Our first ever live radio show, and it was a…. SUCCESS! The show had great content, the interviews were A+ and everyone fulfilled their roles to the extreme. There were only a few minor stuff ups that could’ve been avoided, however I’m confident that by our next show we would have hammered these mix-ups out. […]
Read more "blog #72: on air!"As the end of the first semester wraps up, there are a few more assignments to be submitted before we all are free from university for a while. Tomorrow, I have my final test for Music in Popular Culture and I really need to do well in this one to bump up my grade from my […]
Read more "blog #56: testing 1, 2"After finishing work late last night and staying up until an unreasonable hour, I had every excuse to justify my sleeping in until midday. Now that I’ve got the house to myself (my grandma is away visiting my family in Adelaide), I’ve realised just how much effort goes into running a household – of this […]
Read more "blog #54: seedy sunday"The past week has been a huge week for music videos with many of the world’s favourite artists releasing clips for their newest tracks. Here are some of my favourites from the past week! 1. Bad Blood feat. Kendrick Lamar – Taylor Swift 2. Feeling Myself feat. Beyoncé – Nicki Minaj 3. How Many Times […]
Read more "blog #50: bad blood"Today’s lecture was all about copyright, sampling and originality. Dan, today’s lecturer, played some very interesting videos to keep us all engaged, intertwining it with some academic research. He then gave us an activity, to listen to Girl Talk’s song This Is The Remix and then to list as many song samples that we could find. I […]
Read more "blog #46: sampling samples"Today I went out for breakfast with my best mate from Adelaide, he’s in town for the day for his auntie’s 50th and to see me so was really great to catch up! After brekky finished, I dropped by the newsagent to pick up my copy of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. People that […]
Read more "blog #43: no other ye"It’s hard to believe that there are still an abundance of naysayers in Australia who refuse to listen to Australian music. Australian artists are some of the best in the world… from blues and roots to hip-hop, pop to dance and everywhere in between, it still surprises me at the amount of people that believe […]
Read more "blog #18: aussie aussie aussie"I’ve always been interested in reality TV, and have checked out nearly every version of the X Factor across the globe. Having watched parts of last year’s X Factor in New Zealand I was excited to hear there was going to be a shake-up on the judging panel… because everybody knows that the best part about […]
Read more "blog #9: dread factor NZ"Azealia Banks has always been a MESS… cancelling shows last minute, walking out on interviews, vulgar lyrics and her very infamous Twitter wars. Recently, however, she has started to tone down her wild ways and present herself as a business woman and a self confessed “millennial”. The rapper has sat down for an interview with the […]
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