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. ...
18/04/2016
Wellington-based multi-instrumentalist and music teacher Jhan Lindsay saw the release of her debut album ‘Jhan Lindsay and the Chattelaines’ late last year. The album’s creation was a 17-year journey that also spanned ...
01/03/2016
Painting a picture of Wellington trio Mermaidens to NZM readers back in April 2014, Maddie McIntyre told it like this: If you took a dash of stoner rock, sifted in a bit of classic ‘60s surf, added a pinch of dark dream ...
25/02/2016
An oddly catchy name that, on the face of it, might deliver anything from Californian radio pop to nu metal. Turns out 71 Sunset belongs to a band of four mature gents who play a grunged up brand of alternative rock / hard ...