Music Joydah Mae: Carrying the Threads, Weaving the Healing by Alex Cooper This is music as medicine. The voice of Joydah Mae begins in the earth. It is rooted in the highlands of the Philippine Mountain Province, among the Ibaloi tribe, and…
Music News Bret McKenzie brings Freak Out City Down Under by Alex Cooper Is Rhymenoceros opening? The man who mastered the delicate balance between wit and melody is heading down under. Bret McKenzie, the Oscar-winning Flight of the Conchords star, is bringing his…
Music Finding Truth in the Strings: Anna Rowley’s ‘Will to Trust’ by Alex Cooper A folk song from New Zealand finds the pulse of a pandemic paradox. Anna Rowley writes from the edge of the world, or at least it feels that way. Her…
Music Inside VÏKÆ’s DOOMSDAY COLLECTIVE by Alex Cooper A ghost in velvet’s guide to the apocalypse. The Ukrainian-born, New Zealand-based dark pop architect, VÏKÆ, transforms personal and global apocalypse into theatre, where fragility meets ferocity. Her debut anthology,…
Music Lavvender’s ‘Candid’: A Sunny Sound for a Shadowed Heart by Alex Cooper With a new single that shimmers with alt-rock energy, the songwriter delivers her most resonant work. From the lush musical landscapes of Aotearoa emerges Lavvender, a Tāmaki Makaurau–based artist who…
Music Sabreen’s Sonic Solidarity: ‘The End’ by Alex Cooper How ‘The End’ bridges the distance from Aotearoa to Palestine with a Desi-folk soul. Sabreen is not an artist who shies away from the weight of history. The Auckland-raised, Bengali…
Live Live From Happy Music News Pro Audio Church & AP command the room with ‘PAK N SAVE’ Live from Happy by Happy Church & AP performs ‘PAK N SAVE’ WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO + NZ Rap duo Church & AP deliver an electrifying Live from Happy with ‘PAK N SAVE’ Massive…
Live Live From Happy Music News Pro Audio deadforest kills ‘BAR4BAR’ Live from Happy by Happy deadforest performs ‘BAR4BAR’ WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO + deadforest brings “a thousand bars” to Live from Happy! Massive thanks to Pig Hog Cables and Almighty for supporting this session…
Music News Zion Garcia & SOLLYY announce joint Aus + NZ headline tour with iPod by Tammy Moir Zion Garcia & SOLLYY bring The Film Star Left His Heart Out West tour to Aus + NZ Western Sydney multi-hyphenates Zion Garcia and SOLLYY are taking their uncompromising DIY…
Music News LISTEN: ‘Drown’ is Roy Irwin at their melancholic, melodic best by Tammy Moir Roy Irwin blends bright indie-pop with emotional weight on his quietly affecting new single New Zealand’s lo-fi pop poet Roy Irwin returns with Drown – an upbeat indie gem that…
Music Video Aotearoa Indie Pop Stars BORDERLINE Release New Single and Video Ahead of U.S. Tour by Cooper Marix-Evans New Zealand indie pop sensation BORDERLINE is making waves with their latest single ‘When It’s Raining,’ with a music video to accompany The evocative track, which first appeared during the…
Music NZ Rising Pop Star Jenni Smith Has a New Breakup Anthem out by Cooper Marix-Evans Pop-Country singer/songwriter Jenni Smith’s new single ‘Laugh Louder’ is an energetic track about leaving behind toxic relationships A new rising star on the NZ pop market, Jenni Smith has burst…
Music Interview: Pati AF’s unapologetic approach to music and life by Tammy Moir With her latest single ‘Acceptance’, Pati AF has once again proven herself to be a masterful storyteller, weaving introspective lyrics with soaring melodies. But there’s more to this Aotearoa musician…
