by JAK | Dec 1, 2016 | culture, music
I went to the New Zealand music awards a couple of weeks ago. There were some surprising performances from Shapeshifter and Tami Neilson who were both stunning but not exactly popular music I would have thought. Most of the music was from mainstream popular “not...
by JAK | Oct 21, 2016 | culture, music
Just last week Bob Dylan was awarded a Nobel prize for literature. That was the prompt for dinner conversations about the extent that music and literature can cross over. And then if Bob can win why wasn’t Leonard Cohen also in the frame? Bob has made 37 studio...
by JAK | Jul 28, 2016 | culture, films, music
Film festival time here and I have managed to catch a few films including “A Flickering Truth’ and “Shadow World’ which are both documentaries. ‘A Flickering Truth’ is a story about rescuing the film archive in Afghanistan made by...
by JAK | May 19, 2016 | culture, development, films, music
Sonita the movie is based on the story of Sonita Alizadeh. Sonita moved to Iran as a 10 year old from Afghanistan and started writing songs and wanting to perform as a rap artist. “After her family attempts to sell her into marriage, a young Afghan refugee in...
by JAK | Jan 23, 2016 | culture, music
In the last year or so a number of friends and family have died. Part of it is I’m just at that decade when life catches up with some of them and while every life is different it kind of makes you stop and reflect on your own mortality too. I’m grateful...
by JAK | Sep 9, 2015 | culture, industry futures, music
Ever since technology disrupted the distribution business that the music industry had become many have wondered what the future of music looks like. Among the good changes is that many musicians can use social media to engage and represent themselves much more...
