It’s all about the Rock and Metal in this podcast. So crank it up, make some room and get ready to break out the air guitar. Here’s the play list:

Show #73 [ 26:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Show #73 [ 26:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• 00:21 – Bad From The Good – Jealous Itch – Scratch
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• 03:22 – Probe Droid – Filer with DJ Damon – The Bride of Brat
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• 07:27 – Mates With a Marxist – Clowndog – Bride of Brat
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• 10:50 – Faster Hooves – Head Like a Hole (HLAH) – Flick Y’self Off Y’Self
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• 13:55 – The Brain that Wouldn’t Die – The hasselhoff Experiment – Under the Influence
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• 17:27 – Last Solstice – Beltane – Shadowplay Desolate
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• 22:59 – Inconscient – Behold Thy End
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Like what you heard then check out the album review for Jealous Itch’s debut album on the site and leave a comment for your chance to win a sign copy! That’s right it’s really that simple and entries are open to everyone in the world!

Jealous Itch formed in November 2008 and managed to play support for Def Leppard a mere seven days later! This was thanks to the tremendous amount of talent the band members bring to the table. Anton Jelicich, guitarist from the amazing ‘Stonehenge’ brought his fantastic axe skills. While Sean, Grant and Devlin provide the vocals as well as guitar and bass. That’s right, three vocalist that all have the stage presence of any professional front man. And let’s not forget the infamous Dave on drums who provides a great backing for the rest of the band. These guys were destined to become one of New Zealand’s leading Rock bands.

Recently Jealous Itch released their debut album ‘Scratch’. Right from the first riff of the first track ‘Something about Tradition’ I knew I was in for a good ride. The music is pure rock with production values that are unmatched with current upcoming kiwi bands.

Unlike other albums that are a mix of a few good singles and a bunch of B sides, ‘Scratch’ consists of 10 strong tracks. ‘Bad From The Good’ the 3rd track is foot stomping anthem that is bound for plenty of rotation on head bangers iPods.

Speaking of heavy rotation ‘The Reward’ the fifth track on the album has been a companion to me on my drive to work for the past two weeks. It’s catchy lyrics and consistent drum beat has me hooked. For some reason it also reminds me of my youth and listening to ‘Head Like a Hole’ (HLAH) for the first time.

All in all this album is a must get for all you long haired air guitar strumming, head banging rockers. Lucky for you, it’s should be pretty easy to find in all JB Hi-Fi stores, online in the iTunes store or at the official Jealous Itch website.

Jealous Itch was nice enough to send me a two signed copies of their album Scratch to give away. If you are interested in winning one of these albums then just leave a comment below. Remember to fill in your e-mail so that I can contact you if you win!

You can listen to some of Jealous Itch’s music on the following podcasts:

Show #24
Show #71
Show #73

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Guess who’s back? Shadd…. wait no, NZ Beats is back. It’s been a little over a month since the last podcast. Sorry about that, but life just caught up with me. I had to finish me last month of my Post Grad Diploma while also workking full time. But enough excuses let’s get to the music. On this week’s podcast we have:

Show #72 [ 30:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Show #72 [ 30:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• 00:12 – Best of Years – Nick Hohepa
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• 03:31 – Sunsets for Singles – Gearloose – The Tenth March
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• 07:23 – Take Me Back – Restoration
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• 10:57 – MoneySack – St Liquor-ish – Lick
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• 14:35 – Got It Like Dat – Gimar
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• 18:44 – Maubeuge – Psyrok feat. Li’l Sister Jen – Akinosuke
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• 23:57 – We are Animate – Ghostwork
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Tune in for the next podcast a be in to win one of two signed copies of Jealous Itch’s new album Scratch!