Auckland artist Kenny Sterling has just released the visual accompaniment to his debut single, 'Seismic Commotion'. On the run in an environmentally ravaged land, we sat down with him before the authorities catch up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0ZqQie5cGY Keegan: I seen you in K Road maybe a month or so ago and you were excited...
Auckland artist Kenny Sterlin...
Words by Darcy Shakes I haven’t seen Judy Shane since I was fifteen. She’s a fond friend of my parent’s from California. What with everything happening all over the world, we called her over Zoom a few weekends ago. I waddled into my parents' room forty minutes late to the video-call, and Judy...
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Words By Ali Nicholls // Images By Connor Crawford Back from their year-long hiatus, Wax Chattels bring their bone-splintering live performance back to Whammy Bar, Auckland, to mark the release of their latest single, ‘No Ties’. Over the course of their musical lives together, Auckland’s Wax Chattels have gained a reputation as...
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The transition from DJ to producer is one that few can pull off, and in most cases you’re either one or the other. Being a good DJ doesn’t qualify you as a producer, and vice versa. I’ve been eagerly waiting to see if this Wellington DJ could pull it off....
The transition from DJ to...
Earlier this year was the 10 year anniversary of the death of Gil Scott Heron. His impact on contemporary music is massive. Some call him the godfather of rap, a title he vehemently declined. As part of the celebration of his life, XL Recordings chief Richard Russell approached Jazz musician...
Earlier this year was the 10 ...
Maungauika, Devonport, this weekend. Cars can no longer park at the top of the maunga some know as Mt Victoria and others as Takarunga. It’s one of three in Devonport. The one alongside is only a vestige, quarried away and made into roads. Next to that is Maungauika, 50,000 years old,...
Maungauika, Devonport, this w...
The Vinyl Factory and Luaka Bop present a new documentary revealing the untold stories of private press gospel groups in the USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A7DPtUVJPI This documentary has been reposted with the permission of The Vinyl Factory ...
The Vinyl Factory and Luaka B...
Keegan: Thanks for taking the time to have a chat with us, tell us about your latest body of work? Margaret: I'm working on my first solo exhibition. After doing so much work in public places and spaces, it feels strange to be hanging work on walls and showing in a...
Keegan: Thanks for takin...
Words By Ali Nicholls Leading the contemporary movement into 60s revival psychedelia, heritage Americana heroes Allah-Las washed their dulcet waves upon the shores of Tamaki for the first time on Saturday. It’s another languid summer evening in the littlest Big Smoke, and K Road is pulsing with life and anticipation. The doors...
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Words by Keegan Fepulea'i Globally and internationally the music industry continues to fight the uphill battle that is female representation in Music. A recent study from the states conducted by Dr Stacy L. Smith, the "Inclusion in the Recording Studio", had some not so surprising findings. Two such findings that came...
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