IMNZ Charts to November 8: Art and Access
There's an exciting music-related photographic exhibition which has just opened at the Auckland Art Gallery; and it's showcasing some local musicians during their special Open Late sessions. We also introduce you to the world of Access Community Radio...
Week To
Thursday, 8 November 2012
This Week | Last Week | Weeks In | Title | Artist | Label/Distributor | Certification |
1 | 1 | 2 | Light Years | Kora | /Rhythm/DRM | |
2 | 2 | 57 | Six60 | Six60 | Massive | plat x3 |
3 | - | 1 | Toy Love | Toy Love | /FlyingNun | |
4 | 3 | 5 | Relax | 1814 | /Ode/DRM | |
5 | 4 | 6 | Whitiora | Maisey Rika | /Border/DRM | |
6 | 5 | 28 | Home Brew | Home Brew | /FMG | |
7 | 14 | 31 | Dust And Dirt | The Black Seeds | BlackSeeds/Rhythm/DRM | |
8 | - | 1 | Live At The Gluepot | Toy Love | /FlyingNun | |
9 | - | 16 | Red Grey Blue | Mel Parsons | CapeRoad/Border/DRM | |
10 | 6 | 4 | Death Rattle Boogie | The Datsuns | Hellsquad/Border/DRM | |
11 | 10 | 5 | Modern Love | Kids Of 88 | DrydenStreet | |
12 | 9 | 4 | Irie Inspiration | Sweet And Irie | DawnRaid/FMG | |
13 | 18 | 167 | Based On A True Story | Fat Freddy's Drop | /Rhythm/DRM | plat x9 |
14 | 13 | 53 | Covers Album | 1814 | /Ode/DRM | |
15 | 8 | 13 | Low And Behold, High And Beyond | Sola Rosa | /Rhythm/DRM | |
16 | - | 6 | Over My Shoulder | Mel Parsons | CapeRoad/Border/DRM | |
17 | 12 | 139 | Jah Rydem | 1814 | /Ode/DRM | gold x1 |
18 | 20 | 37 | Second Hand Planet | OpShop | Siren/DRM | plat x3 |
19 | 17 | 163 | Kora | Kora | /Border/DRM | plat x2 |
20 | 15 | 15 | Mr Slow Wind | Swiss | DawnRaid/FMG |
Introducing Access Community Radio>
After IMNZ recently attended the ACAB conference, we thought we'd share with you a sector of radio that you may not be familiar with.
‘By’, ‘for’ and ‘about’ – those are three essential words in the world of community access broadcasting. ‘For’ and ‘about’ are objectives of all public broadcasters, but the word that sets access broadcasting apart is that little one: by – pardon the pun, but it’s our by-word. In community access broadcasting the people are at the centre of the process and there is no editor. Throughout New Zealand real people are making local radio that is vital, engaged, representative and unique, reflecting our many cultures and collectives as well as some of our most colourful individuals and interests.
Around New Zealand there are 12 community
access stations> are achieving great things
with the communities they serve. Here's a list of them if
you'd like to find something in your area that is of
interest to you:
• Planet FM (Auckland)
• Free FM (Waikato)>
• Radio Kidnappers (Hawkes Bay)
•
Access Radio Taranaki
• Access Manawatu>
• Coast Access FM
(Kapiti/Horowhenua)
• Arrow FM (Wairarapa)>
•
Wellington Access Radio
•
Fresh FM (Nelson Region)
•
Plains FM 96.9 (Christchurch)>
•
Otago Access Radio (Dunedin)
•
Radio Southland>
http://www.acab.org.nz/about/what-is-community-access-radio/
Week To Thursday, 8 November 2012 | |||||||
This Week | Last Week | Weeks In | Title | Artist | Label/Distributor | Certification | |
1 | 1 | 11 | Wake Up | Aaradhna | DawnRaid/FMG | ||
2 | 3 | 4 | Lost | Six60 And The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Massive | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | Never Leave Me Again | OpShop | /DRM | ||
4 | 2 | 11 | Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That) | Flight Of The Conchords | /DRM | plat x2 | |
5 | 6 | 67 | Don't Forget Your Roots | Six60 | Massive | plat x2 | |
6 | 7 | 56 | Forever | Six60 | Massive | plat x1 | |
7 | 5 | 11 | LaLa | Kids Of 88 | DrydenStreet | ||
8 | 8 | 3 | Lost | Six60 | Massive | ||
9 | - | 54 | Only To Be | Six60 | Massive | plat x2 | |
10 | - | 1 | Drop Dead Killer | Kora | /Rhythm/DRM |
