Music Industry

17th September 2009 - c/o TV1 News
After almost 50 years of recognising the best songs in New Zealand, APRA is finally holding its Silver Scroll awards in the South Island. The move is being applauded by the music industry and the public alike...

29th December 2008 - Media Release
Who knew that a gorilla playing the drums could have such a great influence on the Top 40 charts? One of the strangest chart appearances of the year has to be...

21st December 2008
"I Love You But I Hate You But I'm Just Not Sure" by Christchurch dance punks the Tiger Tones was the most played song on Alternative radio in New Zealand in 2008..

19th December 2008
The latest developments at Tandem Voice Booth... First up we’ve launched a new product and website. www.studiostar.co.nz is for those kiwis who have talent and want to record their favourite song in a professional studio...

19th December 2008
For the third year the Amplifier staff have sat down, thrown aside their personal preferences, and chosen their Top 20 kiwi releases of 2008 including Ladi6, Tiger Tones, Flip Grater, Dudley Benson & The L.E.D.s...

17th December 2008
The Big Day Out continues to add to this year's line-up with the announcement that Christchurch's Bang Bang Eche have won a nationwide radio competition for the opening slot on the Smokefree Local Produce stage...

15th December 2008
In the lead-up to releasing their 7th studio album 'The Guilty Office', the Bats have amassed plenty of fans at home and offshore, notably in US, touring there 4 times between '86 and '93, and taking to the road with Belly and Radiohead...