Counting The Beat - NZ Music
by Chris Walker
Counting The Beat is a New Zealand Music podcast and radio show produced by Chris for Waiheke Radio, a non-commercial community station on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. You'll find more info on each episode at http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com
Episodes
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Free Music Archive
The Free Music Archive (FMA) is a fantastic project initiated by one my favourite radio stations in the world, WFMU, a freeform non-commercial station from New York. The Free Music Archive is a curated on-line collection of music that is free and legal to listen to and download. The music in the...
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CTB meets EMJ
Einstein Music Journal is one of my favourite New Zealand music websites. There are some other good kiwi music related sites I follow like Cheese On Toast, Under The Radar and Real Groove. What makes EMJ stand out from those others is that it is a music blog, unlike the others which are all...
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Rock'n'Reo
This episode features songs - from 50s rock'n'roll to indie-folk to dance remixes - that include the indigenous language of New Zealand - Te Reo Maori. More info at http://www.countingthebeat.gen.nz
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7" Singles
There's been lots in the media lately about the return of vinyl and while there are elements of the usual media beat-up there is some local activity that backs up the hype. NZ music website and promotion company Cheese on Toast has just broadened their activity venturing into the release of music...
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New Releases Aug 09
A bunch of new and recent NZ music releases from Batrider, So So Modern, Street Chant, Urbantramper, Bear Cat and Liam Finn/Eliza Jane. More info at http://www.countingthebeat.gen.nz
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Giddy Up
In the past I've featured songs about Rugby on Counting The Beat, but there's another sport which is just as, if not more, strongly represented in the kiwi songbook and that's horse racing. It seems there's something about the gee-gees that stirs songwriters to pen paeans to the sport and it's...
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It Was A Dark and Stormy Night
There are lots of songs written about the weather of course. And because this is New Zealand most of them are about rain. As former Prime Minister Geoff Palmer once said, "New Zealand is an indubitably pluvial country". The inspiration for this episode was a crazy record I picked up recently in...
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The Art of Noise
Some of New Zealand's most acclaimed musicians are virtually unknown at home. The music they produce appeals to such a niche audience that it is only on the international stage that there are sufficient numbers of people interested that they can make a mark. This is particularly true of artists...
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Covers Special - International Chris Knox
I expect that by now you're all up with the news that Chris Knox , an iconic kiwi artist with a 30 year career taking in solo material, The Enemy, The Tall Dwarfs and The Nothing, has suffered from a stroke. Since forming The Enemy in Dunedin in 1977 Knox has earned a crust as a musician,...
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The Ones That Got Away
Sometimes I feel like there's almost too much music to listen to. And that means I miss things that deserve greater attention. In this episode I go back and take a listen to some recent-ish releases that I overlooked. They're the ones that got away. Features songs from Bachelorette, Cassette…
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New and Recent Releases July 09
A round up of new and recent kiwi releases from The Clean, Urbantramper, The New Telepathics & Sora Shima. More info, links and videos at http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com
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I've Been Everywhere Man (Round Hamilton)
I've got a bit of a thing about collecting songs named after New Zealand towns and locations and every once in a while I put together a Counting the Beat special featuring some of those songs. In this episode I focus in on a specific part of our country, the Waikato. More info at...
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Boys in Blue
The police are a surprisingly popular subject choice for musicians, albeit usually those at the punkier end of the spectrum. In the 1980s clashes between police and punks weren’t uncommon. In fact it was the tactics of the special Auckland Task Squad team policing unit at one of their gigs that...
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I Like Both Kinds of Music, Country and Western
Every year the New Zealand country music community celebrates and recognises their best at the Gold Guitar Awards. However, just about every year the interesting and innovative is overlooked in favour of cliched, big hats and checked shirt country. This year, however, a song I actually like has...
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New Releases June 09
It's time for a round-up of new and recent releases. This time I've got an eclectic collection ranging from lounge bar chic to drunken revelry to the hushed tones of a museum exhibition hall. Featuring The Benka Borodovsky Bordello Band, Julien Dyne and Tiki Taane. More info at...
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Sam Hunt
Sam Hunt is arguably New Zealand's best known poet. Helped along by his irreverence, distinctive style and iconic delivery he's almost certainly the only living poet to have household name status. His talent as a poet is recognised across generations from the literati to the bloke at the pub.…
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Formula One
Grand Prix have recently released their fourth album, more or a less a straight out rocker, called Speed of Sound. Much has been made by some critics of Grand Prix's fascination with cars and racing, but actually this album is probably the one with the least focus on those subjects. There has…
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New Releases April 09
A bunch of new and recent kiwi releases from The Eastern, David Kilgour and Sam Hunt, Stormbird and An Emerald City. More info, links to the artists sites, videos and more at http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com
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Everywhere and Back
NZ music special featuring songs named after NZ towns and locations. The deal is that all songs on the show have a New Zealand place name as their title. As you may imagine the result is an eclectic array of musical styles, from folk, to electronica, to punk and more. More info at...
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Rugby Was The Winner On The Day
Rugby may be New Zealand's national game and the All Blacks revered with fervour by many kiwis but when it comes to inspiring songwriters the Men in Black often seem to stimulate more hackneyed cliches than lyrical grace.In this episode we hear the best and the very worst NZ rugby songs. More…
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John Guy Howell
Sometimes it can be interesting to take a look how a musician's work has evolved over time. Coming from a wine growing area, Waiheke Island, I've borrowed a viticultural term for this - a vertical tasting. In this episode I feature the music of John Guy Howell (second left), from alternative…
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Counting The Beat is a New Zealand Music podcast and radio show produced by Chris for Waiheke Radio, a non-commercial community station on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. You'll find more info on each episode at http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com
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