Best Danny Mccrum Band Podcasts (2024)

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160. Graham Reid 1:20:27

5d ago1:20:27

1:20:27

Graham Reid has been an important part of the fabric of the New Zealand music scene for several decades. He’s a journalist, an author, a writer and a music reviewer who has consistently delivered intelligent and well-considered perspectives, with class and integrity. He’s written for Metro Magazine, The Listener and the New Zealand Herald (back whe…

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159. Noise Play 1:10:45

2M ago1:10:45

1:10:45

Danny sits down with bandmates Jasper de Roos and Dan Antunovich to discuss how The Beatles and Covid initiated the creation of their band Noise Play and how they produced their new album Junk. They discuss the success and failure of their 2021 theatre show, recording the drums for one song with only three mics, the guest performances by Mark Steve…

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158. Jody Garrett 1:05:11

3M ago1:05:11

1:05:11

In a past life Jody Garrett managed record stores. Now he’s the General Manager of DRM (Digital Rights Managers), New Zealand’s go to aggregator for digital music releases. We have an in-depth conversation about the streaming platforms and navigating a music career in the digital age. Support the Show.…

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157. Bobby Kennedy 1:06:22

4M ago1:06:22

1:06:22

Podcast cofounder and Opshop drummer Bobby Kennedy is back to talk about the rebranding of the podcast, grieving his music career, societal divisions and Indiana Jones. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ueh8rYaE9cQ www.dontgiveup.co.nz Support the Show.By Don't Give Up

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156. Scott Parker, The Boondocks 1:24:43

5M ago1:24:43

1:24:43

Scott Parker from The Boondocks travels in from the sticks to talk about moustaches, kids’ toys, vocal techniques, surviving with no money, living with Tourette’s, Tall Poppy syndrome and 1980s TV Shows. Support the Show.By Scott Parker

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155. Rodney Fisher 1:18:53

6M ago1:18:53

1:18:53

I recently sat down with Rodney Fisher and chatted about the beginnings of Goodshirt, getting bottled at his first Auckland gig, how Goodshirt recorded their albums themselves before everyone else was doing it, the making of their iconic music videos, his work with Breaks Co-Op and how and why he made his new solo album Art School Dropout. Support …

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154. Rajneel Singh 1:25:52

7M ago1:25:52

1:25:52

Episode #154 is now available! Rajneel Singh is a director who has worked on short films, music videos and TV commercials and as an editor for television dramas and documentaries. He helped create the oldest active torrent, the pre-YouTube-era, viral video sensation The Fanimatrix. He’s also the first guest on the show who went to school with Danny…

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153. Dixon Nacey 1:38:04

7M ago1:38:04

1:38:04

Dixon Nacey is a highly respected guitarist, music director and tutor, who has worked with a long list of great people and has racked up a wealth of experience. We sit down for a wide-reaching conversation about guitar playing, gigging war stories, our music careers, our families and Fonzie from Happy Days. Great guy, lots of laughs, good times. Su…

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152. (Shorty #1) Brother Sister 35:50

8M ago35:50

35:50

Dave Thomson from Brother Sister joins us to talk about being in a band of siblings, how they created their fantastic music videos, his work as a videographer and his involvement in the Smokefree Rockquest. Support the Show.By Brother Sister

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151. Monique Bradley 1:13:23

8M ago1:13:23

1:13:23

Monique Bradley is an incredibly inspiring person with an unstoppable attitude. Monique and her partner Pete Ward, provide training, coaching and consulting services through their company We Do Famous Ltd. Monique is also the CEO of Sky Channel 83 Face TV and they both produce several TV shows including the third season of lifestyle show Guide To B…

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150. Fiona McDonald / Strawpeople 1:18:41

9M ago1:18:41

1:18:41

On our 150th episode, Fiona McDonald joins me to talk about the new Strawpeople album Knucklebones - their first release in nineteen years! We also discus writing lyrics, the innovative approach of both the Headless Chickens and Strawpeople, Bosom FM (?) and a whole lot more! Support the Show.By Fiona McDonald / Strawpeople

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149. Lorenzo Hazelwood 1:09:59

9M ago1:09:59

1:09:59

Lorenzo Hazelwood is a young singer who fronts the band Silcrow and is in the full swing of trying to establish his career. With a new single out and an upcoming move to London, Lorenzo dropped by to chat about the highs and lows of being a young rock band trying to find their feet in the current musical industry. This is a very pointed, hard hitti…

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148. Marmalade 1:00:13

11M ago1:00:13

1:00:13

Jemilah and Koen from up-and-coming band Marmalade, stop by to talk about their thoughts and experiences as they work to get their band off the ground, progress their careers and navigate their way through the music industry. We also learn about bed socks. Support the Show.By Marmalade

