years, the wait is finally over - an album of all new Salmonella Dub material is here! The 'Dub are pioneers of the NZ's healthy Live Roots/Dub scene, forming in Christchurch in 1992. 'Heal Me' is their sixth album and from opening track 'Watching It Rain' it's clear why...

29th January 2008
The nation’s top folk music artist for 2007 is Canterbury’s Phil Garland. The folklorist and balladeer’s 18th record ‘Southern Odyssey’ has taken out the Best Folk Music Album for 2007 announced Jan 27th at the Auckland Folk Festival in Kumeu. Garland’s achievement will also be acknowledged at the New Zealand Music Awards in October 2008...

28th January 2008
Dirty Dub this week releases Tiki's latest track "Our Favourite Target" off his "Past Present Future" album to television and air - accompanied by EP remixes to digital stores (available now at www.tikidub.com/shop). If you haven't yet heard this track off the album, get ready to become hooked as it is...