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Scoop
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Flying Nun Power-Pop Band Voom Releases New Single/Video ‘Crazy Feeling'
Press Release – The Label Auckland power-pop band Voom's latest single ' Crazy Feeling' is here! An instantly infectious, deeply relatable dose of heart-on-sleeve pop that romantics everywhere will connect with. 'I usually try to say something clever or cryptic about our songs because I'm embarrassed by how dorky and emotional they are,' says Buzz Moller. ' But 'Crazy Feeling' — like most of our songs from the past two decades — is just about my lovely, gorgeous girlfriend Janey!' In addition to the new single, the band has shared a video for ' Crazy Feeling ', directed by Frances Carter and featuring some of Auckland's most notorious characters from the indie music scene. Supported by New Zealand On Air. Voom, who have spent years releasing and performing music for their dedicated following, recently announced a brand new album, Something Good Is Happening, set for release on May 16th via Flying Nun Records. To celebrate the release, the band have announced a four-date New Zealand tour, taking their new songs (and some beloved classics) on the road for the 'Something Good Is Happening Tour'. Beginning at Auckland's hottest new venue Double Whammy on Friday 23 May, the band head off the beaten track to Raglan's The Yard on Saturday 24th before firing up the following weekend with shows at The Loons in Lyttelton on Friday 30 May and finally San Fran in Wellington on Saturday 31 May. The release of the latest Voom album has taken just short of two decades to be officially announced. Is this pace glacial, or considered? Sloth-like, or discerning? The Tāmaki Makaurau-based foursome will tell you the nineteen years since their much-loved 2006 record, Hello, Are You There?, have been spent jamming and gigging, writing, rewriting and sifting, reflecting on what surely must be some of the strangest times in human history to present fans with their latest offering. Something Good is Happening is the child of strange seasons and tides, strange minds, pedals and fingers. After accumulating literally hundreds of demos over the years, Flying Nun Records thought it was about bloody time Voom got at least some of these songs packaged up and released into the wild. The band agreed, and so have been painstakingly whittling and curating and bashing these tracks into shape, to form the 2025 album Something Good Is Happening. Each track has walked a different path into being a part of this record. Written and recorded in a variety of locations, with a plethora of different equipment, over decades of seasons and life stages, but always steered by the unsteady hand and watchful ear of frontperson Buzz Moller — seen by some as one of NZ's most treasured songwriters. All members of Voom (Buzz Moller, Murray Fisher, Nick Buckton, and Josh Sorenson) are multi-instrumentalists and producers in their own right, consequently this combination of minds has helped forge the sound and vibe of this new album. While this is fresh material, existing fans hearing Something Good is Happening will recognise the Voom-ness of it all – an eclectic rumble of raucous pop ear-worms and heartfelt ballads, with sonic experimentation wedged in to keep things sensible. Voom's songs have an earnestness to them that feels refreshingly free of irony; a quality that sets them apart in a musical landscape often dominated by cynicism. Voom embraces a raw, unfiltered honesty that resonates deeply with listeners. Their tracks are often brimming with youthful defiance, but it's not the jaded, world-weary attitude you might expect from a band with such a reputation. Instead, they channel a certain innocence and optimism into their sound, even when grappling with themes of frustration or disillusionment. On Something Good Is Happening, the band stays true to this unpretentious style, weaving together skewed pop melodies that are as endearing as they are infectious. Despite the thick layers of playful cynicism and an occasionally rebellious edge, the album doesn't stray from the fresh, heart-on-sleeve sincerity that has earned them a loyal fanbase. It's that rare combination of vulnerability and attitude that makes Voom's music feel both timeless and immediately relatable. The inception of Voom dates back to 1982, when Buzz Moller met Andrew 'Mac' Macaskill at the Sweetwaters Festival. Voom's notable impact on audiences, however, began in the '90s, when they established themselves in New Zealand's music scene with a raw indie sound. By the time Danny Manetto joined on bass, they had already played numerous shows across New Zealand. In 1998, they unveiled their highly praised debut album, Now I Am Me. Their 2006 follow-up, Hello, Are You There?, was initially released by the legendary independent label Lil' Chief Records. It was met with critical acclaim and quickly earned a special place in the hearts of New Zealand's music fans and critics. One track from the album, ' King Kong ', was nominated for an APRA Silver Scroll back in 2002. Hello, Are You There? later earned a spot in Nick Bollinger's book 100 Essential New Zealand Albums, and in 2021, it was reissued by Flying Nun Records on vinyl. Over the years, Voom's timeless tracks from the past three decades have been covered by a range of artists, including Princess Chelsea, Anna Coddington, and Julia Deans. In 2025, Voom is made up of lead vocalist and front person Buzz Moller, long-time Voomer and Goodshirt member and guitarist Murray Fisher, bass player Nick Buckton (AKA sidekicknick), and drummer Josh Sorenson. After years of promising the team at Flying Nun Records that they're sitting on a vault of unreleased and brand new material, the next legendary album from Voom is just around the corner; Something Good Is Happening is out digitally, on vinyl LP and CD on May 16th via Flying Nun Records.
