Tag: music
#RumiPlaylist
Recently I got a playlist thing happening on Spotify. And it was a fun time. Now I’m running a regular update.
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The Rumi Awards 2015
Recognising some of the best and worst things that happened in New Zealand this year.
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Ricky Martin: He Banged
As well as going to watch Singin’ in the Rain, this weekend also saw me and Kim going to watch Ricky Martin at the TSB Arena. Big weekend.
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Rumiplaylist: the awfulness
So in a fit of collaboration, I thought I’d ask my friends, family, Twitter followers and Facebook pals to name me one song that I would add to a Spotify playlist.
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The Nickelback Effect
Thirteen years ago I (allegedly) stole my first piece of digital media – and I have been on the run ever since.
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The four albums that have changed me
So hasn’t it been a joyous ol’ political time lately? In order to have a break from it because it’s exhausting me, I thought I’d sit and reflect on a subject that I love more than any. Me. I was in the car listening to my iPod when some music came on that features in my four most important albums.
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Thinkpiece about Lorde
By Jonny Potts Hi, I saw all the debate about Kiwi songstress Lorde, and I thought I’d wade in.
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Lost in the Fun House
By Jonny Potts If you do anything ‘creative’, you always have these ghosts around, trying to keep you in check. You invite them into your life, trying to incorporate and escape their influence.
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Some kind of Lorde Pun*
A 16 year old girl from Auckland’s North Shore is now number one on the American Billboard pop charts. She’s defeating the wicked witch of the twerk Miley Cyrus and is the youngest number one artist since Tiffany in 1987 – the year I was born. What does Lorde’s success say about us as a society?
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