18/11/2016
It's a lesson in just how influential and important a song, and one album can be. Bic Runga's Sway featured on her debut album 'Drive' which was released back in August 1997. When she performed it at the 2016 NZ Music ...
10/10/2016
A stalwart of the Kapiti Coast and Wellington blues scenes for many years, Al Witham is known as much for his deep baritone vocals as his performances, both solo and with a band. Recorded at ‘Al’s Garage’, his just-released ...
23/09/2016
Upon learning her first instrument, Henrieta Tornyai, more commonly known by the name Henika, fell in love with music. Having moved to NZ from Slovakia aged eight, she started playing guitar at 11. “It’s something ...
16/09/2016
Directed by Swap Gomez, the video for single See The Light is shot fly-on-the-wall style at a classic Auckland west coast beach home afternoon/evening party gathering. There’s family, food, music, conversations, laughter ...
26/08/2016
Some publicists just love to over-use the typically meaningless chestnut of ‘eagerly anticipated’ when announcing new EP and album releases, even those from acts of little or no real profile. No doubt the same tag will ...
06/09/2013
We're often way too negative, judgemental and overly critical of our voices and creative output. So, this column is about objective awareness – getting macro-cosmological and real. Many singers/creatives view themselves ...
24/04/2013
Nowadays, singing isn’t about what someone sounds like, it’s about what they look like when they sing. It’s about their back-story, presentation, attitude, personality and so many factors unrelated to song-craft and ...
