WOMAD 2016

Originally published at http://www.grooveradio.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/womad-2016-another-successful-weekend.html Event organisers announced during the opening of this year’s festival that they’ve just signed a deal with WOMAD UK for Taranaki to remain the home of the New Zealand leg of the festival. Taranaki Arts Festival Trust chief executive Suzanne Porter said she was very happy

100 Favourite Songs #97 ‘Hang of Little Tomato’ – Pink Martini

I could write pages about this wonderful band from Portland, Oregan.  Essentally, they are an old fashioned show band.  Fronted mainly by China Forbes and guests their music evokes an old worldly feel of lounge bars and hotel lobbies, cruise liners and Vegas show clubs.  Always velvet smooth and classy. 

100 Favourite Songs #98 ‘Just Another Female Singer’ – Nicole Andrews

Nicole Andrews is my latest discovery. I happened across her at the Wellington Public Library and instantly fell in love with her sound – across between Tori Amos and Kate Bush.

100 Favourite Songs #99 ‘Mahalia’ The Bible

Ah, the late 80’s, when it was cool to where your raincoat in a music video – the Narcs, anyone?  As a Radio DJ on Radio Active we all use to play the ep of this at 33′ because it was mislabelled, but we al thought it was some new

100 Favourite Songs #100 ‘Moving Trucks’ Bob Mould

This song sits early in the set on The Last Dog and Pony Show,  the fourth solo album by former Hüsker Dü and Sugar axeman (guitarist) and singer Bob Mould.  It’s a simple observation.  The main character, I imagine is standing in the kitchen watching the trucks back up and his former

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