When people ask me how they should practise singing, I am always tempted to say, "Just as you would any other instrument". But then, of course, not all singers play another instrument - so here we are. ...more

Born in Mombasa, Kenya, Brendan Power was nine when his family moved to NZ in 1965. Growing up in Nelson he attended Nayland College, then Canterbury University where he gained a BA in English and MA in Religious Studies. ...more

Wellington's proud residents Beatrootz were initially brought to our attention with the R'n'B dance joint No DJz way back in 2005. At that stage the potential was obvious (it reached #17 on the singles chart), but the Beatrootz maintain that a hot video isn't all that counts nowadays. ...more

Lead guitarist Dave Rowlands is looking to describe Clap Clap Riot for me. "We write with the perspective of pop in our heads, but when we play, we play with the perspective of rock 'n roll entirely. It's all sort of ferocious leather jackets and chords that sound bad, and out of tune guitars." ...more

Crash Test For Favourite Things (here-on referred to as CTFFT to preserve my sanity), are a threesome who have been not so quietly simmering away at the fringes of Aucklands' alternative rock scene for a couple of years now. An ever-increasing cadre of loyal fans have been drawn to their melodic brand of what a lot of people would likely call 'prog', or as vocalist/guitarist Mikey Brown describes it, "… music that makes people think a bit". Mikey is joined in CTFFT by bassist Tony Swift and drummer Jono Tiernan. ...more

Being NZM's 20th birthday we thought it was an opportune time to turn the mic on our 'Moments' column curator Trevor Reekie. ...more

Gene Bennett was the guitarist in Auckland fun popsters Rubicon, the wacky threesome featuring on NZM's August/September 2002 cover. All the guitars Rubicon used were made by Gene and in the years since he has pursued his guitar tech skills, established G-Spot Guitars, repairing and building stringed instruments from scratch. ...more