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147. Mark Moldre 56:55

11M ago56:55

56:55

Australian songwriter, musician and guitar tutor Mark Moldre, joins us to talk about his new album Nambucca Fables. We discuss song-writing, the story of the lost 1940s Tex Morton guitar, the trappings of genre and branding and much more. Check out his fantastic new album and enjoy the chat! Support the Show.…

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146. Andrew Rooney 1:26:05

12M ago1:26:05

1:26:05

Drummer and fellow podcaster Andrew Rooney joins Danny for a wide ranging conversation about all things music. The conversation swings from Toto to Ringo, the Dunning–Kruger effect to making money, and Andrew gives Danny a pep talk. Support the Show.By Andrew Rooney

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145. Tracey Collins 1:12:36

1y ago1:12:36

1:12:36

Tracey Collins is a professional accordionist with a wealth of experience. We discuss her work touring with Operatunity, meeting her husband in Venice, her early gigs on K’ Road as a young teenager, building a restaurant in a tree and her life as a fulltime musician and Mum. Fast paced, lots of laughs, great chats. Support the Show.…

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144. Damien Binder 1:16:19

1y ago1:16:19

1:16:19

Songwriter Damien Binder joins us to chat about his new album Bright Side. We talk about song writing, gigging, lyrics, production and much more. Great album, great guy, great chats! Support the Show.By Damien Binder

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143. Caitlin Smith Returns 1:04:29

1y ago1:04:29

1:04:29

In September 2022 renowned vocalist Caitlin Smith, returned to our podcast studio with more to say about her latest thoughts and musings. On this second instalment she talks about anxiety and addiction, musical identity, navigating the music business and Danny and Caitlin debate their slightly different views on lyric writing. Support the Show.…

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142. Pat Kuhtze 1:08:57

1+ y ago1:08:57

1:08:57

Pat Kuhtze has been a professional drummer since the 1980s and has remained a busy and in demand session musician ever since. He’s witnessed the music industry change in many ways and has continually evolved to stay afloat, raising four kids and racking up a long list of playing credits. As the pandemic arrived Pat decided to steer away from some o…

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141. Renee Millner 1:15:55

1+ y ago1:15:55

1:15:55

Musician and songwriter Renee Millner is here to talk about her new EP ‘Fly Me Back’ and her journey as an artist and a human. Danny asks a super corny question about Australia and many laughs are had. Support the Show.By Renee Millner

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140. Bobby Kennedy & Danny McCrum 1:33:40

1+ y ago1:33:40

1:33:40

Bobby Kennedy's back! The band's back together for our usual year opener episode. We talk A.I., music critiques and Danny gives an update on the future of the podcast. Support the Show.By Bobby Kennedy & Danny McCrum

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139. Rory McDonald, Voodoo Bloo 1:10:30

1+ y ago1:10:30

1:10:30

Voodoo Bloo are an emerging Wellington based rock band who have built a strong following, toured Australia and recently supported You Am I. Their new album The Blessed Ghost is an inspired, raw and impressive effort from such young musicians and front man Rory McDonald is disarmingly open and honest. We talk music, life, the future and the general …

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137. Simon Wood Harris Part 1 57:50

1+ y ago57:50

57:50

Uk musician and composer Simon Wood Harris talks about his journey developing the Unidentified Flying Project, an album and collaboration that includes Dave Weckl, Dominic Miller, Jeremy Stacey, Robbie McIntosh, Pino Palladino, Omar Hakim and many more of the worlds finest musicians. On this special two-part episode, Simon talks openly about the hi…

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138. Simon Wood Harris Part 2 50:32

1+ y ago50:32

50:32

Uk musician and composer Simon Wood Harris talks about his journey developing the Unidentified Flying Project, an album and collaboration that includes Dave Weckl, Dominic Miller, Jeremy Stacey, Robbie McIntosh, Pino Palladino, Omar Hakim and many more of the worlds finest musicians. On this special two-part episode, Simon talks openly about the hi…

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136. Garageland's Jeremy Eade 1:04:57

1+ y ago1:04:57

1:04:57

Garageland rose to prominence in the mid 90s and released three albums before disbanding in 2002. Now they’re back together, touring in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their first album ‘Last Exit to Garageland’. Singer/Guitarist Jeremy Eade joins us for a philosophical chat about the 90s, life on the road and life after rock n roll. Put on …

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135. Dug Pinnick Returns 42:39

1+ y ago42:39

42:39

Dug Pinnick from US band King's X talks about the new Kings X album Three Sides of One, the producers who worked on Kings X's previous albums and his thoughts on the world and life. These guys created their own sound, paved their own road and influenced many artists including Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pantera a…