Week To Sunday, 11 November 2012 | |||||||
This Week | Last Week | Weeks In | Title | Artist | Label/Distributor | Certification | |
1 | 1 | 11 | Wake Up | Aaradhna | DawnRaid/FMG | ||
2 | 4 | 2 | Never Leave Me Again | OPSHOP | /DRM | ||
3 | 2 | 12 | LaLa | Kids Of 88 | DrydenStreet | ||
4 | 3 | 9 | Missing My Love | Donell Lewis feat. Fortafy | /FMG | ||
5 | 5 | 4 | Lost | Six60 And The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Massive | ||
6 | 9 | 5 | We All Are | Late Nyte Hype | LTPS/Warner | ||
7 | 8 | 3 | She's Mine | Swiss | DawnRaid/FMG | ||
8 | - | 1 | Champion | Fortafy And ATP feat. Vince Harder | DawnRaid/FMG | ||
9 | 6 | 3 | Slow It Down (Remix) | Deach feat. Jae'O, Jade Louise And J.Williams | Empire/Warner | ||
10 | 7 | 2 | Drop Dead Killer | Kora | /Rhythm/DRM |
International and
Industry Action>
News in from award-winning songstress
Anna van Riel>, who has launched a special project on
IndieGoGo:
"Next year in 2013 I'll be travelling with my
husband and daughter Matilda>, who will be 2 1/2 by then,
to Canada and the States to perform a series of concerts in
eco conscious and earth-built homes. This will be our first
really big adventure for us as a family and will be
fulfilling life-long dream of both mine and Locky's> to
do a road trip in the United States. I'm buzzing...So far
throughout the creation of this tour I have aimed to
contra-trade where ever possible. My film, for example, was
created in exchange for produce from my garden (amongst
other things), I am booking tours for other artists in
exchange for production of my album and album cover. With a
bit of elbow grease and passion I endevour to highlight to
other artists that you can reach your goals and live your
dream without being limited by money. Share and share alike
and everyone wins. I would like to think this tour is not
just for me and my family, but for everyone. The intention:
to create an opportunity for greater learning that fitlers
out like a pebble dropped in water. Matilda will tell her
friends as she grows, my carpenter husband will take
inspirational and clean ideas on building to his workplace,
I will have new stories to tell to my wonderuful audiences
and my audiences with go on to share them too. Thank you for
being a part of this. Your support is penultimate to me
achieving this goal and being able to share my vision. It's
so awesome to have your support." Visit Anna's campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/whistle-and-hum>
Following a win at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards for ‘Best Urban/Hip Hop Album’, Home Brew >are taking their show on the Aussie roads again, announcing ‘The Bender’ tour before the year's end. Home Brew’s Tom Scott, Haz Beats >and Lui Silk> are set to play three dates throughout December in Melbourne (December 13), Sydney (December 14), and Gold Coast (December 15), with support from Young, Gifted and Broke songstress Esther Stephens>. This being the their third Australian tour in less than a year, the boys are starting to make a name for themselves across the ditch and the hype is already building for what can only be described as three days of carnage. Home Brew will be performing tracks from their award-winning, self-titled album - available on ‘The Bender’ tour and online now – http://bit.ly/UoHbGw>
On the
live front>
Direct from its United States tour, Who
Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 - Present
opened at Auckland Art Gallery on 10 November and runs until
March 3. The exhibition brings 173 works from more than 100
photographers and many rare and never-before-exhibited
images. Photographers include Diane Arbus, Roberta Bayley,
Henry Diltz, Godlis, Dennis Hopper, David LaChappelle, Annie
Leibovitz, Linda McCartney> and Albert Watson>.
