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Goldenhorse
Goldenhorse are a pop band from New Zealand. Release Goldenhorse's debut album ''Riverhead'' was released in October 2002, to a small fanfare. But over the next 18 months various singles from the album started to be played on the radio. The band played live throughout New Zealand continuously and sales of the record climbed slowly then steadily and in August 2004 the album reached no.1 on the national charts. In 2010, Goldenhorse founding member Ben King debuted his new musical project Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids released their debut album Faintheartedness in April 2011. It was released as an exclusive limited edition vinyl through MusicHype. In February 2012, the band provided the theme song for TV2's commercial which was a re-recorded version of "I'm Free", originally written by The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverhead (album)
''Riverhead'' is the debut studio album of New Zealand band Goldenhorse, released in October 2002. Three versions were released of this album; the original in 2002, a limited edition 2-CD version in 2003, Retrieved 15 December 2022 froDiscogs and a new edition released in 2004. The 2004 version was released to celebrate a year on the album chart and achieving double platinum sales. Riverhead reached #1 on New Zealand's RIANZ charts and has sold over 49,000 copies, being certified Platinum three times. Background and development ''Riverhead'' was largely recorded at a home studio in the rural settlement of Waiatarua, located in the Waitākere Ranges. Band member and producer Geoff Maddock noted in 2012 that the unique recording location and its tendency to be "enveloped in mist" notably influenced the album's sound. Other influences included drummer Joel Wilton's desire to experiment with various metrical rhythms as well as Maddock's parents, whose interest in classical music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Moon
''Out of the Moon'' is the second album by New Zealand band Goldenhorse, released in 2005 under Siren Records.Out of the Moon by Goldenhorse ''Spotify''. Retrieved October 27, 2020. The album peaked at No. 2 on the RIANZ
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Track listing # "Don't Wake Me Up" # "Used to Think" # "Out of the Moon" # "Cool Pants" # "Run Run Run" # "Cowgirl Lament" # "Fish" # "Alien" # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reporter (album)
''Reporter'' is the third album by New Zealand band Goldenhorse, released in 2007 under Siren Records Siren Records was an independent music label based in Auckland, New Zealand formed in 2000. Goldenhorse Riverhead took the record for longest climb in the album charts to the #1 position of just under 2 years, finally reaching triple platinu ....Reporter by Goldenhorse Spotify. Retrieved October 27, 2020. The album reached no. 38 on the New Zealand charts. Track listing #"The Last Train" #"Saying My Name" #"Calico Reporter" #"Wisen Up" #"You Want It All" #"Get the Feeling" #"Streetlights" #"Lucky" #"Stone Wall" #"Telephone Call" #"Jump Into the Sun" #"Change of Heart"Charts References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maybe Tomorrow (Goldenhorse Song)
"Maybe Tomorrow" is the second single released by New Zealand band Goldenhorse from their debut triple platinum selling number-one album, '' Riverhead''. The song, written by Geoff Maddock, has a laid-back guitar based tune and is a song about how that ''"maybe tomorrow, all of your sorrow ...will fade away in the air"''. The song was released in 2003 and received major airplay with the single reaching #10 on RIANZ single charts. The song garnered huge popularity, reaching the #10 position on four occasions. The single stayed in the charts for 31 weeks, and became the #13 single of the year in New Zealand. The song was nominated for several awards; it was a finalist in the 2003 Australasian Performing Rights Association's Silver Scroll Awards and a finalist in the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards. "Maybe Tomorrow " itself was also the most played song on New Zealand radio for 2002/2003 (and similarly won the Airplay Record of the Year award at the New Zealand Music Awards and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Up Brother
"Wake Up Brother" is a single released by New Zealand band Goldenhorse. It appeared on their album, '' Riverhead'', and was released in 2003. The music video for "Wake Up Brother" features the 2003 radio edit In music, a radio edit or radio mix is a modification, typically truncated or censored, intended to make a song more suitable for airplay, whether it be adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form. Radio edits may al ... of the song. Kirsten Morrell is the only band member featured in the video. The song was also used by TV3 Zas the main theme of their old show ''Sunrise''. Music charts The song remained on the New Zealand Top 40 for nine weeks, peaking at number 17. Track listing #"Wake Up Brother" #"Northern Lights" (Waiatarua Mix) #"Wake Up Brother" Video References 2002 songs 2003 singles Goldenhorse songs EMI Records singles {{2000s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siren Records
Siren Records was an independent music label based in Auckland, New Zealand formed in 2000. Goldenhorse Riverhead took the record for longest climb in the album charts to the #1 position of just under 2 years, finally reaching triple platinum status with the single Maybe Tomorrow succeeding as a top 10 hit and was crowned 2003's Most Played Song On Radio at the NZ Music Awards. Their next album ''Out of the Moon'' achieved similar success climbing quickly to double platinum. Their final album Reporter released 2008 quickly made Gold status before the band broke up in 2009. The first Opshop album You Are Here (released 2004) achieved platinum status only after Siren released an unprecedented 8 singles and videos from the album over 4 years to establish the band a place in the industry and a meaningful fan base. 2007 saw the release of their second album Second Hand Planet which in a short time made triple platinum status. Siren released 4 singles with the first "Maybe" making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Dawn (Goldenhorse Song)
