Guest Interviews

Rosetta talks to Australian-based Aotearoa vocalist and filmaker Angeline Armstrong of the band Telenova ahead of their show at Neck Of The Woods this Rāmere. Telenova are in town to celebrate the release of their debut LP Time Is A Flower. Whakarongo mai nei!

Matthew Crawley chats to festival cordinators Grace Verweij and Tash van Shaardenburg about Outlier Festival, the biennial electronic music festival run by Audio Foundation. The festival is running from the 22nd to 24th November, and it's lineup boast a massive amount of talented artists from Tāmaki Makaurau and across the motu. Alongside their curation of sonic performances, Grace and Tash have brought together talented visual artists and a program of lectures and workshops. Whakarongo mai nei to their kōrero about the mahi and kaupapa Outlier Festival. 

Tuva'a chats to director Miki Magasiva about his latest film Tinā, the excitement surrounding the trailer for the film which dropped today, and film's world premiere at the Hawai’i International Film Festival earlier this month. Tinā is set for release on 27th February 2025 and you can read more about the film on Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga - NZ Film Commission. 

Matthew Crawley and the winnner of the Play It Strange Songwriting Competition 2024 Keira Wallace kōrero about the competition, recording process and playing at Exlploding Rainbow Orchestra.  Keira Wallace's winning song will be recorded and released as part of winning Play It Strange, keep an eye out!