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Win music vouchers with Oporto and EMI

Posted Mon 16 Nov 2009 3:08PM NZDT
Yahoo!Music have 10 music vouchers to give away to help you get ready for a summer of music.Oporto and EMI have announced a joint promotion that is set to be a big hit this summer – the Download Summer campaign.  Every time an Oporto customer p More »
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The Y!X Interview: The Black Seeds

Posted Tue 3 Nov 2009 2:05PM NZDT
Yahoo!Xtra caught up with the Black Seeds vocalist and guitarist Barnaby Weir as the eight-piece band plus their nine-piece support act, naturally split into a few vehicles, embarked on their latest national tour by jumping off a bridge.Having just r More »
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Win The Black Seed's album "The Black Seeds Live Vol.1"

Posted Tue 3 Nov 2009 12:55PM NZDT
To celebrate the latest tour by The Black Seeds we have the opportunity for all our readers to win the new album from one of the best live acts in the country.Two lucky people will win a copy of The Black Seeds's fantastic album "The Black Seeds Live More »
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The List: The worst covers of all time

Posted Fri 3 Jul 2009 2:30PM NZST
Cover versions have provided some of the very best musical highlights - think Joe Cocker's 'With A Little Help (From My Friends)' and Jimi Hendrix's 'All Along The Watchtower' - but they've also provided more than their fair share of nausea-inducing More »
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Friday Fun: The best literal videos

Posted Fri 19 Jun 2009 9:23AM NZST
Half an hour on the internet can lead you to only one inescapable conclusion - some people have way too much time to spare! And the time-wasters which have had those of us in the Yahoo!Xtra offices cracking up recently are the literal videos doing More »
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The ukulele is back, baby!

Posted Thu 11 Jun 2009 4:44PM NZST
About 18 months ago I saw the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra bring a crowd to their feet with their passion for ukuleles - and so my love for this oft-forgotten instrument was ignited. So much so, in fact, I forked out about $80 for on More »
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The Y!X review: Simply the Best New Wave - Various Artists

Posted Thu 4 Jun 2009 1:09PM NZST
Billed as '34 Punk Pop Classics', "Simply The Best New Wave" deals with the fascinating post-punk era which gave rise to a new generation of bands. And there are some great artists on the two-disc set - Joy Division, The Cure, and Elvis Coste More »
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Win A Cookie Time Music Month Prize Pack

Posted Mon 25 May 2009 10:08AM NZST
To celebrate the drawing conclusion of New Zealand Music Month we have the opportunity for all our readers to win a fantastic Cookie Time Music Month prize pack.One lucky person will win a copy of dDub's "Awake At Dawn" album in a Cookie Time s More »
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Win Anika Moa's album "In Swings The Tide"

Posted Mon 25 May 2009 9:57AM NZST
To celebrate the drawing conclusion of New Zealand Music Month we have the opportunity for all our readers to win one of the best Kiwi albums in recent years.Ten lucky people will win a copy of Anika Moa's fantastic album "In Swings The Tide", a More »
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Lyrics so bad my ears want to bleed. . .

Posted Fri 22 May 2009 2:40PM NZST
What better way to celebrate the impending weekend than with a look at some of the worst lyrics of all time? I don't think you'll find a singer or a band out there who isn't embarassed by the words to at least one of their songs - so I'm not tryin More »
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