The Eclectic

Win music vouchers with Oporto and EMI

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:08:48 -0800

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 purchases a special Download Summer meal they will receive a free music download from EMI's www.theinsound. ...

The Y!X Interview: The Black Seeds

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:05:11 -0800

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 returned from a 27-gig tour of Europe and the US you'd think the last thing on the Black Seeds' minds was a national tour but playing live is what the Wellington based roots band love to do. ...

Win The Black Seed's album "The Black Seeds Live Vol.1"

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:55:46 -0800

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 Vol.1", and a ticket to either their Wellington or Auckland show.

All you need to do is e-mail musiccompetition@ymail. ...

The List: The worst covers of all time

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:30:46 -0800

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 warblings.

We dealt with my favourite ones a few weeks ago, but today it's time to sniff out those versions of songs we hold dearly and which should be assigned to the infamous Room 101.

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Friday Fun: The best literal videos

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:23:39 -0800

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 the rounds via e-mail and YouTube.

Some of them are fantastic and some aren't. ...

The ukulele is back, baby!

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:44:57 -0800

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 one at Christmas so I could pretend - just for a few minutes, mind - that I have some musical talent. ...

The Y!X review: Simply the Best New Wave - Various Artists

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:09:29 -0800

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 Costello to name a few - which give the collection a certain gravitas. ...

Win A Cookie Time Music Month Prize Pack

Sun, 24 May 2009 22:08:20 -0800

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 sandwich as well as a New Zealand Music Month hoodie.

All you need to do to enter is e-mail musiccompetition@ymail. ...

Win Anika Moa's album "In Swings The Tide"

Sun, 24 May 2009 21:57:26 -0800

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", and all you need to do is e-mail musiccompetition@ymail. ...

Lyrics so bad my ears want to bleed. . .

Fri, 22 May 2009 02:40:39 -0800

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 trying to say the artists I've picked are bad artists. Far from it. ...