NZ Music Month 2009 in TBI TV & Audio

The following shows all content submitted with the below tag(s). Content is shown in submitted date order.
Also see Tag categories for a list of all tags used on The Big Idea. Or use Advanced search to find content containing specific words or phrases and to search by submission date, categories and/or content type.

ScreenTalk: Andrew Fagan and Karyn Hay

Andrew Fagan and Karyn Hay.

Rock’n'roll couple Karyn Hay and Andrew Fagan have both had long and varied careers in New Zealand music and media.

They are currently night-time hosts on Radio Live, but Fagan spent many years as the lead singer of pop band The Mockers, and Hay was the long-time host of iconic music show Radio with Pictures.

Hay and Fagan are also both published authors. Read More »

ScreenTalk: Chris Knox

Roger Shepherd chats with Chris Knox.

In part two of a ScreenTalk interview, Flying Nun founder Roger Shepherd chats with Chris Knox about his life and career.  Knox talks about directing music videos, becoming a film reviewer and TV presenter and his long-running cartoon strip Max Media. Read More »

ScreenTalk: Chris Knox

Chris Knox.

Chris Knox is a musician, film critic and cartoonist. His music career began with legendary Dunedin punk band The Enemy, followed by post-punk heroes Toy Love, then the Tall Dwarfs and his own solo work.

Flying Nun founder Roger Shepherd chats with Chris Knox about his life and career, in this ScreenTalk interview. Read More »

Woolshed Sessions (+video)

Woolshed Sessions at Leigh Sawmill Cafe. Photo by Jessica Mills.

The Woolshed Sessions captures the DIY essence of New Zealand music. A collective of musicians and friends recording a live session in a Golden Bay woolshed, owned by NZ film maker Gaylene Preston, with no expectations.

Two years later The Big Idea catches up with the band at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe. Read More »