09/07/2014
@Peace: @Peace and the Plutonian Noise Symphony
@Peace’s third release, and first album, is the strongest both conceptually and musically, dismissing any notions this ...
READ MORE >28/06/2014
Miho Wada: Mystery Banana
This sounds pretty much how you’d expect an album with the title ‘Mystery Banana’ would – that is to say, without ...
READ MORE >21/04/2014
Fresh Talent: Lightning Bells
It's a rare and beautiful thing when an album makes you grin like an idiot whilst doing a little dance at the lights, as ...
READ MORE >05/11/2013
Sal Valentine and the Babyshakes: Shake, Rattle & Roll
There’s always a place in the city for a big band that can really rip it up on the dance floor – especially a band that ...
READ MORE >18/12/2012
Remembering: Bruce Morley who died on November 22, 2012
Drummer, writer, joker, commentator, friend. Bruce Morley was a most valuable supporter of NZ Musician magazine, and as ...
READ MORE >09/05/2012
Kevin Field: Taking a Wider View
With the late February release of ‘Field Of Vision’ keyboardist Kevin Field now has three albums to his name – as well ...
READ MORE >02/05/2012
Nathan Haines: Embracing The Analogue
'The Poet’s Embrace' is impressively Nathan Haines’ eighth studio album, a feat all the more remarkable when you consider ...
READ MORE >16/03/2012
Caitlin Smith: In Sight Of The Finishing Line
In her regular NZM column called ‘Finding Your Voice’, celebrated Auckland jazz vocalist Caitlin Smith freely passes ...
READ MORE >07/07/2006
Rattle Records – Rattling At Our Cutting Edge
Rattle Records was established in 1992 by three friends - lovers of European jazz, contemporary classical and world music. ...
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