Amplifier

19.02.10

Sorted out your weekend plans yet? No... perhaps our gig picks below will help... or maybe you just need a quiet weekend at home enjoying some recorded music whilst pottering about, if so may we suggest grabbing and adding to your playlist our two free downloads.

For those looking ahead the Arch Hill 10th Birthday BBQ next weekend in Auckland looks like a fun day out.

In this weeks competition you could win a I Am Giant T-Shirt 

Free Downloads:
Royal Falcon - Rehabilitated

In celebration of a life of rock n roll, Royal Falcon and amplifier.co.nz invite you to get Rehabilitated for free for a week from Feb 18th.

Following the sudden passing of Royal Falcon singer/guitarist and inspirational leader Dan Pilkington, the band pays tribute to his life and work with a limited time free song download offer.

Taken from Royal Falcon's debut album Royal Falcon Ruined My Life, Rehabilitated is a song of opportunity and regret, of a promise unfulfilled. 'Rehabilitated' was earmarked for single/video release later this year, but in the wake of recent tragic events, Royal Falcon has decided to share their song with the greater public.

Royal Falcon pianist Kyla Dyresen says: "When Dan presented 'Rehabilitated' to the band, it was immediately obvious that we had something special to work with. The song remains an audience favourite, and featured in every Royal Falcon set list since it was written."

Royal Falcon bassist Gareth Hays says:"'Rehabilitated' is one of Dan's infamous locomotive songs - you get on board, and there is no stopping until we bring you to the final destination."

The Clap - B.S.M (Black Sand Mining)

Raglan band The Clap release their latest single B.S.M which sees the band calling for support of their beloved west coast beaches. As such the band urges anyone concerned about nonessential seabed mining in NZ to make a donation or join Kiwis Against Seabed Mining.

You can catch them playing with the Twitch at their local Y.O.Tclub Raglan on Feb 26th which coincides with the Raglan Rip Curl Classic for the wave and music hungry.

Thanks to the band you can grab B.S.M for a week from us free from today.

Release Of The Day:
The Friendly Barnacle - I Bought You A Robot

The Friendly Barnacle began as a solo project for Warner Emery, which was realized in 2006/2007, when he completed recording and mixing his debut album 'The Tides' in his home studio The Crows Nest.

I Brought You A Robot was recorded at The Surgery in 2009. It was engineered by Lee Prebble and produced by The Friendly Barnacle.

Warner Emery plays rhythm guitar and sings, Lee Prebble plays Lead Guitar, Poppy SinclairLockhart plays bass and Sophie Burbery completes vocals, keyboards and percussion.

Robots are cool!

Gigs

Here are our pick for live music for this weekend as found on the Makuna gig guide. 

For a full breakdown on whats on offer around the countries pubs and clubs take a look at Makuna

Have a great day
Ed