30/06/2023
With smooth, soulful vocals at the forefront of her sound, 2023 marks a decade since Bailey Wiley began releasing music. Her latest single Baby Mama is a mellow RnB groove, laden with lush harmonies and inspired by Wiley’s ...
15/06/2023
Currently a year 11 student at Rotorua Girls’ High School, 15-year-old Nikau Grace Chater is already a few years into her budding career as a musician. Her bilingual debut single Tōku Tuakiri is an introspective power ...
17/02/2022
Entering her third decade as an artist, Hollie Smith has reached a stage from where her major label promotions folk happily reference her as ‘one of Aotearoa's most beloved artists‘. Supporting that accolade is a history ...
16/10/2018
As so neatly encapsulated in that combo handle, Latinaotearoa is about blending Kiwi music influences with those of the colourful cultures of South America – meaning they overlay soul, jazz and hip hop with Latin funk. ...
23/05/2017
Balu Brigada is quite literally a band of brothers – comprising three Beasley brothers and one close friend. Henry Beasley owns lead guitar and vocals, with brothers Pierre manning the keyboard and Charles on drums. Their ...
22/08/2019
The five songs left in the running to win the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll Award were announced today, with pop, hip hop, alt-folk and jazz all in the mix. There’s a strong ring of the ABCs of songwriting about the shortlist ...
02/10/2019
2019 Silver Scroll Award finalists - Songs of the year gone by - Okay, I am biased. Straight up. No lies. Time to fess up. One of the five Silver Scroll Awards finalist songs has already been covered by X-Factory, Bene ...
18/09/2019
Those Lethals' singer Liz Cameron and guitarist Lane Twigden have been playing together since 2015 – when a friend set them up on a musical blind date. The two amalgamated their songwriting into an indie-folk sound, ...
23/03/2019
Live performances from alt-folkers Those Lethals with support from new canines on the block Cardinal Sleepdog, as well as a DJ set from Guy Harrison. Auckland, Cassette Nine - March 30th, 7pm $10 Door Sales Only. Those ...
