20/05/2016
Fresh Talent: Churlington
From a fraternity forged in friendly Feilding, Churlington emerged as a pile-driving punkish duo who often record in bucolic ...
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Building Blocks: Venues – Stage Trek 1
Mid-July 1982. For a 20th birthday gig, it had been a disheartening night. My band had just finished playing the classy, ...
READ MORE >Hollie Smith: Water Or Gold
From the sweet scatted intro of Hollie Smith’s voice on the opening title track to the end of the album, ‘Water Or Gold’ ...
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King Leo: Revival
Reading like a how-to guide for lovers of ol’ time music, Dunedin-based King Leo’s latest outing does what it says on ...
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The Conjurors: Hints EP
Auckland five-piece band The Conjurors was formed by vocalist Matthew Crawley a few years ago, after his previous band, The ...
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Craig Hallen: Fact And Fantasy
Auckland piano-playing songwriter Craig Hallen documents his original catalogue with this debut album. His fluid playing ...
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X-Factory: Seeking The Secrets Of Top 20 Chart Success
Looking at the NZ music Top 20 (NZ artists ranked by sales) singles chart recently I couldn’t help noticing that it looked ...
READ MORE >Fresh Talent: Openside
Let’s start by getting this out of the way. OpenSide’s members Possum Plows (vocals), George Powell (drums), PJ Shepard ...
READ MORE >11/05/2016
The Leers: Are You Curious?
After a couple of EPs and a number of singles since relocating to Auckland from Mount Maunganui five years back, talented ...
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