Renee Jones
@reneejones.bsky.social
Music, books, art, animals, poodles, Aotearoa. She/her.
Publicist at AudioCulture, and for other music/arty things.
She/her.
Publicist at AudioCulture, and for other music/arty things.
She/her.
The finalists for the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards have just been announced, with Stan Walker and CHAII leading the nominations. Walker is up for 5 awards including Best Solo Artist and Best Māori artist... audioculture.co.nz/profile/stan... 1/2 @stanwalker.bsky.social
Stan Walker - AudioCulture
Aotearoa eventually drew him home and his songs became more personal, with lyrics often written in te reo Māori. It became clear he was not only a hitmaker but a songwriter with a unique artistic visi...
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April 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The finalists for the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards have just been announced, with Stan Walker and CHAII leading the nominations. Walker is up for 5 awards including Best Solo Artist and Best Māori artist... audioculture.co.nz/profile/stan... 1/2 @stanwalker.bsky.social
It's Rāhina Monday, and it's time for the AudioCulture Quiz :)
This week's questions are instrument-themed, and are set by @garethshute.bsky.social.
How did you get on?
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
This week's questions are instrument-themed, and are set by @garethshute.bsky.social.
How did you get on?
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 7 April, 2025
The Ruby Suns at Camp A Low Hum - Rachel Brandon
...
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April 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It's Rāhina Monday, and it's time for the AudioCulture Quiz :)
This week's questions are instrument-themed, and are set by @garethshute.bsky.social.
How did you get on?
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
This week's questions are instrument-themed, and are set by @garethshute.bsky.social.
How did you get on?
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Reposted by Renee Jones
Gone, but not forgotten. Many splendid gigs and a pie at the pie cart to finish. Halcyon days.
Sadly, Ōtepoti Dunedin's legendary Oriental Tavern is being demolished today. Richard Langston says, "in its heyday – roughly 1983 to 1987...after the initial assault of The Enemy and The Clean, this was the time of the second flush of Dunedin music." www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
The Oriental - Article | AudioCulture
For a while it seemed everyone played at The Oriental, or the “Ori” as it was known. In the mid-80s it was often jammed-packed, choking on cigarette smoke, soaked in that fuggy pub smell, and alive wi...
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April 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Gone, but not forgotten. Many splendid gigs and a pie at the pie cart to finish. Halcyon days.
Sadly, Ōtepoti Dunedin's legendary Oriental Tavern is being demolished today. Richard Langston says, "in its heyday – roughly 1983 to 1987...after the initial assault of The Enemy and The Clean, this was the time of the second flush of Dunedin music." www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
The Oriental - Article | AudioCulture
For a while it seemed everyone played at The Oriental, or the “Ori” as it was known. In the mid-80s it was often jammed-packed, choking on cigarette smoke, soaked in that fuggy pub smell, and alive wi...
www.audioculture.co.nz
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sadly, Ōtepoti Dunedin's legendary Oriental Tavern is being demolished today. Richard Langston says, "in its heyday – roughly 1983 to 1987...after the initial assault of The Enemy and The Clean, this was the time of the second flush of Dunedin music." www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
This week's AudioCulture Quiz is up if you'd like an evening distraction :) How did you get on?
Happy Rāhina Monday! We hope you can join us for the AudioCulture Quiz :)
This week's questions are by our editor Steven Shaw. How did you get on?
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This week's questions are by our editor Steven Shaw. How did you get on?
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 17 March, 2025
Aaradhna.
1. The Mutton Birds referred to Domini...
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March 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This week's AudioCulture Quiz is up if you'd like an evening distraction :) How did you get on?
Would you like to have a go at today's AudioCulture Quiz?
It's a tricky one, but there are some fascinating answers.
It's a tricky one, but there are some fascinating answers.
Happy Rāhina Monday. It's time for the AudioCulture Quiz, with questions set by our writer Bee Trudgeon.
It may seem a bit tough today, but do have a go, as the answers are very interesting! How did you do? #AudioCultureQuiz www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
It may seem a bit tough today, but do have a go, as the answers are very interesting! How did you do? #AudioCultureQuiz www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 24 February, 2025
Katango - Simon Grigg collection
1. Katango f...
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February 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Would you like to have a go at today's AudioCulture Quiz?
