09/01/2024
Demons Of Noon: Death Machine
Like certain other genres, there is a risk within the doom/stoner/sludge genres of coming across derivative – running over ...
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NewTracks New Artist: Macho Macho
If a band pooling their creative resources to create a 'Beatles/Wiggles format indie quartet' sounds like you, meet Te Whanganui-a-Tara ...
READ MORE >24/08/2022
Amber Beaton: Ms Beaton’s Recipe For Video Creativity
The music video to The Inevitable Fate Of The Universe heightens the already disturbing aural assault of Ōtautahi death ...
READ MORE >13/03/2020
Taite Music Prize 2020 Livestream
The winner of the Taite Music Prize 2020 will be announced via livestream at 6.30pm on May 5 on Independent Music NZ's ...
READ MORE >22/11/2019
Ginzu and the Steak Knives: Kavanak
Drawing on everything from punk rock to sludge metal, the 11 songs on ‘Kavanak’ whistle by in a mere 26 minutes. Auckland ...
READ MORE >27/09/2019
2019 NZ Music Awards Finalists
Recorded Music NZ has announced the 2019 NZ Music Awards finalists, with alternative music artists to the fore. Heading ...
READ MORE >12/07/2019
Villainy: The Light Of Day
It’s a great name for a rock band and Villainy have done it proud in terms of success and errm, sticking-togetherness. ...
READ MORE >09/07/2019
Review: Beastwars, San Fran, June 27, 2019
With the release of their fourth full-length, the aptly named ‘IV’, Wellington metal heroes Beastwars confronted a topic ...
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