This was the year where cultural barriers seemed to have been broken down, it didn't matter if you were a musician of colour, part of the LGBT community or anything else, everyone seemed to have a shot at scoring massive success this year regardless of who they were. This was a massive success over in… Continue reading NZ albums of 1983
This was the official year for two things in the music industry, the first of course being the rise of MTV as it officially launched late in the previous year. The second was the rise of the second British invasion in America due to many of the earliest music videos coming from UK artists which… Continue reading NZ hits of 1982
This was the official year for two things in the music industry, the first of course being the rise of MTV as it officially launched late in the previous year. The second was the rise of the second British invasion in America due to many of the earliest music videos coming from UK artists which… Continue reading NZ albums of 1982
This was the year of MTV, or at least it was towards the end of the year as in the meantime we have some (in my opinion) truly bizarre trends to tie us over from the (supposed) death of disco to the colourful new wave era. If you couldn't tell from the title of this… Continue reading NZ hits of 1981
This was the year of MTV, or at least it was towards the end of the year as in the meantime we have some (in my opinion) truly bizarre trends to tie us over from the (supposed) death of disco to the colourful new wave era. This was a massive success over in NZ, I'm… Continue reading NZ albums of 1981
Well I think it's time to begin our journey through the popular music of NZ with the first year of my personal favourite decade in music. The 80's are often known for MTV however since that wasn't a thing until the following year and disco was apparently dead in the mainstream (spoilers it wasn't) this… Continue reading NZ hits of 1980
Well I think it's time to begin our journey through the popular music of Australia with the first year of my personal favourite decade in music. The 80's are often known for MTV however since that wasn't a thing until the following year and disco was apparently dead in the mainstream (spoilers it wasn't) this… Continue reading NZ albums of 1980
Daily writing promptWhat do you listen to while you work?View all responses Well this seems appropriate for my site so there's no harm in answering this prompt. I tend to listen to podcasts or YouTube videos as listening to music is something I prefer to do when I'm not at work or working on a… Continue reading What I listen to while I work
What is your favorite genre of music? Well this daily prompt seems accurate to this site so no harm in answering it. In no particular order, my favourite genres in music are Pop rock, Pop, Dance pop, Alternative rock, New wave, Contemporary RNB, Adult contemporary, Synthpop, AOR, Hard rock, Singer/songwriter As you can see, I… Continue reading My favourite genres of music
Given how chaotic the album charts were here in Australia, I've decided to make a shorter list covering albums that didn't quite make it onto one of my year end lists, be it they were caught between two years or simply failed to overcome all the compilation albums that clogged up the charts throughout most… Continue reading Bonus albums on the Australian charts
Hits of Australia and NZ 