10/11/2025

Coast Arcade: Delivery on Debut

Added to successful tours of both the South and North Islands, Coast Arcade have in recent months played two showcases at ...

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30/09/2025

Fresh Talent: Sahara

Performing as Sahara, Cambridge High School student Sahara Stanton won first place in the Solo/duo category of the 2025 Smokefreerockquest in ...

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13/09/2025

2025 Smokefreerockquest National Final Winners

Climaxing another year of record entry numbers the 2025 Smokefreerockquest national final took place at the ASB Waterfront ...

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07/10/2024

NewTracks New Artist: Emerson

Tāmaki Makaurau artist Emma Wagner has previously featured on NZMusician.co.nz with her Rockquest 2023-winning band Parkdale and ...

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25/09/2024

Smokefreerockquest 2024 National Finals Results

37 years in and Smokefreerockquest continues to grow, the high school band competition having its biggest year yet ...

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07/08/2024

NewTracks New Artist: Jaya

Considering her young age Jaya Rees is very much a high-flyer already, and that's not just thanks to being part of a musical ...

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30/07/2024

Sheeps: Ode To The Docile Ninety-Nine

Billed as a statement on the modern struggles of the working class in a brave new, damaged era, Te Whanganui-a-Tara art rock ...

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02/07/2024

Park Rd: The Novel

West Auckland band Park Rd is invigorating Aotearoa’s indie pop space with their 13-track debut album ‘The Novel’. The ...

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29/05/2024

NewTracks New Artist: Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie

With a background in musical theatre on full display New Plymouth songwriter, guitarist and singer Courtnay Low has assembled ...

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