Music
The stories behind 5 waiata that led the Māori Battalion to war
"Moral boosters through turbulent times"
Opinion: NZ’s Māori and Pasifika hip hop community need to address anti-Blackness
To clarify, you do not own hip hop. It has never 'belonged' to you and it never will.
Rhythm and Vines Easter event cancelled
The Rhythm and Vines music festival in Gisborne has been cancelled.
Te Pāti Māori calls on Government to make relief funds available to arts industry
Te Pāti Māori co-Leader Rawiri Waititi says the Government needs to act immediately.
Northern Bass festival cancelled
"To be very blunt, it's been a f**ker of a year," the organisers wrote on social media.
Festivals, concerts and gigs: What’s on in NZ this summer
While your dreams of sun-soaked moshing at R&V may be ruined because of Covid-19, that doesn't mean there aren't other places to have a good time…
Lorde releases new music video after arriving home to NZ
To celebrate returning to NZ on time for Christmas, Lorde has released a new music video.
Six60 beat Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber for NZ’s most streamed artist
For a second year in a row, Six60 is NZ's most streamed artist on Spotify.
Stirfryboyz x Taebz share a song for your next late-night drive through the city
Re: chats with the boyz about their new song and music video ‘Metropolis.’
Lorde gave us a lockdown treat: her new album Solar Power is out
We’ve waited 1,525 days but, just in time for our lockdown blues, Lorde has released a new album.
How playing really loud music on Auckland’s streets is bridging gang divides
“Look at us now, this is pretty wicked."
Meet the mind behind Aldous Harding's weirdest music videos
We talked to Martin about the weird and wonderful reality they and Aldous are creating through music
“She’s sexy, playful, feral, and free” - Lorde’s back with new music...
It may be winter here in Aotearoa, but today, it’s a hot Lorde summer.
Premiere: Mazbou Q’s new music documentary shows a future of Black freedom
Rapper Mazbou Q has released a mini-documentary with a message for the African diaspora.
The Dunedin band asking 'what are we going to do with all this shit?'
Dunedin Doom Pop duo Night Lunch’s new track ‘House Full of Shit’ really connects with the consumerist nightmare we are all living in.
“What are we going…
Filipe Manu is bringing Tongan music to the London opera
Filipe Manu never imagined he’d be an opera singer, let alone performing for the Royal Opera House in London at just 27 years old, but that’s…
Our favourite music by NZ artists in 2020
A list of our favourite songs by artists in Aotearoa in 2020.
Pacific Heights, CHAII and Kings’ new track is for driving around the city at night
'405' is a track about extreme wealth and poverty, the best way to listen is to go for a drive.
Māori Silver Scroll nominees on what it means to be an indigenous musician
Māori Silver Scroll nominees on what it means to be an indigenous songwriter or composer in 2020.
Disruptors Live: Artists talk about putting their suffering into art
Do you need to suffer to be an artist?
On Saturday Re: partnered with the Disruptors podcast and Basement Theatre to hold Good Grief: a live panel…
Lontalius and the rise of sad boi music
If there’s any year to be okay with being sad, it probably should be 2020.
There is something to…
South Aucklanders on how Jawsh685 is changing the perception of their area
'Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)' has hit 1 billion TikTok streams.
Mazbou Q empowers Black pride in his latest release
Hugh Ozumba has been making music since he was four. Better known by his stage name Mazbou Q, the Manurewa-raised artist and producer began with the…
Soul singer Teeks shows us what longing looks and sounds like
The music video to ‘Without You’ by Teeks opens with him walking down a dusty gravel road in the Hokianga. To outsiders, it could be a…
Exclusive: Paige shares her new music video and why she loves South Auckland
We premiere Paige's music video for 'Waves', and hear why she has big love for South Auckland.
My Māori new year’s resolution is to stop spending time with people who drain my mana
In this month’s edition of Māori and the City, Tayi Tibble talks about ways to protect your wairua and mana.
The first time I ever heard the…
Auckland rapper/actor/geography student Hans. shares his new music video
Auckland rapper Hans.’ new music video features the acting talent of Hans., Hans., Hans. and Hans.
Revel in gay, sparkly 90s love with Milly Tabak & The Miltones’ new single
Milly Tabak & The Miltones’ new track ‘Liven Up The Night’ opens with the line, “Is this street dark enough?” It’s a sensible question for those…
Team Dynamite share their soothing new track ‘Dragon Fruit’
One of the first scenes of the ‘Dragon Fruit’ music video is Lucky Lance standing half-submerged at the bottom of a waterfall, fully clothed, in a…
NZ music festivals have no excuse for lack of gender diversity
The usual defences of lack of supply or lack of demand for non-male acts don't cut it anymore.