HUNTING FOR GIFTS? Part 2: Heavy Rock - Metal, Alternative & New Zealand

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

HUNTING FOR GIFTS?

Part 2: Heavy Rock - Metal, Alternative & New Zealand

Been hunting for gifts and feeling stuck for ideas?

Ok, here's a few items we think are pretty choice, and people in store have been raving about...

If by the end of the list-looking you still aren't sure...

check out RELICS MUSIC COLLECTIONS for more ideas...

and remember we also have GIFT VOUCHERS instore.

And as always, ANY QUERIES, just give us a call, or drop us an email !

HEAVY ROCK - METAL

OBITUARY

INKED IN BLOOD CD (or DELUXE CD)

MACHINE HEAD

BLOODSTONE & DIAMONDS CD

CANNIBAL CORPSE

A SKELETAL DOMAIN CD

CANNIBAL CORPSE music at RELICS

AC/DC

ROCK OR BUST CD

IRON MAIDEN

2014 RE-ISSUES OF LPs and 7" VINYL

If you want an item that is sold out, check in with us by phone or email...

Re-stocks arrive regularly, and your coveted item may be one of them!

ALTERNATIVE

TV ON THE RADIO

SEEDS CD

TVOTR music at RELICS

J MASCIS

TIED TO A STAR CD or LP

J MASCIS music at RELICS

ROWLAND S. HOWARD

SIX STRINGS THAT DREW BLOOD 2CD

THURSTON MOORE

THE BEST DAY LP

MELVINS

HOLD IT IN CD

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

VINYL RE-ISSUES & MORE...

NEW ZEALAND

ROBERT SCOTT

THE GREEN HOUSE CD

ROBERT SCOTT items available at RELICS

JAKOB

SINES CD or 2LP

JAKOB music available at RELICS

DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY 8'S

END TIMES UNDONE CD

DAVID KILGOUR music at RELICS

HA THE UNCLEAR

BACTERIUM, LOOK AT YOUR MOTOR GO CD

THE DATSUNS

DEEP SLEEP LP

THE DATSUNS music available at RELICS

If you want an item that is sold out ... check in with us: pop in, call or email...

Re-stocks arrive regularly, and your coveted item may be one of them!

Also see HUNTING FOR GIFTS? Part 1: Classical, Pop - Rock and Jazz

If you're still stuck ... give us a call on +64 3 474 9394

or email us info@relicsmusic.co.nz

Posted in Alternative, Classical, Gift Ideas, Gift Vouchers, Heavy Rock, Jazz, Metal, New Zealand, NZ music, Pop / Rock, Western Art Music

HUNTING FOR GIFTS? Part 1: Classical, Pop - Rock & Jazz

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

HUNTING FOR GIFTS?

Part 1: CLASSICAL, POP - ROCK and JAZZ

Here are some goodies you may not have thought of for the awesome people in your life!

... or maybe you have ... but you're not 100% sure if it's the right thing to buy?

Well we think these items are pretty choice eigh!

If by the end of the list-looking you still aren't sure...

remember we also have GIFT VOUCHERS instore.

And as always, ANY QUERIES, just give us a call, or drop us an email !

CLASSICAL MUSIC

MICHAEL HOUSTOUN

BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS CD BOXSET

(Limited numbers of autographed boxsets are instore at present)

Other MICHAEL HOUSTOUN items available at RELICS

ANTHONY RITCHIE

STATIONS, SYMPHONY NO. 4 CD

Other ANTHONY RITCHIE items available at RELICS

THE CHOIR OF KING'S COLLEGE

FAVOURITE CAROLS FROM KING'S

Conductor - Stephen Cleobury

Other CHOIR OF KING'S COLLEGE items available at RELICS

J.S. BACH - MESSE EN SI MINEUR BVW 232, 2CD+2DVD BOXSET

JORDI SAVALL

Other JORDI SAVALL items available at RELICS

Other J.S. BACH (& BACH SONS) items available at RELICS

POP / ROCK

PIXIES

DOOLITTLE 25TH ANNIVERSARY RE-ISSUE 3CD

PIXIES music available at RELICS

BOB DYLAN

BASEMENT TAPES 6CD BOXSET

BOB DYLAN music available at RELICS

JACK WHITE

LAZARETTO CD or ULTRA LP

JACK WHITE music available at RELICS

DAVID BOWIE

SUE (OR IN A SEASON OF CRIME) 10" Vinyl

DAVID BOWIE music available at RELICS

LED ZEPPELIN

I, II, III, IV & HOUSES OF HOLY BOXSETS

LED ZEPPELIN music available at RELICS

JAZZ

HELIOCENTRICS & MELVIN VAN PEEBLES

THE LAST TRANSMISSION 2CD

HELIOCENTRICS music available at RELICS

KEITH JARRETT & CHARLIE HADEN

THE LAST DANCE CD or LP

KEITH JARRETT music available at RELICS

CHARLIE HADEN music available at RELICS

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND

THAT'S IT! CD

MEDESKI SCOFIELD MARTIN & WOOD

JUICE

MILES DAVIS

BITCHES BREW Mobile Fidelity 2LP (super high quality records)

