R&V Second Lineup Announced for 2016/17
With a whopping first announce, Rhythm and Vines are back this New Years in Gisborne with a heaving lineup. Grammy award-winning artist Kimbra will join Chance the Rapper, ZHU and RÜFÜS to headline...
View ArticleThe Japanese House releases new song ‘Swim Against the Tide’ off third EP
Earlier this week, dream pop professional Amber Bain, a.k.a The Japanese House released ‘Swim Against the Tide’ in anticipation of her upcoming third EP of the same name. Bain has dubbed ‘Swim Against...
View ArticleConnan Mockasin & Sam Eastgate (SOFT HAIR) release album
Soft Hair are Connan Mockasin and Sam Eastgate (LA PRIEST / Late of The Pier). Blessing us with a twisted video recently, the duo warmed up for their albums release – from which the recording took...
View ArticleSILICON releases live ‘god emoji’ album in audio-visual POV experience
Don’t wanna go out on a Saturday night…well you don’t have to. SILICON aka. Kody Nielson has released a live bandcamp and youtube playlist of his antics at Red Bull Sound Select last weekend in...
View ArticleJack Grace releases debut EP ‘River’
Unafraid to make his noise in the most natural progression possible, Jack Grace is an Australian producer and vocalist that we’ve been following since SNIFFERS inception. Broken beats, deconstructed...
View ArticleCut Off Your Hands emerge with first single in five years ‘Hate Somebody’
There’s few NZ indie bands who have filled our headphones as much as Cut Off Your Hands. Releasing their first single in five years with Hate Somebody, a track that comments on anti-social,...
View ArticleSevdaliza spooks with new track ‘Human’ and announce of new album
We’ve been following Sevdaliza since 2014, and from the first listen were addicted. Following her debut release has come a collection of EP’s, collaborations with the likes of STWO, and some of the...
View ArticleKevin Abstract Drops New Record ‘American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story’
Following Kevin Abstract for the last few years has definitely placed him in the hip-hop corner, however his Twitter has been quite the opposite over the past few months. A stream of tweets opening up...
View ArticleVibe with Theophilus London’s new track ‘Revenge’
Theophilus London released his sophomore LP Vibes, executive produced by Kanye West, in November of 2014. Since then he’s kept a pretty low profile, aside from being arrested and rocking a Boiler Room...
View ArticleTom Lark spills new track ‘WILL’
Picture laying in an old school BMW, as street lights pass by the sunroof, and an overpowering car air freshner fills your nostrils next to the smell of split lager in the backseat. The moment we hit...
View ArticleNadia Reid reveals ‘The Arrow & the Aim’ and announces new album
Self-discovery doesn’t come easy. It’s usually a rite of passage to get burned before the wounds can heal and often takes a new perspective to truly understand yourself. 18 months and 10,000kms...
View ArticleCreate an effortless trip with FLYYING COLOURS ‘Mindfulness’
Stuck in your 9-5? FLYYING COLOURS have you sorted. Having receivied rave reviews, getting a stack of international radio play on BBC6, KEXP and WVUM and closer to home on FBi, Double J and RRR...
View ArticleBlood Orange’s danceworthy new video ‘Better Than Me’
The last thing we expected on Blood Orange’s genius new album was the presence of Carly Rae Jepsen – but nonetheless the tracklisting exceeded our expectations once we had our first play of ‘Better...
View ArticleWatch Bon Iver’s Full Live Show with NPR
There’s a beauty about Bon Iver, a beauty we’ve never been able to glide past. After seeing him live in Wellington in 2014, our obsession with Justin Vernon and his band only lengthened. It was a...
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‘Recommended Schedule’ for Rhythm & Vines 2016
The eve is nigh’ – Rhythm and Vines 2016 is about to kick off in true style. Lighting up Gisborne in New Zealand, the three-day festival is an ambush of talent and to pick a combination of emerging and...
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‘7 to Watch’ at Laneway Festival 2017
Since arriving in New Zealand in the late 2000s, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival in Auckland has established itself as one of the best opportunities in the country to catching exciting new local and...
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Coachella 2017 to ft. Future, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, The XX, Bon Iver, & more
As an infamous entry to the USA festival circuit, Coachella is considered ‘the hostest with the mostest’ by many. Announced this morning, the Palm Springs party boasts headliners Beyonce, Kendrick...
View ArticleThe XX release new single ‘Say Something Loving’
The forthcoming album from The XX titled I See You is on its way, and today the group have released the next single titled ‘Say Something Loving.’ Following on from singles ‘On Hold’ and ‘I Dare You’...
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Things You Can’t Explain: The Connan Mockasin Interview
Since first taking to the international stage in the early 2000s, Te Awanga’s hometown hero Connan Mockasin has applied his helium-toned falsetto, velvety croon, unusual lyrics and footloose...
View ArticleSampha lands new single ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano’
Sampha has been known to captivate audiences with a solo voice, and an upright piano. Stripping things back, and re-cementing this with a new single aptly titled ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano.’ At...
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