15/11/2016
New Gum Sarn: New Gold Mountain
Recorded by Sam Hamilton, this 8-track debut from Auckland indie rockers New Gum Sarn is as much about the countryside of ...
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Big Bombo is a vehicle for the music of Aucklander Ivan De los Santos. By turns, anthemic, driving and swinging, the songs ...
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Industry: Courtney Hate @ SFRQ 2015 Final
It’s always a considerable priviledge to attend the national final of the annual Smokefreerockquest – the culmination ...
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Moving on from duo project Porcelain Toy to the solo persona of Ills Winter, it’s no surprise to learn that Elizabeth de ...
READ MORE >One Waka: Paddling Towards A Dream
Robbie Hewson, One Waka’s vocalist, guitarist and spokesperson, admits to being obsessed with classic dub production, the ...
READ MORE >Salad Boys: Location Is Everything
Emerging initially as a side project for members of Christchurch bands T54, Bang! Bang! Eche! and Dance Asthmatics, Salad ...
READ MORE >X-Factory: Don McGlashan – Lucky Stars
Writer, producer and music lecturer Godfrey de Grut takes a closer than usual look and listen to see what makes Don McGlashan's ...
READ MORE >Gear Review: Digitech Trio Band Creator
In which NZM's intrepid guitar kit space navigator Mark Bell flies over the intriguing landscape of the DigitechTrio Band ...
READ MORE >The Chills: Part Fact, Part Friction
A quarter century past now, the much talked-over ‘Dunedin sound’ left the city with a number of resident musical heroes, ...
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