It's a tricky one, but there are some fascinating answers.
It's a tricky one, but there are some fascinating answers.
Reposted by Renee Jones
Dear Manager,
I have:
1. Woke up, fell out of bed
2. Dragged a comb across my head
3. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup...
4. Found my coat and grabbed my hat
5. Made the bus in seconds flat
6. Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
7. And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
I have:
1. Woke up, fell out of bed
2. Dragged a comb across my head
3. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup...
4. Found my coat and grabbed my hat
5. Made the bus in seconds flat
6. Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
7. And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
February 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Dear Manager,
I have:
1. Woke up, fell out of bed
2. Dragged a comb across my head
3. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup...
4. Found my coat and grabbed my hat
5. Made the bus in seconds flat
6. Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
7. And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
I have:
1. Woke up, fell out of bed
2. Dragged a comb across my head
3. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup...
4. Found my coat and grabbed my hat
5. Made the bus in seconds flat
6. Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
7. And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
This is quite fun.
What would you tell Elon you've done productively?
What would you tell Elon you've done productively?
February 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This is quite fun.
What would you tell Elon you've done productively?
What would you tell Elon you've done productively?
As Billy Bragg says, Valentine's Day is over, but there's always room for great love songs, such as The Reduction Agents 'Waiting For Your Love'. Karl Puschmann notes that "Cupid could empty his quiver firing arrows at the catalogue of Lil’ Chief Records..."
audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten...
audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten...
February 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
As Billy Bragg says, Valentine's Day is over, but there's always room for great love songs, such as The Reduction Agents 'Waiting For Your Love'. Karl Puschmann notes that "Cupid could empty his quiver firing arrows at the catalogue of Lil’ Chief Records..."
audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten...
audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten...
He's played with everyone from The Mockers to Tami Neilson, and in 2022 sought-after guitarist Brett Adams finally released his first solo album, a critically acclaimed collection... 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/bret...
Brett Adams - AudioCulture
The album had been a long time coming. Adams is one of New Zealand’s most sought-after guitarists. As well as being a member of The Mockers at their peak, he has fronted alt-country band The Bads with...
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February 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
He's played with everyone from The Mockers to Tami Neilson, and in 2022 sought-after guitarist Brett Adams finally released his first solo album, a critically acclaimed collection... 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/bret...
Reposted by Renee Jones
It's prize time! You could win a double pass to any show on The Veils' Asphodels album release tour. To enter, answer the question in our latest newsletter by midday tomorrow. (This is a cool Valentine's day gift!) mailchi.mp/audioculture...
February 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It's prize time! You could win a double pass to any show on The Veils' Asphodels album release tour. To enter, answer the question in our latest newsletter by midday tomorrow. (This is a cool Valentine's day gift!) mailchi.mp/audioculture...
Reposted by Renee Jones
Happy Rāhina Monday! it's time for the weekly AudioCulture Quiz :)
The questions in this week's quiz were set by Amanda Mills, of the Hocken Collections library at the University of Otago Library. How did you get on?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud... #AudioCultureQuiz
The questions in this week's quiz were set by Amanda Mills, of the Hocken Collections library at the University of Otago Library. How did you get on?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud... #AudioCultureQuiz
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 10 February, 2025
Aaradhna, 2024 - Photo by Prasenjit Das Risha...
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February 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Happy Rāhina Monday! it's time for the weekly AudioCulture Quiz :)
The questions in this week's quiz were set by Amanda Mills, of the Hocken Collections library at the University of Otago Library. How did you get on?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud... #AudioCultureQuiz
The questions in this week's quiz were set by Amanda Mills, of the Hocken Collections library at the University of Otago Library. How did you get on?
audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud... #AudioCultureQuiz
This is exciting – AudioCulture ("the noisy music of Aotearoa New Zealand music") is now here on Bluesky :)
Feel free to follow...
Feel free to follow...
Kia ora Aotearoa New Zealand music fans – AudioCulture has landed on Bluesky!
If you've not met us, here's a sample of what we do: @garethshute.bsky.social's excellent profile of Māori metal masters Alien Weaponry. #AlienWeaponry
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/alie...
If you've not met us, here's a sample of what we do: @garethshute.bsky.social's excellent profile of Māori metal masters Alien Weaponry. #AlienWeaponry
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/alie...
