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	Review of Bic Runga's 'Drive'
		Bic Runga and her album Drive really made an impact on the
		The most notable aspect of the album is how dominant her voice is. While this may seem a strange thing to say, on so many other records the guitars and the drums and any other instruments are usually just as discernible as the person singing.
		Following this is "Swim," a clever example of Bic's ability to blend her styles.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/pop_rock/11573 (508 words)

	Bic Runga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bic now lives between Auckland (near to her parents and two sisters) and wherever else in the world she needs to be.
		Bic is a powerful and mesmerising performer, combining great skill as a musician (she plays guitars, keyboards, bass and drums) with a voice that is quite simply awesome.
		Bic was born in Christchurch on 13 January 1976.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bic_Runga (1280 words)

	Bic Runga: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bic Runga (Briolette Kah Bic Runga) is a New Zealand New Zealand quick summary:
		A new federation under the name of malaysia was formed on september 16, 1963 through a merging of the federation of malaya and the british crown colonies of...
		Bic's older sister Boh Runga is vocalist in the New Zealand rock group Stellar*.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/bic_runga.htm (485 words)

	BIC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bic in this case can also be a verb (slang) meaning to shave one's head to a completely hairless state.
		Le bic is a village in the province of Quebec, Canada
		Bic Runga is a singer from New Zealand
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BIC (139 words)

	Glee Club Comedians
		Bic who is of half Chinese and Maori descent, has an amazing talent for penning beautifully haunting love songs and she has also taken the role of producer on “Birds”.
		The result is a superb distillation of Bic Runga’s incredible songwriting talent and her firm grasp on the universal language of romance.
		Bic Runga is of Chinese and Maori heritage, born and raised in Christchurch, on New Zealand's South Island.
	www.glee.co.uk /php/performer.php?id_performer=2523 (523 words)

	Bic Runga - dublin - music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bic Runga is a singer/songwriter of Chinese and Maori heritage.
		Runga used New York as her base as she promoted her album and while she was there she started to write songs for her next album, Beautiful Collision.
		Runga played piano, guitar and drums on the album and although she decries her abilities, her playing perfectly suited the songs.
	www.dublinks.com /index.cfm/loc/16/pt/28/spid/1CD5E5A2-976E-4B06-B1698A3823495BAA.htm (334 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Arts \| Arts features \| Caroline Sullivan talks to Bic Runga, chanteuse
		Bic Runga may be the biggest-selling solo artist of all time in New Zealand, but outside what she calls her "secret little country", the only Bic anyone has heard of is the pen.
		Bic claims that she simply turned up at the Sony offices with a demo tape, and before she knew it had a deal and was recording her first album, Drive.
		Runga says that Birds, her new album, is a darker proposition, recorded in the wake of her father's death last year.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /features/story/0,,1792019,00.html (860 words)

	Bic Runga
		Bic Runga, or Briolette Kahbic Runga which is her actual name, makes music the way spiders spin webs: instinctively, alone with a simple beauty and seeming ease belying the strength of her creations.
		Bic has ensured the album's success by touring, fronting the band she assembled to interpret her music in an acclaimed live setting; Bic's live performances with her band are intense and mesmerising.
		Bic moved to Auckland in 1994 to pursue a recording career, and spent a year writing, performing and building a reputation with her powerful solo live shows.
	www.graman.net /bic (1667 words)

	Bic Runga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Upstairs at the Garage, N1 IN HER native New Zealand, the singer/songwriter Bic Runga is a big star.
		Runga has made inroads in the US — after appearing there on the Lilith Fair tour, she was dubbed Australasia’s answer to Jewel — but on a global scale, she is still a pop minnow.
		Even Runga seemed uncomfortable with the set-up, probably because she is used to playing with a band.
	www.sonymusic.co.uk /bicrunga/reviews.html (788 words)

	The Front Door
		Best-selling singer/songwriter Bic Runga's new album tells of fallen beauty and love and is inspired by the strange feathered species of her country.
		Bic was unable to be contacted for comment, as she is currently on holiday in China with her mother, and sister, Boh.
		Bic Runga is launching her long awaited third album by playing it live in a one off concert backed by the supergroup of big local names who played on the recording.
	www.bicrunga.net.nz /main.htm (2161 words)

