30/03/2023
It might well be that, like her music, Kyla Greening is in no hurry - however that certainly doesn't equate to sitting back and waiting for life to come to her. Witness the fact that the Kirikiriroa-born singer/multi-instrumentalist ...
21/09/2022
At the risk of confusing any entranced young listeners (or their equally entertained parents) Mr Roberelli is really a husband and wife duo – and increasingly a collaborative team of contributors. Based in Ōtepoti Dunedin, ...
14/06/2022
These days based in the big smoke of Auckland city, Becca Caffyn has spent a year writing songs and developing her sound through the Parachute Artist Development Programme. She knew gentle folk-pop tune Stair Kids was going ...
18/05/2022
Te Whanganui-A-Tara folk singer-songwriter Nigel Parry has released a new album enticingly titled, 'Tales of Common Folk, Salt & Sweet Kisses'. Storytelling is rife throughout, and reflective country-folk single The ...
10/05/2022
A coincidence of course, but the May release of Sauce40’s ‘introductory single’ Active fits rather perfectly into the NZ Music Month 2022 theme of Level Up. Sauce40 may be a new name on the Kiwi hip hop scene, but the ...
15/05/2017
The Country Music Awards Finalists 2017 have been announced today and will be presented at this year’s Gold Guitar Awards on June 1 in Gore. The finalists for Best Country Music Album 2017 are Hamilton County Bluegrass ...
16/06/2021
The last time NZM spoke to Shana Graham, aka Valere, she had just released her second EP, titled ‘Blue’. Having graduated from Auckland University's pop music degree the singer-songwriter found that the EP particularly ...
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 ...
02/09/2020
Rubita is thrilled to invite North Islanders to one of the stopovers of the release tour for her debut indie-pop album 'Distinctive Thrill' this September. Rubita is the stage name for singer/songwriter Rachel Kibblewhite, ...
18/09/2019
Those Lethals' singer Liz Cameron and guitarist Lane Twigden have been playing together since 2015 – when a friend set them up on a musical blind date. The two amalgamated their songwriting into an indie-folk sound, ...
12/07/2017
Are you based in Hamilton or the Waikato, a musician, manager, or simply curious about the music industry? A seminar called "Make Money from Your Music" will take place on Wednesday, July 26 from 6pm to 8pm at Creative ...