Marky Ramone announces NZ tour
This November and December will herald the visit of true punk rock royalty to our shores, Marky Ramone, with concerts in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.Continue Reading
Daughter announces upcoming game soundtrack
Today, the acclaimed English band Daughter has unveiled a partnership with SQUARE ENIX®, publisher of award-winning and best-selling videogame franchises such as FINAL FANTASY® and TOMB RAIDER®, to create an original musical score for their highly anticipated new game LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM™.Continue Reading
Marlon Williams announces Vampire Again plus NZ Tour
Marlon Williams returns with “Vampire Again,” his first new material since releasing his acclaimed debut album in 2015 and touring relentlessly around the world, including performances on CONAN, Later…with Jools Holland, opening for Bruce Springsteen and picking up both an ARIA Award nominationContinue Reading
Give A Home Charity Concerts Announcement
Kiwi acts Theia, Ciaran McMeeken, Estère and Opal House are joining a line-up of 1000 musicians playing intimate shows in 200 cities over 24 hours on September 20. The first-of-its-kind concert series called Give a Home aims to unite people in welcoming refugees. It will bring established and emergingContinue Reading
Going Global Presents 2017 announcement
Independent Music New Zealand is very excited to announce the following 12 hand-picked artists will be performing at GOING GLOBAL PRESENTS on Saturday 2nd September. ALIEN WEAPONRY | CIARAN MCMEEKEN | ESTÈRE | GRAEME JAMES | HA THE UNCLEAR | HERRIOT ROW | OCTOBER | SILICON | SOCCERPRACTISE | TEEKS | THEContinue Reading
The National release new single and music video
Hot on the heels of The National claiming their first U.S. #1 at commercial radio on the AAA radio chart with ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness‘, the band has released ‘Carin at the Liquor Store‘, accompanied by a video (whichContinue Reading
GZA (Wu-Tang) drops Australasian tour announcement
WU-TANG CLAN founding member, GZA returns this November to grace Australian & NZ fans with his electrifying live shows. His thought-provoking and street-bred raw lyricism layered over catchy beats has created plethora of anthems that shaped the hip-hop world. HeContinue Reading
From Sportsman To Musician: A Ciaran McMeeken Interview
CIARAN MCMEEKEN: From Sportsman To Musician An interview by Lauren Sanderson. Auckland based singer-songwriter Ciaran McMeeken released his self-titled debut album this month. To celebrate the anticipated release the acoustic singer has been travelling the country. First stop: his hometownContinue Reading
Black Map release new music video
Rock act BLACK MAP have debuted an all new music video for their track “Ruin,” (which you can watch below) from their all new LP released earlier this year. “The lyrics are from the perspective of someone who thinks theyContinue Reading