IMNZ Charts Week To Thursday, 28 February 2013

We have a new number 1 album this week, and in recognition of the second anniversary of the earthquake in Christchurch on February 22 2011, it's great to see that it is Songs For Christchurch.

Top 20 Albums

Week To Thursday, 28 February 2013

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Top 10 Singles

Week To Thursday, 28 February 2013

Top 10 Airplay

Week To Sunday, 3 March 2013

International and Industry Action
From Creative New Zealand: The World Forum on Music is to be held in Brisbane at the end of November. Read about the World Forum here.
Over 1,000 music professionals and other enthusiasts from all over the world descend upon the heart of the cultural precinct on Brisbane’s South Bank to discuss, plan, be part of, and experience the future of music on this planet: musicians, producers, managers, administrators, festival directors, journalists, scholars, educators, facilitators, activists, policy makers and other lovers of the art in its myriad forms and contexts. If you are interested in participating at that level, please read the call for contributions and the submission guidelines. Any applications are due in by 15 March. The forum is run by the International Music Council, the Music Council of Australia and the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University. Read more...

And speaking of Brisbane, musicians have the chance to perform in front of international music industry delegates in Brisbane, Australia, with applications now open for BIGSOUND Live 2013. The music showcase will take place from September 11 – 12 as part of the BIGSOUND Music Industry Conference, held in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. BIGSOUND is recognised as Australia's leading international music industry event, and annually attracts managers, buyers and industry experts from around the world. In 2013 BIGSOUND Live will showcase 120 acts over 12 venues.
To apply to perform at BIGSOUND Live 2013 visit http://www.qmusic.com.au/bigsound/2013/

On the live front
As part of the Auckland Arts Festival, you can venture half-way down Dominion Road and join Auckland Theatre Company artists, actors, volunteers and neighbourhood friends in a celebration of Auckland's street-of-a-thousand-stories - Dominion Road. Over the weekend of March 16 and 17 you can pick and choose from a series of surprising bespoke performances in local haunts including Balmoral Bowling Club, Potters Park, restaurants and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra rehearsal rooms. Join the dance-hall inspired free family picnic in Potters Park on Saturday and sing along to music from Dominion Road's famous son, Don McGlashan, and his band. Book your tickets and walk from show to show. Don has spent this summer holding an artist residency at the Michael King Writers' Centre.
www.aucklandfestival.co.nz

Also part of the Auckland Arts Festival, local RnB/Reggae artist SWISS joined American conscious hip-hop/dub act Audiopharmacy for free a performances as part of the Auckland Arts Festival last night, and for a special show at Rakinos Café & Bar tonight (Thursday March 7). The show will see SWISS perform some of his own tracks, including his hit single ‘Slow Wind’, alongside a collaborative performance with American collective, Audiopharmacy. San Francisco-based hip hop / dub group, Audiopharmacy, are at the forefront of international fusion music. Their unique repertoire intricately fuses live instrumentation and global musical styles, producing a constantly evolving sound. At just 20 years old, the charming new face of Pacific Reggae music, SWISS, has already captivated online audiences, generating over 600,000 views on Youtube for his hit ‘Slow Wind’. He is currently working on his highly anticipated debut album, set for release later this year. Audiopharmacy are in New Zealand as part of an Asia-Pacific tour organised by the American MusicAbroad programme and the US Embassy.

And as part of the Auckland Fringe, there's an exciting collaboration between the Chris Mason-Battley Group and renowned New Zealand composer John Psathas. CMB Group interpret John's music through new arrangements and performances with an group improvisational focus. The music of John Psathas offers exciting possibilities for a rich and resonant dialogue between the tightly structured compositional complexities of Art music and the collaborative language and freedom of group improvisation.The Chris Mason-Battley Group will be recording an album to be released later in 2013 by Rattle Records. This concert will feature music that will be part of this recording project. Read more...

