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14/07/2016

Shady Brain Farm: Feather In A Fire

First things first, the CD packaging for ‘Feather In A Fire’, the latest release for the ominously named Shady Brain ...

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14/03/2016

Night Gaunts: So Not Afraid

With their flaming, high energy cocktail of sing-a-long punk, pop, ska, reggae and hip hop, Night Gaunts might just be Auckland’s ...

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15/12/2015

Shady Brain Farm: Robot Radio EP

North Auckland trio Shady Brain Farm are best described as an eerie blend of ska and dub reggae that could break out into ...

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B2KDA: Rising

Officially, 'Rising' is album number four from the collective previously known as Batucada Sound Machine, or BSM. But it's ...

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15/04/2015

Strangely Arousing: Extended Play EP

This six-track EP is fun, diverse and fun. Recorded at both The Lab and York Street has definitely given it that professional ...

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28/06/2014

Moisty Atsushi: Moisty Atsushi

Like the members of (now-defunct) The Screaming Orgasms, Moisty Atsushi is a Japanese musician who lives in NZ and is deeply ...

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21/04/2014

Fresh Talent: Strangely Arousing

Strangely Arousing are a five-piece reggae/ska act hailing, originally, from Rotorua. With three of them now studying jazz ...

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04/03/2014

Fresh Talent: Night Gaunts

North Shore five-piece Night Gaunts have already made it big. At least it seems that way when they tell me about their American ...

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03/07/2013

Fresh Talent: Chatchy

It is a lofty goal to want to be "one of the best live bands in the country"”, but hard working Hamilton band, Chatchy, ...

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