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AudioCulture
AudioCulture - a website that started because rock historian Simon Grigg found a lot of holes in our musical history. Audio
Ruban Nielson's guide to Portland
Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban Nielson has been based in Portland, Oregon for seven years now, but we'll never stop claiming him as our own. Melody Thomas met up with him for a tour of the city he… Audio
Herriot Row Album Diary
In late June 2014, Auckland based singer-songwriter Simon Comber flew to San Francisco to record the debut Herriot Row album at Tiny Telephone Studios with John Vanderslice, renowned producer for… Audio
Mulholland - Stop and Start Again
Jol Mulholland, the eldest of the Mulholland brothers, is following up his solo debut, Eugene Told Me You Were Dead, with a new album, Stop and Start Again. The record finds the prolific producer and… Audio
Johnny Cooper - The Māori Cowboy
Johnny Cooper, who recorded New Zealand's first rock 'n' roll record, died this week. Chris Bourke, author of Blue Smoke, pays tribute to 'The Māori Cowboy'. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 7
Trinity Roots break the song drought, Yumi Zouma take on the world, synths and alter egos with Little Bark and the story of OMC's How Bizarre. Audio
Little Bark
By day Sophie Burbery is a mild mannered synthesiser enthusiast; by night she is Little Bark, otherworldly purveyor of electronic pop. Matthew Crawley speaks with Burbery about the forthcoming Little… Audio
Broods - Evergreen
We cross-examine the Nelson-born brother and sister of Georgia and Caleb Nott amidst a busy release schedule that sees them drop their Joel Little-produced debut album Evergreen one continent at a… Audio
The Sampler - Beach Pigs, Grom Warfare
Nick Bollinger reviews a summer-themed set from Auckland indie-rock quartet Beach Pigs. Audio
Introducing - Times x Two
Times x Two with their song Get Me Some Mon'. http://timesxtwo.bandcamp.com/ Audio
Kimbra: Live Session
Hamilton born singer-songwriter Kimbra releases her long-awaited second album around the world this Friday. Kimbra is joined in studio by two of her band mates to perform unique versions of songs from… Audio
Shihad: FVEY (extended interview)
Shihad's Jon Toogood and Karl Kippenberger talk with Sam Wicks about breaking up and making up with Jaz Coleman and the making of their new album FVEY Audio
Golden Curtain - Dream City
Players from Garageland, Grand Prix and A Twin Moon all left the big smoke for the blossoms and shimmering light of Hawkes Bay where they eventually met and formed Golden Curtain, who've released… Audio
Kamandi
We speak to rising beat-maker Kamandi about collaborating with Brainfeeder's Azizi Gibson in Los Angeles, from his icy cold Christchurch garage. Audio
Die! Die! Die!
After their most difficult album, local trio Die! Die! Die! are back this month with their fifth album, Swim. Joe Nunweek speaks with Andrew Wilson, Michael Prain and Michael Logie about feeling like… Audio
Shihad - FVEY
By their own description, Shihad are a band that swing between extremes, following hook-laden hard rock albums with hard, fast and heavy riffage records. For their ninth studio album FVEY, Shihad… Audio
Jeremy Redmore - Clouds Are Alive
Jeremy Redmore, former lead singer of Midnight Youth dropped his debut solo album Clouds Are Alive this week - Nick Atkinson found out more. Audio