10/03/2017
Among the 30 or so tattoos that decorate Tony Daunt is a colourful rendition of a Gretsch hollow body electric guitar, mostly covered by the short-sleeved shirt on his upper left arm. A whimsical piece of art in its origin ...
16/02/2017
The last time Paul Cathro was pictured in NZ Musician it was as a member of Dunedin band Ha The Unclear, who were about to drop their debut album in mid-2014. Recorded not long before they moved north, the band’s off-kilter, ...
05/12/2016
What began as a friendship in a Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchard has blossomed into one of New Zealand’s most exciting up and coming acts. Cruz Mathews and Thomas Taylor met in 2014 at a friends-and-family gathering and ...
08/06/2016
In person Roger Shepherd can be laconic, but his autobiography is a genuine page-turner. It’s witty, informative and filled with a wealth of musical revelations about New Zealand’s most iconic modern record label. Shepherd’s ...
22/04/2016
Heavy metal, sludge metal, doom metal, stoner rock – call it as you hear it – but the key point is that Wellington’s Beastwars have earned themselves a variety of enthusiastic praise from all parts of the metal world. ...