Don't Give Up
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Don't Give Up
Don’t Give Up is a podcast series hosted by kiwi musician Danny McCrum. The idea of this podcast is to give people an insight into the real lives and careers of creative professionals, with a focus on problem solving and finding solutions in the arts, in our lives and in these unpredictab...
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168. Bonus Episode: Stephen Gallagher Returns
On this special bonus episode, Stephen Gallagher returns to the show to discuss his work on Peter Jacksons Beatles documentary Get Back, and his recen...
167. Ben Jurisich
Next year, Danny and Ben will have known each other for forty years. Their friendship as has been quite the adventure, that’s included the Masters Of...
166. Chris Bourke
Twenty-six years ago, Danny bought Chris Bourke’s book Something So Strong, which tells the highly entertaining and informative story of Crowded House...
165. Chris Melville
Danny met Chris Melville twenty five years ago when they were both regularly performing at The Temple Bar in Auckland’s CBD. Chris didn’t realise he...
164. Thabani Gapara
Saxophonist Thabani Gapara grew up Zimbabwe and eventually moved to South Africa to further his studies. While he was studying, his parents had been...
163. Jenni Smith
Danny first met Jenni Smith when he was tutoring guitar at Auckland University. Jenni was a first-year student on the Popular Music course and years...
162. Mike Baker
Mike Baker is a songwriter who was involved with the Flying Nun scene in the late 80s (primarily with the band Not Really Anything) before relocating...
161. Joanne Cole
Originally from Canada, Joanne currently holds the position of Director, Artistic Planning & Participation, at New Zealand Opera in Auckland, New Zeal...
160. Graham Reid
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...
159. Noise Play
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...
158. Jody Garrett
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...
157. Bobby Kennedy
Podcast cofounder and Opshop drummer Bobby Kennedy is back to talk about the rebranding of the podcast, grieving his music career, societal divisions...
156. Scott Parker, The Boondocks
Scott Parker from The Boondocks travels in from the sticks to talk about moustaches, kids’ toys, vocal techniques, surviving with no money, living wit...
155. Rodney Fisher
I recently sat down with Rodney Fisher and chatted about the beginnings of Goodshirt, getting bottled at his first Auckland gig, how Goodshirt recorde...
153. Dixon Nacey
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 e...
152. (Shorty #1) Brother Sister
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 vide...
151. Monique Bradley
Monique Bradley is an incredibly inspiring person with an unstoppable attitude. Monique and her partner Pete Ward, provide training, coaching and con...
150. Fiona McDonald / Strawpeople
On our 150th episode, Fiona McDonald joins me to talk about the new Strawpeople album Knucklebones - their first release in nineteen years! We also d...
149. Lorenzo Hazelwood
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...
148. Marmalade
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...
147. Mark Moldre
Australian songwriter, musician and guitar tutor Mark Moldre, joins us to talk about his new album Nambucca Fables. We discuss song-writing, the stor...
146. Andrew Rooney
Drummer and fellow podcaster Andrew Rooney joins Danny for a wide ranging conversation about all things music. The conversation swings from Toto to R...
145. Tracey Collins
Tracey Collins is a professional accordionist with a wealth of experience. We discuss her work touring with Operatunity, meeting her husband in Venic...
144. Damien Binder
Songwriter Damien Binder joins us to chat about his new album Bright Side. We talk about song writing, gigging, lyrics, production and much more. Gr...
143. Caitlin Smith Returns
In September 2022 renowned vocalist Caitlin Smith, returned to our podcast studio with more to say about her latest thoughts and musings. On this sec...
142. Pat Kuhtze
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 musi...
141. Renee Millner
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 cor...
140. Bobby Kennedy & Danny McCrum
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 fut...
139. Rory McDonald, Voodoo Bloo
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...
137. Simon Wood Harris Part 1
Uk musician and composer Simon Wood Harris talks about his journey developing the Unidentified Flying Project, an album and collaboration that include...
138. Simon Wood Harris Part 2
Uk musician and composer Simon Wood Harris talks about his journey developing the Unidentified Flying Project, an album and collaboration that include...
136. Garageland's Jeremy Eade
Garageland rose to prominence in the mid 90s and released three albums before disbanding in 2002. Now they’re back together, touring in celebration o...
135. Dug Pinnick Returns
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...
134. Riccardo Ball
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 so...
133. Tom Scrase
Tom Scrase is a drummer, percussionist and lecturer from Wellington. He’s written music for dance and has maintained a performance career as a drumme...
132. Lee Prebble
Wellington producer Lee Prebble owns and runs surgerystudios.co.nz and has worked with a long list of great artists including TrinityRoots, The Phoeni...
131. Neil Watson
Guitarist Neil Watson has played with a long list of great artists including Michael Brecker, Ali Campbell (UB40), Anika Moa, Tim Finn, Greg Johnson,...
130. Ruth Power
Ruth Power is the founder of online creative piano school Piano Picnic. To date, Piano Picnic has approximately 2500 subscription-based students and...
129. ARIA
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...
128. Anthonie Tonnon
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 Christch...