GOIN' LIVE WITH CHABS & MILKY ARE GOIN' LIVE (FOR REAL)
Humble heroes of Aotearoa’s music community, Chabs and Milky, are delighted to announce an incredible lineup of touring livestreams around the country at the end of May and beginning of June. Flying Nun are very pleased to be partnering up with them for this project and the subsequent video transmissions! Watch this space.
WAS THE PAST YEAR GREAT OR TERRIBLE FOR NEW ZEALAND MUSIC?
When the first Covid-19 shutdown took place in 2020, it threatened to wreak havoc across the local music scene with shows cancelled and venues struggling to survive. However now that a year has passed, local acts seem to be doing larger shows than ever and breaking records for radio airplay. Gareth Shute talks to some of those in the industry to weigh up the positives and negative from a disruptive year.
FORCING ORDER ON A WORLD OF CHAOS: A FORENSIC READING OF STOP YOUR TEARS BY ALDOUS HARDING
Verb Wellington Director, Claire Mabey, didn’t set out to write a series of close readings of Aldous Harding lyrics. She just wanted to think about them in a forensic way for a bit. Then it got serious and out of hand. For the second in the series she took a deep dive into Stop Your Tears.
EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC'S EARLY DAYS: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF FLYING NUN, XPRESSWAY AND MORE
Kiran Dass grew up a fan of experimental music. Below she recounts her journey, full of tidbits, anecdotes and of course, the music.
COMMUNITY & DIVERSITY - WAS THIS A SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON LIKE NO OTHER?
For the first time in living memory, we have the chance to celebrate our local artists without a glut of international acts vying for our attention. Kate Powell spoke to three festival organisers promoting grassroots events this summer. What were their experiences in this environment?
"SOUTHERN PSYCHEDELIC MOMENT": AN ODE TO MARY HENEY & PETER STAPLETON
Kiran Dass looks through the careers of Mary Heney and Peter Stapleton, both of whom passed away in 2020. Kiran picks out her personal favourites from their extensive catalogues.
YUMI ZOUMA TO TOUR NZ & AUS
It's been a while between tours for the alternative pop band, who are returning to these shores later this year to play their first shows in more than two years.
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LAWRENCE ARABIA ANNOUNCES CHANT DARLING TOUR WITH NA NOISE
And also reveals the reason for the season; an upcoming vinyl reissue of 'Chant Darling'!
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DRESSER RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM: SEVENTEEN BLOCKS AND THEN SOME
Dresser is an art-rock trio based in Montreal, Canada. They formed shortly after songwriter Finn Dalbeth relocated there from Auckland in 2018.
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TINY RUINS REISSUING 'SOME WERE MEANT FOR SEA'
The album reaches its ten-year anniversary this year, and to celebrate Hollie Fullbrook is heading on the road with an itinerary that mirrors her equivalent tour in 2011
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DEB5000 TEASE NEW EP WITH SINGLE 'RATS'
Rats reaches the interweb in advance of their debut EP Debutante, which is out June 25th.
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WOMB ANNOUNCE ‘HOLDING A FLAME’ EP OUT VIA FLYING NUN RECORDS
Womb and Flying Nun Records are very proud to announce their exciting new partnership in this release of the Holding a Flame EP — out digitally on June 23rd, 2021.
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