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Masayoshi Takanaka made his New Zealand debut in style, bringing his Japanese city pop guitar to an adoring sold-out Auckland Town Hall. Takanaka is surfing the wave of a surge in interest in his music, and in the city pop genre that he helped define (for those uninitiated, think jazz fusion ‘light’ meets pop R&B). […]

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Independent Music NZ (IMNZ), in partnership with Founding Partner Recorded Music NZ, is proud to announce the winners for the 2026 Taite Music Prize — Aotearoa’s premier celebration of independent album-making. Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) is proud to announce the winner of the prestigious 2026 Taite Music Prize held at the Ne...


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Princess Chelsea turned The Apartment on Karangahape Road into something between a pop-up show, a display of vulnerability and a small act of trust. There was no stage. One end of the high-ceilinged room had been transformed with a white sheet backdrop, suspended fabric, pink and blue light, rugs, amps, guitars, keys, percussion, drums and […]

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Ahead of a nationwide tour in support of Split Enz, beloved indie darlings Hans Pucket return with their first new music since the band’s Taite Music Prize-nominated album No Drama – one of RollingStone Australia’s best albums of the decade. Here is the blurb with more: G.Y.S.S. is a pop-rock anthem written out of post-lockdown […]

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The opening track of Vera Ellen’s new album Heaven Knows What Time begins with a voice reciting 3,2,1. Countdowns are associated with big moments and times of revelation. And this album is certainly a moment of revelation.  Bursting out of the gates with creativity and energy, it speaks to these uncertain times with the one […]

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