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 ...
20/09/2026
Richard Langston, author of the richly insightful oral history of The Clean published in April 2026 by Auckland University Press, has his own storied history in and around the melee of NZ alternative pop music. Raised in ...
25/07/2026
Some things stay: Yma O Hyd, Alien Weaponry and Kneecap – language, memory, and the sound of things refusing to disappear… First crushes came in unlikely pairs. Anna Bergman and Francine Pascal - a bosomy Scandinavian ...
05/03/2024
Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) has announced 10 finalists for the 2024 Taite Music Prize. The prize acknowledges outstanding creativity for an entire collection of music contained in one recording, and highlights outstanding ...
05/05/2023
NZ On Air Music has announced the results of its May NewMusic Single funding round, with 35 of 170 applicants receiving up to $10k for their recording, video and promotion costs in the next few months. There are 11 first-time ...
10/11/2022
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
