Music Video for song “Wellington” by Jinetero MC, shot & edited by Te Kupu
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Chris Schulz this weekend waxed on Fat Freddy Drop:
They’re cool. They’re groovy. They’re laid back. They’re smooth. They’re skanking. They’re quintessentially New Zealand. And, like kumara, deep-fried Mars Bars and Melanie Lynskey, they’re 100 per cent home grown.
Aside from the fact that deep-fried Mars bars are not a Kiwi invention, I have to agree.  Fat [...]

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Fat Freddy’s Drop are a seven-piece roots/dub/reggae/jazz/soul band from Wellington, New Zealand.
Their first studio album, Based on a True Story was released on 2 May, 2005. After only a day of release it had gone gold and was number one in the New Zealand album charts despite having little advertising or marketing. The album’s first [...]

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A Series of three Air New Zealand ads sung by New Zealander Boh Runga.

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This episode covers some of the best indie music from Montreal, Paris, NewYork and points in between. You will find it hard to find better artists with something to say on and off the Top 20 charts. I hope you find these gems fun and enjoyable.
Beautiful Dream – Jann Klose – New York

Beautiful dream [...]

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Lift Me Up – Cottrel Grant

With nothing but clean pop-rock and sharp, fun melodies, this Nashville band has a sound that nods to the harmonies of Kiwi brothers Neil and Tim Finn.
According to the Charleston City Paper, ‘Melody is our big thing,’ says Jeremy Cottrell, lead singer and guitarist of Nashville’s Cottrell Gantt.’ We take [...]

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