Posted in 2009, 2010 and onwards, Artists, Awards, Global News, Inspirational, International Music, Jazz, Music, Music Awards, National News on Jan 25th, 2010
The three finalists for the best Jazz Album of 2009 have been announced and include some of the biggest names in the genre in the global music scene.
Renowned expat Kiwi pianist-composer Alan Broadbent features on one album while Rodger Fox makes his mark as musical director of a second and the third features veteran bassist [...]
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Saturday 13-14th of March 10am -5pm
Mystery Creek, Hamilton
It will be filled with Big Boys Toys, Hot Cars, Hot Bikes Wakeboarding, Jet skis, Paintball, Live Bands, Gamer Lounge, Helicopters, Tui Beer Garden and virtually every testosterone charged activity a man can shake his fists at.
Boys Days Out will also be hosting the BDO Extreme Games which [...]
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A great start for Aly Cook’s year with plans to record a debut album with Auckland producer Alan Jansson!
After raising an album budget using The Netherlands based Sellaband platform http://www.sellaband.com .
4 months and 6 days after signing up on the website some 225 believers in Aly’s music from around the world invested US$20,000 between them [...]
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Two of Britian’s top record sellers – both female- Lady Gaga’s single Poker Face and Susan Boyle’s debut album
I Dreamed A Dream have been crowned Britain’s best-selling records of 2009.
Runner-up on the reality TV show Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle (48) received the hghest spot in the year’s album chart after her album sold more [...]
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The finalists for Westpac New Zealand Halberg Awards 2009 are as follows:
Westpac New Zealand ‘Sportsman of the Year’
Scott Dixon (motor sport), Mahe Drysdale (rowing), Duncan Grant (rowing), Richie McCaw (rugby) and Daniel Vettori (cricket).
Westpac New Zealand ‘Sportswoman of the Year’
Sophie Pascoe (swimming), Alison Shanks (cycling), Valerie Vili (athletics) and Sarah Walker (BMX cycling).
Westpac New Zealand [...]
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Top 50 Moments OF The Last 10 Years
No. 50
Em & Elton Hook Up
(Feburary 21, 2001)
Eminem’s “Marshal Mathers LP” offended just about everyone on some level. Yet, it was the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation that hit the highest roof when the album was nominated for four Grammys in 2001, proclaiming that Em’s rhymes were [...]
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Posted in 2009, Abba, Actor/s, Celebrity News, Charity, Crown Limousines NZ Ltd, Cultural News, Global News, Lady Adrienne Stewart, NZ Music Awards, National Competitions, National News, Sharon's Community Update CTV Show, Volunteer on Dec 30th, 2009
A very happy New Year to you and your loved ones! May 2010 and beyond bring you all the happiness you can imagine. See Sharon’s reflection on 2009 below.
Sharon’s Reflection of 2009
I had been very previledged to have had a wonderful year- in fact even though I was very busy, I also had great fun…..one [...]
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Posted in 2009, 2010 and onwards, Artists, Awards, Celebrations, Celebrity News, Inspirational, Music Fesrivals, Music/ Songs, National News on Dec 30th, 2009
Tiki Taane
Tiki (of Ngati Maniapoto) embarked on his solo artist career in January 2007 after eleven years playing to the world primarily as the captivating frontman for successful band Salmonella Dub. Releasing his debut album “Past Present Future” in November 2007, Tiki is showcasing his talent as a musician, producer, composer, audio engineer and entrepreneur [...]
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More than 25,000 punters streamed through the gates at Ellerslie today, as Auckland turned on the sun for the first day of The New Zealand Herald Christmas Carnival.
From the family friendly Classic Hits Infield, to the VIVA Fashion Village and the glamorous trackside Cuvée Champagne Bar and Lawn, the Ellerslie course was a sea of [...]
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Yves Rocher, who founded the beauty products group named after him five decades ago, has died at the Paris hospital yesterday.
Rocher, ( 79) originally from Brittany, founded the company in 1959 and nurtured it into a firm with annual sales of over 2 billion euros ($2.9 billion), nearly three times that of L’Oreal’s Body Shop, [...]
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