By far the most colourful year in music, this was when MTV became such a cultural juggernaut that artists began prioritising their music videos over their music which resulted in some of the wackiest imagery one could conjure up from around this time. This proved to be an even bigger success in NZ than it… Continue reading NZ albums of 1984
By far the most colourful year in music, this was when MTV became such a cultural juggernaut that artists began prioritising their music videos over their music which resulted in some of the wackiest imagery one could conjure up from around this time. Unlike in Australia where this was only a moderate success for New… Continue reading NZ hits of 1984
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. Unlike in Australia where this was only… Continue reading NZ hits of 1983
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 albums 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 hits 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. This was a massive success over in NZ, I'm… Continue reading NZ albums 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. If you couldn't tell from the title of this… Continue reading NZ hits 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
Hits of Australia and NZ 