It seems fitting that hip-hop young gun Scribe's Stand Up was recently replaced at the top of the New Zealand singles chart, albeit for only one week, by hip-hop veterans 3 The Hard Way with their long overdue comeback single, It's On. ...more

There was more than one emotional outpouring at the 2003 APRA Silver Scroll Awards ceremony held at the Auckland Town Hall in October. ...more

'Complexity is just layers of simplicity'. This resonant quote is written on the wall of Nava Thomas' (aka Confucius) studio. With the release of his new album 'Newsoundlandscapes', this seems totally appropriate. ...more

Any romantic notions of home recording fly out the window when you take the one step that's possible into the tiny (but world famous in NZ), Grey Lynn backyard shed that barely fits Goodshirt's recording gear. ...more

It started in September 1997, when a bunch of young guys grinding metal in the unlikely sounding Raw Meat From The Balcony, got together with some dance party-going mates and decided to create an independent record label. ...more

The Reuters report early in November was headed "BMG, Sony to Merge to Stave Off Slump". The two record company giants had just announced plans for a 50-50 joint venture, which would combine the world's fifth largest music player with the number two. ...more

Ask just about any reasonably well-informed New Zealander between 45 and 80 what they know about Peter Posa, and chances are you'll get a slightly distant look as the memory banks are trawled. ...more

Supergroove's look-back-in-wonder double CD 'Postage: The Best of Supergroove'was concocted on the basis of the band selecting a set list for their ultimate live gig. ...more

The feelers enjoyed a five times platinum start to their career with 'Supersystem' back in 1998/9. ...more