22/08/2017
Coming five years after his last album, Matt Langley ’s ‘Winterdust’ is a poetic solo release, stripped of any pretence. It’s a short, lyrically penetrating album of thoughtfully edited songs and recorded single ...
05/04/2017
Gromz is a new band of twenty-somethings formed in Dunedin mid-2016. Two and a Half Days by GROMz “Gromz can be any little nippers, trying to make their mark. Grommits are just little kids running around causing ...
16/12/2013
Riding somewhere between shoegaze and punk, T54’s debut album ‘In Brush Park’ sounds warm and summery, tap-along, sing-along even, full of melodies and well-suited to association with the Flying Nun label via which ...
07/10/2024
Tāmaki Makaurau artist Emma Wagner has previously featured on NZMusician.co.nz with her Rockquest 2023-winning band Parkdale and regional winners Fan Club. This year she took another meaningful step towards a professional ...
16/07/2024
2024 had already been a big year for Vera Ellen, even before she was invited last minute to perform at the Austin, Texas, South By Southwest Festival in March. Vera generously provided NZM with this summary of her very unusual ...
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 ...
01/05/2020
Distilled from a record number of entries, a well-judged blend of old and new artists are to be found among the 24 finalists announced across 13 categories for the 2020 Pacific Music Awards. Pacific Music Awards Trust ...
27/09/2019
Recorded Music NZ has announced the 2019 NZ Music Awards finalists, with alternative music artists to the fore. Heading the pack are indie-pop band The Beths, who released their debut album 'Future Me Hates Me' in 2018, ...
22/08/2019
The five songs left in the running to win the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll Award were announced today, with pop, hip hop, alt-folk and jazz all in the mix. There’s a strong ring of the ABCs of songwriting about the shortlist ...
12/10/2018
The 2018 Artisan Awards finalists have been announced this week, the part of the annual NZ Music Awards that recognises the creative talents behind the scenes of the top local records of the past year. Five Tui awards ...
23/10/2014
For guitarists, stomp-box effects are the sum of both aural and tactile experiences. You turn a knob with one hand while plucking a string with the other and perk your ears to the wonders produced. However, I feel safely ...
08/05/2014
In the last issue we had an introductory look at Logic's new drummers. This time well look at how to get a little more out of them. The dials on the far right hand side of the edit interface tell the drummer to play ...
08/05/2014
Yoda – Sigh… "Always with you what cannot be done. Hear you nothing that I say? You must unlearn what you have learned." Luke – "Alright, Ill give it a try." Yoda – "No! Try not… Do! or do not. There is ...
15/11/2013
My full title for this Finding Your Voice column is 'Technique Almighty: 25 Manifestations Of Universal Spiritual Principles Applied To Voice And Song Craft'. Being blind, I don’t find it hard to believe in all-powerful ...
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 ...
