Audio Culture is 10 years old! There's no better way to celebrate then having Simon Grigg dial in all the way in Bangkok for stories and tunes that have defined a truly New Zealand sound over the years.
It was 1989 and Russell Brown, with a few friends, were about to pull off an event of House and Hip-Hop music that hadn't been seen in New Zealand before; but were fueling over events overseas.
Did you know that New Zealand had its own lil' vibrant dab into Funk in the 1970s? Alan Perrott's article on AudioCulture explores just how deep the grooves cut: and we're glad to have him in the studio!
Tim Mahon of Blam Blam Blam speaks to the touring guide he wrote bak in 1984 for Rip It Up - and remarkably it still holds true today for many bands and musicians touring throughout New Zealand.
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