NZ Music Awards Nominees Announced

Is it just me or is New Zealand becoming a country consumed by like 5 bands/groups/artists? Because according to the nominees for the 44th Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, we are. Ladyhawke is up for 6 awards as are Midnight Youth. Smashproof are eligible for 5 while The Mint Chicks and Fat Freddy’s Drop are up for 4 each. Some things we’re happy about? Tim Van Dammen (the hardest working video director in NZ) being nominated for Best Video, Cut Off Your Hands in the Best Album category, P-Money’s nomination for Single of the Year.  Some things we’re not happy about? PNC missing out on the Best Urban/ Hip Hop category (He got 5 stars in Real Groove!!). Anyway, the awards ceremony will be held at Auckland’s Vector Arena on October 8th.

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Rippon 2010 Line-Up Announced

The line-up for the Rippon Open Air Festival 2010 has been announced.

Fat Freddy’s Drop, The Black Seeds and The Mint Chicks are set to play at the festival which will be held on Saturday 6 February in Wanaka.

Also playing are Minuit, Little Bushman, Opensouls, Pacific Heights, Iva Lankum, Eru Dangerspiel, Electric Wire Hustle, Sunshine Sound System and the Slur-Tones.

Tickets are $118.50 and go on sale October 12 from Ticketek and Play It Again Records.

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