16/08/2021
The rise of Auckland indie pop supergroup Phoebe Rings has been monumental. Within the space of two years they have gone from having not existed to opening for the likes of The Beths and Lips, and just released their own ...
02/08/2021
She’s still only 19 but Auckland's Venice Qin has already passed some remarkable milestones. She has released a four-song EP titled 'Dreamboy', played (as-in ‘headlined’) Auckland's Civic Theatre, and now has a ...
15/07/2021
Waipu-to-the-world metallers Alien Weaponry are getting ready to release their second album ‘Tangaroa’. It's been a three-year gap since their breakthrough debut album and the first single, also named Tangaroa, or god ...
07/07/2021
Public transport advocate and enigmatic singer-songwriter Anthonie Tonnon is soon to release his first studio album in six years. Ever the musical chameleon, Tonnon embraces electronic music on this new record he has called ...
05/07/2021
As far as ambitious album releases go, nothing much comes close to the new project from Loopy Tunes Preschool Music. The Christchurch duo of sisters Leah Williams-Partington and Siu Williams-Lemi have released 'Pasifika ...
14/02/2022
Recorded Music NZ has announced the three finalists for the Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist 2022. They are Miles Calder, Troy Kingi and We Mavericks. Usually presented at the Auckland Folk Festival, the 2022 ...
15/07/2021
APRA have announced the top 20 songs in line to claim the 2021 Silver Scroll Award and the 2021 Maioha Award top 5 shortlist. The relatively shortlist was chosen from over 250 entries by a judging panel of 10 songwriters ...
02/02/2021
US-based Kiwi duo Tattletale Saints won the 2021 Folk Tui on Sunday for their third studio album, 'Dancing Under The Dogwoods'. The award was presented at the Auckland Folk Festival, held over Auckland Anniversary weekend ...
11/11/2020
APRA have announced the producers and songwriters who will be taking part in the new Reo Māori SongHubs 2020 programme. The collaborative songwriting wānanga, will bring together experts in music creation and waiata reo ...
29/10/2020
The 2020 APRA Silver Scroll ceremony became something of a hybrid event this year with the uncertainties of future Covid-19 lockdowns obliging APRA to move their annual awards celebration to an online streaming platform ...
20/12/2019
One of THE most debilitating mindsets, that destroys all enjoyment and ease, is perfectionism. Sure, it’s great to work hard, be diligent, discerning and conscientious, but when perfectionism takes hold, you’re goneburger. There ...
02/08/2019
For this issue, I have transcribed the opening bass part on the seminal Weather Report track Birdland from the band’s 1977 album ‘Heavy Weather‘. The transcription features the band’s bassist, the legendary Jaco Pastorius, ...
09/05/2019
One of the most prevalent myths about singing is that singing high is difficult. As a consequence, we develop fears and dysfunctions around this that make singing high difficult. I'd like to debunk this myth and allow you ...
11/04/2019
Hi Everyone, this issue’s challenge is to play some Jimi Hendrix. I have transcribed the introduction to Purple Haze as Hendrix played it on a Strat but added a bass trick that will probably annoy your guitarist! For ...
30/01/2019
In the latest incarnation of A Star Is Born, we are presented with the tropes of self-destructive, addicted and tortured singer/songwriter (Jackson, played by Bradley Cooper) and up-and-coming, manipulated and manufactured ...
