How New Zealand songs are made in 2017
Gareth Shute examines the varied ways songs are written in the modern era by speaking to three artists who’ve released work recently – Herriot Row, Raiza Biza and October.
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Best Songs Ever: Takin' a ride on Neil Finn's disco Vespa
Our regular round-up of new songs and singles, this week featuring Neil Finn, P!nk, Robert Plant, Kings and more…
'I'm trying not to be a rock band': Merk on the isolation of laptop production
Henry Oliver talks to bedroom producer and multi-instrumentalist Merk, who is playing at Seamless, an all-ages show, in Auckland this weekend.
Chartlander: What we were listening to the day Helen Clark became Prime Minister
Every week Chartlander travels back through time, landing in a different year on the official New Zealand singles chart in the hopes of (re)discovering forgotten Top 40 gold. Today we go back to the last time the Labour Party came into power.
An enigma wrapped in a musician: A chat with Ben Lemi
Martyn Pepperell hangs out at the library and with musical polymath Ben Lemi to talk about Lemi's debut solo EP as Courtesy Caller.
Pod on the Couch: How music ends up on TV and movies
Henry Oliver talks to Amine Ramer, a music supervisor for film and television.
Best Songs Ever: Marlon Williams gets bored of being so damn serious all the time
Our regular round-up of new songs and singles, this week featuring Marlon Williams, Neil Young, Marshmello + Khalid, Physical and more…
Chartlander: The NZ music charts this week in … 1991
Each week Chartlander travels back through time to land in a different year on the official New Zealand singles chart in the hopes of (re)discovering forgotten Top 40 gold. Today we go back 26 years to this day in 1991.
Election playlist: Songs from inside NZ’s political campaign HQs
After weeks of working sources deep inside New Zealand's political parties, Henry Oliver reveals the songs dominating the office stereos at campaign headquarters.
In praise of the moshpit: Photographing Auckland’s punk decade
Adrian Hatwell talks to photographer and Rip It Up founder Murray Cammick about his exhibition AK 75-85, on now at Black Asterisk Gallery in Auckland.
