Music

He raises chickens and lives in the bush. He's also a mysterious rapper approved by Public Enemy’s Chuck D. Who is the real Scalper?<br />

Hollie Smith has braved a relationship break-up, confidence issues and multiple lockdowns to make her new album happen.

'She’s bloody welcome to cover it. I’d love her to.'

'I've gripped a block of ice in the freezing cold for an entire day; I've been on stilts, which I don't know how to do; I've had a high-powered fan blown into my face…'

Offshore touts are trying to flog off expensive tickets to concerts all over NZ. And sometimes those tickets may not even exist.

'Shout out the Corona. All my boys remember the Corona, yeah.'

No one can go to a big gig right now, but a 2020 concert by The Beths has become the lockdown movie experience the country needs. How'd that happen?

Producer Haz Beats tells us about his first gig, taking a goat to the Aotearoa Music Awards and more on this week’s episode of FIRST.

Earth Tongue tell us about axolotl experiences, the horror of Matilda, a cigarette-smoking ghost and more in this week’s episode of FIRST.

Acclaimed New Zealand hip-hop artist Louie Knuxx died of a heart attack in Melbourne on August 13.

In a world full of pop facsimiles, Lorde has emerged older, wiser, more confident and entirely carefree.

The musician tells us about the first CD she bought, Neopets, songwriting in te reo Māori and more in this week’s episode of FIRST.

With live touring on hold due to Covid-19, this is the next best thing.

Every weird fact the popstar has let slip over the last couple of weeks, all in one place.

Pop duo Laiika remember the musical moments that made them in this week’s episode of FIRST.