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134. Riccardo Ball 1:26:38

1+ y ago1:26:38

1:26:38

Riccardo Ball is the vocalist for Just One Fix, the director of Wrecking Ball Media, he’s the former Music Director at The Rock and has worked as a song plugger and artist mentor. He's broadly experienced and refreshingly honest and on this episode we have a funny and informative conversation about the business of music. Support the Show.…

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133. Tom Scrase 1:19:30

2y ago1:19:30

1:19:30

Tom Scrase is a drummer, percussionist and lecturer from Wellington. He’s written music for dance and has maintained a performance career as a drummer for several groups including dDub, Corrella and NZ's premier percussion ensemble Strike! More recently Tom has released his own music under the moniker Aotūroa. Support the Show.…

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132. Lee Prebble 1:05:26

2y ago1:05:26

1:05:26

Wellington producer Lee Prebble owns and runs surgerystudios.co.nz and has worked with a long list of great artists including TrinityRoots, The Phoenix Foundation, The Black Seeds, Cornerstone Roots, Fly My Pretties and L.A.B. We talk life, music and production and have many a laugh on the way. Great dude, great chats. Support the Show.…

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131. Neil Watson 1:24:04

2y ago1:24:04

1:24:04

Guitarist Neil Watson has played with a long list of great artists including Michael Brecker, Ali Campbell (UB40), Anika Moa, Tim Finn, Greg Johnson, Lucy Lawless, Jordan Luck, Nathan Haines, The Finn Bro’s, Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, Tami Neilson and many more. On this very special episode the two guitarists settle in for a great chat about …

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130. Ruth Power 1:16:24

2y ago1:16:24

1:16:24

Ruth Power is the founder of online creative piano school Piano Picnic. To date, Piano Picnic has approximately 2500 subscription-based students and is going from strength to strength. Ruth’s career has included music publishing, a Christchurch rockstar start up and working in London as a sheet music editor, before moving back to New Zealand to sta…

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129. ARIA 1:18:48

2y ago1:18:48

1:18:48

ARIA has spent many years working as a vocalist for numerous artists including Homebrew, Dr Colossus, Teek and Noah Slee. ARIA lived in the bustling music scene of Berlin for several years before returning to New Zealand where she got to work writing and recording her own music. Now ARIA is celebrating the release of her new EP ‘Love Songs Till Mid…

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128. Anthonie Tonnon 1:07:31

2y ago1:07:31

1:07:31

Anthonie Tonnon is a sing songwriter from Whanganui who is about to begin his ‘Leave Love Out Of This’ New Zealand tour. He’ll be playing in Christchurch, Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington and Whanganui from May 6th to May 21st. He’s released a number of new songs in the last year including his latest single ‘Lockheed Bomber’. You can check out his mus…

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127. Toby Lloyd 1:30:11

2y ago1:30:11

1:30:11

Wellington based producer Toby Lloyd has worked with a long list of great artists including Hollie Smith, Stan Walker, Ladi6, Louis Baker, Jermaine Clements and Shapeshifter. Before going out on his own, he worked at Peter Jacksons’ Park Road Studios and was part of the team that made The Hobbit Trilogy, Mortal Engines and Hunt For The Wilderpeople…

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126. The Benefits Of Dyslexia 1:13:41

2+ y ago1:13:41

1:13:41

In our first episode for 2022 we talk to Guy & Suzanne Pope-Mayell, two of the founding members of the Dyslexia Foundation. We discuss what it means to be dyslexic, how we could better support the dyslexics in our life and how dyslexia is not a disability, it’s simply a different way of thinking. Support the Show.…

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125. Evolution 1:05:45

2+ y ago1:05:45

1:05:45

Bobby Kennedy and Danny McCrum discuss the lessons they have learnt while making the podcast over the last six years and talk about the future of the show. Support the Show.By Bobby Kennedy and Danny McCrum

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124. Geoff Ong 1:24:32

2+ y ago1:24:32

1:24:32

Self-proclaimed "pop star for dorks" Geoff Ong stopped by for a fascinating conversation about funk guitar, racial profiling, his journey establishing his music career and the making of his brilliant music videos. Check out his videos on YouTube and enjoy the conversation! Support the Show.By Geoff Ong

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123. Caitlin Smith 1:41:35

2+ y ago1:41:35

1:41:35

Caitlin Smith is one of New Zealand’s local music legends. Being a professional musician is challenging enough, but if you’re also a blind, female, jazz singer, with a big personality and an honest heart, it’s a rollercoaster. Caitlin talks candidly about her experiences in the business, her struggles with addiction and mental health and the psycho…

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122. Bobby & Danny talk promoting gigs! 1:33:30

