Rocked the Nation

Monday / June 16th / 8.30pm

Tonight C4 celebrates the music that’s defined our nation.

This is what you’ve been waiting for as Rocked the Nation finally reaches the number 1 moment in New Zealand Music. For the last 6 weeks we’ve been counting down through the New Zealand’s most defining music moments, and finale is here. Tonight we conclude the Countdown of all countdowns and proceed through the remaining 10 most seminal moments in NZ music!

A countdown event not to be missed as we show you New Zealand’s number 1 music moment!

Monday / June 2nd / 8.30pm

‘Rocked The Nation’ counts down through 100 of the most seminal moments in NZ music!

C4 celebrates the music that’s defined our nation with a 6-week countdown event – starting Monday May 12th at 8.30pm.

‘Rocked The Nation’ will take viewers on a ride through some of the top 100 moments in Kiwi music, revisiting the events and the songs that have had the greatest influence on not just our music, but also our lives.

Host Karyn Hay first rocked the nation in the 80′s with the groundbreaking music television show ‘Radio With Pictures’ and has been keeping track of NZ music ever since, through her career in radio.

Each episode of ‘Rocked The Nation’ will feature interviews with some of New Zealand’s most influential musicians, including Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Scribe, Supergroove, Chris Knox, Sharon O’Neill, Moana Maniapoto, True Bliss, Dawn Raid and many more…plus we’ll bring you never before seen archive footage from some of the most pivotal moments in NZ music history and takes you to the places where NZ music history was actually made!

Rocked the Nation will bring you New Zealand firsts like New our first local number one, first ever recorded song and first banned video. Rocked the Nation also includes International successes with Artists signed to overseas labels, plus those who have charted internationally & produced the most expensive video and we bring to you the most Influential Musicians that spawned imitators started a scene & inspired new sounds. Rocked the Nation also covers the headlines with newsworthy riots, bankruptcy & drug use. What goes on tour stays on tour – not for us. We include the famous, the infamous and most newsworthy moments.

A countdown event not to be missed.

Monday, May 26th at 11:30pm

Rocked the Nation: 100 NZ Music Moments counts down the 100 most seminal moments in New Zealand music in a six week series starting on Monday, May 26th at 11:30pm on 3.

Hosted by former ‘Radio With Pictures’ presenter Karyn Hay, Rocked the Nation will take viewers on a ride through the top 100 moments in Kiwi music, revisiting the events and the songs that have had the greatest influence on not just our music, but also our lives.

Rest assured New Zealand’s music archives have been scoured, researchers have worked late into the night, and the greatest music minds of our generation have been spoken with to come up with what is a definitive look at our music history.

Rocked the Nation will features interviews with New Zealand’s most influential musicians, including: Neil and Tim Finn, Scribe, Supergroove, Chris Knox, Hayley Westenra, Sharon O’Neill, Moana Maniapoto, True Bliss, Dawn Raid and many more…plus the show will bring you never before seen archive footage from some of the most pivotal moments in New Zealand music history.

Highlights from the series include:

 Firsts: our first number one, the first recorded NZ song and the first ever video banned from TV!
 International successes: Grammy’s, international record deals, top of the charts worldwide – we talk to those who made it big over there.
 The Influential: Musicians that spawned imitators started a scene and inspired new sounds. The headlines; newsworthy riots, bankruptcy and drug use.
 Anecdotes: what goes on tour stays on tour – not for us. We include the famous, the infamous and most newsworthy moments.

In this week’s premiere episode Rocked the Nation will take a look at the iconic New Zealand music video show that was part of everyone’s Saturday night; the New Zealanders who sold over 600, 000 CDs in Asia – but made nothing for their troubles; and find out who had the power to bring Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedded, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and The Smith’s Johnny Marr to Auckland to perform for five concerts?

This premiere episode will also feature interviews with musical characters who comprise of a ‘who’s who’ in New Zealand music including: Savage, YDNA and Brotha D from Dawn Raid, Neil Finn, Daniel Keighley (of the infamous Sweetwater’s 99), Paddy Free, Richard Driver, Wayne Mason and Barry Saunders of the Warratahs, New Zealand’s youngest chart topper David Curtis, Blindspot, When the Cat’s Away, Concord Dawn, Ardijah, and Steriogram.

Produced by the award winning team at Satellite Media and directed by Mitchell Hawkes, considered to be one of New Zealand’s foremost directors specialising in music; Rocked the Nation is a compelling, informative, iconic, credible and entertaining series that will lure you into the heady world of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll for an hour every week culminating in our number one New Zealand music moment.

Make sure not to miss this truly fascinating series when it premieres on Monday, May 26th at 11:30pm on 3.

Monday / May 26th / 8.30pm

‘Rocked The Nation’ counts down through 100 of the most seminal moments in NZ music!

C4 celebrates the music that’s defined our nation with a 6-week countdown event – starting Monday May 12th at 8.30pm.