Alien Weaponry - AudioCulture
At a very young age the two brothers at the centre of the band – Henry Te Reiwhati de Jong and younger brother Lewis Raharuhi de Jong (Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Raukawa) – began jamming together. Lewis w...
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February 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is exciting – AudioCulture ("the noisy music of Aotearoa New Zealand music") is now here on Bluesky :)
Feel free to follow...
Feel free to follow...
Reposted by Renee Jones
Happy Rāhina Monday! It's time for the weekly AudioCulture Quiz :) This edition's questions are by Martyn Pepperell.
Have a go, and share your score if you'd like to.
Also - watch this space, as we'll be setting up an AudioCulture account here very soon.
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Have a go, and share your score if you'd like to.
Also - watch this space, as we'll be setting up an AudioCulture account here very soon.
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 3 February, 2025
Tadpole publicity shot, 2002
1. Renée Brennan ...
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February 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Happy Rāhina Monday! It's time for the weekly AudioCulture Quiz :) This edition's questions are by Martyn Pepperell.
Have a go, and share your score if you'd like to.
Also - watch this space, as we'll be setting up an AudioCulture account here very soon.
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Have a go, and share your score if you'd like to.
Also - watch this space, as we'll be setting up an AudioCulture account here very soon.
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Happy Rāhina Monday! It's time for the weekly AudioCulture Quiz :) This edition's questions are by Martyn Pepperell.
Have a go, and share your score if you'd like to.
Also - watch this space, as we'll be setting up an AudioCulture account here very soon.
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Have a go, and share your score if you'd like to.
Also - watch this space, as we'll be setting up an AudioCulture account here very soon.
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 3 February, 2025
Tadpole publicity shot, 2002
1. Renée Brennan ...
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February 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Happy Rāhina Monday! It's time for the weekly AudioCulture Quiz :) This edition's questions are by Martyn Pepperell.
Have a go, and share your score if you'd like to.
Also - watch this space, as we'll be setting up an AudioCulture account here very soon.
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Have a go, and share your score if you'd like to.
Also - watch this space, as we'll be setting up an AudioCulture account here very soon.
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Happy Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Anniversary Day, and kia ora to AudioCulture's friends throughout Aotearoa :) Here is the AudioCulture Quiz, with this week's questions set by @grantkmcdougall.bsky.social - how did you get on?
#AudioCultureQuiz
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#AudioCultureQuiz
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AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 27 January, 2025
1. Which multi-genre ’80s and ’90s Auckland ban...
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January 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Happy Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Anniversary Day, and kia ora to AudioCulture's friends throughout Aotearoa :) Here is the AudioCulture Quiz, with this week's questions set by @grantkmcdougall.bsky.social - how did you get on?
#AudioCultureQuiz
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
#AudioCultureQuiz
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Being a Rāhina Monday, the latest AudioCulture Quiz is ready for you. This week's questions are by one of our site's valued writers, Bee Trudgeon.
How did you get on? #audioculture
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
How did you get on? #audioculture
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 20 January, 2025
Merata Mita and Diatribe - Treaty Song.
1. For...
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January 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Being a Rāhina Monday, the latest AudioCulture Quiz is ready for you. This week's questions are by one of our site's valued writers, Bee Trudgeon.
How did you get on? #audioculture
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
How did you get on? #audioculture
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Kia ora! Music friends, if you feel like an evening distraction, here's the weekly AudioCulture Quiz, which is posted every Monday afternoon.
Let us know how you fared, if you'd like to :)
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Let us know how you fared, if you'd like to :)
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 13 January, 2025
Split Enz, True Colours (Polydor, 1980)
1. The...
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January 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Kia ora! Music friends, if you feel like an evening distraction, here's the weekly AudioCulture Quiz, which is posted every Monday afternoon.
Let us know how you fared, if you'd like to :)
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Let us know how you fared, if you'd like to :)
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Here's a question for you :)
Lorde appears not once but twice in @rollingstone.com's greatest 250 albums of the last 25 years.
Which other albums by Aotearoa artists would you include?
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Lorde appears not once but twice in @rollingstone.com's greatest 250 albums of the last 25 years.
Which other albums by Aotearoa artists would you include?
