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Melody slithering through the misery, Martin Lodge

Posted on December 3, 2018 by NZ Books

Good-bye Maoriland: The Songs and Sounds of New Zealand’s Great War Chris Bourke Auckland University Press, $60.00, ISBN 978869408718 For both civilians and the soldiers alike on active service during WWI, music proved a significant and enduring element of New…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Chris Bourke, Issue 124, Martin Lodge, Summer 2018
Posted in Māori, Music, Non-fiction, Review

A continuum of community, Chris Bourke

Posted on May 28, 2017 by NZ Books

New Zealand Jazz Life Norman Meehan (Tony Whincup photographer) Victoria University Press, $40.00, ISBN 9781776560929 In the 1984 “mockumentary” This is Spinal Tap, the fictional rock band was positive about its declining fan base. “We are more selective about our…

Tagged with: Chris Bourke, Issue 118, Norman Meehan, Tony Whincup, Victoria University Press, Winter 2017
Posted in Music, Non-fiction, Review

Outrageous fortune, Chris Bourke

Posted on August 29, 2014 by NZ Books

Gutter Black Dave McArtney HarperCollins ISBN 9781775540397 Hello Sailor were New Zealand’s most convincing rock stars. They acted like pirates, and managed to look menacing and foppish at the same time. It wasn’t a pose; it was a lifestyle. They…

Tagged with: Chris Bourke, Dave McArtney, HarperCollins, Issue 107, Spring 2014
Posted in History, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Review

Smoke gets in our eyes, Colin Morris

Posted on September 1, 2011 by NZ Books

Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Popular Music 1918-1964 Chris Bourke Auckland University Press, $59.99, ISBN 9781869404550 To anybody under the age of 25, it might come as a shock to read Chris Bourke’s book and discover…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Chris Bourke, Colin Morris, Issue 95, Spring 2011
Posted in History, Music, Non-fiction, Review

Now the dreaming’s over, Bill Lake

Posted on March 5, 1998 by NZ Books

Crowded House: Something So Strong Chris Bourke Macmillan, $29.95 ISBN 0 7329 0886 8 Seven Voices: Tales of Madness and Mirth Mike Chunn Purple Egg Press, $29.95 ISBN 0 473 05021 8 In Crowded House: Something So Strong, Chris Bourke…

Tagged with: Bill Lake, Chris Bourke, Issue 32, Macmillan, Mike Chunn, Purple Egg Press
Posted in Music, Non-fiction, Review