NZ Rock, 1987-2007 by Gareth Shute
29.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: Very Good
The highly talented Gareth Shute ( Hip Hop in Aotearoa, Making Music in NZ, Insights) returns with what will be a seminal book on the history of guitar music in this country. The book begins in 1987 at the point where Crowded House's track 'Don't Dream it's Over' had just reached the top of the singles ...Show more
Counting the Beat : Historyof NZ Songs by SPITTLE, Gordon
12.00 NZD
Category: Music
This book goes through a decade of song in NZ and has song sheets for popular NZ songs including Pokarekare, Now is the Hour and Be Mine Tonight. There are over 30 photographs and comments from popular New Zealand musicians.
For the Record: A History of the Recording Industry in New Zealand by Bryan Staff
39.95 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: Near Fine
An inside look into New Zealand's glamour industry - music, and more specifically, recording. This text is illustrated with photographs, labels and memorabilia and also provides facts and figures on the recording industry; from cylinders, to LPs to CDs.
Kiwi Rock Chicks, Popstars & Trailblazers by Ian Chapman
44.99 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: Very Good
From Dinah Lee and The Chicks to Bic and Boh Runga, from Sharon O'Neill to Ladi6, kiwi rock chicks have never taken a back seat. Strong sheilas with big, soulful voices and even bigger stage personalities have long been a feature of our local music scene, and for the first time we celebrate their contri ...Show more
Highway of Legends by Dianne Haworth
29.99 NZD
Category: Music
Gray Bartlett, musical entrepreneur has spent his life in the entertainment industry. A hugely successful Country Music guitarist who has played the Grand Old Opry, he's known and worked with all the stars on the local scene since the late 60s. In 2005 he put together the Highway of legends Tour as a sw ...Show more
Making Music in New Zealand by Gareth Shute
27.99 NZD
Category: Music
MAKING MUSIC IN NEW ZEALAND examines the reality of being a local musician. It collects together comments by popular musicians from various fields of music - from rock to electronica to hip hop - along with quotes from other major players in the industry. It covers: getting started; songwriting; practis ...Show more
Beginners' Guide to Creating Cds by Read Mike
19.95 NZD
Category: Music
"Beginners' Guide to Creating CDs" deals with the basics of how CD writers work. It covers how to choose a CD writer, the differences between music and data, getting ready to record and how to get the best results. There is also information on hardware, software and the care and feeding of your CD write ...Show more
Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Popular Music 1918-1964 by Chris Bourke
59.99 NZD
Category: Music
It's another Saturday night in 1950s Auckland. Downtown, nightclubs are banning the jive because the exuberant couples disturb the cautious fox-trotters. Over in Freeman's Bay, the Maori Community centre is the 'jazziest, jumpingest place in the city' where sweaty men in zoot suits feed on Maori bread a ...Show more
And They All Sang : Great musicians talk about their music by Terkel Studs
35.00 NZD
Category: Music
Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian Studs Terkel hosted a legendary daily radio programme in Chicago - presenting listeners with his singular take on an eclectic range of music from classical, opera, and jazz to gospel, blues, folk and rock.
Michael Jackson: A Life in Pictures by Candice Bal
59.99 NZD
Category: Music
A fitting tribute to the undisputed 'King of Pop', this lavishly illustrated book takes us on a visual tour of Michael Jackson's colourful, highly publicized, sometimes controversial, but exceptionally gifted life. From his earliest performances with The Jackson 5 in the '60s to multi-million album succ ...Show more