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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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The Y!X Review: Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers

Posted Tue 19 May 2009 5:59PM NZST
"Journal For Plague Lovers" is the ninth studio album from Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, but harks back to their third, "The Holy Bible". The comparison is two-fold - the outstanding cover art on both is by English painter More »
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Guilty pleasure listening

Posted Fri 15 May 2009 1:47PM NZST
Music can be a wonderful thing - it can transport you back to life's memorable moments after hearing the first two notes of a song. But music can also be embarassing. How many times has a friend looked at your iTunes list and laughed at some of t More »
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Green Day EXCLUSIVE!

Posted Mon 11 May 2009 3:18PM NZST
Green Day created the album of our generation with their last long-player, "American Idiot", a song heavy on politics but, above all, a fantastic punk-rock album.Although politics in the US have changed, even now you can find relevance in the More »
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The List: Classic cover versions

Posted Fri 8 May 2009 12:01PM NZST
Cover versions have become almost standard fayre for the pop-obsessed music industry and their desire for big bucks over quality. But recording other people's songs has been around since music began, and sometimes the cover versions are even bette More »
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The Y!X Review: Bob Dylan - Together Through Life

Posted Wed 6 May 2009 11:33AM NZST
I'm going to be honest - I haven't listened to a new Dylan album for quite a few years. I love his stuff, up to the point he released 'Jokerman' and appeared on the wonderful "A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly" singing 'P More »
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NZ Music Month: Favourite Albums

Posted Fri 1 May 2009 1:50PM NZST
With the start of New Zealand Music Month upon us, it would be remiss not to discuss our favourite New Zealand artists and albums. So to kick off our coverage we want you to tell us what your favourite Kiwi album is, and if possible, why. But fir More »
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