	Bic Runga - Pandora Internet Radio
		Upon learning guitar and keyboards, Runga began composing her first songs, and in 1994 she relocated to Auckland to pursue a professional music career.
		After touring in support of Neil and Tim Finn, Runga issued a follow-up single, "Bursting Through," followed in 1997 by the Top Ten smash "Sway." Her self-produced debut LP Drive appeared later that same year and garnered New Zealand's top music awards.
		She continued to work on new songs after returning to New Zealand, and embarked on a NZ tour with Tim Finn and Dave Dobbyn in August and September 2000, resulting in the 2001 release Together in Concert: Live.
	www.pandora.com /music/artist/61182fee2f18cd42 (279 words)

	Collected Sounds Artist Spotlight on Bic Runga
		Bic moved to Auckland in 1994 to pursue a recording career, and spent a year writing, performing and building a reputation with her powerful solo live shows.
		Bic's second single, "Bursting Through" was released in September 1996 and went top twenty, A third top ten single, "Sway" followed in May 1997.
		Those who meet Bic may be surprised at the contrast between her bright, bubbling personality and the dark, brooding quality of some of her tracks on Drive.
	www.collectedsounds.com /spotlight/bicrunga.html (548 words)

	Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision ( 2 CDs) :: Not Lame Recordings - power pop and melodic rock record label, music and CDs
		Runga is a regular guest and band member of side projects of Crowded House members and works regularly with Neil Finn.
		Bic Runga drew her inspiration from a variety of sources.
		Bic Runga could never be described as cool, she comes from New Zealand after all, but this record defies such blinkered categorisation by virtue of its amazing songs !
	www.notlame.com /tellafriend/CDRUNG1.html (350 words)

	Bic Runga, Royal Albert Hall - 28 March 05
		Bic had helped on Monday by projecting a sense of normality when we were not sure what to expect or what we would be able to manage.
		The Albert Hall audience were enamoured by Bic and her dynamic discussion of the film before she feigned disappointment that few of us seemed to have seen the film ourselves.
		I was conscious that Bic’s beloved father, Joseph Runga, had died in February during the American tour, which she left briefly to fly home to New Zealand before rejoining the Finns, and I admired her courage.
	www.aboutlastnight.org.uk /BicRungaRAH30Mr05.htm (1559 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Drive [Enhanced]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		One of most interesting female singer/songwriters to emerge in 1998 was Bic Runga, the half-Chinese, half-Maori New Zealander who secured a deal with Sony at the age of 19.
		Bic Runga is not just a pretty face, she is a proper artist, with bags of talent.
		Bic runga was recommended to me from a friend and I downloaded it from napster, when I listened to her song 'Sway' I was immediately hooked.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000251VK (858 words)

	Bic Runga: Beautiful Collision - PopMatters Music Review
		Bic Runga is hugely popular in her native New Zealand.
		Now at age 26, Bic Runga's Beautiful Collision took a while to recorded but it is the sound of a mature artist.
		Bic Runga possesses a pure, smooth, and strong voice and her talents extend beyond the vocals, she not only wrote and produced Beautiful Collision, but also played guitars, piano, Wurlitzer, harmonica, dobro, and drums on it as well.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/r/rungabic-beautiful.shtml (676 words)

	VH1.com : Bic Runga : Biography
		Upon learning guitar and keyboards, Runga began composing her first songs, and in 1994 she relocated to Auckland to pursue a professional music career.
		After touring in support of Neil and Tim Finn, Runga issued a follow-up single, "Bursting Through," followed in 1997 by the Top Ten smash "Sway." Her self-produced debut LP Drive appeared later that same year and garnered New Zealand's top music awards.
		She continued to work on new songs after returning to New Zealand, and embarked on a NZ tour with Tim Finn and Dave Dobbyn in August and September 2000, resulting in the 2001 release Together in Concert: Live.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/bic_runga/bio.jhtml (338 words)

	SECTION 3 - bic runga "sway"
		I love Bic Runga's album and this song, but I really don't like the video at all.
		This video does nothing to promote Bic as a new artist, nor does it showcase what she's all about, or what the song means.
		Bic Runga's album Drive is phenomenal and worth listening to, but don't be sad if you never see this video.
	www.section3.com /video/bic_sway.shtml (166 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Beautiful Collision [New Version with Bonus Track]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bic Runga's sophomore release follows on from her debut album 'Drive' which won her critical acclaim in her home country of New Zealand.
		With this album being written in New York (as opposed to her home with 'Drive') Runga has a bigger sound on this album, confessing to being influenced by the sounds and weather of America.
		Although sometimes a couple of her tunes could be straight off a Carpenter's album, Runga has succeeded in creating an entirely up-lifting work that puts her right at the top of the pile of leading female vocalists.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001KZM20 (1348 words)

