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Bic Fan Club is being run by Peter Green in Australia. You can get
details by emailing Peter at petergr@netspace.net.au |
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The
cost to join is $10 NZ cash plus 2 ircs (International reply coupons -
available from all post offices). Apart from NZ cash the Club will
also accept International bank cheques but they MUST be in Australian dollars
($10 Aust). These are the only two forms of payment at this time. Make
cheques
payable
to BIC RUNGA CLUB. |
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The
address is...
BIC
Runga
PO Box 333
Prahran Vic. 3181
Australia
The
first few things the club will send you are a Bic poster and a signed b/w
photo (real autograph). Also various signed CD singles are available. |
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membership card goes out next and then a sticker....you basically get around
4 Newsletters per year and special club member deals. |
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| Sometimes
you might have a question relating to Bic Runga that you want answered
here.... feel free to
your questions to me, and I will post it here along with the answer if
I have it. If not, others may be able to help with an answer. |
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Questions here! |
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| In
the past Bic has left several messages at the official Web Site.
Click on the links below to view the messages. |
December
1998
January
1999
June
1999
December
1999 |
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01-Feb-99Drive
Collectors Edition(CD)
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27-Apr-98Hey(CD
Single)
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08-Dec-97
Roll
Into One (CD Single)
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05-Sep-97Suddenly
Strange (CD Single)
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01-Jun-97Drive(CD)
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05-May-97Sway(CD
Single)
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11-Nov-96Drive(CD
Single)
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11-Nov-96Bursting
Through (CD Single)
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| Check
out the Discography section for
more on NZ and international releases... |
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thanks for visiting Suddenly Strange...if you have read this far, please,
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May-01
| The
is an interesting interview with Bic in the May 2001 issue of Real Groove
magazine. Bic talks about the struggle with the second album (which
is now due out in October). Bic says "I nearly completed a whole
record last year, and then just scrapped it 'cause it wasn't right. I was
writing for the wrong reasons such as selling records or pleasing people.
It was me trying to be something that I wasn't. I was experimenting with
beats and electronic music and basically trying to emulate things that
I've heard before, which is missing the point. My whole trip now is to
find out what music I would make if I was being honest." |
April/May-01
Bic
played the Odeon Lounge Cafe in Auckland during April and May (3-5 April
and 3-5 May)....because I missed the show I grabbed the setlist from message
board at the official Bic Runga site (thanks Cardman).... the set included
the following tracks:
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Drive
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When I
See You Smile
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Precious
Things
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Election
Night
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Counting
The Days
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Something
Good
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You Don't
Want To Know
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Be All
and End All
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Gracie
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Get Some
Sleep
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Blue
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Suddenly
Strange
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Night
Will Close Us Down (but possibly now retitled Gravity)
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Beautiful
Collision
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30-Dec-00
| On
19th Dec NZ TV viewers were treated to a half hour documentary about the
Finn/Runga/Dobbyn
tour. |
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05-Dec-00
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Bic,
along with Dave Dobbyn and Tim Finn, will be headlining "New Zealand's
Music Day Out" next Waitangi Day (6 Feb 2001) in Palmerston North, NZ.
The 8 hour festival of NZ music will also feature stellar*, Fur Patrol,
Betchadupa and Evermore.
Get
your tickets at www.ticketek.com |
07-Nov-00
| The
live album of Finn Runga Dobbyn tour has been released in NZ. It
contains 14 tracks, 2 of which are new songs by Bic - "Precious Things"
and "Something Good". At this stage there are no plans to release
the album internationally...however, you can purchase it at the Finn/Runga/Dobbyn
site. |
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10-Oct-00Sony
have announced plans to release a live album from the Dobbyn/Finn/Runga
sellout NZ tour. The album will be released in Nov 2000 - see the
full details (plus some pictures from the live shows) at the official Dobbyn/Finn/Runga
site.
10-Sep-00
Bic
Runga, together with Dave Dobbyn and Tim Finn, has just completed a successful
sell-out tour of NZ. Some of the shows have been recorded and Sony has
tentative plans to release a live album around November 2000. Bic performed
several new numbers on the tour including 'Precious Things' and 'Something
Good'. See the Reviews page.
