a rare day when I wished I still lived in LA. [Rock the Bells LineUp]

Welcome To The Imperial. [the Trailer as a Poem] Dir : RikCordero.

Homebrew & HazBeats Interviewed on Tangata Pasifika.

Last month, I shot Homebrew on stage at Studio on K.Rd, & while we were there, Tangata Pasifika crew also did a story on the crew's web fanbase & Haz'sBeat's beats. They interviewed me for a slurry soundbite, as it was 2am, a few brews & that may also explain the glazed eyes. Below that is a Promo for their 'Good Country Tour', which they roll out in September.

TrinityRoots will release new live album. [CD&DVD]

TrinityRoots to release new album

15.08.10
[press release]

One of New Zealand's most loved bands, TrinityRoots, announce the upcoming release of Music Is Choice. A CD and DVD package that captures this magical trio at their peak live in concert and reveals the heart and soul of the sorcery that created that magic.

TrinityRoots, after six years, two and a half albums and many gigs across the earth, played their final concert February 13th 2005 in a sellout show at the Wellington Town Hall. It has been a long wait for fans - but finally,Music Is Choice is offered to fill the void with live audio from their last concerts on CD packaged with feature length music documentary and bonus footage on DVD.

TrinityRoots stopped at their zenith. These live recordings accurately reflect that. Like the TrinityRoots studio albums, they are sure to become a treasured piece of NZ music history from a band that had won so many hearts with their genuine soul-baring music that connected the listener to the land we live in.

The DVD includes the documentary directed and produced by fan and friend Sarah Hunter. With generous amounts of footage of the band rehearsing, performing, and philosophising the viewer is transported on the very special journey that was TrinityRoots. Bonus footage includes the memorable 'Little Things' clip directed by Chris Graham (Sione's Wedding, The Ferryman) plus an awe inspiring look at the making of that iconic NZ music video.

Through their multi-award winning career the  band released two highly acclaimed albums,True and Home Land and Sea, both of which reached Platinum status in New Zealand. All previous releases are being re-issued on the same date as Music Is Choice with bonus tracks on both True and Home, Land and Sea.

TrinityRoots played with some of the world's top musicians; Ben Harper, Lee Scratch Perry, The Mad Professor and Rockers Hi-Fi as well as local stalwarts Fat Freddy's Drop and Salmonella Dub.

TrinityRoots: Warren Maxwell (Little Bushman, Fat Freddys Drop), Rio Hemopo (Breaks Co-op) and Riki Gooch (Eru Dangerspiel).

TrinityRoots - Music Is Choice(Live Album) CD + feature length DVD doco
Release Date: September 6^th

CD Tracklisting: 1. Aotearoa   2. The Dream  3. Just Like You   4. Touches Me   5. Egos 6. Little Things  7. Two By Two  8. Home, Land and Sea  

DVD Tracklisting: 1. Documentary 'Music Is Choice'  70 mins   2. 'Little Things' music video  3. Making the 'Little Things' really matter   4. True, bro - promo ad  5. 'Home, Land & Sea' music video   

TrinityRoots - True - re-release September 6th

TrinityRoots - Home, Land and Sea- re-release September 6th with bonus tracks

TrinityRoots - Little Things (E.P) - re-release September 6th

"beguiling and beautiful.. there has never been anything quite like it and yet somehow it sounds like home" - 100 Essential New Zealand Albums, Nick Bollinger.

Movie MashUps. [kids trailers remixed for parents]

                  

                  

Ashburton ballers make it Rain. [more young local talent]

                    

Bionic Knee Surgery on Friday 13th.

'Request' : our AllGirl HipHop DanceCrew win WorldChamps in Vegas.

These girls go Hard. Respect Ladies, Aotearoa hiphop dance crews take out the worlds.. Again!

& check it out Juniors. Just unreal. the Kani Krew.

some behind the scenes, leading up to the win.. & some classic american misprounciations..
                    

Battling with Beats. [Hollywould vs. MPC WellyDid]

some talented writers Im working with on a feature project put me onto this shocker of a 'what our project shouldn't be' trailer for a new Hollyweird film, which almost plays like a parody of itself. 'Battle'. It looks like everything that wrong with 8'mile [including looking into a tagged mirror shot] & without the electrical battle scenes that were everything right with 8'mile. Looks like hiphop producers & beat makers are decidedly hot material in HellAy right now. The trailer also reminded me of a short Doco piece I made back in 2002, for the classic night at the DansPalais with the who was whom, back in the day of the productively incestious Welly music scene. Way Ahead of the 'Battle' film & just slightly more real.           Get your MPC on Welly.

             & circa 2002, Wellywould & Did. Oh whatta Night.

               

& circa 2008, the ReMatch, but I was shooting elsewhere & so wasn't there.. Ota took it out.

              

How to make a goodTitle Sequence. [& with a goodSong]

    

& while Im on the TV tip, eye love this recent HBO series too. Go track this series1 down too.

Community. damn goodComedy tele.

some good mates turned me onto this NBC show 'Community'. Its hella funny, dense, fast paced humour & I'm midway through Season2 & loving it. Studying the tricks & other good comedy on the go at the mo'. Highly recommend it & its motley crew of well balanced characters. Here's some quick teaser clips & then the full trailer below them. Hunt your Community down & get your laugh on.

                  

                  

Jane Austen's Fight Club.