News What’s happening this February at The Bank Hotel by Manning Patston The Bank Hotel is back in signature party mode, hosting Waywards live music, Mardi Gras celebration, and plenty more this month. As our monthly Bank Hotel updates roll on, things…
Music Mousey drops chilling new single, ‘My Hands Are Made of Glass’ by Manning Patston One listen of My Hands Are Made of Glass is enough to signal the haunting capabilities of Mousey’s songwriting. Sarena Close, aka Mousey, is a Christchurch-based singer/songwriter with a deep interest…
Music Matthew Young’s ‘Boneheaded’ is giving us big ’00s romcom energy by Manning Patston NZ’s Matthew Young follows up single Headcase with Boneheaded, granting listeners another glimpse into the mind of a ruminative artist. Alt-pop writer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Young is back. We spoke…
Interviews Music Amber Mark on “taking risks” and turning them into “beautiful moments” by Manning Patston New-York based artist Amber Mark poeticises four years worth of transformative experience on her brilliant debut album, Three Dimensions Deep. There’s an old cliche about how we, as humans, over long…
Music PREMIERE: Le Pie flips the bird to the rat race on ‘Modern Day Mindfulness’ by Manning Patston Le Pie isn’t here for the capitalist pitfalls of modern living. She’s here to party, and make some damn catchy pop-punk while she’s at it. Le Pie is a Sydney…
Music Skegss drop two warm and fuzzy singles: ‘Stranger Days’ and ‘December’ by Manning Patston Singles Stranger Days and December are the latest present from Skegss, filled with optimism, reflection, and that trademark sunny vibe. When it comes to garage-rock sweethearts, you really can’t look past…
Features News Pop Culture The mullet haircut: working class or hardly working? by Manning Patston No conversation about ’80s extravagance would be complete without mentioning the mullet. But does the mullet still represent the business at the front, party down the back agenda today? Here’s…
Music Loose Fit drop riotous post-punk bop ‘Social Graces’ off upcoming debut LP by Manning Patston Social Graces from Loose Fit takes groovy post-punk and mashes it with delicious absurdity. Anxiety has never sounded so off-kilter. Did you find the switch from complete lockdown to COVID safe…
Clocked News MTG’s new Storyweave card from Kamigawa gives green a huge buff by Manning Patston Are you an Magic: the Gathering player that enjoys slinging saga spells? You’re going to want to take a look at this Kamigawa preview card, Storyweave. Spellsplingers, Planeswalkers, welcome back…
News Can ground-level artists actually make money from NFTs? by Manning Patston NFTs, aka, non-fungible tokens, are the biggest craze of recent to hit the digital marketplace. With gigs and royalty streams for musicians at an all-time low, could NFTs give the…
Interviews Tia Gostelow on falling down the rabbit hole and making friends in Rainbow Valley by Manning Patston Tia Gostelow has been busy brewing up sonic antidotes for our tumultuous times, from adventures in Rainbow Valley to remixes with old friends. Tia Gostelow is an Indigenous Australian singer/songwriter…
Interviews Palace explore mother nature, death, and the existential with ‘Shoals’ by Manning Patston London rock act Palace’s third album, Shoals, releases today. Exploring existential fear, the beauty of life, and the chaos in between, Palace are making music for the mind. If you…
Music David Kushner nails it on first go with sobering debut, ‘Miserable Man’ by Manning Patston David Kushner has immediately made a name for himself with debut track, Miserable Man. All it took was an acoustic guitar, voice, and yes, magnetism. When I heard that a track…
