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Listen To Grecco Romanks Debut Album Red Tower Chris Cudby / Friday 9th July, 2021 2:25PM       Sometimes you witness a band perform live and you become instantly obsessed. For many Tāmaki Makaurau gig-goers over the past nine months, the object of that obsession has been "post-empire themed dungeon power techno" trio Grecco Romank — whose eldritch chemistry has attracted a devoted cult following for their party fuelled bangers, wild on (and off) stage antics and jaw-dropping o...

First Lineup Announced For The Others Way 2021 Festival Chris Cudby / Wednesday 23rd June, 2021 8:00AM    The first lineup for The Others Way 2021 festival has been announced and it is almost too exciting to behold. Returning this September to take over venues throughout Tāmaki Makauraus Karangahape Road district, the all-star initial drop includes such illustrious talents from throughout Australasia as The Beths, Lawrence Arabia playing his classic 2009 album Chant Darling in it...

Press Release – Flying Out Music Tickets on sale now from Flying Out, Early bird tickets flew out the door on the festival announcement last week. Now, Flying Out are elated to announce the first 30 acts from around Aotearoa and beyond, set to perform at Auckland’s most exciting music festival The Others Way. Delve deeper into these artists and get yourselves familiar with the talent taking over Tāmaki Makaurau’s Karangahape Road district this September. “We are over the moon with ou...

Lucky Wellingtonians are in for a real treat this winter. The team at Parrotdog brewery in Lyall

May 21 2021 The fastback styling conceals a large hatch that opens to reveal a tremendous amount of cargo space. Volkswagen has received a lot of press for expecting half of its US sales to be all-electric vehicles by 2030. But that raises an obvious question — what kind of gas-powered vehicles will it sell to those buyers who do not want an EV? If the 2021 Arteon is any example, the answer is, very good ones. The companys flagship midsize car has been refreshed with even sharper exterio...

Weekly Roundup: Friday 7th May C.C. / Image: Soft Plastics / Photo Credit: Trent Williams / Friday 7th May, 2021 5:38PM   

Live Photos: Rad Fest - Newtown, Wellington Chris Cudby / Photography by Bruce Mackay / Monday 3rd May, 2021 12:56PM    Tender Moonlight, DARTZ, with none other than the iconic Mike Hills handling MC duties. Photographer Bruce Mackay headed along to document the awesomeness — click on the thumbnail images below to view a selection of his snaps of the multi-venue party...

Soft Plastics Presents The Loozer Tour, Whammy Bar, Auckland Sat, 08 May - Gigs and events at Undertheradar.co.nz.

Soft Plastics Share New Single Loozer Chris Cudby / Photo Credit: Trent Williams / Friday 16th April, 2021 8:50AM    Soft Plastics arose from the ashes of Beatcomber in early 2020. The team of Sophie Scott-Maunder, Laura Robinsons standalone fourth single Loozer has arrived, starting with a hushed intimacy that recalls the stop in your tracks wonderment of their student radio hit My World / Your Girl, then steadily ramping up energy to a grandly fuzz-frazzled conclusion. Recorded ...

Welcome to Nowhere is returning February 2021 for its fifth annual music and arts festival! Hosted by Pōneke-based Eyegum Music Collective, the two-day indie festival will be held over Waitiangi weekend at an idyllic location somewhere near Whanganui. Some of New Zealand’s most talented and exciting artists will showcase a diverse offering of music, poetry, comedy and visual art against a backdrop of regenerating native bush and birdsong. Lucky campers will get the chance to spend a couple o...