Scoop
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Flying Nun Power-Pop Band Voom Releases New Single/Video ‘Crazy Feeling'
Auckland power-pop band Voom's latest single ' Crazy Feeling' is here! An instantly infectious, deeply relatable dose of heart-on-sleeve pop that romantics everywhere will connect with. 'I usually try to say something clever or cryptic about our songs because I'm embarrassed by how dorky and emotional they are,' says Buzz Moller. ' But 'Crazy Feeling' — like most of our songs from the past two decades — is just about my lovely, gorgeous girlfriend Janey!' In addition to the new single, the band has shared a video for ' Crazy Feeling ', directed by Frances Carter and featuring some of Auckland's most notorious characters from the indie music scene. Supported by New Zealand On Air. Voom, who have spent years releasing and performing music for their dedicated following, recently announced a brand new album, Something Good Is Happening, set for release on May 16th via Flying Nun Records. To celebrate the release, the band have announced a four-date New Zealand tour, taking their new songs (and some beloved classics) on the road for the 'Something Good Is Happening Tour'. Beginning at Auckland's hottest new venue Double Whammy on Friday 23 May, the band head off the beaten track to Raglan's The Yard on Saturday 24th before firing up the following weekend with shows at The Loons in Lyttelton on Friday 30 May and finally San Fran in Wellington on Saturday 31 May. The release of the latest Voom album has taken just short of two decades to be officially announced. Is this pace glacial, or considered? Sloth-like, or discerning? The Tāmaki Makaurau-based foursome will tell you the nineteen years since their much-loved 2006 record, Hello, Are You There?, have been spent jamming and gigging, writing, rewriting and sifting, reflecting on what surely must be some of the strangest times in human history to present fans with their latest offering. Something Good is Happening is the child of strange seasons and tides, strange minds, pedals and fingers. After accumulating literally hundreds of demos over the years, Flying Nun Records thought it was about bloody time Voom got at least some of these songs packaged up and released into the wild. The band agreed, and so have been painstakingly whittling and curating and bashing these tracks into shape, to form the 2025 album Something Good Is Happening. Each track has walked a different path into being a part of this record. Written and recorded in a variety of locations, with a plethora of different equipment, over decades of seasons and life stages, but always steered by the unsteady hand and watchful ear of frontperson Buzz Moller — seen by some as one of NZ's most treasured songwriters. All members of Voom (Buzz Moller, Murray Fisher, Nick Buckton, and Josh Sorenson) are multi-instrumentalists and producers in their own right, consequently this combination of minds has helped forge the sound and vibe of this new album. While this is fresh material, existing fans hearing Something Good is Happening will recognise the Voom-ness of it all - an eclectic rumble of raucous pop ear-worms and heartfelt ballads, with sonic experimentation wedged in to keep things sensible. Voom's songs have an earnestness to them that feels refreshingly free of irony; a quality that sets them apart in a musical landscape often dominated by cynicism. Voom embraces a raw, unfiltered honesty that resonates deeply with listeners. Their tracks are often brimming with youthful defiance, but it's not the jaded, world-weary attitude you might expect from a band with such a reputation. Instead, they channel a certain innocence and optimism into their sound, even when grappling with themes of frustration or disillusionment. On Something Good Is Happening, the band stays true to this unpretentious style, weaving together skewed pop melodies that are as endearing as they are infectious. Despite the thick layers of playful cynicism and an occasionally rebellious edge, the album doesn't stray from the fresh, heart-on-sleeve