01/04/2025
NewTracks New Artist: Makayla
A product of the TikTok school of unexpectedly good fortune, Makayla is a vivacious and very natural 21-year old, albeit ...
READ MORE >04/03/2025
X-Factory: Mahina Lawrence – Not The Same
Hawkes Bay singer-songwriter Mahina Lawrence has ticked off some impressive accomplishments early into her career. She was ...
READ MORE >17/09/2024
Hawke’s Bay Music Hub: The Frontline Of Napier’s Backline Trust
In December 2023 the Hawke's Bay Music Hub launched 'Under The Sun (Vol.3)', the latest in a series of compilation albums ...
READ MORE >30/08/2023
NewTracks New Artist: Lizard Prom
Hawke's Bay four-piece Tyley Burkin, Glen Pettitt, Zoe Bower and Liv Strawbridge have been intertwined through various musical ...
READ MORE >19/07/2023
2023 Hawke’s Bay Compilation Album Submissions
Hawke’s Bay musicians alert - the Backline Charitable Trust has another Hawke’s Bay compilation vinyl album project underway ...
READ MORE >16/01/2023
Fresh Talent: Jason Parker
Jason Parker recorded much of his debut EP 'How To Be Lonely' in his bedroom during the 2021 Covid lockdown – and it's ...
READ MORE >14/12/2022
NewTracks New Artist: Tia Ward
Tia Ward is fairly new to the public eye but can already boast having worked with heavyweights such as Josh Fountain and ...
READ MORE >21/09/2022
2022 Waiata Māori Music Award Winners
Aotearoa's current heavyweight champs L.A.B claimed another belt of awards at the 2022 Waiata Māori Music Awards, held on ...
READ MORE >31/08/2022
NewTracks New Artist: Masslands
Hawkes Bay indie/garage-rock outfit Masslands released their first single, the memorably-titled Forget What You Heard, in ...
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