Articles tagged with "News"
The Dunedin music community unites over a terrible opinion
13/03/2021
On the 9th of March 2021 a local musician woke up in a rage. "Why don't I get paid more?" he roared, "Why does the public value creme eggs more than me?" The answer, he decided, must be because: * Musicians, specifically Dunedin musicians, are terrible at what they do * Also, these terrible musicians charge the public too little for the privilege of seeing them * And... More
Ed Sheeran cost the city $221,000
12/05/2018
According to an Official Information Act request initiated by dunedinsound.com, the Dunedin City Council spent $221,000 on Ed Sheeran's three day visit to the city. The money was spent on pedestrianising the octagon, entertainment events, and marketing. Most of it came out of existing budgets. The total breakdown of costs is below: | Activity | Activity Costs| Labour | |... More
The L$D Fundraiser Bomb Scare: A retrospective
28/10/2017
In June this year an internationally recognized local sound artist grew tired of asking money for his works and decided to give them away for free. He was inspired by local photographer and musician Lance Strickland who, the month before, had posted his photos around Dunedin for the public to take. This sound artist planned to do something similar with his latest work. The work was a music... More
Extended thoughts on L$D Fundraiser and recent events
3/07/2017
On the 16th of June, late on a Friday afternoon, central Dunedin was cordoned off and closed down for what was described as a bomb scare. The police flew down the Bomb Disposal Squad to blow up what turned out to be an audio cassette containing StreetNOISE the latest album by Dunedin musician L$D Fundraiser. After detonating the cassette and discovering it was not in fact a bomb,... More
