07/02/2018
Fresh Talent: Sky Canvas
The three members of Sky Canvas squished up together on the couch are a cheery bunch. We’re in the flat of vocalist Katelin ...
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Get Yer Kit Off: Swap Gomez
Auckland drummer Swap Gomez likes to keep himself busy – behind the kit and away from it. At the beginning of 2017, he ...
READ MORE >31/01/2018
Sachi: A Lowkey Year To Savour
Widespread confusion was plainly evident as the courier van pulled up in the stars’ limo lane outside the NZ Music Awards, ...
READ MORE >26/01/2018
Great North: Folk Abroad
Husband and wife duo Hayden and Rachel Donnell are no strangers in the NZ folk scene. Indeed having previously won Tui Awards ...
READ MORE >22/01/2018
Ria Hall: Pride Over Prejudice
Shifting from the thrust of hip hop to lush soundscapes, spoken word to soulful waiata, Ria Hall’s debut album also moves ...
READ MORE >19/01/2018
Beachware: Food For The Dancing Soul
For some local artists the musical imperative is to sound ‘international’, but for others, Auckland’s Beachware for ...
READ MORE >15/01/2018
Maaka Fiso: Soul Factor
It’s been a busy 2017 for Upper Hutt native Maaka Fiso. Named the best male solo artist at the 2016 Waiata Maori Music ...
READ MORE >12/01/2018
Ex-Pat Files: Jesse Sheehan
He had already won the 2009 SFRQ solo, joined The Electric Confectionaires, played overseas with both Neil Finn and Dave ...
READ MORE >08/01/2018
Fresh Talent: Oaky
Taking the name from a diss rap about his high school math teacher, Mitch Fowler explores elements of rap, hip hop and poetry ...
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