Rammstein fans, due to circumstances beyond our control the release date for
Rammstein:
Videos 1995–2012 has been pushed back. We have been advised by our local
supplier that stock has been held up because they are waiting on it to
be rated.
Until the certification process is complete, the Rammstein Videos release
date is unconfirmed. We apologise for the inconvenience and we will update the
release date when we have more information.
As shown at the New Zealand International Film Festival 2012, the acclaimed
documentary Searching
For Sugar Man will be releasing on March 7th on
DVD & Blu-ray!
Fans may have heard that Rodriguez, the musician that the documentary was
based on, will be touring in New Zealand next month. We have a double
pass valued at $202.00 to give away to one lucky monkey to see Rodriguez
live in concert at the Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland on Sunday
17th March.
All you have to do is pre-order Searching
For Sugar Man on DVD or Blu-ray before the release date of February
28th to be in to win.
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Congratulations to Kiwi music sensation, Kimbra, for her double
Grammy Award wins at the Grammys.
Kimbra was nominated for two Grammy Awards, alongside Gotye; on
Gotye’s single, ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’.
Kimbra, with Gotye, won BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE as
well as the big one – RECORD OF THE YEAR! – awarded to
the duo by Kimbra’s longtime music idol, Prince.
The General Manager of Warner Music New Zealand, Phil Howling, has this
to say:
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Three is the magic number? These 3 new releases are the album picks for this
week in no particular order:
This fresh new summer compilation have about as many tracks as the number of
degrees outside these past few days; yes HOT indeed! Turn
Up The Music – Your Summer Mix Tape 2013 featuring
42 tracks covering some of the latest dance, club, pop to rnb hip hop songs
including some classics from the 90s to mix it up some.
Perfect for any reggae fan, legendary Bob Marley brings you
his Dub treats covering a vast collection of his albums, this well crafted
collection was previously released in digital format in 2010 with several
tracks making their CD/vinyl debut. Bob
Marley – In Dub Vol 1. has just arrived on CD & LP.
Get it while it's still available!
Celtic Punk rockers Dropkick Murphys have just this week
released their new album entitled Signed
And Sealed In Blood
What makes this band truly remarkable? Their insightful lyrics? Memorable
melodies? Blow-your-mind live performances? Order
the new Dropkick Murphys album today and hear why this eighth album
has all these above qualities and more!
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Californian born singer songwriter Ben Harper has
gained a huge fanbase in NZ with his laid back blues, folk reggae style albums
Burn To
Shine, Diamonds
On The Inside and Fight
For Your Mind amongst others.
In October 2012 it was announced that Ben Harper had teamed up with
legendary blues musician Charlie Musslewhite and
recorded a new album entitled Get
Up! courtesy of the iconic label Stax Records!
“Charlie and I have been looking to make this record for over ten
years and now that we've gotten to it,” stated Harper, “I can’t wait to
play it live.” A striking mix of blues, gospel, roots and R&B,
Get Up! features ten vivid musical character studies, skillfully rendered in
cinematic detail, all written or co-written by Harper.
Order
the highly anticipated new album Get Up! and save up to 15%
off full price – available on CD, CD Deluxe & Vinyl.
Kate Winslet reads the witty and popular Mr Gum
series with sheer delight on a brand new collection of Audio CDs.
These funny kids books are written by Andy Stanton and have proven to be
extremely popular. The stories, now read by Kate Winslet, will transport the
kids to another world. Her voice is a perfect match with the characters and
story line.
Check
out our entire range of Andy Stanton's Mr Gum series today for
some great children's fiction stories!
We all know how hard it can be finding a gift for Valentines
Day, so to make it easier for you we have come up with a selection of
our top gift
ides for that special someone!
Great range of products from multiple categories so there is something for
everyone! We've got:
Be prepared this Valentines Day and get yours
today :)
Dave Rath, Senior Vice President of A&R at Roadrunner Records says,
“Every decade or so, hard rock and heavy metal gets a well-deserved kick in
the ass. Kvelertak is the band to do just that. These guys remind us that rock
music should truly affect us. Roadrunner is proud to deliver Kvelertak to a
world waiting for a musical awakening. If this band doesn't get your heart
racing, then you don't have one.”
From storming 2011’s SXSW festival to being personally invited by Mastodon
to support them in Bergen, to Dave Grohl presenting them with their first gold
disc at a sold-out show at Telenor Arena, Norway’s largest indoor venue,
Kvelertak, or “chokehold” in English, are only getting started.
Kvelertak consists of Erlend Hjelvik (vocals), Vidar Landa
(guitars), Bjarte Lund Rolland (guitars), Maciek Ofstad (guitars), Marvin
Nygaard (bass) and Kjetil Gjermundrød (drums).
Pre-order
Kvelertak today and receive it on release day on March 22nd.
Bullet For My Valentine fans are in for a treat. Not only is
their new album Temper
Temper releasing next Friday, fans who purchase the album will also
have the opportunity to see the band perform live!
The good folks at Sony Music are giving you the chance to win a trip
for you and a friend to Sydney to see Bullet For My Valentine perform on
February 27th!
To enter the draw all you need to do is order
Bullet For My Valentine's Temper Temper by February 18th. Sony Music will
draw a winner on February 20th. See below for the full competition terms and
conditions.
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Punk rock pioneers Bad Religion have just released their new
album True
North on Epitaph Records. The new album, already a favourite among
fans, has been greeted with worldwide critical acclaim and praise. Here's a
sample of what critics have said:
“Their latest album, True North, is thirty-five minutes of exactly what
Bad Religion do best. Fast and aggressive punk songs that manage not to lose
their melodic edge or catchy guitar riffs.” – Crave Online
“True North is a full-blooded punk record brimming with trademark pop
goodness and memorable melodies that demands a second, third and fourth listen.
This will be on heavy rotation for some time to come” – Australian
Hysteria
“True North is possibly the best release since Gurewitz re-joined the
band for 2002's The Process Of Belief and will go down in the band's history
as one of its best releases” – Launceston Examiner
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