05-Aug-00
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Bic
Runga featured with Dave Dobbyn and Tim Finn on the "Ice As" show on TV3
(NZ). Bic played drums on the "Ice As" opening theme song as well
as drums and backing vocals on Dave Dobbyn's song 'Just Add Water'.
Bic also performed 'Precious Things' from her forthcoming new album. |
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19-Jul-00
Yes,
this news is a little bit late but Bic will be touring NZ with Tim Finn
and Dave Dobbyn throughout August. Visit the official tour website
to get all the details.
27-May-00
The
Strawpeople
site includes some items in the 'downloads' section for Bic fans.
There are 3 desktop wallpapers of the 'Drive' video plus a Flash animation
available for download.
27-Mar-00
| Bic
is a guest vocalist on the latest Strawpeople album (due to be released
in NZ on 10 April). Bic sings a very 'futuristic' cover of the Cars
track 'Drive'. Follow the link to the Strawpeople
website ('sounds' section) to see a short clip of the incredible video
of 'Drive' by James Cunningham. |
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04-Mar-00
Bic
won the International Achievement Award at the 37th Annual New Zealand
Music Awards.
07-Feb-00
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Bic
featured on the second TV2 (NZ) special "Look Who's Famous Now?".
The video clip showed Bic as a presenter of the TV show Music Nation a
few years back. Boh Runga was also featured on the TV2 special. |
05-Feb-00
Bic
was the opening set for the Festival of Romance in Christchurch, NZ.
10-Jan-00
The
official Bic Runga site has further updates including video clips
of Bic in the recording studio (working on the new album). The site
has some great multimedia content with video and sound clips.
01-Jan-00
Bic
features in the NZ Womens Day magazine tribute to Millenium Women.
"In
a perfect world I'd be doing this anonymously - tagging my name to the
music seems to trivialise it". |
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17-Dec-99
The
official Bic Runga site has been relaunched with heaps of new content -
lyrics, photos and some news on Bic's new home studio. Click on this
link
to go there.
30-Oct-99
Pearl
Runga sings duet on NZ TV3's millenium song with musician Dave Dobbyn.
The song was written by Jim Hall and Boh Runga.
24-Oct-99
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Bic
performs on stage with Stellar* (Boh Runga's band) at the Big Night Outdoors
concert in Christchurch, NZ. Bic joined the band to sing "Every Girl".
Meanwhile,
Bic also features in an article in the NZ "Sunday News" on the same date.
It states that Bic is working on her next album at her home studio in Auckland
NZ, and that she will again produce the album. |
30-Jun-99
Bic's
song "Lonely Lola Cherry Cola Girl" which was a
B-side
to "Sway" in many countries, is in the film "Desert
Blue"
starring Christina Ricci, and also on the soundtrack.
Bic is in New York at the moment and has started
working
on new music. She hopes to start recording her
second
album soon and to have it ready for release at the
beginning
of next year.
31-May-99
Bic
Runga has recorded a duet with Semisonic's Dan Wilson. Bic and Dan
recorded "Good Morning Baby" for the movie "American Pie", coming out July
in the USA. The movie soundtrack also includes "Sway". The
soundtrack is due for release in the USA on 29 June.
20-Apr-99
"Sorry"
was due to be released in Australia on 14 April. The Fan Club is
now up and running (see elsewhere on this page for details).
29-Mar-99
"Sorry"
to be released as the third single in Australia during March. Bic
has made a video of this as well.
Bic played the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland
27-28 March and 1-5 April.
20-Mar-99
Bic
supported the Bee Gees at their single NZ concert at Auckland Western Springs
Stadium.
20-Mar-99
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Bic
won the International Achievement Award at the NZ Music Awards. Also,
Boh Runga was awarded Most Promising Female Vocalist and her band
Stellar* was awarded Most Promising Group. |
01-Mar-99
| A
clip of Bic (with the band "Love Soup") was shown on the TV2 (NZ) special
"Look Who's Famous Now". |
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14-Feb-99
Bic
Runga Special Fan Club Show On Valentines Day! This show was held
at the Auckland (NZ) venue "The Classic". The show was limited to
100 people and only advertised on the Official Web Site.
01-Feb-99
Drive
Collector's Edition Album released in New Zealand. It has different
cover artwork and includes a Bonus CD containing B-sides and a live version
of Sway.
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