Late March sees the start of the 'Guitars On Fire - Country' tour across New Zealand. Guitars On Fire has been created to showcase the very best guitar players across NZ, and to uncover great unknown talent along the way. Centered around various forms of guitar music, this tour is 'Country' and is headlined by Gray Bartlett, a New Zealand music legend who has sold over two million albums
Kiwi guitarist and founder of Guitars On Fire, Ryan Kershaw, will be playing a tribute set to icons Peter Posa, and The Shadows.
Guitarists and organizations around NZ that are associated with the guitar, are encouraged to come and meet with the promoter. Kershaw has recently been offered a worldwide publishing contract for his upcoming book 'Use Your Buzz To Play The Guitar, and is happy to offer advice to aspiring Kiwi guitarists
Tickets from www.guitarsonfire.org

New release fanfare
Two years on from their internationally acclaimed, Taite-finalist, self-titled debut, Beastwars return on 19th April 2013 releasing Blood Becomes Fire with a very special Record Store Day performance at Real Groovy records in Auckland on April 20th. Described as "a mongrel mix of Kyuss, Neurosis, and the mighty Godflesh..." (NZ Herald) and playing "heavy tunes for heavy times" (ALARM), the Wellington-based sonic soothsayers utilise the chaos that engulfs our world as ammunition for their defiant howls into the abyss. In 2011, Beastwars first album debuted at #15 on the NZ Top 40 charts, was shortlisted for the Taite Music Prize, was nominated twice at 2011's New Zealand Music Awards winning Best Album Artwork and was a finalist for BestRock Album. A local craft brewery even acknowledged the band's achievements by naming a beer in their honour. Following the release of Blood Becomes Fire, Beastwars will tour New Zealand, and for the first time, Australia supporting John Garcia’s’ post-Kyuss band Unida. There are limited edition vinyl pre-order and merchandise bundles available now at www.bloodbecomesfire.com - although the pre-ordered red and gold vinyl has already sold out! There are still black vinyl copies available.
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Rhythmethod have announced the return of The Veils with their highly anticipated 4th album Time Stays, We Go, due out on April 26, through their imprint Pitch Beast via RHYTHMETHOD. Recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles and produced by lead singer/songwriter Finn Andrews and Adam Greenspan, Time Stays, We Go marks the beginning of a captivating new era for a band already hailed as “The best and most unsettling thing I’ve seen in music this year” by The LA Times and “Quite possibly the most underrated band on the planet” by NME. In anticipation of the release of Time Stays, We Go the band have announced EXCLUSIVE album offers now available on preorder. Fans can now order and receive an instant download of video ‘Out From The Valley & Into The Stars’, filmed live at Abbey Road Studio, directed by Jamie Roberts and all album offers include a bonus five-track digital EP and live video of ‘The Veils At Abbey Rd’.
For more info on the exclusive pre-order album offers go to www.theveils.com
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Featured label
Label: Fishrider Records

Artists include: Opposite Sex, The Shifting Sands, The Puddle

Recent releases: 'Opposite Sex' by Opposite Sex, 'Feel' by The Shifting Sands, 'Secret Holiday/ Victory Blues' by The Puddle

Established in 2006.

Brief history and/or philosophy:
Fishrider started up to release an album no-one else would. Then followed 4 albums by Flying Nun Records survivors The Puddle, an extraordinary debut by ex-Gisborne trio Opposite Sex and also the debut by 21st century 'Dunedin sound' trio The Shifting Sands. We describe what we do as 'Psych-pop, No Wave & whatever takes our fancy from below the underground'. However, as our albums are played and sold all around the world we have not been very successful at remaining below the underground. Fishrider Records is 'music arts & crafts' rather than 'music industry' - it's small-scale production of specialist not-very-commercial unpopular pop music for a wordwide audience still fascinated by strange music from New Zealand.

Recent achievements: In 2012 we arranged a UK release and distribution for the self-titled debut album by Opposite Sex, in conjunction with a like-minded small independent UK label who also sells our other releases there. The album enjoyed good radio play on BBC 6Music in the UK and also made it into the CMJ Top 200 in North America on the back of strong radio play on the college radio/ non-commercial network.

http://www.fishriderrecords.com/

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