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Mountain Scene May 8, 2021 By GUY WILLIAMS Arrowtown alternative rock band The Seaside Stranglers are throwing a party in the town tonight night to mark the release of their EP, Quick, Fast and Deadly. Frontman-bassist Sam Maxwell, 25, says the gig at Slow Cuts is ‘‘our way of saying thank you to Arrowtown for all their support over the years’’. Sam, along with brother and lead rhythm guitarist Tom, 32, and drummer Sam Baylis, 32, recorded the EP’s four songs at the b...

Its New Zealand Music Month; the concept still seems a bit strange to me. I get the idea of course. Lest New Zealand music be lost in the glut of overseas sounds lets set aside a particular month to just focus on the local. Something like Maori Language Week. In reaction people often point out that every month (or week) should be those things. Fair enough too. But I guess if NZ Music Month means that record labels here are going to push their local signings a bit more then theres nothing wrong ...

Local Produce: Night Lunch Night Lunch are a Dunedin duo of Liams made famous by the smash hit music video for their song House Full of Shit. The band features the uniquely minimalist combo of Liam Hoffman on drums and Liam Clune on a home-made instrument called a diddly bow. Hoffman has finished Uni but Clune has come back for round two. They’ve so far released two albums on Spotify: ‘Double Trouble’ and ‘Table for Two’. Clune initially just made the diddly bow for fun. “I had se...

Louisa Nicklin Announces Debut Album Release Tour Chris Cudby / Album cover artwork: Steven Acres / Monday 19th April, 2021 9:00AM    A leading voice amongst a new generation of Aotearoa songwriters, Tāmaki Makauraus Louisa Nicklin has garnered devoted fans for her haunting student radio hits ‘Water Around Her’ and ‘To Be Fine’, and live performances including a jam-packed crowd for her recent Mermgrown festival appearance. With her forthcoming self-titled debut album sure...

Mountain Scene By GUY WILLIAMS Nick Seymour feels like he’s just come out of rehab. Although he’s never actually been in rehab, that’s how Crowded House’s bass guitarist feels about his fortnight’s spell in quarantine last month. Fresh off the plane from Ireland, where he’s spent the best part of the last year ‘‘cosily ensconced in my West Coast hideaway’’ with his partner and two kids, it occurred to him that for the first time in his life, he’d be depriv...

Neil Finn and Crowded House will hit the road for a New Zealand tour in March. A new album was finished remotely, all five band members spent time in isolation, and lockdown scares are threatening their New Zealand tour. A new-look Crowded House line-up tells Chris Schulz how Covid-19 nearly derailed all of their plans. Three weeks ago, Nick Seymour, a co-founding member of the Australian-New Zealand band Crowded House, woke early at his home in Sligo, Ireland. It was 2am and he faced a two-h...

Made in Auckland, mixed in Stockholm: the Datsuns are back We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Making albums runs a clear second for Datsuns bass player and vocalist Dolf de Borst, well behind the thrill of powering up a live rock ‘n’ roll band. More than six years since the Datsuns’ last album there’s new music out this Friday: first single Brain to Brain off their forthcoming LP. Eye to Eye, the band’...

Beastwars Announce 10th Anniversary Tour + Vinyl Reissue Of Debut Album Chris Cudby / Photo credit: David James / Friday 19th February, 2021 8:08AM       Beastwars are toasting the tenth anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a nationwide tour this coming May, joined for all dates by psych duo Earth Tongue. The Pōneke team of Matt Hyde, James Woods and Clayton Andersons earth-shaking 2011 record was recognised as an instant classic in the hallowed halls of Aotearoa ...

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Primer: Sunset Sounds - Waterbourne Beach Festival Annabel Kean / Thursday 11th February, 2021 10:45AM       Whats better than spending your evening being serenaded by top Aotearoa acts? Spending your evening being serenaded by top Aotearoa acts with a glass of champagne in your hand, the sound of Takapuna waves breaking, and an expansive rooftop bar view. All this and more will be available at your fingertips thanks to three weeks of Waterbourne Beach Festival events throughout Ma...