Catching up recently with a fellow songwriter she had not seen for about 10 years, Wellington musician Charlotte Yates confessed she "still has the fever" for writing and performing music. ...more

So, how does an avant-garde folk-rock group from Invercargill, fronted by an opera singer, become involved in the Iraq conflict? ...more

With 31 years of drumming behind him Cameron Budge is one of the most well known and respected drummers in Napier. ...more

The debut 'Release' from Auckland dance duo House of Downtown was hailed as the album that would put New Zealand house music on the world map, when it appeared in mid 2001. Unfortunately, 'Release''s release was protracted, plagued by squabbles, and then the album itself didn't live up to the unrealistically high expectations that surrounded it. ...more

Anschluss: "It's German for assimilation, but not in a nice way. Like a virus or something – an aggressive take over." So explains guitarist Dan Young about the title of the Indicator Dogs' debut album, due out early May. ...more

No one can say Auckland guitar-pop band Leonard haven't paid their dues. Over the past five years the band have self-funded two EPs and are now about to release their debut longplayer, 'An Implied Desire', a 12 track album recorded and produced without the financial backing of a record label, major or minor. ...more

The recent surprise loss of M2 from the small screen is one event which has brought our own music video industry into focus of late. Another was the British Council-sponsored Resonate seminars which brought a number of European music video professionals to Auckland to discuss the production and placement of videos. ...more

"Resistance is futile, sleep is for wimps". So starts the massive 42 page Production Sheet for the 2003 SXSW Music, Film, and Interactive Festival. Over 1,000 bands and 20,000 delegates, industry practitioners, and punters flock to Austin's (that's Austin, Texas pardner) South By Southwest music festival every March. The festival, running since 1987, is now one of the biggest celebrations of international music and industry schmoozing in the world. ...more

Tigilau Ness has taken his own sweet time arriving at his debut CD. After over 25 years playing music and helping bring up his kids (his older son is hip hop musician Che Fu), he has finally released his own album as Unity Pacific. ...more