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Cecily on spending New Year's alone and her surprise side gig
Sam Brooks interviews Cecily, the local singer behind surprise sleeper hit 'Thinking 'Bout Me'.
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Sam Brooks interviews Cecily, the local singer behind surprise sleeper hit 'Thinking 'Bout Me'.
The return of the original girl group babes, the twink Taylor Swift, and New Zealand's most electrifying rap group are all part of our songs of the month.
A group of eleven year olds performed the full adult version of West Side Story in Lower Hutt in the 80s, and it was a life-changing experience.
Onehunga-bred hip hop collective SWIDT have released what might be one of the most politicised music videos in New Zealand history. They talked to Josie Adams about why it felt like the right time.
It's time we all accepted that James Blunt is good, argues Madeleine Chapman.
Madeleine Chapman took her piano-playing nephew Harper to see the orchestra for the first time.
The Auckland-based collective talk origins, ambitions, and making make the rave accessible to everybody.
Lorde has been imprisoned for failing to finish school, prompting uproar across the internet. But we should have known it would come to this
Four festival-goers were admitted to hospital with drug-related issues after Friday's event at Mt Smart Stadium. A fellow partier shares her experience of the night.
Last night's 2019 Silver Scrolls culminated with Aldous Harding taking the big prize for her song 'The Barrel'. Stevie Kaye was there.
Ria Hall (Ngāi Te Rangi) issued a challenge on representation in the New Zealand music industry to a standing ovation.
A re-recorded Kiwi classic, the best song by pop music's greatest diva, a supergroup of country's finest highwomen – they're just some of the tracks gracing The Spinoff's songs of the month for September 2019.
When a Married at First Sight NZ contestant is a singer/songwriter, we simply have no choice but to listen to their entire back catalogue.
Grant McDougall reviews Kilgour’s new solo album, Bobbie’s A Girl, which sees him reflecting on and acknowledging the loss of two key figures in his life.
Auckland rapper JessB has just released a new EP and wraps up a national mini-tour tonight in her home town. Jogai Bhatt talked to her about her world travels, performing at Ihumātao, and how her community and her music intersect.
Miss June’s Bad Luck Party was recorded literally between hospital shifts.
On the 10th anniversary of the infamous “I’mma let you finish” episode, Josie Adams reflects on what this moment revealed about both Taylor Swift and Kanye West.
