17/05/2018
NZ On Air Music has published the results of their May 2018 NewMusic Singles funding today. Out of 152 songs submitted to this funding round, the panel picked 30 new songs to be recorded and/or treated to visuals. Congratulations ...
13/07/2017
The 'Top 20' songwriter finalists for the 2017 Silver Scroll Award were released last night. The APRA Silver Scroll Award recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of songwriting and the finalists were chosen ...
24/04/2017
After close to 30 years of publication NZ Musician Magazine has today released its final bi-monthly issue. Rather than continue publishing as a regular print title NZ Musician will henceforth be a digital entity, offering ...
04/09/2014
I was pretty hooked on this song from the moment I heard it. It fuses lightning-quick-witted lyrics with spicy flavoured jazz harmony and deeply pocketed bass and drums. I'm not sure if Gravity is actually rap. More ...
27/02/2014
In a post-Royals world, the songs that capture the public's attention might not have to be high octane club anthems or hipster-ised indie swank anymore. Lorde may have opened the door for a new breed of elegant pop constructions ...
05/11/2013
When I first heard Nobody Else back in 1988 I assumed that like the Tex Pistol hit, Game of Love, the previous year, it was another '60s classic reworked with Simmons drums and DX-7s. No mere Kiwi could compose such a monumental ...
03/07/2013
L.A. Mitchell has been an in-demand writer and performer for quite some time. She has released two self-produced albums showcasing her love of new soul, jazz and RnB and collaborated on EPs with Isaac Aesili and D:UNK. She ...
12/03/2013
It's trite but true that music brings people together. I'm currently on an enjoyable summer tour with Fat Freddys Drop, Anika, Boh and Hollie and the star-studded The Adults. I get to hang out and talk music rubbish with ...
