Getting Your Song Played On The Radio - Breaking Ground
by Mikhal Norris
One of the biggest challenges facing a band is to get that first song on local radio. ...more
Zillionaire: Comfortably In The London Machine - Ex Pat Files
by Shaun Chait
It was a generous sprinkling of assorted family members, friends, regular punters and curious scene fiends that looked on, absorbing the tunes of Zillionaire in Wellington last month.
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Bored Gordon - Fresh Talent
by Zoe Hooper
You may have seen Bored Gordon in a fishbowl, wedged between McLeod’s Daughters and Extreme Makeover. ...more
Cortina - Fresh Talent
by Stephanie Gray
Revved up and ready to burn, Wellington’s Cortina just missed the connection to this year’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. ...more
The Checks - Fresh Talent
by Zoe Hooper
Waiting for The Checks to start their gig, it’s hard to believe the five stovepipe-trousered 18-year-olds, busily chatting to their school-age groupies, are the same band who have supported REM and been lauded in NME. ...more
Frank Gibson Jr - Get Yer Kit Off
by Gordon Marr
Gordon Marr takes on NZM columnist Frank Gibson Jr... ...more
Simon Grigg - Moments Like These
by Trevor Reekie
It seems like Simon Grigg has always been a major player in the local music scene. ...more