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Lydia Cole – Interview @ Parachute – 31/1/2010

tunnelMUSIC – A mate and I recently saw you at the Acoustic Church tour in Christchurch, how did you get involved with that?

Lydia Cole – I just got asked, management yeah. They are all in the loop with each other.

tunnelMUSIC – One thing that has really impressed me about your live shows is the stage banter with your audience. Is this something that comes naturally to you or were you nervous at first?

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At long last after a ridiculously busy month, we bring you the first in a series of interviews of some of the artists who performed at the Parachute music festival this year. First up, we have Switchfoot, who gave an amazing performance on the Saturday night.

Switchfoot Interview – (Drew and Tim) – 30/01/2010

tunnelMUSIC – Welcome back to NZ guys, what are your feelings now compared to when you were here last time?

SF (TF) – We were blown away last time. The excitement of this festival & for our music, having never really played a big show in New Zealand it was surprising, kinda felt like coming home in a weird way. (DS) – The flat whites are even better than I remember! (TF) – We kinda joke a lot when we’re home about up and moving to New Zealand, it feels very comfortable here. The surfing is definitely a big part of that.

TunnelMUSIC- I’ve noticed that in your lyrics, especially on your latest album, you talk a lot about finding God’s love in song. How does that theme drive you to do what you do?

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Nathan King Interview – 22nd October 2009

Just recently, the Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour rolled into town, complete with Boh Runga, Greg Johnson, Nathan King and Lydia Cole. We caught up with Nathan before the show.

tunnelMUSIC – So welcome home Nathan, back here in Christchurch.

Nathan King – Yeah it’s good to be here.

tunnelMUSIC – How did you get involved in this tour?

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