System Virtue by Emma Paki: Iconic New Zealand Songs
Emma Paki was born in Whakatane, the New Zealand town closest to where White Island erupted in December 2019. She … Continue Reading System Virtue by Emma Paki: Iconic New Zealand Songs
Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House
Neil Finn joined the band Split Enz as a guitarist when he was still a teenager. His brother Tim was … Continue Reading Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House
Slice of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn and Herbs
Every country has a musical act who’s part of the national identity, but who is little known internationally. Australia has … Continue Reading Slice of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn and Herbs
Richard by Nadia Reid
My favourite musical discovery of 2018 has been Nadia Reid. Reid is from Dunedin in the south of New Zealand, … Continue Reading Richard by Nadia Reid
Anchor Me by The Mutton Birds
Don McGlashan is up with Dave Dobbyn and the Finn brothers as New Zealand’s best mainstream guitar-rock writers. He’s best-known … Continue Reading Anchor Me by The Mutton Birds
Down in Splendour by Straitjacket Fits
The small city of Dunedin, in the south of New Zealand, produced a lot of great music in the 1980s … Continue Reading Down in Splendour by Straitjacket Fits
