music Archive

  • frog

    What are our MPs listening to? Latest podcast - by frog



    This podcast is inspired by a close encounter with John Key in the Parliamentary gym by one of our staffers, who observed the PM listening to headphones while pounding the treadmill. It got us thinking: what do our MPs listen to? What’s on their iPods? Do they even have iPods? And if not, where does [...] read more
    November 15, 2010 4:37 pm - No Comments
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    Submissions required urgently for Urbantramper’s new album - by frog



    Urbantramper, who this old frog had never heard of before today, has announced that they will produce their next recording ‘under urgency’. read more
    October 16, 2009 12:45 pm - 11 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    APRA, Aotearoa and Apple Pie - by Catherine Delahunty



    There are quite a few tedious experiences associated with politics but the arts and culture portfolio is not one of them. I don’t have much time to work on these issues but the other night I just had to attend the APRA Silver Scroll song writing awards on behalf of the Green Party. It was [...] read more
    September 21, 2009 9:52 am - 1 Comment
  • frog

    Russel and Katya at Pacific Music Awards - by frog



    Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman and his partner Katya Paquin enjoyed attending the 5th annual Pacific Music Awards at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau City on Saturday night. Russel’s attendance was noted in speeches by Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina Te Heuheu and Vui Mark Gosche. And Niu FM’s Sela Alo – [...] read more
    May 25, 2009 3:43 pm - 1 Comment
  • frog

    Rapping the Hadron Collider - by frog



    How to communicate science to yoofs? Or maybe how not to! read more
    April 26, 2009 2:46 pm - 4 Comments
  • frog

    Act, copyright, remixes and mashups - by frog



    The Herald’s Chris Barton explores the copyrights issues surrounding Act’s attempted ‘mash-up’ of the Green party ad, suggesting that he wouldn’t support legal action for this kind of free speech. Remember, Act is the party that views property rights as sacrosanct. But putting aside Act’s hypocrisy, and moral and privacy concerns about using children in [...] read more
    November 6, 2008 12:10 pm - 5 Comments
  • frog

    Dub, hip hop or techno? - by frog



    A bit more on music.  The Herald yesterday asked political party leaders ‘Dub, hip hop or techno?’ Ok, it’s a silly question and hardly what you’d expect from a paper taking its fourth estate role seriously. But it did highlight something of the fact that our politicians place so little value on youth culture.  Jeanette [...] read more
    October 6, 2008 3:30 pm - 8 Comments
  • frog

    Island - by frog



    The song that plays during the Green Party television commercials and at the start of the Greens’ campaign launch has got a lot of positive feedback so I thought it was worth commenting on.  The song is ‘Island’ by Jess Chambers and the Firefly Orchestra.  You can listen to the full song at her MySpace [...] read more
    October 6, 2008 2:26 pm - No Comments