Author(s): Gareth Shute

Music

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 charts in the United States. It traces the history of guitar music in NZ from this time until the present, showing how local bands have tried to follow this example or have sought different routes to success - either locally or internationally.