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WOMAD NZ 2024, Celebrating Its 21st Year In Taranaki, Wraps Up!
Monday, 18 March 2024, 7:13 pm | The Label
In its 21st Year, WOMAD NZ Celebrates a Triumphant Gathering with Over 40,000 Attendances Across Three Days WOMAD NZ 2025 dates announced Friday 14th - Sunday 16th March www.womad.co.nz WOMAD NZ has once again eclipsed expectations, solidifying its position as a cornerstone ... More >>
Blistering Barnacles, It’s The Mermaid Parade
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 11:44 am | The Label
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2402/4e94b176572548b0b872.jpeg" width="507" height="720"> Like a glittering wave crashing on the shores of Tāmaki Makaurau, the Mermaid parade and Nautical Extravaganza is ... More >>
WOMAD NZ Announces The Artist Play Day Schedule + Welcomes Taranaki Group Fin Rah Zel
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 7:35 pm | The Label
WOMAD NZ has revealed the 2024 Artist Play Day Schedule, maintaining the cherished pre-Christmas tradition, enabling festival-goers to plan their WOMAD weekend early and enjoy both one-off performances and repeated sets for a complete and unforgettable ... More >>
Grayson Gilmour shares new single 'Here We Are' ahead of album release this Friday
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 9:15 am | The Label
Wellington/Pōneke multi-instrumentalist Grayson Gilmour has shared his latest single and video ‘ Here We Are, ’ before the release of his album Holding Patterns this Friday via Flying Nun Records . The album marks Gilmour's first full-length release ... More >>
Ebony Lamb Releases Debut Solo Album Via Slow Time Records
Friday, 20 October 2023, 7:47 am | The Label
Pōneke/Wellington-based singer-songwriter Ebony Lamb releases her debut self-titled solo album, out today through Nadia Reid 's boutique record label, Slow Time Records . The album was made in collaboration with two of New Zealand’s most celebrated ... More >>
Pōneke's Ebony Lamb shares new single and video 'Come, Put A Record On'
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 7:40 am | The Label
Pōneke/Wellington-based singer-songwriter Ebony Lamb shares the final single and video ‘ Come, Put A Record On ’ from her upcoming debut self-titled solo album, out this Friday, October 20th through Nadia Reid 's boutique record label, Slow Time ... More >>
BEASTWARS Fifth Studio Album Tyranny Of Distance - Out Now
Friday, 13 October 2023, 7:41 pm | The Label
Beastwars , the acclaimed heavy metal band from Wellington, New Zealand, releases their fifth studio album, Tyranny of Distance, out now via Destroy Records / Universal. The latest single taken from the release is Beastwars’ interpretation of what frontman ... More >>
Shapeshifter Release New Single ‘On Your Side'
Friday, 6 October 2023, 7:14 am | The Label
‘ On Your Side ’ is a tune about grasping the moment, loving those around you and living in the now. Hypnotic breaks and driving bass surround a calming jazz and blues-influenced song that challenges the usual Shapeshifter flavour while still ... More >>
THE NATIONAL Return To NZ After 6 Years
Monday, 25 September 2023, 7:31 am | The Label
Solid Entertainment are honoured to announce the return of THE NATIONAL in February 2024 for their first shows in NZ in six years. Following the Covid enforced cancellation of the bands two sold-out shows at Auckland’s Civic Theatre in 2020, The National’s ... More >>
NZ's EBONY LAMB Announces Debut Solo Album
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 7:08 am | The Label
Pōneke/Wellington-based singer-songwriter Ebony Lamb announces her debut self-titled solo album, releasing on October 20th on Slow Time Records (Nadia Reid). The album was made in collaboration with two of New Zealand’s most celebrated modern musicians, ... More >>
WHANGAMATĀ BEACH BREAK - Shapeshifter, Ocean Alley, My Baby, Masaya & Flaxxies
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:22 am | The Label
Off the back of some hot new singles, world-renowned live drum & bass group Shapeshifter, Australian psych-surf rock group Ocean Alley, roots-driven hypnotic dance trio My Baby, Raglan soulful groovers Masaya & Tāmaki Makaurau surf ... More >>
Shapeshifter Release Single ‘Amokura’ - Synergizing Shapeshifter's Energy With Cook Island Traditional Drums
Friday, 4 August 2023, 7:34 am | The Label
“For me, ‘Amokura’ celebrates my heritage, it’s a connection to my homeland. I hope my ancestors are happy” - Paora Apera ( P.Digsss’ ) Friday, 4th August 2023 - To celebrate Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani - Cook Islands Language ... More >>
BEASTWARS Release Second Album Single ‘Identity’ (Originally Performed By The Gordons)
Friday, 4 August 2023, 7:31 am | The Label
Today, Wellington heavyweights Beastwars release the aural onslaught, ' I dentity’ , the second track from their forthcoming album Tyranny of Distance . ‘Identity’ was originally released in 1984 by The Gordons - famous for being the brutally loudest ... More >>
BEASTWARS - Announce 5th Studio Album 'Tyranny Of Distance'
Friday, 7 July 2023, 5:45 pm | The Label
Wellington heavy rock band Beastwars have announced their long-awaited fifth studio album, Tyranny of Distance , out Friday, 13th October, on Destroy Records / Universal. Tyranny of Distance is a collection of songs sharing the common themes of despair, ... More >>
Princess Chelsea Wins 2023 Taite Music Prize For Her Album "Everything Is Going To Be Alright"
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 8:20 pm | The Label
Also honoured at the ceremony: Alt-pop artist Theia’s te reo Māori project TE KAAHU , Rough Peel Music owner Paul Huggins , Pōneke podcasters Namnita Kumar & Nadia Freeman , and groundbreaking electronic music act micronism . 18 April Tonight, ... More >>
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Shares New Single 'MESHUGGAH'
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 7:01 am | The Label
“an album confirming Ruban Nielson’s versatility and imagination, as well as a new willingness to escape the nooks and crannies of his own psyche and engage more fully with the world outside. [...] Nielson sounds like an artist who’s arrived ... More >>
SLEAFORD MODS Release New Single + NZ Show Updates
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 7:06 am | The Label
Sleaford Mods have just released their Perry Farrell -featuring single ‘ So Trendy ’, ahead of new album UK GRIM , which is out on this Friday (10 March). Featuring guest vocals from the Jane’s Addiction frontman, ‘So Trendy’ is an insistent ... More >>
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Shares New Single + Video For 'Nadja'
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 7:19 am | The Label
Unknown Mortal Orchestra shares ' Nadja,' another taste from the forthcoming double album V, due March 17th via Jagjaguwar. Arriving alongside the new single is the second of the Vira-Lata -directed videos documenting the lives of two young women ... More >>
UK's SLEAFORD MODS announce NZ Show dates
Monday, 13 February 2023, 7:16 am | The Label
Sleaford Mods are returning to New Zealand this May for their second visit following their sold-out debut NZ show in 2019 at Auckland’s Powerstation. Bringing with them a brand new album UK GRIM , that is set for release March 10,2023 via Rough ... More >>
Ōtautahi's Pickle Darling Signs To U.S. Record Label & Shares New Music
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 7:16 am | The Label
Aotearoa’s monarch of lo-fi indie pop, Pickle Darling (Lukas Mayo - they/them), announces their signing to U.S. record label, Father/Daughter Records (Anjimile, Annie Blackman, Tasha). In tandem with the announcement is the release of Pickle ... More >>