New Zealand Music News — Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland

SUNFRUITS & THE OOGARS ARE COMING TO AOTEAROA!

SUNFRUITS & THE OOGARS ARE COMING TO AOTEAROA!

Australian taste maker and independent label, Third Eye Stimuli Records — in collaboration with Birdsnest Entertainment — are very soon bringing us THE SEARCH FOR TE IKA-A-MĀUI; a psychedelic summer tour of some of the hottest spots in New Zealand's North Island. Featuring a smorgasbord of Sunfruits (AU), The Oogars (AU), as well as support from local artists Joe Ghatt and Michael Llewellyn, the tour party travels up and down the motu, visiting Gisborne, Mount Maunganui, Auckland, Coromandel, Raglan, New Plymouth and Wellington on its way — as well as a stop off in Hawke's Bay at the city's annual Nest Fest. For fans...

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DICK MOVE RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE, 'EYES FOR CHRISTMAS'

DICK MOVE RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE, 'EYES FOR CHRISTMAS'

PHOTO CREDIT: Warren Paea Tāmaki Makarau's party-punk spitballers Dick Move are back with their first new music in two years, and it's a ho ho hell of a tune! With four out of five of the band members fluent in East Coast slang, they're bringing the classic burn "Did you get eyes for Christmas" to the big smoke, and to a radio station near you.  Eyes For Christmas by Dick Move   "This song is about a cracker of a one liner that echoes through small town Aotearoa. Someone staring, dare we say ogling at you? Hit ‘em with the almighty “you get...

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RIPSHIP RELEASE TITLE TRACK 'FEARSOME ENGINE' FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

RIPSHIP RELEASE TITLE TRACK 'FEARSOME ENGINE' FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

'Fearsome Engine' is the title track from Ripship’s upcoming LP (out via 1:12 Records on December 16th), and the band’s third and final single release for the year. The track is available on streaming services NOW!

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IN PICTURES: GARAGELAND LIVE AT THE POWERSTATION

IN PICTURES: GARAGELAND LIVE AT THE POWERSTATION

Photographer Brenna Jo Gotje caught the magic from last week's Garageland show at The Powersation — 30th April, 2022, with support from Dictaphone Blues.

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