Music
Music can represent feelings that are not able to be expressed through language alone. And few experiences capture something as raw and meaningful as the road to recovery. For Christchurch artist Bryony Matthews, a traumatic head injury was a life changing event that paved a rough journey home. Her upcoming
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Change can be a slow moving beast, and yet sometimes life will evolve with such ferocity, it'll leave you feeling giddy. Fables is an artist I've known for a long time. The album in question, is actually her debut. With an EP and a few early
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A crowd full of dancing, banter, kinship, and everything in between filled The Powerstation on a Saturday night as Boy & Bear returned to Aotearoa for the first time in two years. The Aussie outfit lived up to their legacy of indie folk music and proved that the genre is
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How very! Heathers: The Musical is ready for some big fun. The show is open for a criminally short five day season here in Tāmaki Makaurau after an incredible reception from audiences across Australia and around the Motu! The production started its run this past April at the Playhouse in
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It's a strange old time to be alive. You need only tune into the news to hear all about it. Or is that just misinformation? What about the economics of survival? Politics for dinner? How would we know? It's a constant flood of noise spilling into
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When Kid Harpoon, the writer and producer behind Harry Styles and Miley Cyrus, picks you from a group of more than 500 artists, it could be a sign you're doing something right. More so that you're either incredibly talented or maybe just plain lucky... Needless to
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Georgia Knight's long-awaited return to the stage proved that some performances are worth postponing. Originally scheduled for April, before weather conditions forced a delay, Saturday's performance at Neck of the Woods was like stepping into another world. The evening opened with 'Huaxi Flowerstream'
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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
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& Juliet has hit the Civic in all its electro-pop glory and like Katy Perry - audiences haven’t just liked it, they are loving it! The Shakespeare inspired Jukebox musical of songs written by award winning singer-songwriter Max Martin features tunes audiences love, including Hit Me Baby One
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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.
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Meticulously crafted over more than six years, and with a title that reflects a decade of personal discovery, Andy Smith’s album Ten Years is a clear example of how DIY music-making can evolve into an undeniably polished record. Written, produced, recorded, and mixed primarily by Andy himself, Ten
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Wintergardens to the left, Sky Tower and palm trees to the right, Live at the Domain brings an electric energy to Tāmaki Makaurau's favourite park on Friday night. Tadpole, one of Aotearoa’s most influential rock bands, and alt-rock royalty Yellowcard have already warmed festival goers, kicking
