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New Zealand synth-pop duo LEXXA (Maude Morris, Julia Morris) reveal their debut, self-written release Toxic Love, out today on Tone Tonic. Through heavy, heart-on-your-sleeve lyrics and expansive synth pads, the pair have been writing away at the undercurrents of millennial heartache, and now
Wellington five-piece Anxiety Club make a distinct turn in style with the punchy, indie guitar pop laden EP Francine, the follow-up release to last year’s acclaimed Black Heart EP. Francine delivers 3 tracks of pure guitar-driven delight. Lead single Public Service paints an
New Zealand goth-pop chanteuse So Below has released ‘Clear’ – the second single from her upcoming debut full-length album. A song about moving on and letting go, ‘Clear’ is a foreboding slice of dark and edgy pop. Much of the song, explains So Below, relates to water. In fact, if you
Ten Tonne Truck is the third single from award-winning country-rockabilly Tami Neilson’s upcoming new album, CHICKABOOM!, which is set for worldwide release on St Valentine’s Day 2020 on Neilson Records/Southbound Distribution. Written by Tami Neilson and produced by Delaney Davidson and
Serving up the perfect a la carte menu to complement the best in new and rising musical stars is something that Laneway excels in, year after year/every year. This year is no exception as Laneway once again makes a triumphant return to Auckland’s Albert Park on Monday 27th January
Iconic New Zealand rock band PLUTO have today released their fourth studio album, the aptly titled IV. The band say “On paper it is IV, but its title is whatever you, the listener decides. So sit back and enjoy the ride, because that’s all it is, just a ride.” Releasing
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Bastille – The Doom Days Tour
Frontier Touring is over the moon to announce the return of British pop superstarsBastille to New Zealand at the beginning of next year on the Doom Days Tour, Part 2. Visiting…
One Love – 2020
New Zealand’s much-loved ONE LOVE Festival will kick off a new decade with the best line-up in the festival’s history. ONE LOVE is without question one of the most popular two-day…
Elton John – Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour
4th-20th February, Dunedin, Hawkes Bay and Auckland
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Pop artist John Clayton Mayer is one slick customer. The grandiose presence of an eight piece band on stage visually imposing, and not in a ‘blot on the landscape’ kind of way either. The song…
It’s impossible not to have a good time at a Steel Panther gig – or at least that’s what I was reliably informed by a middle-aged man dressed in leopard-print tights and a fake wig. Words by…
Music photographer Chris Traill journeyed down to the ASB Baypark stadium in Tauranga to check out the amazing lineup of disco legends. Check out some of his best shots below. Featuring: The…
Halloween is just around the corner and it felt fitting that last night I was sitting in a packed Trust Arena, surrounded by a sea of face paint and black-clad rock fans, eagerly awaiting the…
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