‘Rocked The Nation’ will take viewers on a ride through some of the top 100 moments in Kiwi music, revisiting the events and the songs that have had the greatest influence on not just our music, but also our lives.

Host Karyn Hay first rocked the nation in the 80′s with the groundbreaking music television show ‘Radio With Pictures’ and has been keeping track of NZ music ever since, through her career in radio.

Each episode of ‘Rocked The Nation’ will feature interviews with some of New Zealand’s most influential musicians, including Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Scribe, Supergroove, Chris Knox, Sharon O’Neill, Moana Maniapoto, True Bliss, Dawn Raid and many more…plus we’ll bring you never before seen archive footage from some of the most pivotal moments in NZ music history and takes you to the places where NZ music history was actually made!

Rocked the Nation will bring you New Zealand firsts like New our first local number one, first ever recorded song and first banned video. Rocked the Nation also includes International successes with Artists signed to overseas labels, plus those who have charted internationally & produced the most expensive video and we bring to you the most Influential Musicians that spawned imitators started a scene & inspired new sounds. Rocked the Nation also covers the headlines with newsworthy riots, bankruptcy & drug use. What goes on tour stays on tour – not for us. We include the famous, the infamous and most newsworthy moments.

A countdown event not to be missed.

Monday / May 19th / 8.30pm

‘Rocked The Nation’ counts down through 100 of the most seminal moments in NZ music!

C4 celebrates the music that’s defined our nation with a 6-week countdown event – starting Monday May 12th at 8.30pm.

‘Rocked The Nation’ will take viewers on a ride through some of the top 100 moments in Kiwi music, revisiting the events and the songs that have had the greatest influence on not just our music, but also our lives.

Host Karyn Hay first rocked the nation in the 80′s with the groundbreaking music television show ‘Radio With Pictures’ and has been keeping track of NZ music ever since, through her career in radio.

Each episode of ‘Rocked The Nation’ will feature interviews with some of New Zealand’s most influential musicians, including Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Scribe, Supergroove, Chris Knox, Sharon O’Neill, Moana Maniapoto, True Bliss, Dawn Raid and many more…plus we’ll bring you never before seen archive footage from some of the most pivotal moments in NZ music history and takes you to the places where NZ music history was actually made!

Rocked the Nation will bring you New Zealand firsts like New our first local number one, first ever recorded song and first banned video. Rocked the Nation also includes International successes with Artists signed to overseas labels, plus those who have charted internationally & produced the most expensive video and we bring to you the most Influential Musicians that spawned imitators started a scene & inspired new sounds. Rocked the Nation also covers the headlines with newsworthy riots, bankruptcy & drug use. What goes on tour stays on tour – not for us. We include the famous, the infamous and most newsworthy moments.

C4 celebrates New Zealand music month with the launch of the most comprehensive music countdown of all time.

Rocked the Nation counts down the 100 most seminal moments in NZ music in a six week series starting Monday May 12th at 8:30pm.

Hosted by former Radio with Pictures presenter Karyn Hay, Rocked the Nation will take viewers on a ride through the top 100 moments in Kiwi music, revisiting the events and the songs that have had the greatest influence on not just our music, but also our lives.

Rest assured New Zealand’s music archives have been scoured, researchers have worked late into the night, and the greatest music minds of our generation have been spoken with to come up with what is a definitive look at our music history.

Rocked the Nation features interviews with New Zealand’s most influential musicians, including:

• Neil and Tim Finn
• Scribe
• Supergroove
• Chris Knox
• Hayley Westenra
• Sharon O’Neill
• Moana Maniapoto
• True Bliss
• Dawn Raid

Plus the show will bring you never before seen archive footage from some of the most pivotal moments in NZ music history.

Highlights include:

Firsts: our first number one, the first recorded NZ song and the first ever video banned from TV!

International successes: Grammys, international record deals, top of the charts worldwide – we talk to those who made it big over there.

The influential: Musicians that spawned imitators, started a scene and inspired new sounds. The headlines, newsworthy riots, bankruptcy and drug use.

Anecdotes: What goes on tour stays on tour? Not for us. We include the famous, the infamous and the most newsworthy moments. Stories told on camera for the very first time, the controversial, the unbelievable and the downright shocking.

Episode One: Moments 100 – 85

Includes:

• The iconic NZ music video that was a part of everyone’s Saturday night
• NZers who sold over 600,000 CDs in Asia – but made nothing for their troubles
• Who had the power to bring Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and The Smith’s Johnny Marr to Auckland to perform for five concerts?
• Interviews with Savage, YDNA, Brotha D from Dawn Raid; Neil Finn, Daniel Keighley (Sweetwater’s 99), Paddy Free, Richard Driver, Wayne Mason, Barry Saunders of the Warratahs, David Curtis (NZ’s youngest chart topper), Blindspott, When the Cat’s Away, Conchord Dawn, Ardijah and Steriogram.

Produced by Satellite Media, directed by Mitchell Hawkes.

A countdown event not to be missed – Rock the Nation premieres Monday May 12th at 8:30pm on C4!