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Sufjan Stevens Debuts 'Sugar' From Upcoming Album
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 8:22 am | The Label
Sufjan Stevens debuts “Sugar,” a new song from his forthcoming eighth studio album The Ascension , today. Listen and watch the video, choreographed by acclaimed choreographer, MacArthur Fellow and Doris Duke Artist Award recipient Kyle Abraham ... More >>
Gisborne Punk-Rockers Sit Down In Front 'Who Ate All The Pies' Tour Dates Are Out
Monday, 14 September 2020, 8:15 am | The Label
Sit Down In Front 'Who Ate All The Pies' Tour dates revealed, along with new album Confessions Of A Pie Thief. OUT NOW! Since forming in January 2017, The Gisborne Punk-Rock band Sit Down In Front, whose members are all still in high school have ... More >>
Amanda Palmer And Rhiannon Giddens Release 'It's A Fire'
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 8:22 am | The Label
Amanda Palmer is a singer, songwriter, playwright, pianist, author, director, blogger and ukulele enthusiast who simultaneously embraces and explodes traditional frameworks of music, theatre, and art. She first came to prominence as one half of the Boston-based ... More >>
Ben Harper Releases New Single 'Inland Empire' From New Album Winter Is For Lovers
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 7:42 am | The Label
Photo credit: Jacob Boll Ben Harper has unveiled his new album Winter Is For Lovers (ANTI- Records/Rhythmethod), and in many ways his entire musical life has culminated in this moment. The solo recording, which features just Harper and his Monteleone ... More >>
Dallas Tamaira 'No Flowers' Out Today
Friday, 28 August 2020, 8:09 am | The Label
There’s beauty in the power, ‘No Flowers’ is the first solo release in over two decades by Dallas Tamaira aka Joe Dukie. Written about the powerful women in his life, the way they hold it down with grace and make you welcome at their table ... More >>
Amanda Palmer tour dates rescheduled
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 10:22 am | The Label
The unapologetic frontwoman of the Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer came to Aotearoa in March on the last leg of her There Will Be No Intermission tour. She played two sold-out shows at Auckland's Hollywood Cinema as part of The Auckland Arts Festival ... More >>
Ha The Unclear Announce Their 'Strangers' New Zealand Tour
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 7:55 am | The Label
On their most comprehensive NZ tour since the release of 2018 album Invisible Lines , and their first release since the Sylvia Massy produced single Julius Caesar, Ha the Unclear are performing six shows around New Zealand in October and November in ... More >>
Cancellation notice: Going Global Music Summit
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 2:39 pm | The Label
Upon the return of COVID-19 and alert level 3 restrictions for Tāmaki Makaurau, IMNZ and the NZ Music Commission have made the decision to cancel this year's Going Global Music Summit, originally to take place in September. More >>
Dallas Tamaira To Release 'No Flowers'
Friday, 14 August 2020, 8:22 am | The Label
There’s beauty in the power, ‘No Flowers’ is the first solo release in over two decades by Dallas Tamaira aka Joe Dukie. Written about the powerful women in his life, the way they hold it down with grace and make you welcome at their table ... More >>
The Menzingers Announce 'From Exile'
Friday, 7 August 2020, 8:04 am | The Label
The Menzingers is singer/guitarists Greg Barnett and Tom May, bassist Eric Keen, and drummer Joe Godino. Photo credit: Jess Flynn Philadelphia-based punk band, The Menzingers will release From Exile, a reimagined stripped down version of their 2019 ... More >>
Anika Moa - Songs For Bubbas - Joins The Line Up For Whānau Fun Day
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 8:15 am | The Label
We Love Anika Moa! Welcoming to Whānau Fun Day, the terrific, wonderful and magical world of Anika Moa's 'Songs for Bubbas' . Anika brings her wild, rollicking, naughty and brilliant show to your ears and hearts! Songs for bubbas is a high energy show ... More >>
Summer Thieves Release Bandaids & Lipstick
Friday, 31 July 2020, 8:17 am | The Label
SUMMER THIEVES BANDAIDS AND LIPSTICK OUT TODAY! playing at Tuning Fork, Auckland tomorrow August 1st TICKETS HERE full tour dates below LISTEN TO BANDAIDS & LIPSTICK HERE Photo credit: Oli Spencer "Summer Thieves have retained the songwriting ... More >>
SHAPESHIFTER Sell Out Hawke's Bay - Announce Second Show And Supports For All Dates
Friday, 24 July 2020, 8:05 am | The Label
SHAPESHIFTER The Electronica/Drum ‘n’ Bass Heavyweights SELL OUT AUCKLAND & CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL SHOWS SELL OUT HAWKE'S BAY SHOW / SECOND SHOW ADDED + SUPPORTS FOR ALL DATES ANNOUNCED! Following up on record-breaking tours of New ... More >>
Gisborne Punk-Rockers 'Sit Down In Front' Unveil New Single 'First World Problems'
Friday, 22 May 2020, 7:51 am | The Label
Sit Down In Front (L-R) Jackson Clarke – Guitar, Cory Newman – Singer, Rikki Noble – Drummer, Roman Benson – Bass. After tasting chart success with their last two singles, young Gisborne Punk Rockers, Sit Down In Front are back with ... More >>
Taite Music Prize Awards Ceremony Confirmed For May 5th
Friday, 24 April 2020, 8:09 am | The Label
The 11th Taite Music Prize 2020. Streaming live on Facebook, Tuesday 5th May 2020. Today, Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) confirm details of the Taite Music Prize awards ceremony taking place Tuesday, May 5th at 6:30 pm. Alongside the main Taite Music ... More >>
Ziggy MarleyWithdraws From WOMAD NZ 2020 Program
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 4:58 pm | The Label
WOMAD NZ has today announced that, unfortunately, Ziggy Marley will no longer be performing at the festival Friday 13 March, TSB Bowl Of Brooklands, Brooklands Park New Plymouth. The statement received from Ziggy Marley is as follows: “I would ... More >>
Car Seat Headrest New Album Making A Door Less Open Out May 1st
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 8:56 am | The Label
Making A Door Less Open , the new album from Car Seat Headrest and the first set of brand-new songs since 2016’s Teens Of Denial , is set for release May 1 on Matador Records/Rhythmethod. Today, the band shares ‘ Can’t Cool Me Down ’, a staple ... More >>
The Milk Carton Kids coming to New Zealand in Aug
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 6:59 am | The Label
Traditionalist folk duo, The Milk Carton Kids , will perform their first-ever New Zealand show at Auckland's Tuning Fork this August! They bring with them their latest record The Only Ones released last year via their own label, Milk Carton Records. ... More >>
The Mutton Birds tour
Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 2:14 pm | The Label
Aotearoa’s beloved storytellers, The Mutton Birds , are poised to kick off their headline tour and are delighted to announce the artists supporting them. Starting in Dunedin on Friday, January 24th, the powerhouse noir-folk singer-songwriter Reb ... More >>
Nadia Reid shares 'Get The Devil Out'
Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 10:03 am | The Label
Today, Nadia Reid shares “ Get The Devil Out ,” a gospel-like reflection on internal demons that’s less an exorcism than a benediction. “ I’m making friends with who I used to be / she’s a little shorter, a little lighter, ” sings Nadia, buoyed ... More >>