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Kiwi four-piece Summer Thieves have today dropped their anthemic new single ‘Hands’ – a sure-fire festival anthem. With a reputation for turning out tunes laden with catchy hooks and toe-tapping beats, ‘Hands’ is no exception. LISTEN HERE Penned by Summer Thieves band members Jake Bartos, Izzy
Cinematic Kiwi rockers Written By Wolves release their debut album SECRETS. Stream it here. “SECRETS is an album full of thoughts and feelings that people don’t usually feel comfortable talking about. It is a snapshot of the inner workings of my brain and a way to release thoughts that I have
“I played Kaikoura Roots in another era of my career. I was doing solo, but blending a lot of beats and using Ablelton Live, dj’ing with my feet into my tracks, and oh my god, it was like “These people get it” WORDS BY WAL RIED Aussie Blues maestro, Ash Grunwald will play four headline
Following her acclaimed Rose-Tinted EP, Wellington-based alternative pop innovator, Josie Moon, brings us ‘Victor Hotel’, her first single from her forthcoming debut album ‘Paint Me How You Need Me’ Along with a vocal style reminiscent of Lana Del Rey and Aaradhna, ‘Victor Hotel’ has a
With his melodic cool charm, New Zealand based producer Shannon Matthew Vanya today shares his new single Where You Are via A Label Called Success/Sony Music New Zealand. No stranger to the small world of music, In 2015 under Shannon’s previous artist moniker Tom Lark, he gained praise by
Bakers Eddy return with new single ‘On My Own’, a no-holds-barred youth anthem that celebrates the unabashed joy of embracing your inner-introvert in an otherwise crowded world. Following recent singles ‘Can’t Afford It’ & ‘Leave It To Me’, Bakers Eddy will celebrate the release of ‘On My Own’
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As we slowly make our way inside, I know that it is going to be a great night as it is already almost a full house, and Dead Favours aren’t even on stage yet. A fantastic opportunity for them to…
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Boney M was great. Maybe it was me but it seemed like a karaoke night out with work mates, it would have been nicer to have a full band up there with Boney M, but I guess using backing tracks was…
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