sincerity that has earned them a loyal fanbase. It's that rare combination of vulnerability and attitude that makes Voom's music feel both timeless and immediately relatable. The inception of Voom dates back to 1982, when Buzz Moller met Andrew "Mac" Macaskill at the Sweetwaters Festival. Voom's notable impact on audiences, however, began in the '90s, when they established themselves in New Zealand's music scene with a raw indie sound. By the time Danny Manetto joined on bass, they had already played numerous shows across New Zealand. In 1998, they unveiled their highly praised debut album, Now I Am Me. Their 2006 follow-up, Hello, Are You There?, was initially released by the legendary independent label Lil' Chief Records. It was met with critical acclaim and quickly earned a special place in the hearts of New Zealand's music fans and critics. One track from the album, ' King Kong ', was nominated for an APRA Silver Scroll back in 2002. Hello, Are You There? later earned a spot in Nick Bollinger's book 100 Essential New Zealand Albums, and in 2021, it was reissued by Flying Nun Records on vinyl. Over the years, Voom's timeless tracks from the past three decades have been covered by a range of artists, including Princess Chelsea, Anna Coddington, and Julia Deans. In 2025, Voom is made up of lead vocalist and front person Buzz Moller, long-time Voomer and Goodshirt member and guitarist Murray Fisher, bass player Nick Buckton (AKA sidekicknick), and drummer Josh Sorenson. After years of promising the team at Flying Nun Records that they're sitting on a vault of unreleased and brand new material, the next legendary album from Voom is just around the corner; Something Good Is Happening is out digitally, on vinyl LP and CD on May 16th via Flying Nun Records.
The Guardian
27-04-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
‘Rights can be knocked out in a second': older trans women shocked by supreme court ruling
'The fear is back. The fear I had when I first started my transition in 1979, that people will hurt me,' says Janey, who is 70. She has been living 'happily and independently' as a woman for nearly half a century. Based in London, she still works in the mental health sector and is part of a large and accepting Irish family. She is also transgender. 'I still go into the women's toilets at work, but when I open the door there's that little voice inside me: 'Will someone shout at me?',' she says. Last week's supreme court ruling sent shock waves through the UK's trans community. The unanimous judgment said the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs). That feeling was compounded when Kishwer Falkner, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which is preparing new statutory guidance, said the judgment meant only biological women could use single-sex changing rooms and toilets. Janey's colleagues don't know she's trans (Janey is not her real name). She remembers the 1980s all too well, when 'people would beat the shit out of you just for being different'. 'I always felt I didn't have to tell people other than close friends. By my early 30s I thought: 'I am me, end of story.' I did what everybody else did, going out dancing, and I was treated like any other woman, which included being harassed by men.' Coming home at night, Janey still carries her keys in her hand. It's the fragility of rights that scares her. 'Just look at what is happening in the US – what worries me in this country is that it's all about trans people now, but this is the start of something. Rights can be knocked out in a second.' Diana James, 66, a domestic abuse worker, says the supreme court judgment has been 'a tremendous shock' to mature trans women in particular. 'These are women just living their lives, coming up for retirement, pottering around their gardens, and suddenly their safety and security has been removed.' In the intervening decades since her own transition in the mid-70s, James has witnessed 'an incremental increase in rights and understanding' for trans people. 