Music
Nineteen years young with a musical maturity that defies time, Ihaka has released his debut EP, HELP! I’m Stuck In Genesis. Creation can be chaotic and unpredictable for those of us who trust the muse. Ihaka has woven a collection of ideas into brooding mood scenes, making themselves known
Music
The majority of bands have around three to five members. Wellington outfit Raw Collective are on a different scale all together. Eight musicians throwing their full force into a sound big enough to stretch across genres. Their latest release In The Clouds is an ode to growth and change. Blending
Culture
Every year May rolls around, and the New Zealand music industry hits repeat: Support local. Listen local. Show up. It is all of the best intention. Playlists. Panels. Posters in shop windows. Radio hosts talking up “our sound.”, not to mention new music releases. It is a positively electric time.
Review
A lot of songs come crashing in with hooks and hype. They're built to capture attention and engulf the listener in an immersive 'on trend' experience. It's a common theme seen in many of the tracks that land in our inbox. Suze Harper goes
Music
Auckland artist Sabreen has released a new version of her 2025 single ‘The End’, this time reworked through a collaboration with Palestinian artist and activist Rana Hamida. ‘The End (Arabic Version)’ expands on the original song, digging into grief, and connection - combining South Asian and Palestinian musical influences into a
Culture
Wellington is about to host one of the strangest and loudest live events of the year. The NZ International Comedy Festival and NZ Music Month are coming together for Pōneke House Party, a one night collision of comedy, music and chaos at the Opera House on Sunday 17 May. Co-
Interview
Greta van den Brink's journey from the film industry to fully fledged musician has been nothing short of curious. She continues to play a distinct and active role in music video production, while threading a unique combination of influences into her sound. Greta's profile is growing
Music
There is a slow fading of that (anti-culture) New Zealand-ism in modern Aotearoa. It's an imperfect, organic way of life that presents itself in our strange rounded yet twangy accent. A habit of calling things as they are and an unintentional preference for downplaying it. Go
Music
Her new single All of Me pulls from folk roots fused with pop rock textures - it's a deliberate and stylistically driven sound refined with just enough edge to feel lived in and direct. Dani writes with a sort of tension that draws on soft lines and open melodies.
Interview
They never set out to recreate a past era and yet The Rions have an instinctive spark that listeners keep circling back to. It's loose, guitar driven - a little rough around the edges in a way that cuts deeper than your standard trending indie pop. As their audience
Interview
Hanne Jøstensen did not rush her EP into the world. She built it slowly, quietly, over years when life was pulling in different directions. The Lighthouse is shaped by patience. Carrying the weight of time, the notion of distance, and the focus of someone who chose to finish what she
Music
Breaches debut EP lands in the middle of alt-pop’s shift toward a rougher, heavier, and more texture-led sonic quality. Across four tracks, the Pōneke duo trade polish for pressure. Guitars that crackle alongside low sitting synths in a mix that holds slow brooding intensity at the forefront.
