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NewTracks New Artist
07/10/2024
NewTracks New Artist: Emerson
Tāmaki Makaurau artist Emma Wagner has previously featured on NZMusician.co.nz with her Rockquest 2023-winning band Parkdale and regional winners Fan Club. This year she took another meaningful step towards a professional ...
Fresh Talent
27/05/2024
Fresh Talent: Parkdale
Made up of Mt Albert Grammar and Selwyn College students Will Jones, Liam Beasley, Solomon Woods and Emma Wagner, Parkdale was the Smokefree Rockquest 2023 winning band. Proving that perseverance can bring rewards, Parkdale ...
Industry
21/05/2024
Jola Burns: More Musical Family Goodness From Nelson
The quirkily named Nelson duo Jola Burns placed second in the solo/duo section of 2023 Smokefree Rockquest, and there's plenty to suggest the judges would've been torn in having to decide between them and the night's other ...
NewTracks New Artist
14/05/2024
NewTracks New Artist: Te KuraHuia
A full trifecta of grants from NZ On Air Music, Te Māngai Pāho and Creative NZ were put to good use by Te Whanganui-a-Tara artist Te KuraHuia, created dazzling new pieces of music in her breakout EP, 'Astro-Tīpuna'. Released ...
NewTracks New Artist
12/04/2024
NewTracks New Artist: Imani-J
The drive and prolific output of Whakatū high school student Alyahna Sanson-Rejouis, featured with her band Jola Burns in NZM's December/January 2024 print issue, is rather remarkable. Aged 15 and now also going solo as ...
NEWS (18)
News
25/09/2024
2024 Smokefree Tangata Beats National Finals
The 2024 Smokefree Tangata Beats national final took place at Due Drop Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau on September 20, with the 10 finalists bringing the house down. After an exceptional performance of original ...
News
25/09/2024
Smokefreerockquest 2024 National Finals Results
37 years in and Smokefreerockquest continues to grow, the high school band competition having its biggest year yet in 2024 with nearly 900 school-aged bands competing across Aotearoa to win the national title. The ...
News
20/09/2023
Smokefree Rockquest 2023 Winners
Smokefree Rockquest 2023 winners have been announced at the 2023 National Final event staged at central Auckland’s Q Theatre on September 16. SFRQ continues to break its own records with more than 750 acts having played ...
News
20/09/2023
Smokefree Tangata Beats 2023 Results
On September 15, Te Whānau Puoro from Flaxmere College and Tamatea High School took first place of Smokefree Tangata Beats 2023 held at Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau. Shayne Te Kuru of Te Whānau Puoro said that winning ...
News
28/09/2022
Smokefree Rockquest 2022 National Final Results
The venerable Smokefree Rockquest 2022 celebrated the high school music competition's 35th anniversary with a very welcome live national final (as well as the Smokefree Tangata Beats final) at Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau ...
MUSIC (5)
EVENTS (3)
Photo Galleries
25/01/2021
Music in Parks Māngere, January 23, 2021
The latest instalment of Music In Parks in Auckland was staged at Māngere's Waterfront Reserve on January 23. Presented by the Pacific Music Awards Trust the line-up featured performances by Silika, La Coco Band, Lepani, ...
Event Guide
22/06/2020
Gig Guide: Park Rd, Arlo Mac & There’s A Tuesday
Teenage Auckland band Park Rd have a very real mission: they believe that music can form a lifeline to those who feel lost or alone, especially young people like themselves. Their own special all-ages Level 1 celebratory ...
Event Guide
04/03/2020
Supporting Spacey Jane in March
Returning to NZ for the second time in four months, Perth's cruisey indie rock four-piece Spacey Jane will be playing three shows next week, giving Kiwi fans in our main cities a chance to party with them before heading off ...