'The path forward wasn't rushed but in gentle increments, so some people who had concerns could discuss them.' But she is one of many who identify 2017 as a pivot point, when Theresa May as prime minister proposed changing UK gender recognition laws to allow people to self-identify as their chosen gender, alongside the emergence of women's campaign groups focusing on 'sex-based rights'. 'It became wrapped up into an issue of women's safety from trans people, despite the lack of evidence there was a genuine threat. This muddied the water around a complex situation, so a lot of the nuance was lost and so was a lot of discussion.' Christine Burns, a retired activist and internationally recognised health adviser, charts 'a fairly straight line of progress' towards the passing of the Gender Recognition Act in 2004, which allowed trans people to change gender on their birth certificate, marry to reflect their chosen identity and gave them privacy around their transition. That legislation 'mattered so much to people' says Burns, while acknowledging that only a minority of the community have gone on to apply for a GRC. She points to another significant social shift in the mid-00s. 'The oddity is that the Gender Recognition Act changed lives, but the emergence of social media made it possible for there to be a revolution in how trans people engaged with the world.' In the decade-long campaign for gender recognition, it was 'a devil's own job' to get 'very shy' trans people on to the streets protesting, Burns says. But with the advent of social media, 'suddenly they had a space where it was safe to describe themselves to the world, and find other trans people to compare notes with'. The campaign for gender recognition was spearheaded by the group Press for Change, co-founded in 1992 by the acclaimed advocate Stephen Whittle, who says it taught trans people that 'we didn't have to take it lying down'. 'In the 70s and 80s, early 90s, people were terrified [that] if they tried to fight for their rights they would lose everything,' says Whittle, now 69, who found himself denounced as a 'sex pervert' by a tabloid newspaper in the early 90s. But by the mid-2010s, he sensed 'the world had grown up'. 'I was not monstered all the time. I was accepted as a good colleague, a good teacher, a good lawyer. But since then there has been this decline, and it has been vicious. There will be some who will retreat. There will be some people who will be galvanised.' Roz Kaveney, 75, a poet and critic, says her concern about the 'outrageous' supreme court judgment is that 'a lot of people will think they are now entitled to act as vigilantes and that will be very unpleasant for their victims, not all of whom will be trans'. James agrees: 'So many trans women are bodily indistinguishable from cis women, with breasts and a vagina. Any gender non-conforming lesbian should also be worried.' Her concern is that use of certain facilities will now come down to 'passing privilege'. 'So if someone fits their view of what a woman should look like, they are given permission for entry. Wasn't that what we fought against in the 70s and 80s with our copies of Spare Rib and demands for bodily autonomy?' Whittle likewise recalls the trans community's solidarity with women in previous decades. 'We've always been respectful of women's rights. In the 80s and 90s we were out on the streets along with them and they were alongside us in this fight. And any trans person will tell you they have a lifetime's experience of sexual assault and rape. Do [gender critical groups] not think we care about those issues?' Burns says the judgment was especially shocking for those 'who have grown up always knowing a respectful legal framework for trans people'. Kaveney, a former deputy chair of Liberty, says: 'My generation have never had to cope with an ongoing, concerted attack on trans existence that we're seeing in the US and now here. 'It is realistic to be worried, but we've always been very aware of our rights in law. I'm hugely impressed with the younger generation: I'd say to them: don't be scared, just be prepared to fight for your lives.'
