For the past seven years Barton (above right) and Hayden Strom - better known in clubs around the world as Antix - ...more

You could argue that, for any band, having a small town's-worth of MySpace fans is no great feat. ...more

Fast Crew formed in 1999, break dancing at parties leading them on to freestyling, then rapping and eventually music writing. ...more

Sitting down with Grand Prix for a couple of beers in the garden bar of a wee cafe, it didn't take too long to figure that these guys are quite content with their latest release on Arch Hill. ...more

Hollie Smith looks tired. She exudes a warm, engaging disposition, but she has that slightly jaded, where-am-I-now? look which betrays the fact she's been back in the country less than 24 hours. She spent yesterday flying back from a whirlwind, 'drop everything and go' one week visit to New York and LA. ...more

New Zealand's answer to Billy Bragg, Christchurch-based Lindon Puffin, has not long finished his latest tour of New Zealand's nooks and crannies. ...more

So So Modern could, can and have been described in a huge number of different ways, each usually involving some quirkily inventive term like 'ravepunk'. ...more

What do two builders, two teachers, an IT guy, a sound engineer and a pro wrestler have in common? In this case the answer is that they're all in Auckland's legendary, and long-running, ska outfit The Managers. ...more

It's reasonably late at night when I try to find The Sneaks' central city practice space. After a wary walk down a dark and decidedly dodgy-looking driveway, I'm relieved to see drummer Daniel Ward, bass player/vocalist James Dansey and guitarist/vocalist Martin Keane enjoying some fresh night air, having finished their rehearsal. ...more