14/05/2024
A full trifecta of grants from NZ On Air Music, Te Māngai Pāho and Creative NZ were put to good use by Te Whanganui-a-Tara artist Te KuraHuia, created dazzling new pieces of music in her breakout EP, 'Astro-Tīpuna'. Released ...
12/04/2024
The drive and prolific output of Whakatū high school student Alyahna Sanson-Rejouis, featured with her band Jola Burns in NZM's December/January 2024 print issue, is rather remarkable. Aged 15 and now also going solo as ...
28/03/2024
2023 Smokefreerockquest winning Tāmaki Makaurau band Parkdale are on a bit of a roll, with their third single, the energetic Hesitate out now. It's their first as a four-piece - made up of newcomer Liam Beasley, William ...
13/02/2024
Starting out as a bunch of mates planning to jam Kings Of Leon style material, Te Wanganui-a-Tara four-piece Wet Denim have turned into something of a live phenomenon, touring countrywide, earning support slots and selling ...
02/07/2023
Combining rock, electronic and acoustic sound palettes with an approachable, unpretentious persona, Tom Verberne brings a fresh perspective to music. Taken from ‘Don’t Walk’, his third album, recent single Sit In The ...
28/09/2020
Red Wav from Aorere College and Marcellin College in Auckland have been crowned winners of the 2020 Smokefree Rockquest National Final, with this year’s event streamed live as an online showcase. The line up of Red ...
24/09/2020
Neo-soul RnB band Jam & Jelly from Papatoetoe High School in Tāmaki Makaurau have taken out the national final of the 2020 Smokefree Tangata Beats competition. Jam & Jelly are Skylah Hewett (vocals), Ozarius Tu'ua ...
25/09/2019
Neo-soul outfit 78 District from Papatoetoe High School, in Auckland, took out the National Final of the 2019 Smokefree Tangata Beats staged in Manukau on Saturday, September 21. 78 District include vocalists Silika Isaia ...
17/09/2019
Arlo Mac from Havelock North High School are on the path for musical success after taking first place in the 2019 Smokefree Rockquest. The national final was held at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland on September 14. Representing ...
26/09/2018
It was a big weekend for the 20 finalist acts competing in the national finals at the culmination of the 2018 Smokefree Rockquest and Tangata Beats competitions. And, as it turned out, the weekend of a lifetime for Tim Randle ...