Organised by the Brooklyn Museum and curated by photographic
historian and author Gail Buckland>, Who Shot Rock &
Roll is the first museum exhibition to acknowledge
photographers for their collaborative and creative role in
the history of popular music. The exhibition will also be
running a lively schedule of talks, 'rockumentary' film
screenings, performances and more. Keep an eye on the
gallery's What's On> section for updates. The
Open Lates are a series of late night events featuring DJs,
talks, food, drink and live music. Open Lates will take
place on Tuesday 13 November>, Tuesday 11 December>, Tuesday 22 January>, Tuesday 5 February> and Tuesday 19 February>. Tickets
available via Eventfinda> or on the door.
Musicians performing include Dear Time's Waste>, the The
Eversons> and SJD>.
Read more...>
New release
fanfare>
While most bands just worry about noise
control getting called to their practice space, spare a
thought for Tom Lark whose routine practice space and studio
was demolished in the aftermath of the Christchurch
earthquake. Suddenly, with nowhere to practice and record
with his usual band, Lark found himself retreating to his
bedroom. Rather than be discouraged by the setback, he
instead discovered inspiration in the newfound restrictions
and was soon penning new songs in a fresh voice and style.
Armed with only this new set of songs, a defective laptop
and whatever instruments he could lay his hands on, the Tom
Lark EP was born. The resulting work marries ricocheting
samples with folk guitar work, a plaintive voice and a deft
sense of storytelling. What began as a bedroom project is
now reaching a wide and appreciative audience. Initially
released online through BandCamp.com, Tom Lark EP quickly
picked up airplay on Christchurch's RDU radio station,
placed in the top 50 songs for 2011 on Radio Active
Wellington, peaked at #3 in the top songs in December 2011
and #2 track on bFM in Auckland. http://www.letthepeoplespeak.tv/artists/tomlark
>
It has been four years since Ariana Tikao’s>
last solo album, “Tuia”> which received great praise
at home and abroad. Tikao’s highly anticipated release
“From Dust To Light”,> is primarily inspired by the
devastating earthquake in her hometown of Christhurch.
“From Dust To Light”> is more of a crossover album
since “Tuia”>, showcasing Tikao’s stylistic
development and experimentation. Tikao alternates from
English to Te Reo – in particular her native Kai Tahu
dialect from the South island. Tikao has not been resting on
her laurels since her previous album release. She touched
the nation in February this year, performing “Whakaaria
Mai”> in her hometown for the Christchurch Earthquake
Memorial> in Hagley Park. Last year Ariana was a featured
artist on the “Ihimaera” >album, performing live at
the Auckland Arts Festival>, and November 2011 saw her
touring the country with fellow Ngai Tahu musicians
Mahina-ina Kaui> and Christine White> as “Voices of
Our Ancestors”.> In 2008 she released “Emeralds and
Greenstone”> with the cross-cultural multi-lingual band
of the same name. The group completed a mini tour of the
country earlier this year. With the assistance of Creative
New Zealand, “From Dust to Light” >was recorded at The
Surgery>, Wellington with Lee Prebble> as engineer. The
album is to be released on November 16th> via DRM >and
Ode Records.> Tikao >will be performing songs from the
new album at Dux Live, Christchurch >on November 25th
>from 7pm. Below is a link to her new video for the
single, ‘Te Heke’ >created by Louise Potiki
Bryant:>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqRjGkTr9_o&feature=youtube_gdata>
http://www.arianatikao.com/>
Around the World>
From themusic.com.au: A
new report from the International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry >[IFPI] is arguing that record
labels around the world are the biggest investor in artists,
and that the majority of unsigned artists are still looking
to sign record deals. They also believe it an important
factor to success.
The Investing In Music report> from IFPI, who are notoriously
staunch in their opposition of online piracy, claims that
record companies invest $4.5 billion in A&R and marketing
annually, with last year’s A&R spending at $2.7 billion
– 16 percent of global music revenues. As such, the report
argues that the music industry is a word leading industry in
terms of research and development revenue. As part of the
report the IFPI compiled a survey of unsigned artists in the
UK that found 71 percent of unsigned acts are “aiming”
to be signed by a label, with 75 saying that it was
“important to an artist’s career”. The main reasons
given were promotion support (76 percent), tour support (46
percent) and a financial advance (35 percent). These were
backed up by a German report by Bundesverband
MusikIndustrie, which garnered similar results. IFPI
Chairmain Plácido Domingo> argued that governments should
take note of the report’s percieved findings.
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