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Yahoo
Florida man sunbathing on beach left ‘screaming bloody murder' after woman drives over him
What began as a blissful afternoon in the Florida sun ended in agony when a Jeep Wrangler suddenly barreled over a man lying on the beach, police said. The 33-year-old man from Ocala, Florida, was lying face-down on the sand in Ormond Beach, which is north of Daytona Beach, on Saturday, April 5, when he was hit by a Jeep, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Facebook. He sustained serious injuries, including a broken femur, fractures in his right forearm, third-degree burns and a cracked pelvis. He was transported to a hospital, where he was said to be in stable condition. The driver, identified as a 61-year-old woman, was attempting to back into a parking spot on the beach and accidentally crossed over travel lines. Florida Biker Caught On Video In Highway Drive-by Shooting The victim, identified by FOX 35 Orlando as Colson Janey, told the local outlet that he was left "screaming bloody murder" after his afternoon reverie was interrupted. Read On The Fox News App "I just got a Jeep a couple weeks ago," Janey told FOX 35 about why he visited the beach that morning. "And this was something I wanted to do. "All of a sudden a tire was going over my head. I'm just laying face first, just crying and screaming." The man said his forearm was broken in two places, and he had to have a titanium rod put in his leg after the accident broke his femur. "It's like I had two brains," Janey told Wesh 2. "One brain was just screaming and thinking about how much pain I was in. The other brain was kind of being more rational, thinking, 'OK, what's broken? What's moving?'" Janey told WESH when he looked over his body after he was hit, his arm was "flattened" and his leg was "mangled." The driver of the Jeep remained on scene and cooperated fully with the investigation, the sheriff's department said. 'Morbidly Obese' Florida Man Who Admitted To Killing Miami Herald Employee Executed Tuesday Deputies cited her for careless driving, saying that there were no signs of impairment. "I know it sounds crazy, but throughout this whole time, I was just thanking God that I still had feeling in my extremities," Janey told FOX 35. The local outlet reported that this was not the first incident along the beach. Several people have been seriously injured in vehicle-related accidents on beaches in the region over the past year, including elderly beachgoers and teenagers. In one case, the outlet said, a Volusia County Beach Patrol sergeant hit two teens lying on Daytona Beach during Memorial Day weekend. Janey told FOX 35 that the beach does not have clear markings for where drivers are permitted to go. "There's nothing that like, tells you, 'OK this is as far as cars can go, towards the beach,'" he said. "There's nothing." The driver did not speak publicly, but her husband told FOX 35 the woman is "devastated" and agrees with Janey that better beach demarcation is needed. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office for article source: Florida man sunbathing on beach left 'screaming bloody murder' after woman drives over him
Fox News
09-04-2025
- Fox News
Florida man sunbathing on beach left ‘screaming bloody murder' after woman drives over him
What began as a blissful afternoon in the Florida sun ended in agony when a Jeep Wrangler suddenly barreled over a man lying on the beach, police said. The 33-year-old man from Ocala, Florida, was lying face-down on the sand in Ormond Beach, which is north of Daytona Beach, on Saturday, April 5, when he was hit by a Jeep, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Facebook. He sustained serious injuries, including a broken femur, fractures in his right forearm, third-degree burns and a cracked pelvis. He was transported to a hospital, where he was said to be in stable condition. The driver, identified as a 61-year-old woman, was attempting to back into a parking spot on the beach and accidentally crossed over travel lines. The victim, identified by FOX 35 Orlando as Colson Janey, told the local outlet that he was left "screaming bloody murder" after his afternoon reverie was interrupted. "I just got a Jeep a couple weeks ago," Janey told FOX 35 about why he visited the beach that morning. "And this was something I wanted to do. "All of a sudden a tire was going over my head. I'm just laying face first, just crying and screaming." The man said his forearm was broken in two places, and he had to have a titanium rod put in his leg after the accident broke his femur. "It's like I had two brains," Janey told WESH 2. "One brain was just screaming and thinking about how much pain I was in. The other brain was kind of being more rational, thinking, 'OK, what's broken? What's moving?'" Janey told WESH when he looked over his body after he was hit, his arm was "flattened" and his leg was "mangled." The driver of the Jeep remained on scene and cooperated fully with the investigation, the sheriff's department said. Deputies cited her for careless driving, saying that there were no signs of impairment. "I know it sounds crazy, but throughout this whole time, I was just thanking God that I still had feeling in my extremities," Janey told FOX 35. The local outlet reported that this was not the first incident along the beach. Several people have been seriously injured in vehicle-related accidents on beaches in the region over the past year, including elderly beachgoers and teenagers. In one case, the outlet said, a Volusia County Beach Patrol sergeant hit two teens lying on Daytona Beach during Memorial Day weekend. Janey told FOX 35 that the beach does not have clear markings for where drivers are permitted to go. "There's nothing that like, tells you, 'OK this is as far as cars can go, towards the beach,'" he said. "There's nothing." The driver did not speak publicly, but her husband told FOX 35 the woman is "devastated" and agrees with Janey that better beach demarcation is needed. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office for comment.
