Everything in: Music
Ōtepoti writer and poet Eliana Gray reflects on the city’s DIY music and arts scene – how it came together, how it fell apart, and the places and people left behind in its wake.
Loose Canons is a series in which we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Jujulipps, a Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist drawing energy from hip-hop and afrobeat, shares five things that inspire her.
V-Day themed playlist! Danya Yang reflects on the love we receive, and the love we give.
Mya Morrison-Middleton in conversation with Fully Explicit founder Creamy Mami, who took DJing and partying out of the boys’ club by catering to the freaks.
Interdisciplinary artist Selina Ershadi has made a curated playlist for Issue 07: Aroha. Fall in love.
Claire Mabey reflects on the legacy of the Spice Girls, and the female ghosts in her family.
DJ and Musician Brown Boy Magik's curated playlist for Issue 6: Vibe shift. It kinda goes HARD.
Madeleine Crutchley interviews Te Whanganui-a-Tara based musician, Hybrid Rose, on her latest album, and the pop songs and divas that have influenced the hot new sound of HyperKunt.
The definitive ranking absolutely no one asked for: calls of ngā manu from worst to best, by novice tramper Rachel Trow.
Shaquille Wasasala, one half of the mastermind duo behind FILTH, is shaping the landscape of club nights for Queer POC in Aotearoa and beyond. Their sister Kitty Wasasala sits down with them to discuss what sets FILTH apart, and where they’re headed next in their upcoming live event.
Erny Belle’s debut album Venus Is Home is worth the wait, says Leonard Powell.
Makanaka Tuwe claims the narratives, traditions and cultures of musicians of African descent in Aotearoa as the centre.
Ankita Singh and Naomi Simon-Kumar chat with South Asian and West Asian Kiwi musicians you should be listening to, about their craft, advice they have for other artists and what’s on their playlist.
Rachel Trow grapples with the realisation she’s been ignoring parts of herself to enjoy Lorde as an artist – and she can no longer escape herself.
Han Li on how Sāmoan hip-hop artist and Elam School of Fine Arts graduate Albert Folasa-Sua – aka LB – found his voice and learned to embrace obscurity.
Kahu Kutia in wānanga with Nahbo on their debut album Ruptured, the newest drop from Empty Goon Records.
Panther Cubs, the ‘OGs’ and a new wave of Aotearoa music talent collide in this soundtrack that transports across genre, generation and the Pasifika community’s solidarity.
Karen Hu and Sherry Zhang chat with Kiwi-Asian musicians on culture, identity and how we can have more diversity and inclusion in the Aotearoa music industry.
We’ve scoured the soundwaves to curate this must-listen Matariki music playlist – just for you.
Artist and producer Mazbou Q has been on a roll this year, releasing new tracks every fortnight. Makanaka Tuwe sits down with him to speak about Black New Zealand identity and the power of dreams.
Te Awakairangi has a growing and influential music scene. So why are these artists not recognised in their own right? Jessie Moss on why recognition for musicians in the Hutt Valley is long overdue.
Ruby Solly sits with wāhine players of taonga pūoro, across generations, and recalls a history of healing and revival.
The radio play is an unfairly neglected and under-appreciated artform; now is the time for its revival, argues Nathan Joe.
"The deeper you go into your whakapapa, the easier it is to connect with all things” – musician Ruby Solly in conversation with Kahu Kutia, on the release of Ruby's album Pōneke.
What are the peaches, really? Claire Mabey tries to get to the bottom of Aldous Harding’s songs, starting with ‘The Barrel’.
Jazz musician Umar Zakaria is glad RNZ Concert isn’t done for because it was never ‘done’ – it’s an unfinished project.
Daniel Blackball, co-founder of the recently-closed Dunedin label/studio/DIY venue The Attic, reminisces about a scene that didn't give two shits about the 'new Dunedin Sound', let alone whether it was part of it.
Self serving myths and nationalism, Dan Kelly considers Zealandia.
Jackson Nieuwland talks to Dominic Hoey about his debut novel, Iceland.
Duncan Allan assesses the value of the music behind some of the worst movements in the world.
Simon Comber writes about the ups and downs of the creative process, the paradox of hope, and how poets RAK Mason and Robin Hyde helped inspire his new album.
Campbell Walker on Simon Ogston's Bill Direen documentary, and his own experience with the musician.
Pasan Jayasinghe charts a lifelong fandom with Bic Runga's undersung second album.
We premiere The Map Room's video for 'Hold Me Up To The Sun' - from their new album, Weatherless, and musician Simon Gooding reflects on breaking out of old patterns.
In a knowledgeable essay, Elizabeth Heritage explores the copyright decisions you make every day, and tackles the difficult issues of digital entitlement, monetisation and worth.
Mark Mullen describes growing up in the Blenheim of the late 70s and early 80s, and how the music of Queen taught him to look back without regret, even while reaching forwards.
With their first single in six years, post-punkers Cut Off Your Hands offer a fierce critique of Auckland’s housing bubble.
Adam McGrath on his song 'People Like Us', a childhood friend and a chance encounter.
Andrew Keoghan on writing his song, 'Stuck in Melodies', from his new album Every Orchid Offering.
New Zealand Opera's production of 'The Magic Flute' whitewashes most of the show's problematic aspects, giving us a production that's awkwardly blind to 21st-century concerns, writes Alex Taylor.
David Farrier tracks down the man behind some of the most iconic music videos for Nine Inch Nails and DC Talk, and finds him... in Tauranga.
We premiere the new video for 'A Lake', the first single from Lawrence Arabia's forthcoming album, 'Absolute Truth'.
