After living and working for years in London alongside his band, The Veils, Finn Andrews returned to Auckland last year. Gareth Shute talks to him about his heartbreak-inflected new album, One Piece At A Time.
In the middle of a spectacular play about witches and wizards, a song from The O.C. plays. Madeleine Chapman unpacks her emotions around 'Hide and Seek'.
Poetik is a fresh talent within the Auckland hip hop scene, but he takes a very retro approach to his music.
Through rain and shine, Splore 2019 shone bright for three days.
The rain held off for Six60's record-smashing show at Western Springs Stadium in central Auckland, an inclusive celebration of Kiwi good times, writes Waveney Russ for RNZ.
To celebrate the launch of New Balance's 997H – the sneaker built for independents – The Spinoff spoke to Auckland synth pop duo Imugi about their musical influences, independence, growing up, and giving voice to bicultural experiences.
Australian band Haiku Hands had a social media smash with their song 'Not About You', and they're performing at Splore this weekend.
Tonight, Pussy Riot perform their show Riot Days as a part of Auckland Fringe. In the lead-up to the performance, Dina Jezdic talked to the collective's Maria 'Masha' Alyokhina.
She's the tsunami taking the world over - and you better get on the wave before you get dragged under. Sam Brooks tells you why you love Lizzo.
There's a cyclone sitting off the coast and we're already feeling its tendrils. From Six60 to Splore, which shows will suffer worst this weekend?
Sam Brooks talks to ASHY about her brilliant new single 'Temporary Crush', the hustle of being self-managed, and her hopes for 2019.
Waveney Russ is impressed by an outstanding performance from Marlon Williams and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Villa Maria in Auckland.
Simon Day was at the last night of the tumultuous 20th anniversary tour of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
First published on RNZ, ethnomusicologist Kirsten Zemke weighs in what fans should do with the music of alleged bad men.
Talented women guitarists are not in short supply, so why aren't they anywhere to be seen on lists ranking our guitar greats? Who is currently regarded as the greatest guitarist of …
This week the Auckland radio station 95bFM celebrates its 50th anniversary. Russell Brown looks back at the station's history, the hurdles it's overcome, and why it thrived.
Last night The Spinoff sent a specialist squad of millennials to the 90s nostalgia fest So Pop. This is their story.
