TVNZ s Popstars judge Nathan King on his favourite travel memories
6 Apr, 2021 02:41 AM
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Musician and Popstars judge Nathan King on Abbey Road in London. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
What do you miss most about travel right now?
The sense of adventure and the unexpected.
What are your strongest memories from the first overseas trip you ever took?
I went to Sydney on a high school music trip. I sang for our big band, and got spontaneous applause when I began the first song – which made me really like Australians, and hopeful that I had a future as a musician.
April 5, 2021
Sigurd “Zig” Berzins, 67, of Frankford passed away peacefully at Atlantic General Hospital Thursday, April 1, 2021.
A quiet and creative man with many passions, Zig was a retired local builder who loved designing new homes and implementing modern green technology into them. Zig was a 1972 Indian River High School graduate. He loved playing music, and was an active part of the local music scene back in the ‘60s and ’70s, playing guitar, fiddle and mandolin in bands such as Society’s Fugitives, Blue Lemon, Muddy Neck, and as a founding member of Great Train Robbery. In addition to music, Zig had enjoyed fishing, golfing, gardening, instrument building, painting, home brewing, watching football and playing chess with his son.
Story by Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame / Panthéon des auteurs et compositeurs canadiens March 29, 2021 The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) will induct the 54.40 song “I Go Blind” with a live virtual presentation to lead singer Neil Osborne, airing on Breakfast Television, on Thursday, April 1, 2021. The Canadian hit and SOCAN Classic song, written and recorded by the Vancouver alt-rock band, enjoyed success twice: the first time as recorded and released by the group in 1986, and the second time a decade later when a cover by Hootie & The Blowfish unexpectedly became a
Billboard Top Five hit. “Although the song’s meaning has taken on different significance for each generation, its anti-apathy message and challenge to seek truth and purpose continues to resonate in 2021,” said Vanessa Thomas, CSHF Executive Director. “‘I Go Blind’ was embraced by Canadians when it was released in 1986, but the global popularity that Hootie