South Auckland R'n'B duo Adeaze recently created another spike in New Zealand chart history with their debut album, 'Always & For Real'. ...more

New Zealand hip hop is starting to cross over into the pop radio market in a major way. Even Australian radio is seeing the light with Scribe's Not Ready remix only just missing out on a Top 20 position. The collective of Auckland MCs working under the Breakin Wreckwordz label don't seem too concerned about the posibility of mainstream success however... ...more

For a moment there it seemed that Peter McLennan, aka DA had finally run out of colourful ideas. Not for his trademark Hawaiian shirts mind, nor his intelligent brand of dub for that matter, but bizarrely, for the packaging of his music. ...more

You know what's strange?" says Lea Maalfrid, "since I've been back here talking to people about this album, nobody has asked about the age thing." ...more

For 40 years the New Zealand Army Band members have been entertaining crowds here and overseas - receiving rapturous receptions wherever they go. ...more

The new Datsuns’ album 'Outta Sight/Outta Mind’ includes a love song, a pop song and a waltz! ...more

Asked about their new album, Lucid 3's front woman Victoria Girling-Butcher doesn't mince her words. ...more

Certain people, cliché-prone journalists in particular, keep banging on about Dave Dobbyn being a National Treasure. Now while no-one's going to question Sir Dave's talent or credentials (very chummy with the PM apparently), if such things were open to public submission, my nominee for perspex-cased enshrinement would be Sean James Donnelly. ...more

Auckland-based session drummer Luke Casey has achieved considerable fame through a number of acts, perhaps most notably the rock of Eye TV and the chill-jazz of Relaxomatic Project. ...more