	Culture Club, Bic Runga, Nanci Griffith, Counting Crows — Pop Stops for 8/13/98 by John Everson
		Runga is a diminuitive Asian New Zealander who sings with a gentle caressing flow of emotion over light rock beds of acoustic guitars and throbbing basslines.
		Runga’s upper vocal range and acoustic sing-song pop numbers like “Drive” and the slow guitar arpeggio-ed “Hey” also bring to mind the “waif” sound of Australia’s Frente.
		While there are moments when Runga kicks in some overdrive guitars and belts out passion at the mic, for the most part, Drive is a sweet, intimate album with a feather touch.
	www.popstops.net /club.htm (1084 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Bic Runga tickets, concerts and tour dates
		In 1995, aged 19, she made her Sony label debut with the single "Drive," which rocketed into the Top Ten on the New Zealand pop charts and garnered her the prestigious 1996 Silver Scroll award, an honor given for excellence in songwriting.
		In the late '90s, Bic Runga spent some time based in New York City, where she began writing songs for her follow-up album.
		Runga's Beautiful Collision hit stores in 2002; it was released internationally, and went 4x platinum in New Zealand, inspiring a re-release with a bonus disc the following year.
	www.ticketmaster.ca /artist/725929?brand=none (522 words)

	Amazon.com: Drive: Music: Bic Runga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Runga is blessed with a unique and dazzling voice, and a terrific ear for melody.
		Now, I am absolutely stoked at what a brilliant debut album this is. Bic Runga has kept a low-profile in Australia since she first came out (I don't know about New Zealand).
		Bic writes about suburban/domestic things like rearranging magnets on the fridge and counting stars which are everyday, mundane things "normal" people know about.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000009CZJ?v=glance (1148 words)

	Amazon.com: Beautiful Collision: Music: Bic Runga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		No matter what Bic Runga records from here onward, she'll probably always be associated with SWAY, one of those rare, perfect pop music moments--not bad results considering it came from her very first album (which is recommended).
		Runga's voice is so perfectly, crystal clear, and seductive, that she becomes absolutely irresistable.
		The album is full of rich imagery about love and all its abstract complexities, which is evoked through Bic Runga's very soft voice, that often veers towards ages past but is quick to bring you to the the present.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006SM7Z?v=glance (1260 words)

	KCRW Music: Morning Becomes Eclectic
		Bic Runga plays songs from her new album, Beautiful Collision, released November 5th, on this edition of Morning Becomes Eclectic.
		Bic herself started singing for local jazz groups in her early teens.
		A year later, at the age of 19, her first single Drive was released under Sony, which soared into the top ten on New Zealand pop charts.
	www.kcrw.com /cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mb&air_date=10/25/02&tmplt_type=show (428 words)

	TIME Pacific Magazine: On Darker Wings of Song -- Feb. 20, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		On previous albums, Runga showed herself to be a musical minx, dressing up in various guises to reveal snippets of herself (on Beautiful Collision, echoes of Johnny Cash and The Mamas and the Papas are seemingly remixed by Björk).
		As it transpires, Runga's Chinese mother was a cabaret singer in Malaysia during the '60s, and on the new album the singer seems to channel that era's songbirds, from Françoise Hardy (Say After Me) and Dusty Springfield (If I Had You), to Karen Carpenter (Winning Arrow).
		And for the recording of Birds, Runga gathered around her a band of like-minded souls - from Neil Finn on piano and bass guitarist Conrad Standish, of The Devastations, to The Boxcar Guitars' Benny Maitland on harmonica - to capture the intimacy of her stage shows.
	www.time.com /time/pacific/magazine/article/0,13673,503060220-1159338,00.html (627 words)

	Bic Runga - Birds \| Album Reviews \| PM Media Review
		Bic Runga is an artist hailing from lush landscapes of New Zealand.
		Runga was raised as a child on Japanese versions of the Carpenters, the Beatles and Shirley Bassey.
		I'm afraid it won't garner her any extra helpings of acclaim from those who have already become acquainted with the charm of her sweet voice, but as an introduction it will earn her a new handful of devotees.
	www.pmmediareview.com /archives/2006/03/bic_runga_birds.aspx (739 words)

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