Parachute’s ‘Famous Five’ Feature: Marianne Wren Standing out from the crowd isn’t easy, especially when it’s a crowd as talented and diverse as the current New Zealand music scene. But it’s not deterred the five artists taking part in thisContinue Reading
HEATHER BARON-GRACIE of PALE WAVES: Disintegration, Every Time An interview by Sarah Kidd. Originating in Manchester (how absolutely perfect that they are indeed English) Pale Waves may have only been on the scene for what seems like a heartbeat butContinue Reading
Parachute’s ‘Famous Five’ Feature: Emily Muli Ambient Light continues Parachute’s ‘Famous Five’ series by this week getting to know Emily Muli. She is one of five young people participating in Parachute’s year-long artist development programme. Emily Muli is no strangerContinue Reading
IAIN COOK of CHVRCHES: Search For A Light In The Dark An interview by Sarah Kidd. Formed in Glasgow in 2011, Chvrches could have been viewed as just another synth-pop band but with the release of both their EP RecoverContinue Reading
Parachute’s ‘Famous Five’ Feature: Jym Pop newcomer Jym took everyone by surprise earlier this year, when out of the blue he dropped the hotter than hot, Jungle. Jym’s debut single was a collaboration with Ezra Vine – the songwriter behindContinue Reading
ROBERT ORTIZ of ESCAPE THE FATE: The Majesty Of Song An interview by Sarah Kidd. Escape the Fate is one of those bands that have seen their fair share of both the good and the bad times. Having formed inContinue Reading
JOHN HUMPHREY of SEETHER: All For The Live Experience An interview by Sarah Kidd. Seether is coming back to New Zealand and their fans are rejoicing. Formed in 1999 in Pretoria, South Africa, Seether originally began their career under theContinue Reading
LINDA MCDONALD of THE IRON MAIDENS: Playing With An Accent An interview by Sarah Kidd. They’re American, they’re kick ass and they are soon going to rock New Zealand in the best way possible! The Iron Maidens were formed inContinue Reading
ANDREW NEUFELD of COMEBACK KID: Figure Four And Poppin’ Off An interview by Sarah Kidd. They were named after a newspaper headline announcing the return of hockey player Mario Lemieux returning to the NHL and tomorrow Canadian hardcore punk bandContinue Reading