Music
Re:hearsal Room: Bored Housewives Club
For our first ever episode of Re:hearsal Room, we get to know Bored Housewives Club, who describe themselves as "a pair of cute punks making guitar…
Miss June weigh in on post-punk and bubble tea
“Antevert my uterus and birth you all / Anarchy can only be about a girl,” sings Miss June vocalist and guitarist Annabel Liddell, who’s putting her medical…
Kiwi songwriter reflects on writing Genie in a Bottle
Pam Sheyne is a New Zealand songwriter who co-wrote Christina Aguilera's debut hit 'Genie in a Bottle' - a song about finding someone who can "unlock…
How is a vinyl record made?
There is just one vinyl record pressing plant left in New Zealand, and they show us the 30 second process it takes to produce a vinyl…
School of Beatbox
When she was in high school, Hope saw Ladi6 beatboxing and that was it for her; "that signed and sealed it." Hope knew she was going…
Instruments from everywhere
Join Jerome as he takes you on a tour of beautiful taonga pūoro before his global ensemble enthralls you with a musical collision of culture.
Runtingz
What happens when you get a bunch of roots reggae, raggamuffin, RnB, and Hip Hop artists together? You get Runtingz. The collective of artists are selling…
The Auckland City Scoundrels
The Auckland Scoundrels love to bring a little fun to your festival, and anywhere else you might be in Tāmaki Makaurau. The infectious brass band collective…
Pussy Riot bring punk protest performance to NZ
Pussy Riot: A punk collective doing political art protest. Who is behind the colourful balaclavas sparking uproar in their mother Russia, and attention the world over…
The King of the Jingle
He's the culprit of that catchy tune that's been stuck in your head for days, with lyrics that stay with you for years, decades even. Murray…
The Queen of Trash Palace
You'd be forgiven for being too busy dancing to question where all your rubbish goes to at a festival. Join us as we get the royal…
Crete
We visited our friend Crete in beautiful Whirinaki, where she shared her silky smooth melodies, her journey, and her dreams for the future.
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Natalie Te Paa
Natalie Te Paa dreams of inspiring people around the globe through her beautiful music. First stop: Los Angeles! ???
Drug Testing at Festivals - do you know what you're taking?
"1 in 4 samples is not as presumed." Drug testing at festivals could stop you from making a deadly mistake.
Thomston
His parents gave him a year to make his music work, and now Thomston is moving to LA with 60 million on Spotify streams to his…
TONE6
Meet TONE6: the teens whose harmonies are straight out of heaven
University of Drum and Bass
Partying and Castle Street go together like pizza and beer, Drum and Bass. Welcome to Dunedin's thriving music scene, brought to you by the infamous scarfies…
Possum Plows - Openside
From belting out tunes while shooting hoops to opening for Ellie Goulding and Panic! At the Disco - Possum from Openside sure has come a long…
Dear Lorde
Who would have thought penning an open letter to Lorde would end in a $19,000 court case? Meet Nadia and Justine, who stirred up global news…
RAROBOYS
The Raroboys are filling a gap in Aotearoa's art-scene. The art collective curate the visual style of Pasifika youth, from film to paintings and everything in…
S I M P S O N W A V E
The Simpsons have become so iconic now, they've spawned a cult following for a microgenre of a subgenre.
Introducing - S I M P S O…
The infamous 27 club
The 'live fast, die young' mantra applied when Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, and Jimi Hendrix became unfortunate members of The 27 Club. We sat down with…
New Zealand's Pirate Radio
Radio Hauraki is an icon in Aotearoa's broadcasting history. From evading police to battling the mighty Gulf waters, this is the story of New Zealand's original…
Why is there so much English in K Pop?
The phenomenon that is K Pop is taking over global pop culture right now. But why are there so many random English lyrics?
Amber Maya - a queer woman caught between two worlds
We chat with Amber Maya about her latest single 'Jealous'. The singer that MTV called 'one to watch' talks about going from one country where her…
Jennifer: the 13 year old harpist
"It's not as hard as it looks" - and Jennifer makes it look so easy! In fact, this 13 year old plays her harp so well…
Maha meets Majid Jordan
Described by Maha as 'the coolest guys on earth', meet Majid Jordan. They're the duo signed to Drake's OVO label, making the sweet music of Maha's…
Music therapy and the elderly
A simple tune can take you from down to upbeat in an instant, and that's the thinking behind the music therapy Jamie is bringing to Southland…
Hood Fashion - How to look fly with Boomer Tha God
Let us take you from 0% - 100% fly in under 5 minutes. This is Hood Fashion with SWIDT's Boomer tha God AKA The Savemart King…
Randa
Randa took some time out from being incredible to talk identity, fashion and artistic processes over a coffee served in a pastry shell ☕️