04/11/2016
With the arrival of their sophomore album Hamilton metallers Devilskin stand on the cusp of huge-ness. Their 2014 debut ‘We Rise’ proved a sensation, with Platinum sales driven not by radio but their compelling high-energy ...
01/08/2016
Mother, musician, producer, promoter, vocal tutor and composer – Huia Hamon evidently likes to keep herself plenty busy, actively involving herself in numerous aspects of the local music scene. Drawing from an interview ...
24/06/2016
When her band Cinco broke up mid-2015, Hamilton vocalist Rachel Kibblewhite started focusing on her own acoustic jazz-pop sound under the name Rubita. The name comes from her strong interest in Hispanic culture and music, ...
22/06/2016
Nearly 100 Māori and Aotearoa-based Pasifika artists represented this country at the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts in Guåhan (Guam) this May into June. With 26 other Pacific nations represented what began in 1972 as the ...
25/08/2015
Oscar Dowling is staring into a long black, trying to stay awake, while Durham Fenwick tries politely to focus on what I'm saying. They've both just had a full night's sleep, but it's not enough to make up for two ...