3y ago1:33:30

1:33:30

Organising and promoting gigs! One of the biggest challenges a musician has to face is how to manage and promote their own shows. We certainly don't claim to have all the answers, but recently Bobby Kennedy organised and promoted a show for Opshop and Gorilla Biscuit in Christchurch and back in March, I promoted our first Noise Play show. Bobby sug…

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121. Steven Crooks 1:20:13

3y ago1:20:13

1:20:13

Beatbox champion Steven Crooks only discovered beatboxing a few years ago and ever since his life has drastically changed. Finding purpose, identity and clarity through his craft, Steven quickly became the national champion and is now a co-organiser of the Beatbox Championships. On this episode we talk about Stevens life, the positive impact beatbo…

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120. Nick Douch 1:16:14

3y ago1:16:14

1:16:14

Ekko Park drummer Nick Douch drops in for a fun conversation about all things music. We talk bands, drummers, getting started in the business as well as Nicks journey from Te Awamutu to being a professional touring drummer and drum tutor. Nick’s a great example of how it should be done. Great guy, great chat. Support the Show.…

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119. Tim Balme 1:08:16

3y ago1:08:16

1:08:16

Actor, writer and director Tim Balme has had a full and varied career. His work has included Braindead, Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune, Mercy Peak, The Almighty Johnsons and his current project The Brokenwood Mysteries. We chatted about how Tim got his start in acting, working with Peter Jackson, how he approaches his craft and his experience…

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118. Cassandra Tse 1:15:20

3y ago1:15:20

1:15:20

Cassandra is a director, playwright and performer, and the artistic director of the Wellington-based Red Scare Theatre Company. She recently directed Single Asian Female and her previous work includes Bloodlines (2014), Long Ago, Long Ago (2015), Ordinary Days (2016), Yellow Face (2017), M'Lady (2017), A New Brain (2017), The Bone Thief (2018), Gut…

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117. Frank Gibson Jnr. 1:20:36

3y ago1:20:36

1:20:36

Legendary New Zealand drummer Frank Gibson Jnr. has had an astonishing career and has deservedly earned the upmost respect from his peers. He’s worked with a long list of artists including Shona Lang, Diana Krall, Joe Henderson, Leo Sayer, John Scofield, Dusty Springfield, The Temptations and Glen Campbell. He’s dedicated, grounded and an all-round…

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116. Mike Chunn 1:17:44

3y ago1:17:44

1:17:44

Mike Chunn needs no introduction. He played in Split Enz and Citizen Band, he was the director for APRA NZ, he founded and still runs Play It Strange, he's been a loud voice for many important subjects including mental health and the need for music to be given a higher priority in New Zealand culture. This was an exhilarating chat. There was laught…

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115. Greg Haver 1:36:02

3y ago1:36:02

1:36:02

Drummer & Producer Greg Haver returns to the show to talk about his recent review of certain areas of the music industry and to discuss the new producers funding initiative called The New Music Development Scheme. We have a good laugh while tackling some hotly debated subjects. Dig in. Support the Show.…

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114. Joe Walsh 1:19:26

3y ago1:19:26

1:19:26

Joe & Danny get drunk. Joe Walsh is constantly touring with Jordan Luck Band and his own band Ekko Park. Almost two years ago Joe was sitting on a completed Ekko Park album (Horizon) that hadn't yet been released. In the lead up Joe suggested we record an episode with a focus on the lyrics and back story to the album and in true Irish style, we met…

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113. Alex Leighton 1:30:29

3y ago1:30:29

1:30:29

Our guest is Alex Leighton, one of the creators and directors of New Zealand's premiere 2D animation studio Mukpuddy. We spoke to Alex and his business partner Ryan Cooper a few years ago about their then new show Barefoot Bandits and now Alex returns to talk about their brand new show 'The Adventures Of Tumeke Space' which has just launched on TVN…

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112. Barnaby Weir 1:05:32

3+ y ago1:05:32

1:05:32

Episode #112 is now available! Our guest is Barnaby Weir. Barnaby leads two of New Zealand’s most popular bands (The Black Seeds and Fly My Pretties) and we had a great chat about life/work balance, his childhood, his creative process and the rise of The Black Seeds and the Wellington Reggae / Dub scene. Barnaby is a kind and thoughtful guy and thi…

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111. Jason Peters 1:08:42

3+ y ago1:08:42

1:08:42

In the 1990s Christchurch based drummer Jason Peters and his band Pumpkinhead became a popular touring act with a loyal following and more than their fair share of Rock n Roll stories. In more recent times Jason has been making music with Hunt The Witch and Kong Fooey and recently organised a series of tribute shows for the late, great Aaron Tokona…

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