09/07/2025
Elysia Brontë’s Instagram bio reads ‘attempting to see the whole world’, and at 21 she’s doing a good job of that. Through Minerva University’s innovative global experience undergraduate programme the indie pop ...
23/06/2025
Illustrating her developing songwriting pedigree as a finalist in the 2024 MLT Songwriting Award competition, Karra Rhodes is a natural storyteller, making country music that resonates with authenticity and meaning. Scottish-born ...
28/05/2025
Released by Ōtautahi’s Winegum Records, the compelling debut album from newcomer rock outfit Velveteen blends ‘90s alternative rock with elements of punk, emo and electronica. Velveteen is the musical project of Jai ...
30/04/2025
Shannon Fowler is somewhat of a musical chameleon, morphing his sounds to fit his musical surroundings. As Tom Lark, he has been on a continuum of sonic change since 2011, moving through indie pop before re-emerging more ...
15/04/2025
Ōtautahi singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer Will McGillivray has already had an impressive career. He fronted the internationally successful alt-pop trio Nomad and has since gone on become the city’s most successful ...
03/05/2021
The folk at Christchurch student radio station RDU 98.5 FM have announced their 2021 playlist guest selectors. Each year a crew of local music enthusiasts are tasked with the job of sourcing new and interesting music for ...
02/05/2021
Access Radio, that often invisible beacon of community broadcasting, is marking 40 years, and to celebrate there is a book being launched about the history. The grassroots network of 12 NZ On Air-funded community access ...
28/04/2021
The NZ Country Music Awards have announced 10 finalists for the MLT Songwriting Award for 2021. The award recognises the unrecorded songs of NZ and Australia and will be presented at the annual NZ Country Music Awards ...
10/03/2021
The NZ Music Commission has created a new, free seminar series called Gig Starters, aiming to teach young people about putting on all-ages gigs. The initiative will hit the road in March, visiting Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston ...
10/03/2021
APRA have announced the 14 songwriters who will be taking part in SongHubs Ōtautahi | Christchurch in late March. Curator Delaney Davidson will be supported by guests Julia Deans, Troy Kingi, Tami Neilson and Jol Mulholland. Each ...