Golden Dawn or The Golden Dawn may refer to: Organizations * Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a nineteenth century magical order based in Britain ** The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Inc., a modern revival founded in 1977 ** Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn, a modern revival founded in 2002 and disestablished in 2019 * Golden Dawn (Greece), a 21st-century Greek political party and criminal organisation Music * Golden Dawn (band), an Austrian black metal band * The Golden Dawn (American band), a 1960s psychedelic band * The Golden Dawn (Scottish band), an indie pop/rock band * "Golden Dawn" (Goldenhorse song), a song by Goldenhorse * ''Golden Dawn'' (operetta), a 1927 operetta by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach * "Golden Dawn", a 1985 song by The Legendary Pink Dots from '' ''Asylum'' (The Legendary Pink Dots album)'' * "Golden Dawn", a 1988 song by Ministry from ''The Land of Rape and Honey'' * "Golden Dawn", a 1992 instrumental by Yngwie Malmsteen from '' Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinewehi Mohi
Dame Hinewehi Mohi (born 1964) is a New Zealand musician and producer, best known for her double-platinum album ''Oceania'' (1999) and its lead single " Kotahitanga (Union)", performing the New Zealand National Anthem in Māori during the 1999 Rugby World Cup, and as a producer for the 2019 Māori language compilation album ''Waiata / Anthems''. As a television producer, Mohi has worked to produce television programmes such as ''Mōteatea'' and ''Marae DIY''. Early life Mohi was born in Waipukurau in the Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand, and is of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tūhoe descent. She attended St Joseph's Māori Girls' College in Taradale, New Zealand, later receiving a BA in Māori from the University of Waikato in 1985, where she was heavily involved with kapa haka groups. At the University of Waikato, Mohi was mentored by musician and lecturer Hirini Melbourne. Career Mohi began working as a television producer in the mid-1980s, focusing on Māori-related conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchor Me (Greenpeace Song)
"Anchor Me" is a 1994 single by New Zealand rock band The Mutton Birds The Mutton Birds were a New Zealand rock music group formed in Auckland in 1991 by Ross Burge, David Long and Don McGlashan, with Alan Gregg joining a year later. Four of their albums reached the top 10 on the New Zealand Albums Char .... The song peaked at #10 in the New Zealand singles chart, and charted for nine weeks. The song was from the group's 1993 album ''Salty (album), Salty'', with three other album tracks used on the single. "Anchor Me" is a love song, written by the Mutton Birds' lead singer Don McGlashan about his wife. Songwriter Don McGlashan won the 1994 APRA Awards (New Zealand), APRA Silver Scroll songwriting award for "Anchor Me", the first of his two Silver Scrolls. McGlashan was also nominated for Best Songwriter for "Anchor Me" at the 1995 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards, 1995 New Zealand Music Awards. Track listing # "Anchor Me" (Remix Edit) - 4:27 # "When The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Che Fu
Che Kuo Eruera Ness (born 1974), better known by his stage name Che Fu, is a New Zealand hip hop, R&B and reggae artist, songwriter and producer. A founding member of the band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands of albums both in New Zealand and internationally. Che Fu is considered a pioneer of Hip hop and Pasifika music in New Zealand. Early life Che Fu was born Che Ness in Auckland. His mother, Miriama Rauhihi Ness is of Māori descent and his father Tigilau Ness is Niuean. Fu's parents are well-known political activists, notably as members of the Polynesian-rights group, the Polynesian Panthers, and founding members of Rastafarian movement '' 12 Tribes of Israel''. Tigilau is a musician and part of the band Unity Pacific as well as his son's band, ''The Krates''. The Ness family are Rastafarians. Career Supergroove (1994–1996) While a student at Western Springs College, Fu and a group of friends formed the Low Down Dirty Blues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, immigrant environmental activists from the United States. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity" and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, lobbying, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals. The network comprises 26 independent national/regional organisations in over 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, as well as a co-ordinating body, Greenpeace International, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The global network does not accept funding from governments, corporations, or political parties, relying on three million individual supporters and foundation grants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mutton Birds
The Mutton Birds were a New Zealand rock music group formed in Auckland in 1991 by Ross Burge, David Long and Don McGlashan, with Alan Gregg joining a year later. Four of their albums reached the top 10 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, ''The Mutton Birds'' (1992), '' Salty'' (1994), '' Envy of Angels'' (1996) and '' Rain, Steam and Speed'' (1999). They had a number-one hit with "The Heater" (1994), while their two other top 10 singles were a cover of "Nature" by the Fourmyula (1992), and an original, " Anchor Me" (1994). From 1996 to 2000 the group were based in England; they returned to New Zealand and then disbanded in 2002. History David Long on guitars and Don McGlashan on lead vocals and bass guitar formed the Mutton Birds in Auckland as a three-piece rock group in early 1991. For their first live performance, on Saint Patrick's Day, they used an interim drummer who was soon replaced by Ross Burge. McGlashan had been a member of Blam Blam Blam (1982, 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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