Also see HUNTING FOR GIFTS? Part 2: Heavy Rock - Metal, Alternative & New Zealand

If you're still stuck... give us a call on +64 3 474 9394

or email us info@relicsmusic.co.nz

Posted in Alternative, Classical, Gift Ideas, Gift Vouchers, Heavy Rock, Jazz, Metal, New Zealand, NZ music, Pop / Rock, Western Art Music

RELICS PRESENTS: ANTHONY RITCHIE ~ STATIONS, SYMPHONY NO. 4 ALBUM RELEASE ~ 6PM THUR 11 DEC 2014

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

For more info:

ANTHONY RITCHIE website

ALBUM RELEASE Facebook Event Page

ANTHONY RITCHIE CDs available at RELICS

Posted in Album Release, Anthony Ritchie, classical, NZ music

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY RELICS !!

Posted on November 04, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RELICS!!

13 NOVEMBER 2014

ROCKIN' FOR 1 YEAR!

We just wanted to say a BIG HUGE THANK YOU to all of you that have come in to support us and share your love of ALL THINGS MUSIC - with us!! We so appreciate you!

We all know that starting any business is hard work, and some people said we were crazy starting a music store, but we love music, and we know there are many others in the world that do too...

So we had to give it a try! AND WE STILL LOVE IT!

We endeavour to be here - to help you find great music - and to love it for as long as we can!!

Here's a few pics from the year past...

In the beginning...

Our friendly staff...

Bebe Sarah Dave & Arlo Irene

Had some crazy times... Enjoyed some great live sounds for Record Store Day...

Survived the winter... and snow...

so we're STILL SMILIN!

Thanks heaps!!

Dave & Irene

Posted in Happy Birthday, NZ music, Record Store, Record Store Day, relics

RELICS reviews the winter highs and lows...

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

RELICS reviews

NZ winter highs and lows...

THE HIGHS...

DUNEDIN BANDS

THE CHILLS, DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY EIGHTS, THE CLEAN, SHIFTING SANDS

SUMMER TOURS IN THE UK, EUROPE and THE US

Well today the sun is shining in Dunedin, but the winter chill hangs in the air, a little reminder of the snow that tried to show itself earlier in the week... meanwhile Dunedin bands THE CHILLS, DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY EIGHTS, THE CLEAN and SHIFTING SANDS are all doing summer tours... here are more of their tour details for UK, EUROPE and US fans!

THE CHILLS UK & EUROPE TOUR

24/07/2014 at The Dome, London NW5 1HL UK
25/07/2014 at Butterley Station, , Derbyshire, UK
26/07/2014 at Hendelsbeurs, Gent, Belgium
28/07/2014 at The Lido , Berlin, Germany
29/07/2014 at Paradiso Club, Amsterdam, Netherlands
31/07/2014 at The Button Factory, Dublin
01/08/2014 at The Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Scotland
02/08/2014 at Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Scotland

For more info: THE CHILLS - Gigs

THE CHILLS visit to the BBC

THE CHILLS music available at RELICS

THE CHILLS new single (45) 'Molten Gold' is due to arrive in our store the first week of August!

DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY EIGHTS - US TOUR with SHIFTING SANDS

DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY EIGHTS begin the US tour season for our Dunedin bands...

Here are their tour dates...

David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights - End Times Undone
USA Tour (all shows with The Shifting Sands except Merge Fest.)

July 25th - Merge Fest. NC
July 30th - Bunk Bar, Portland (also with Daydream Machine)
July 31st - Logger Bar, Blue Lake
Aug 1st - Rickshaw Stop, San Fransisco
Aug 2nd - Los Globus, LA
Aug 3rd - Soda Bar, San Diego
Aug 5th - Bishop Pot Luck Society, Bishop, CA

DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY EIGHTS music available at RELICS

SHIFTING SANDS music available at RELICS

THE CLEAN - US TOUR

THE CLEAN new 4LP Boxset 'ANTHOLOGY' has just arrived in store!

THE CLEAN ANTHOLOGY TOUR runs on the heels of

DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY EIGHTS

Here are THE CLEAN - US tour dates:

Sat Aug 16 - Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
Mon Aug 18 - Chicago, IL Schuba's
Tue Aug 19 - Detroit, MI Trinosophes
Thu Aug 21 - Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade NYC
Fri Aug 22 - Brooklyn, NY Glasslands Gallery (Sold out)
Sat Aug 23 - Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
Mon Aug 25 - Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle - Back Room
Tue Aug 26 - Atlanta, GA The Earl
Wed Aug 27 - Birmingham, AL The Bottletree Cafe
Thu Aug 28 - Memphis, TN Hi-Tone
Fri Aug 29 - Nashville, TN The Stone Fox
Sat Aug 30 - Asheville, NC Transfigurations II Festival

Aug 22 with Roya
Aug 18-19 and 25-29 with Boogarins

THE CLEAN facebook page

THE CLEAN music available at RELICS

THE BATS music available at RELICS

THE LOWS...

