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28/08/2024

Barny Bewick: Designing Up A Storm

In 2004 a young Glaswegian stepped off the plane onto the tarmac of Auckland Airport with the hopes of making a name for ...

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24/07/2024

2024 Going Global Music Summit & Artist Showcase

Tickets are on sale for Independent Music NZ's 2024 Going Global Music Summit and artist showcase, alongside an announcement ...

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13/02/2024

Shepherds Reign: Samoan Industrious Metal

Shepherds Reign are a Kiwi heavy metal band from the Polynesian stronghold suburbs of Tāmaki Makaurau. The band have reached ...

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17/01/2024

NewTracks New Artist: Black Smoke Trigger

Determined and evidently well-connected, Hawkes Bay rock act Black Smoke Trigger have come a long way from their earliest ...

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13/09/2023

Shepherds Reign: Ala Mai

Five long years after their eponymous first album release and building on the success of recent kickass single Le Manu, heavy-weight ...

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03/12/2022

The Sun Gods: The Light Of Day EP

For those who maybe feel that Kiwi rock music has atrophied in the last few years here’s something to prick your ears up, ...

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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 ...

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06/10/2022

2022 Aotearoa Music Awards Finalists

Finalists for the 2022 Aotearoa Music Awards | Nga Tohu Puoro O Aotearoa have been announced, with Rob Ruha the clear frontrunner ...

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09/08/2022

2022 Waiata Māori Music Awards Finalists

Now in its 15th year, finalists for the 2022 Waiata Māori Music Awards have been announced. The album-oriented awards will ...

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