oOoOO to return to NZ for two shows
oOoOO is returning to New Zealand for 2 dates after his one-off show in Wellington last year.
Anthonie Tonnon and Watercolours announce double-bill winter tour
Anthonie Tonnon and his new band have announced a double-bill winter tour with Watercolours, around New Zealand in June and July.
THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION announce NZ tour
In celebration of the release of their brand-new double album ‘Fandango’, THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION have announced a six-stop New Zealand tour this July.
THE ADULTS announce 6-date tour / offer a free track to download
Jon Toogood’s THE ADULTS are hitting the road again this winter, with a brand new lineup featuring Aaron Tokona of Cairo Knife Fight stepping into Shayne Carter’s guitarist role.
LADI 6 announces extensive national tour with @PEACE
Ahead of a forthcoming new album, Ladi6 with Parks, Julien Dyne and Brandon Haru join forces with Auckland hip hop collective @Peace for a mid-winter national tour.
SURF CITY reveal new album details / share single / announce some shows
The band have had a bit of a break and now they are back, having recorded their album in New York, New Zealand and South Korea…
There’s Too Much Music…
Cheese on Toast’s daily TRACK O’ DAWN (where we post a new track each day at dawn) has proven to be so highly popular that demands for more than one dawn per day have been received by NZ’s Met Service from eager fans wanting more music.*
Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of THE DOORS, Passes Away
Ray Manzarek has passed away, aged 74, at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer.
BBQ (most often associated with King Khan) announce NZ tour
Mark Sultan goes under the moniker BBQ and probably is most often associated with King Khan and he’s also played major roles in The Almighty Defenders, The Ding Dongs. But he’s also acclaimed for his solo styling as BBQ… plays NZ dates in June
CRAIG TERRIS on tour
Multi-Instrumentalist and vocalist, Craig Terris is currently touring his debut solo album ‘Bleat Your Heart Out’….
THE NAKED AND FAMOUS release a B-Sides and Remixes package
The Naked and Famous are in the studio right now working on a follow-up for Passive Me Aggressive You. But, in the meantime they are releasing a package of b-sides and remixes digitally (out today).
DUM DUM GIRLS to release new album, as yet untitled
Dum In a message sent to fans over-night Dee Dee from THE DUM DUM GIRLS has revealed that a new album, as yet untitled, is on it’s way. “One year ago nearly to…
FRANZ FERDINAND announce new album and give a teaser + tracklist
FRANZ FERDINAND have announced the title of their fourth album – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action and confirmed that it will be released by Domino Records worldwide on 27 August 2013.
JELLO BIAFRA announces spoken word shows in Auckland and Christchurch
Hot on the heels of his recent NZ shows with his Guantanamo School of Medicine – JELLO BIAFRA is returning to in late May for his What Would Jello Do? speaking shows in Christchurch and Auckland.
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA announce 3 NZ shows in July
After playing two NZ shows earlier this year, the Psych-pop trio return in July for a three-stop New Zealand tour
Rhythm & Vines confirms it’s return
Rhythm & Vines announced today that it’s returning again for New Years this year – both the main Gisborne festival and it’s South Island counterpart Rhythm & Alps….
Coherent nightclub closes its doors
Auckland’s K Rd nightclub Coherent has announced it’s final party as it closes it’s doors for good next weekend.
PASSION PIT announces on NZ show
Passion Pit have announced their eagerly awaited return to our shores to perform at the Powerstation in Auckland in July.
Watch the “unboxing” on Random Access Memories by DAFT PUNK
In yet another lead up to the upcoming release of DAFT PUNK’s new album Random Access Memories – they have released this video of the duo unpackaging the vinyl of the new album…
Watch the video of SAVAGES performing live from Ministry of Sound
Did you miss the live webcast of SAVAGES yesterday? Well you can catch up now…
Kiwi FM reveal schedule for next weeks Short Sets
As previously reported Kiwi FM are presenting a series of live Short Sets every day (except Sundays) on Charlotet Ryan’s show… Next week the schedule is…
TAYLOR SWIFT returns to NZ in November
7-time GRAMMY winner and international superstar Taylor Swift is heading down under with her THE RED TOUR…
KIRIN J CALLINAN heads to NZ as part of album release tour
Tour dates announced plus music video for album title track Embracism.
EDITORS announce new album – watch video for new single
Editors debuted their new single, A Ton Of Love, yesterday on the UK’s Radio One as Zane Lowe’s “Hottest Record In The World”. The single is taken from the band’s fourth studio album, The Weight Of Your Love, released by [PIAS] Australia in New Zealand on July 5th.
The Official 2013 NZ Music Month Summit announced
The MMF New Zealand and the NZ Music Commission have announced the 2013 NZ Music Month Summit will have the theme “Your music as a business”.
JAMES BLAKE Auckland show information leaked
JAMES BLAKE is playing at Australia’s Splendour in the Grass festival at the end of July (which has sold out, by the way) but an Auckland show date has surfaced online…
KILLING JOKE to play Wellington
KILLING JOKE announced today that in addition to the long awaited Auckland show (the first ever Killing Joke show in NZ) that was announced recently – they will now also play at Wellington’s Bodega in June.
Kiwi FM reveal details of this weeks “Short Sets”
As posted last week, Kiwi FM, in association with The Lab, The Rockshop are doing a series of “Short Sets” in celebration of NZ Music Month where local artists are being asked to…
TUPAC’s aunt is on FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorist” List
NME have reported that TUPAC’s Aunt is the first woman to appear on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list.
