20/12/2022
With a distinctive, gravelly yet ethereal voice, and a penchant for reflective, inspirational lyrics, singer-songwriter Renée Millner 's third EP 'Fly Me Back' sees her beginning to experiment with new sounds and styles, ...
14/12/2022
Tia Ward is fairly new to the public eye but can already boast having worked with heavyweights such as Josh Fountain and Warren Maxwell, all the while still studying music at Te Whanganui-a-Tara's Massey University. Out ...
02/11/2022
Penned on the back of Meg Theron's hand is the scripture advice; 'Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.' It's the cover artwork for her new single Lost, a brief but ...
27/07/2022
Five years since the release of their ‘Fabric’ album, The Black Seeds have emerged out of the bleak debris of the pandemic with multiple singles heralding their new album ‘Love & Fire’, dropping mid-June 2022 ...
10/01/2022
Michael Llewellyn McMillan hails from Warkworth, a fast-growing township town north of Auckland on the banks of the Mahurangi River. He lives in Auckland and is deeply inspired by the power of the landscape of the Taranaki ...
26/08/2021
The APRA Silver Scroll Award 2021 finalists were announced this morning, as voted by NZ's APRA members. Here's a round up of the finalists for all awards presented on the night. Maisey Rika and Troy Kingi could certainly ...
26/07/2021
The NZ Music Commission has confirmed 29 grants in the first round of the Capability Grants Programme, which closed on June 25. The programme is intended to support music industry upskilling, training and development opportunities ...
28/11/2018
The smiling faces of Drax Project feature on the cover of NZ On Air’s 2018 annual report, page one of which reveals a 50% increase in applications this year across the organisation. The financial and performance information ...
27/03/2019
After a very long drive from Auckland to Taranaki, Trevor Villers spent the weekend of March 15 at WOMAD 2019 in New Plymouth's gorgeous Bowl Of Brooklands. The road trip must've been well worth it judging by the vibrant ...
13/04/2018
About a month ago, music fans gathered in Taranaki for their annual dose of eclectic sounds from across the globe at Womad 2018. Photographer Trevor Villers brought back photos of some of our locals performing during the ...
22/03/2017
Last weekend, music fans from across the country made the trek to Taranaki for world music festival WOMAD 2017. The festival saw Kiwi artists like Rob Ruha, Marlon Williams, Lord Echo, Swamp Thing, Sons Of Zion, Baynk and ...