Well the last two months have seen the loss of so many inspiring and seminal entertainers and musicians... we were super sad to hear about all of these guys...

Hilarious comedian RIK MAYALL TOMMY from the RAMONES

Jazz bassist CHARLIE HADEN Blues guitarist JOHNNY WINTER

RIP... thanks for the memories and the music !

Posted in Charlie Haden, David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights, Dunedin Sound, Flying Nun, Johnny Winter, live music, NZ music, Ramones, Rik Mayall, Shifting Sands, The Chills, The Clean

ROB THORNE ~ Taongo Puoro in Otepoti (Dunedin)

Posted on July 04, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

ROB THORNE ~ Taongo Puoro in Otepoti (Dunedin)

Friday 11 July @ Dunedin Public Art Gallery

"... a gentle evocation of the lapping tides, the furrows carved out of the wind, the nocturnal stirrings, the whirrings of wind-propelled wooden chimes, the gentle siren-call of cooing voices, hints of bird song too. It all makes for a soothing – though sometimes beautifully alarming, almost wonderfully unsettling – record of ambient soundscapes. It is Thorne’s through-composed actualisation of identity, a journey that goes deep, is sometimes dark, offering moodiness and a brooding beauty...

I’ve said many times before in reviewing Maori language albums that I’m lost when it comes to a translation but lost in the sound of it, swept up and moved by the beauty of the language; translation – ultimately – is irrelevant. And so it is with this album built with traditional Maori instruments, a different kind of voice, the voice of Taonga Puoro."

Simon Sweetman - Off The Tracks review

Opportunities to hear traditional Maori instruments are a rare occurrence, add to that the beauty of Rob Thorne's compositions, and this concert will be an experience you will not forget.

Prepare to be moved and soothed, his live performances are an intimate and magical experience.

Tickets available in store at RELICS for $15

Door sales will be $20

ROB THORNE ~ Friday 11 July @ Dunedin Public Art Gallery

ROB THORNE music available at RELICS

Posted in live music, NZ music, Rob Thorne, Taongo Puoro

"HELP! I went totally digital... I don't actually 'listen' to music anymore... and I miss it!"

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Irene Hundleby

HELP!

I went totally digital ~ I don't actually 'listen' to music anymore ~ and I miss it!

At the moment, a lot of conversations we have with people revolve around music listening habits and music culture. What really stands out for us is that there are many people out there realising that they have actually stopped listening to music, and they are telling us that they really really miss it!

Working with computers has become the new norm in the 21st century... digital libraries are full to the brim with 1000s of 'collected' tracks. However people are regretfully saying to us that their digital music 'collections' are not necessarily connected to the 'art' of an album, the album artwork, or even the band/musicians that created the music. Many have commented that they feel overwhelmed with the amount of new music that is out there and that some kind of void has occurred, where they have stopped following bands, tracking the art of music albums and even stopped listening to music for fun.

Listening to music has become a background activity to all other acts of living. Music permeates our surroundings - it is everywhere, and can be heard most of the time, however, time invested into the experience of music for the music alone - has disappeared from the lives of many. It is these people that are telling us they want to embrace music like they used to... that is, listen to music in a physical format, so that they are actively engaged ~ listen to music for the sole purpose of listening.

So... first things first - record players do not come with $20 price-tags - but what good equipment does???

Put $ into the experience and the value and joy that will follow is priceless! There are reasonable sound systems out there for reasonable prices...

Feel stuck? hit us up, and we can help point you in the right direction!

Some things just feel better if they are done with full focus...

If you enjoy the experience of listening to music, there are solid reasons why you feel like something is missing with digital music...

Listening to music via a device such as a computer will (more often than not) distract you into doing something else while you are listening. This is called passive listening.
Selecting an album, putting the CD or LP into a device and pushing play takes action - a lot more action than selecting random play on a computer, iPod or iPad. Action will more likely result in active listening.
The act of listening to music through a device with only one purpose, makes your music listening purposeful, and encourages you to engage with the music product.You engage with both the album & the artist, you can visually check out the album artwork and there is also the potential to be intrigued enough to want to learn more about the band because of the info in the CD or LP covers.
Playing physical music is a tactile experience - you get to engage with the music using another sense, which can lead to an even more powerful experience of the music.

Lets not kid ourselves... passive listening will never be active listening!

In a nutshell, music enjoyment does not have to be over!! All you need is a little help from your friends to get back to enjoying music again...