23/06/2015
Eighteen months ago NZM reported on the outstanding debut EP ('The Ends') from The Means, the Auckland three-piece of Abraham Kunin, Tom Broome and Marika Hodgson. Writer Sam Carswell described them as 'a kind of super instrumentalist ...
23/06/2015
Talking up the 'Cairo Knife Fight II' EP back in NZM's August/September 2011 issue, Nick Gaffaney had this to say to writer Mark Bell. "I think there's a strong chemistry between Aaron and I that neither of us understand, ...
17/02/2015
For followers of New Zealand jazz the name Alan Brown is not unfamiliar. Known from a myriad of quality live and recording projects over the years (Blue Train, The Grand Central Band, Alan Brown Trio), as well as tutoring ...
17/02/2015
Her name may not be familiar, but Maree Thom spent much of last year touring with Rodriguez, the very famous American singer and songwriter whose extraordinary story was told in the moving, academy award winning documentary, ...
17/02/2015
Though the name Li’l Chuck may not ring many bells, perhaps David Thorpe aka Davey Backyard Music will. Having spent the last decade in Christchurch’s Black Velvet Band, as well as various other projects, for Thorpe, ...