New Zealand Music Features

by Claire Mabey
Tiny Ruins performing Live at Slowboard Records Wellington

FEELINGS THAT STRIKE US OUT OF THE BLUE: A FORENSIC READING OF SCHOOL OF DESIGN BY TINY RUINS

A wanderer encounters an empty, almost haunting, School of Design. What does she find? In her latest forensic reading, Claire Mabey examines Tiny Ruins' School Of Design - a story of instincts, institutions, and time behaving strangely

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Qs & As: ZAC ARNOLD, SUNRETURN & THE FESTIVAL OF

Qs & As: ZAC ARNOLD, SUNRETURN & THE FESTIVAL OF

This week, Tāmaki Makaurau label Sunreturn announced the inaugural Festival Of Sunreturn. We wanted to know more, so we provided Label Manager Zac Arnold with the Q's and he delivered the A's

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By Ian Jorgensen
UNSEEN FOOTAGE: REUBEN SAMUEL WINTER LIVE OVER THE YEARS

UNSEEN FOOTAGE: REUBEN SAMUEL WINTER LIVE OVER THE YEARS

Ian Jorgensen has kindly shared live, previously unseen footage of Reuben Winter taken from A Low Hum events over the past decade. As shown on the recently-completed Milk III tour.  At the time of Reuben's passing, Ian shared some thoughts on what Reuben meant to him. He has allowed us to repost these below. 

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GOIN' LIVE WITH CHABS & MILKY ARE GOIN' LIVE (FOR REAL)

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. 

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