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05/09/2025

Pearly*: Finding Dunedin’s Sweet Spot

Pearly* are fast becoming one of the new faces of Ōtepoti Dunedin music. The alt-rock guitar band of Joel Field, Phaedra ...

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30/04/2025

Tom Lark: Rock & Roll Hotelier

Shannon Fowler is somewhat of a musical chameleon, morphing his sounds to fit his musical surroundings. As Tom Lark, he has ...

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03/03/2025

Fazerdaze: Fazed… But Empowered 

It seems each new Fazerdaze release attracts glowing praise from major international music press, and that history is already ...

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12/06/2024

Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields: Hearts Of Gold

Melbourne-based musicians Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields are Kiwi country-folk troubadours and storytellers, with careers ...

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09/01/2024

Paul McLaney: As The North Attracts The Needle

It is hard to think of a time when Paul McLaney wasn’t part of the music landscape in Aotearoa New Zealand. As The North ...

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The Response: All Bases Covered

Prolific alternative pop duo/couple The Response blend electronic minimalism with cultivated pop sensibilities. Widely respected ...

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27/11/2023

Imperial April: Imperial April

‘Imperial April’ is the self-titled debut album from the power-pop four-piece band from Ōtautahi Christchurch, fronted ...

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21/06/2023

Soft Plastics: The Light And Dark Of Saturn’s Many Moons

Te Whanganui-a-Tara three-piece Soft Plastics have had a long journey to the release of their debut album 'Saturn Return'. ...

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14/06/2023

Jonathan Bree: Pre-Code Hollywood

Jonathan Bree’s solo career has taken an interesting journey since 2014 when he began playing with identity and performance ...

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