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Interviews
22/08/2017
Matt Langley: Rothko’s Rule Number One
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 ...
Fresh Talent
05/04/2017
Fresh Talent: Gromz
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 ...
Interviews
16/12/2013
T54: Playing The Long Game
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 ...
Interviews
04/02/2026
Yumi Zouma: Comfortably Bolder
Yumi Zouma are in promotion mode for their January 2026 LP, ‘No Love Lost to Kindness’, the alt rock act’s fifth album, and ninth release overall. Yumi Zouma have been in existence for over a decade and are famously ...
NewTracks New Artist
18/12/2025
NewTracks New Artist: Jenni Smith
Nurtured as an artist in a small urban township, 25-year old country pop artist Jenni Smith is now a uni-graduated singer-songwriter who happily embraces the girl-next-door image with her straightforward, and fun, songwriting. ...
NEWS (14)
News
10/11/2022
2022 AMA Winners Announced – L.A.B Grand Slam
Among the 2022 AMA winners announced (with considerably less than usual pomp and ceremony) on November 10 was a remarkable four-peat for L.A.B, the band securing a noteworthy spot in awards history by taking out the same ...
News
15/07/2021
2021 Silver Scroll Award Top 20 List Announced
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 ...
News
01/05/2020
2020 Pacific Music Awards Finalists Announced
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 ...
News
27/09/2019
2019 NZ Music Awards Finalists
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, ...
News
22/08/2019
2019 APRA Silver Scroll Award Finalists
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 ...
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Tutors' Tutorial
23/10/2014
Tutors’ Tutorial: Modulation – Bringing About Change
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 ...
Tutors' Tutorial
08/05/2014
Tutors’ Tutorials: Logic’s New Drummer (Part 2)
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 ...
Finding Your Voice
08/05/2014
Finding Your Voice: Focus, young Jedi!
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 ...
Finding Your Voice
15/11/2013
Finding Your Voice: Great Vocal Technique – 25 Principles of Voice & Song Craft
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 ...
Finding Your Voice
24/04/2013
Finding Your Voice: Singing and the Unreality of Reality TV
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 ...