Born and raised in Christchurch port suburb of Lyttelton, music started early for young Marlon Williams, though the trail to his chosen alternative-country discipline was hardly flagged. His father sang ...
A carefree surfer chick out of Mangawhai, her debut album was knocked up with the aid of the York Street Studio house band and released when she was just 19. It might have gone unnoticed were it not so ...
Kiwi sound guy Lance Powell has just recently joined Wilco on a live sound gig that will see him touring the globe with one of the world's finest alternative rock acts. Having been based in NYC since ...
In September 2012, ManaLion was just an idea in the minds of drummer 'Mondo'’, bassist ‘'Slam Duncan'’ and frontman ‘'Duan & Only'’. All that brought the three Kiwis together was that they ...
Husband and wife duo Justin Walshaw and Bianca Prujean are Strange Harvest, a Dunedin duo that create (mostly) synth-based music that shimmers in its darkness. Their third album, ‘'Pattern Recognition’' ...
While many self-managed artists keep themselves busy in the role of a working musician, Emily Rice takes the meaning of the words to a whole new level. Proof is not hard to find as 2015 has already ...
Five guys, five years, three (current) towns and one album, with the kind of audience that takes a careful combo of talent and web know-how to reach. Meet the soldiers of Barracks and their debut album ...
Ask anyone in New Plymouth where to get a gig and they'’ll likely answer with the simple phrase, ‘Anand Rose’. In the last 10 years Rose has made a name for himself as a promoter with a different ...
The Jury And The Saints have been busy pretty much since forming in 2009. Not long after they toured Australasia with Paramore and have since put out a couple of EPs and a debut album, 2010’'s ‘'Daydreams’'. ...
"When I was 13 my mum bought me a blues guitar. I've still got it to this day." Felix Mpunga always wanted to play music and during a long summer he decided to use the guitar as his gateway to music. "Playing ...
Posse In Effect is a light-hearted Kiwi hip hop collaboration between Hamish Gavin and Andy Weston. The two decided it was time to form a group after smashing out some Kanye West raps over a bonfire ...
On a wet and wintery day I convene with the three Blind Men, within the sanctuary of a listless Mr Bun. They are wise to refuse the scalding coffee. Though they shake off the description of mature, Daniel ...
Andrew Fagan was back out on the road over new year with his band Fagan and The People –– who are loud, psychedelic, totally fearless and very funny. Given Fagan's back catalogue dating back to his ...
There may well be some kind of warning here about adopted band names attracting their literal meaning, but let’'s hope not. Long regarded as one of the country’'s premier metal bands, Christchurch’'s Tainted have ...
It's strange to think that electric guitars, and more specifically here their pickups, still largely adhere to a design principal that has remained fundamentally unchanged since its inception in 1934. ...
The modern music industry has never been in more of a state of flux than it is right now. Over the last decade there has been a dramatic shift in the revenue sources that are driving the industry. Although ...
Following the James Jamerson lines we looked at a few issues ago, I thought that we might look at a different side of his playing in this issue. The lines I have transcribed are from What's Going On ...
One of the things that noticeably separates professional players from amateur ones is the use of dynamics. Dynamics normally relate to volume, like that of getting louder or softer. Common song dynamics ...
Many musicians nowadays record and mix their own material. This has allowed for an explosion of new music on the landscape. Creatively, there is a great deal of diversity in musical styles and expression, ...