UPDATE

HANGMAN album is getting out there slowly but surely and the feedback has been very good - I wont lie, its a great feeling! =)

Sarah and I are off to the South Island next week for 5 days to visit family and have a genral tiki tour - lookibng forward to it regardless of the undoubtedly freezing weather we're likely to face!

One more week of school - damn this terms been looonnngggg!

MASSEY UNI GIG 23.2.09

Had a sweet gig at Massey Uni on Monday - well it was fun and we played pretty good but the sound was kinda shocking - you get that though!

BRING IT BACK REMIX video

This vid was inspired by the Handle the Jandal video competition which basically means 'make do with what you've got and make something god dammit!'. =) (my interpretation anyway)

Made, edited, produced by Mikey Rockwell (who also features in the song) in 2 days all up! Chur bro =)

XMAS 08 update

Its been a cool family Xmas this year =)

On the band front we have secured a new guitarist - chur Aaron (welcome to the band!). Aaron has come out of local band SILLY and will no doubt be making his presence felt in both new material and our live performance in the very near future! Onwards and upwards!

HANGMAN is set to play our first South Island shows in April 09 taking in Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill and Lyttleton. Check our site for dates and details www.hangmanmusic.co.nz

HANGMAN searching for new guitarist

After 2 years and many ups and downs our guitarist Mike is moving on so HANGMAN is on the prowl! Best of luck to Mike and his endeavours, its an amicable split =)

MIKE @ KA - JULY 08

HANGMAN funky jam at Totara Park =)

HANGMAN on Pacific Beat Street

The Pacific Beat Street crew were kind enough to give us some airtime!

This segment is from the episode that aired on Saturday Oct 18th - Chur =)

LAST TOUR SHOW - AWESOME! =)

Last night we wrapped up the tour with a show in Raglan (Waikato) and it was OFF THE HOOK! Thanks so much to Peter, The Yot Club, Easy (for last minute stand in support!) and MC Mikey Rockwell for jamming too =)

The tour has been great - not without its mishaps and bummers but thats life - good and bad experiences are ultimately all good cos they make ya stronger and teach ya tings regardless!

Heres a few more pics

HANGMAN
EASY

HANGMAN, PETER, MIKEY ROCKWELL

Damn, I started to get that 'forcefield' feeling where your music and energy is geling so intensely both within the band and with the audience that you feel indestructible - needless to say it feels mean! BRING ON THOSE BIG STAGES LOL!

TAI TOKERAU Tour leg

PEOPLE WILL PREVAIL TOUR GROUP:
HANGMAN & PAYOLA - Friday Oct 17th 2008 @ Central Hotel

Man - awesome time in DARGAVILLE for real! Great people, music and times @ Central Hotel in Dargaville on Friday night. Bigups to DAVE for supporting, Craig and the Central Hotel and the peeps of Dargaville - we'll be back for sure =)

DAVE


PAYOLA

PEOPLE WILL PREVAIL UPDATE

Last week HANGMAN + PAYOLA hit Auckland city, Pukekohe, National Park, Mount Maunganui and Rotovegas -
It was a blast! Great gigs, no sleep, beautiful scenery and just getting out of the city and sharing our music was the biggest joy - it should also be said that theres nothing better to help a band bond than to spend back to back days n nights together on a mission! =)

Was cool to watch Payola too - they rocked it hard in the Mount especially! Chur Brewers =)

And a big thanks to all the peeps that came out and checked the shows!!!

GEARING UP FOR TOUR! =)

HANGMAN hits the road for 8 dates next month:
Auckland - Rising Sun , FRI OCT 3RD
Pukekohe - Harvest Bar, SAT 4TH (FREE!)
National Park - Schnapps Bar, THURS 9TH
Mount Maunganui - Brewers Bar, FRI 10TH
Rotovegas - Barbarellas, SAT 11TH
Dargaville (yup!) - Central Hotel, FRI 17TH
Whangarei - The Ballroom, SAT 18TH
Raglan - Yot Club, FRI 24TH

All gigs are with Payola and local supports in each town.

SUPPORT US IN OUR QUEST PEOPLE!!! =)

ITS BEEN A WHILE

Heres a quick update:

HANGMAN released new EP called 'Trade Goods' - yaayuh :)

Booked for January 09 Parihaka Fest - MAIN STAGE SAT JAN 10TH - Yaayuh :)

Tour next month with fellow Ak band PAYOLA - yaayuhh :)

HANGMAN won Best Alternative category at recent Acoustic Edge awards at Harvest Bar in Pukekohe - yaayuh :)

BUSY EXCITING TIMES - yaayuh

UPDATE JULY 30TH

Its been ages since I wrote on this thing - damn, I gotta admit - Im struggling to really see the value in this blog thing. Do I just spout off shit and think theres someone willing to read it or what?
I hear of these people getting popular with a million hits day and all that - how? why?

Oh well...

Things have been hectic - HANGMAN solidifying our new line-up and preparing for a 5 day studio session in a few weeks, all the while playing shows and writing. Everything all at once simultaneously with too little time and energy - at least the band operates like life right!?

My little girl is off to school next week - no longer a baby. Wow - I feel old and great about it all at the same time - a blessing.

Just watched an awesome doco about Maori publishing history on Maori TV - I gotta say that Maori TV is awesome - such a great range of things to see, hear, and learn from. Nga mihi nui rawa ki a koutou rau rangatira ma!

HANGMAN has a youtube channel - www.youtube.com/hangmanNZ - peep it!

PEACE :)

HANGMAN RECORDING PLANS

Its high time we got some new shit out there so the plan is to release a new EP in October (I know thats ages away but hey its hard work yo!)

Since our last official recorded release (Raw Materials EP) in August 07, we have a new drummer and vocalist and some new songs so it will be good to get this new sound down and roll it out!

We just played New Plymouth in the weekend and it was dead - most sobering and gutting and ratshit - damn, thats 1 hard town! :/

On an even worse note : The support band didnt show or even contact us!!! WTF! Not even a last minute 'sorry we can't make it' courtesy. Needless to say, we'll never again deal with KOALITION from Wanganui! Damn, in 13 years of involvement in the live music scene Ive never experienced a band just no show with no word. Out of it...

Peace! :)

DIARY ENTRY

Damn, its been full on.
HANGMAN just played Coromandel and a private gig in Auckland this past weekend.
We also now do not have a keyboardist so need to regroup and refocus with only Drums, Bass, Guitar & Vocals (all good though, the best bands have become legendary with the same line-up - why can't we?!).
NZ Music month looming up and we are playing gigs in Pukekohe, Auckland and New Plymouth during that time.
Im DJing an old school hip hop night at Rakinos on May 17th also aswell as hosting a school bands gig at Mt Roskill Library on that day too!

BUSY BUSY BUSY

Chur :)

HANGMAN GIG TONIGHT

HANGMAN busting out an hour set @ Clockwork Studios in Ellerslie tonight. (The studio doubles as a small venue)
Our 4th gig with Paulie (new drummer) and all going well so far :-)
The gig is being multi-track recorded so hopefully we get a few nice live tracks out of it too!

HANGMAN IN GROOVE GUIDE

Pick up a copy of Street Mag, Groove Guide (if in NZ) this week and get a HANGMAN update!