01/10/2025
With little apparent background of single releases, and even less fanfare, Auckland singer-songwriter Ben Chavasse has delivered ...
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Happy to admit that he's still learning his way around pro recording studios, Gisborne singer-songwriter and guitarist Jed ...
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Climaxing another year of record entry numbers the 2025 Smokefreerockquest national final took place at the ASB Waterfront ...
READ MORE >29/08/2025
In the decade since first coming to national attention as the 2014 solo/duo winner of Smokefreerockquest, Georgia Lines has ...
READ MORE >18/02/2025
Lauren Blakey’s musical pathway to Lavvender began with busking and has included grabbing the opportunities provided by ...
READ MORE >25/09/2024
37 years in and Smokefreerockquest continues to grow, the high school band competition having its biggest year yet ...
READ MORE >28/03/2024
2023 Smokefreerockquest winning Tāmaki Makaurau band Parkdale are on a bit of a roll, with their third single, the energetic Hesitate ...
READ MORE >06/09/2023
2024 Adastra Performing Arts Scholarships are now open for applications. The scholarship and mentoring programme is to support ...
READ MORE >02/07/2023
Combining rock, electronic and acoustic sound palettes with an approachable, unpretentious persona, Tom Verberne brings a ...
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