30/03/2020
With an intoxicating blend of reggae, dub, soul and funk, Wellington seven-piece Dr. Reknaw have developed a live show that fits perfectly with Aotearoa in summer. Bass player and singer Sophie Cooper took time out from embroidering ...
17/02/2020
How many artists can you think of whose first single made it right into the Silver Scroll Top 20? Here’s one! Until the release of her single Extreme Highs as Mousey in June this year, the biggest claim to fame for Sarena ...
29/01/2020
Auckland four-piece Makeshift Parachutes have followed a trajectory that’s the complete opposite of most aspiring Kiwi bands. After forming in Austin, (yep, the one in Texas which annually hosts the gigantic SXSW music ...
25/03/2019
Their recordings are deliberately captured on a four-track (cassette that is), and subsequently released on a determinedly indie record label called Melted Ice Cream, which drummer and producer Brian Feary also runs. Hailing ...
04/03/2019
When critically acclaimed Auckland five-piece The Checks called it quits in 2011, having given the European market a good but ultimately unrewarding crack, charismatic singer Ed Knowles and tone-maestro guitarist Sven Pettersen ...
