Digital Life: Music articles

Takumi Motokawa wowed everyone with his marimba rendition of 'the Passenger'. Read about his experience re-recording this iconic tune with Iggy Pop himself.

Hopefully by now you have seen our search for 8 talented Kiwi musicians to help us re-record Iggy Pop's classic 'The Passenger' together with the man himself (via the magic of super-fast Orcon Broadband). The entries have been flooding in, and we thought it was a good time to share with you some of the weird and wonderful auditions we have received so far.

Exciting news for DJs this week as Pioneer have just announced their brand new CDJ-2000, which they are touting as a revolution in digital DJing. And for those who want the thrill of spinning their favourite tunes without the hours of practice, Daft Punk will be featuring in the new DJ Hero game.

Music lovers have embraced the Internet, and there are a whole range of great sites where you can check the latest tunes, find new recommendations, and chat with other music enthusiasts about the next big thing. Of course Orcon broadband makes finding and listening to music online an awesome experience. Here are a selection of great sites to help you with your music fix (completely legally of course).

There is nothing I like more than sending out free goodies to Orcon customers. Right now I have 10 copies of the awesome 5 track EP 'Act Natural' that the extremely talented Simon Flower put together especially for the Orcon Great Blend to give away to 10 lucky customers.