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far
The best albums of 21st century so far, including Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Radiohead, Lady Gaga, and more
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January 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Here's a question for you :)
Lorde appears not once but twice in @rollingstone.com's greatest 250 albums of the last 25 years.
Which other albums by Aotearoa artists would you include?
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Lorde appears not once but twice in @rollingstone.com's greatest 250 albums of the last 25 years.
Which other albums by Aotearoa artists would you include?
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Ngā mihi o te tau hou /Happy New Year! It's the first Rāhina Monday of Kohitātea January, and the AudioCulture quiz is back.
This week's questions are set by Steven Shaw. Take a break, and let us know how you get on. #AudioCultureQuiz
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
This week's questions are set by Steven Shaw. Take a break, and let us know how you get on. #AudioCultureQuiz
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 6 January, 2025
John Rowles, c 1968-69, from his February 1969 ...
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January 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Ngā mihi o te tau hou /Happy New Year! It's the first Rāhina Monday of Kohitātea January, and the AudioCulture quiz is back.
This week's questions are set by Steven Shaw. Take a break, and let us know how you get on. #AudioCultureQuiz
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
This week's questions are set by Steven Shaw. Take a break, and let us know how you get on. #AudioCultureQuiz
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Reposted by Renee Jones
Pulling the brand new AudioCulture first-2015 quiz across from that other place as a public service www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 6 January, 2025
John Rowles, c 1968-69, from his February 1969 ...
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January 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Pulling the brand new AudioCulture first-2015 quiz across from that other place as a public service www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
This is the end of an era: the wonderful William Dart presents his final New Horizons show Christmas Day on
RNZ Concert. He wrote for Rip It Up for a while, with Murray Cammick recalling, "Alastair Dougal had attended lunchtime lectures... audioculture.co.nz/articles/rip...
RNZ Concert. He wrote for Rip It Up for a while, with Murray Cammick recalling, "Alastair Dougal had attended lunchtime lectures... audioculture.co.nz/articles/rip...
After presenting the "New Horizons" radio programme for 45 years, music broadcaster William Dart is retiring from RNZ.
I first caught NH back in 1988 and tuned in many times since, travelling down numerous musical tributaries. Thanks William for the education. 🙏
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I first caught NH back in 1988 and tuned in many times since, travelling down numerous musical tributaries. Thanks William for the education. 🙏
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
William Dart bows out after 45 years of New Horizons
In 1980, William Dart was asked to host a 10-part music series. That became a decades-long institution.
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December 17, 2024 at 5:27 AM
This is the end of an era: the wonderful William Dart presents his final New Horizons show Christmas Day on
RNZ Concert. He wrote for Rip It Up for a while, with Murray Cammick recalling, "Alastair Dougal had attended lunchtime lectures... audioculture.co.nz/articles/rip...
RNZ Concert. He wrote for Rip It Up for a while, with Murray Cammick recalling, "Alastair Dougal had attended lunchtime lectures... audioculture.co.nz/articles/rip...
Reposted by Renee Jones
Every Monday afternoon AudioCulture shares an Aotearoa music quiz - here's the latest one. This week's questions are by AudioCulture editor (and musician) Steven Shaw. Feel free to let me know how you got on :) #AudioCultureQuiz www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 16 December, 2024
Corben Simpson 3 (Frenzy Music, 2024)
1. Corb...
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December 16, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Every Monday afternoon AudioCulture shares an Aotearoa music quiz - here's the latest one. This week's questions are by AudioCulture editor (and musician) Steven Shaw. Feel free to let me know how you got on :) #AudioCultureQuiz www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
Every Monday afternoon AudioCulture shares an Aotearoa music quiz - here's the latest one. This week's questions are by AudioCulture editor (and musician) Steven Shaw. Feel free to let me know how you got on :) #AudioCultureQuiz www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...
AudioCulture Quiz - Article | AudioCulture
Welcome to the weekly AudioCulture Quiz. Clue: answers are on the site or, for those in a hurry, at the link below.
AudioCulture Quiz, 16 December, 2024
Corben Simpson 3 (Frenzy Music, 2024)
1. Corb...
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December 16, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Every Monday afternoon AudioCulture shares an Aotearoa music quiz - here's the latest one. This week's questions are by AudioCulture editor (and musician) Steven Shaw. Feel free to let me know how you got on :) #AudioCultureQuiz www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...