It’s the last day of May, so let’s look back at the month. We’ve seen heaps of awesome kiwi music, and we’ve barely touched the surface. I had a listen to the video @sift666 shared in the comments a couple

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (29) image source I know I really only scratched the surface of homegrown talent, but over this past month we've really run the gamut of music flavours - from rock to

One of the things I learnt this month is that New Zealand has a Music Hall of Fame. This figurative hall of fame, dedicated to noteworthy musicians from New Zealand, was started in 2007.There are two

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (28) Sadly NZ Music Month is coming to a close for yet another year, but it is an excellent way of shining the light on some of our top talent - both current and past.

It’s nearly the end of the month, and there are still plenty I’ve missed. And I promised we’d finish checking out some of those recent kiwi punk bands, so let’s do that today too. The Mockers From 1984,

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (27) 25 Cents (1981-1982) image source You can listen to their Don't Deceive Me here: I couldn't find any images of them, so thought I'd list the band members instead.

It’s been a busy Monday (and a very cold one) here in the @kiwideb & @sift666 office, with no time to think about music. But I did have a quick peak at the Video of the Day. Meh. But one woman’s “Meh”

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (26) Ballon D'Essai (early 80s) image source You can watch the video for their Smash Crash here: image source Rooter/The Terrorways (late 70s) image source You can listen

It occurs to me that throughout music month, we’ve covered many styles, but not classical. Sunday seems a good day to feature a few. Some of these I’ve covered in older music posts, but let’s pull a few

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (25) Beaver (Beverley Jean Morrison) (1970s-2010) image source You can watch her, along with some other great names, perform Don't You Just Know It here: image source

When I was reading up about Marlon Williams yesterday, I discovered he had recently broken up with Aldous Harding – another NZ musician I hadn’t heard of! So let’s check her out today. Aldous (Hannah)

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (24) The Androidss (1978-1982) image source You can listen to their Auckland Tonight here: image source Toy Love (1978-1980) image source You can watch their video for

Just when I started to get a bit short of inspiration for music month, something turned up that got me excited again. Featured on the NZ Music Month website today… … Party Boy by Marlon Williams. There’s

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (23) Annie Whittle (1970s-onward) image source You can listen to her cover of When You Walk In The Room here: image source Also known as an actress, of course. I remember

What with one thing and another, I didn’t manage to post yesterday. So today will have to do for two days. And it’s not far off bedtime, so I’d better get a wriggle on. Featured on the NZ Music Month website

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (22) Amber (1970-1974) image source They "recorded one original song at Stebbings in 1972 called "Sunshine Baby", but it was never released." source

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (21) The Latter Rain (1967-1970) image source Unfortunately, I couldn't find a music clip for them. Here is an article you can read on one band member's memories. There

Well, I got a nice surprise today when I checked out the video of the day. Even @sift666 might like these guys. Featured on the NZ Music Month website today… … was a band called Miss June with a track

NZ Music Month's Melodic Memories (20) Push Push (1985-1993/2016-onwards) image source You can watch them perform their Trippin' here: image source Strawpeople (1988-2005) image source You can watch their

I’m back! I hope @sift666 kept you entertained, in my absence, with his quite different musical tastes. Since I’ve just come back from a few days in Australia, I started thinking about some of the musicians