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Flash-trax.com NZ single and video reviews and reminiscences from the music industry in general. It could be a world famous global smash, or a smaller, one-time hit.

Flash-trax.com owner and managing director Jack has been a pro musician for over 20 years. In this time he's recorded and released work, managed acts to international success, organised nationwide and international tours, and successfully ran an independent label for 8 years. Jack has been a reviewer and interviewer for some time and with his friends MusicNZ making the difficult decision to withdr

aw from reviewing promotional single and video releases from 1st July 2023, Jack decided to take up the mantle and do it instead. Additional to this, Jack is running a blog called From The Vault, which features a song that's made a mark on Jack's life at some point. He'll briefly chat about it, you may see a brief chat with someone from the band itself, and then the video will play.

18/10/2024

Flash-trax welcomes its first two site visitors from noble Ethiopia 🇪🇹

You know something? There is a really underrated musical instrument that provides the lead instrumentation for Rapper PN...
16/10/2024

You know something? There is a really underrated musical instrument that provides the lead instrumentation for Rapper PNC's newest single from his Unbothered Rapper project, titled We On. I refer to the Xylophone. This track, produced by PNC's long time colleague and buddy 41, gives us a quality lesson in how this instrument can be applied to give a surprisingly haunting, melancholic texture....

You know something? There is a really underrated musical instrument that provides the lead instrumentation for Rapper PNC’s newest single from his Unbothered Rapper project, titled We On. I r…

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16/10/2024

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Johnny and the gang are back, and they are not taking the foot off the accelerator. Nope. No way Jose. Underwire's new s...
09/10/2024

Johnny and the gang are back, and they are not taking the foot off the accelerator. Nope. No way Jose. Underwire's new single Greener is yet another example of why I am a huge fan of these Wellington Punk rocker/psychobillies. Released onto Spotify and all other platforms on 20th September, Greener is a track that's written to hold an X-Ray up to the BS of emissions trading schemes in place of actual environmental and climate change action; and the greenwashing we're seeing from the corporate world to such an extent that the term "greenwashing" has actually become part of everyone's lexicon....

Johnny and the gang are back, and they are not taking the foot off the accelerator. Nope. No way Jose. Underwire’s new single Greener is yet another example of why I am a huge fan of these We…

Normally I would add a retrospective vid review to the single I'd reviewed earlier. This one I decided to do a stand-alo...
09/10/2024

Normally I would add a retrospective vid review to the single I'd reviewed earlier. This one I decided to do a stand-alone vid review, because it's gorgeous. Rowdy's Rose and Rosie and Blair Shaw, and the single was released a few short months ago. The review for it is elsewhere on this site, so go look at what I said there about the recorded work....

Normally I would add a retrospective vid review to the single I’d reviewed earlier. This one I decided to do a stand-alone vid review, because it’s gorgeous. Rowdy’s Rose and Rosi…

Auckland Country singer Kayla Rose (grand-daughter of the late, great Rusty Greaves, and niece to the late, great Kevin ...
09/10/2024

Auckland Country singer Kayla Rose (grand-daughter of the late, great Rusty Greaves, and niece to the late, great Kevin Greaves) brings us the follow up single to her recent release Drinks, the eponymously named for the parallel released EP, Dear Little Me. We have here a classis Country track. We've got the mild, slightly below mid-range tempo anchored together with a chocolatey bass line intertwined for maximum glide....

Auckland Country singer Kayla Rose (grand-daughter of the late, great Rusty Greaves, and niece to the late, great Kevin Greaves) brings us the follow up single to her recent release Drinks, the epo…

Kayla Rose
09/10/2024

Kayla Rose

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One of my favourite Kiwi guitarists from one of my favourite Aotearoa regions is Courtnay Low, leader and vocalist for C...
07/10/2024

One of my favourite Kiwi guitarists from one of my favourite Aotearoa regions is Courtnay Low, leader and vocalist for Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie. The band is dropping its EP Mercy on Friday 11th October (or October 11th if you're American), and holy mother of pearl, the focus single and EP are absolutely breath-taking. Focus single for radio airplay is the track…...

