New Zealand Music Features — Aotearoa | New Zealand

Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington's latest one-night-multi-venue festival, Great Sounds Great, is coming up next Saturday the 10th of December, and with a wide range of acts (including Ben Woods, Na Noise, Imugi 이무기, Ludus and more) performing across five stages, you'd be silly to miss this one!   To find out more about this brand new festival, we caught up with the festival's co-curator and member of the band Soft Plastics, Sophie Scott-Maunder. 

The recent rumble in Aotearoa’s underground, Half Hexagon is the all-star trio who seemingly appeared out of nowhere and since graced anyone paying any attention whatsoever. Let’s see what they’re all about. 

Somewhere along my time of Wellington living, I inevitably came across Hans Pucket’s album Eczema. It was at the same time I was swelling in post-uni and covid unemployment. I attached to ‘Old U vs the New U’ and this song is still a comforting reminder of what it’s like balancing life in the uncertainty. I’m a deep fan of where Oli’s honesty meets humour in his songwriting, and the bands endearing comedic live performance. 

This month the NZ record label that produced viral musical talents Princess Chelsea and Jonathan Bree is turning 20 years old. One of the people behind the scenes at the label from the start was Gareth Shute and here he takes us through the ups and downs of two decades in the music industry.