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Amplifier Newsletter #198 - 7 December 2005
Friday, 9 December 2005, 10:34 am | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , It’s December already?!? Sometimes it feels as though we’ve put the year behind the right speaker stack at a gig and then forgotten to grab it again on the way out. There’s too much niceness in NZ music and not enough time to enjoy it all. ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #191 - 18 October 2005
Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 9:41 am | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , The sun has come back to Auckland and its all smiles at Amplifier House. A big thanks goes out to the lovely people at Insidious Fix who looked after us good and proper last Saturday night as Kora, Recloose, dDUB and OpenSouls helped celebrate ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #190 - 12 October 2005
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 4:15 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , The week started out with the NZ Music Awards. As always it was a very messy affair and Amplifier enjoyed its fair share of the partying. It was surprising to see the leader of the opposition Don Brash show up and in the end some of the ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #183 - 24 August 2005
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 6:38 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , Winter isn't normally a great time for music festivals, too much rain and not enough sun. If however you’re close to a big snow capped mountain then it’s all on and this year Amplifier is getting behind the Fallout Festival at Mt Ruapehu and ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #181 - 10 August 2005
Monday, 15 August 2005, 2:43 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , This week Amplifier managed to save on its weekly food bill by filling up on finger food at the Hayley Westenra Odyssey album launch at St Matthews Church in Auckland. We’ve also been fielding lots of calls from various press outlets about ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #179
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 5:16 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
We’ve had a call from some people who are planning on making a DVD of the Children's Hour reformation gigs. The DVD will be shot at the Auckland and Wellington gigs with a couple of bonus clips from the Christchurch gig last April. The makers would like ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #175 - 29 June 2005
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 4:44 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , Last Friday night was a memorable event at the studio with the last performance ever from the band eight, with over 200 people being turned away at the door. eight performed an inspirational show with great individual performances from various members ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #174 - 22 June 2005
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 6:04 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , The NZ on Air grants were announced last week and no bands that Amplifier staff are associated with got one (sob). Bing Turkby though has shown what can be achieved with no grant and lots of imagination. We’ve had the video on high rotate ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #173 - 15 June 2005
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 3:51 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , We never realised how much NZ albums are like buses. You wait ages and nothing comes along then suddenly you get three arriving all at the same time. This week has seen new releases from Nathan Haines and the NZSO (Life Time), Dave Dobbyn ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #172 - 8 June 2005
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 9:15 am | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , In the news this week, Goldenhorse and Breaks Co-Op are about to go on tour, hip hop artist Korza raps for 12 hours straight as a warm up to challenge the world record for non stop rapping. More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #171 - 1 June 2005
Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 3:59 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , A very successful NZ Music Month has come to end but here at amplifier every month is about NZ music so we keep trucking on pushing great local acts. More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #170 - 25 May 2005
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 6:30 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , In the news this week, Dave Dobbyn is on a grass roots tour leading up to his new album release out on June 13, plus the Phoenix Foundation are also touring to promote their new album Pegasus. We have been busy adding back catalogues from ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #169 - 17 May 2005
Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 5:24 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora , Scribe has just gone platinum in Aus, The Checks are in the UK on the NME Tour, The Brunettes have just completed an American tour with The Shins and Goldenhorse are playing gigs in London; Aotearoa music doing it proud at home and abroad! Speaking ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #161 - 23 March 2005
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 5:06 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Summer seems to be hanging around for a long time this year (unless you're in Wellington!). Music Month is getting closer, the Boost Mobile Hook Up Tour 2 has been announced and fairly soon we'll have some news about the 2005 Schools Tour. Also the annual ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #157 - 23 February 2005
Friday, 25 February 2005, 1:51 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
A few more days left before the AK05 Late Nite Lounge competition is drawn, you and 4 friends will win the amplifier.co.nz table with a $150 bar tab. More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #155 - 9 February 2005
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 5:06 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora . If your in Auckland head on down to Western Springs Stadium on Feb 27 for 'Live At The Springs' - the local music industry is responding to the Boxing Day tsunami disaster by uniting to produce a benefit concert. If your in Wellington check ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #154 - 2 February 2005
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 11:59 am | Amplifier.co.nz
Raglan will be bouncing to the bass riddums and skank of the Soundsplash Festival this weekend. Good place to catch one of the last TrinityRoots shows, see Amplifier favourites Fat Freddy's Drop and Kora and watch Katchafire playing into the first ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #153 - 26 January 2005
Wednesday, 26 January 2005, 4:33 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora . Congratulations to Holly H. from Auckland, our Sony Hi MD Walkman winner. Also great news for local film maker Taika Waititi, gaining an Oscar nomination for the short film Two Cars, One Night. More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #152 - 19 January 2005
Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 4:44 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora . Congratulations to Hannah E and Matthew S, the winners of the Big Day Out ticket upgrade competition. They will be rockin out in style this Friday, if you are planning to head to the BDO then check out the guide to public transport available ... More >>
Amplifier Newsletter #150 - 22 December 2004
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 1:59 pm | Amplifier.co.nz
Kia ora . The holiday season is upon us and hopefully soon this weather is going to realise its actually summer. It should be treating us to the summer vibes, laxing in the sun with nz sounds groovin' us into the '05. 2004 has been a great year with ... More >>