One of my favourite Kiwi guitarists from one of my favourite Aotearoa regions is Courtnay Low, leader and vocalist for Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie. The band is dropping its EP Mercy on Friday…

From the newly announced re-release of THE UNDERWATERMELON MAN AND OTHER UNREASONABLE RHYMES on 1st November, we're give...
07/10/2024

From the newly announced re-release of THE UNDERWATERMELON MAN AND OTHER UNREASONABLE RHYMES on 1st November, we're given the late, great Kiwi comedian John Clarke's performance of The Hide And Seeky Bird. Naturally, as a quirky project we're going to feel the vibe of the comedian's delivery and tone. It pops us along jovially as we watch the rather fun YouTube video, a still from which is the graphic for the release as well as for this review....

From the newly announced re-release of THE UNDERWATERMELON MAN AND OTHER UNREASONABLE RHYMES on 1st November, we’re given the late, great Kiwi comedian John Clarke’s performance of The …

THE UNDERWATERMELON MAN AND OTHER UNREASONABLE RHYMES Quirky treasures for adults and children alike await with the digi...
07/10/2024

THE UNDERWATERMELON MAN AND OTHER UNREASONABLE RHYMES Quirky treasures for adults and children alike await with the digital re-release of legendary art project THE UNDERWATERMELON MAN AND OTHER UNREASONABLE RHYMES on November 1. The cherished collection of songs is set to be digitally released for the first time this November, 25 years from its original CD release which features some of Aotearoa’s finest musicians and entertainers including…...

THE UNDERWATERMELON MAN AND OTHER UNREASONABLE RHYMES Quirky treasures for adults and children alike await with the digital re-release of legendary art project THE UNDERWATERMELON MAN AND OTHER UNR…

02/10/2024

Welcome to our first site visitor from cosmopolitan Argentina 🇦🇷

Ocean Beach is releasing a new single every first day of the month. So far, thanks to using a previous laptop that would...
01/10/2024

Ocean Beach is releasing a new single every first day of the month. So far, thanks to using a previous laptop that would not look out of place as a prop in a steampunk movie, I missed September's release - but I will retrospectively review that one. I love their 1st October release, Be Together. This single has one of those emotive, bittersweet melodies that you can't stop listening to once the track kicks off....

Ocean Beach is releasing a new single every first day of the month. So far, thanks to using a previous laptop that would not look out of place as a prop in a steampunk movie, I missed September& #82…

Hawkes Bay's alt-rockers Say Or Do return with new single Take My Hand, due for release on the platforms on 11th October...
01/10/2024

Hawkes Bay's alt-rockers Say Or Do return with new single Take My Hand, due for release on the platforms on 11th October. It's the appetiser for their forthcoming EP, due in early 2025. They definitely stay true to their self-described genre blend of alt-rock energy and skate-punk with this track. Vocally astute with a pop-punky melody, we have some razzing rhythm guitars, laden with fuzz, that are going to get the sweat flicking off heads in the front rows across Aotearoa....

Hawkes Bay’s alt-rockers Say Or Do return with new single Take My Hand, due for release on the platforms on 11th October. It’s the appetiser for their forthcoming EP, due in early 2025.…

We’re thrilled to announce the release of our new EP Over Oceans on October 11. This collection of songs is a reflection...
01/10/2024

We’re thrilled to announce the release of our new EP Over Oceans on October 11. This collection of songs is a reflection of our journey as a band, blending heavy riffs with emotional depth to create something we’re incredibly proud of. Over Oceans marks the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another, and we can’t wait for you all to hear it....

We’re thrilled to announce the release of our new EP Over Oceans on October 11. This collection of songs is a reflection of our journey as a band, blending heavy riffs with emotional depth to creat…

Great to hear from the awesome and versatile Swerve City! These guys are bringing us a new EP launch soon, which you'll ...
01/10/2024

Great to hear from the awesome and versatile Swerve City! These guys are bringing us a new EP launch soon, which you'll see noted elsewhere on this site. From it I am reviewing focus single Avalanche. We start off with a nicely up-tempo (but not frenetically so) driving some great guitar picking. Anchored by a bassline that's straight out of the text book of how to bass like a bad-ass, we get the intent immediately....

