As strong a year as 2019 may have been for various Kiwi acts around the globe, their achievements have been gazumped by the successes of a number of breakthrough Australian artists with evident worldwide appeal. Tash Sultana is one who has gone from busker to international arena-filling star in the space of three years. Most recently newcomer Tones And I has been busily smashing all manner of records with her ludicrously catchy Dance Monkey. The song has been a #1 hit all over place (including a ...

When talent and hard work unify the result can be something special, a proposition well illustrated by Auckland producer-artist EDY. At the centre of an energised local urban music scene, the talented young producer who goes by the handle EDY On The Beat has credits with a number of the country’s biggest hip hop artists, including Donell Lewis, Razé, Mikey Mayz and Lion Rezz. Sam Dunlay talked with him to get a picture of this prodigious new talent. Originally trained in classical piano, Edy ...

It’s no stretch of the truth to say that Auckland punk rock act Miss June have had quite a year of it. Playing their first gigs outside of Australasia in Europe and the States, signing to Frenchkiss Records, home to the esteemed likes of Bloc Party and Diet Cig, and in September releasing their debut album, followed by a two-month global tour. Ben Lynch spoke to vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Annabel Liddell, just ahead of the delivery of their ‘Bad Luck Party’. Armed with an authentic ...