Great to hear from the awesome and versatile Swerve City! These guys are bringing us a new EP launch soon, which you’ll see noted elsewhere on this site. From it I am reviewing focus single A…

29/09/2024

Welcome to our first site visitor from exotic Vietnam 🇻🇳

Hmmm, I wonder who these guys are, and whether they'll ever make it... 😉 Nah, I am thrilled to get to review some Salmon...
29/09/2024

Hmmm, I wonder who these guys are, and whether they'll ever make it... 😉 Nah, I am thrilled to get to review some Salmonella Dub. Single Hands In The Soil is on release now, with guests Troy Kingi and Whirimako Black. As we know, Dub has been an ever present sound around the South Pacific, as well as Europe and North America, for many years....

Hmmm, I wonder who these guys are, and whether they’ll ever make it… ;-) Nah, I am thrilled to get to review some Salmonella Dub. Single Hands In The Soil is on release now, with guests…

Salmonella Dub
29/09/2024

Salmonella Dub

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I find myself often saying "I love this band" or "I'm a big fan of that band". I'm in a truly privileged position of bei...
29/09/2024

I find myself often saying "I love this band" or "I'm a big fan of that band". I'm in a truly privileged position of being given wonderful new music to hear - generally before the release date, unless my laptop decides to finally die, ahem! - and I get to tell you about what I hear and what you can expect....

I find myself often saying “I love this band” or “I’m a big fan of that band”. I’m in a truly privileged position of being given wonderful new music to hear & #82…

Tāmaki Makaurau-based indie songwriter Jack Moser bares his soul in the WHERE YOU ARE EP, a collection of heartfelt comp...
29/09/2024

Tāmaki Makaurau-based indie songwriter Jack Moser bares his soul in the WHERE YOU ARE EP, a collection of heartfelt compositions that channel his personal experiences into powerful musical expressions. Says Jack: “I’m so happy to release this collection of songs. WHERE YOU ARE has been a really therapeutic EP for me to write. It’s helped me understand my own emotions during this relationship, and allowed me to keep moving forward....

Tāmaki Makaurau-based indie songwriter Jack Moser bares his soul in the WHERE YOU ARE EP, a collection of heartfelt compositions that channel his personal experiences into powerful musical expressi…

Wow! What would happen if Patti Smith and Avril Lavigne fell into a blender? You'd get Emma Dilemma, that's what! With o...
28/09/2024

Wow! What would happen if Patti Smith and Avril Lavigne fell into a blender? You'd get Emma Dilemma, that's what! With one of the most in-your-face releases I've come across recently in new single Libra, Ōtautahi native but Los Angeles based Emma has a brash sound that concords out of the headphones, giving you the most party-filled girl-power anthem of 2024....

Wow! What would happen if Patti Smith and Avril Lavigne fell into a blender? You’d get Emma Dilemma, that’s what! With one of the most in-your-face releases I’ve come across recen…

Emma Dilemma
28/09/2024

Emma Dilemma

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Well now, Auckland pop singer Bex returns with a new direction combining some surprising genres into a blend that certai...
28/09/2024

Well now, Auckland pop singer Bex returns with a new direction combining some surprising genres into a blend that certainly retains the entertainment factor she's been synonymous with to date. While the new track Clearly is not out until 4th October, allow me to provide some mild spoilers... We have ourselves a great, almost dream-poppy opening with some vibrato-laden guitar phrasing beneath…...

Well now, Auckland pop singer Bex returns with a new direction combining some surprising genres into a blend that certainly retains the entertainment factor she’s been synonymous with to date…

Bex
28/09/2024

Bex

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We have a new duo popping up on the radar. Auckland based Half Volley consists of Nick Pearson and Adrian Drew, and they...
27/09/2024

We have a new duo popping up on the radar. Auckland based Half Volley consists of Nick Pearson and Adrian Drew, and they bring us an iconic New Zealand anthem in Blue Smoke, worked for the newly arising A League team Auckland FC, hoping to give them an inspirational anthem as they begin their journey. Blue Smoke was written by departing Kiwi soldier…...

We have a new duo popping up on the radar. Auckland based Half Volley consists of Nick Pearson and Adrian Drew, and they bring us an iconic New Zealand anthem in Blue Smoke, worked for the newly ar…

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