Guest Interviews

Matthew phones Ōtepoti-based artist Keira Wallace for a kōrero on their new single Lambs Aren't Waking Yet. This track won the 2024 Play It Strange secondary school songwriting competition.

Tuva'a and Milly chat to MELODOWNZ about his new single Kavafied. Whakarongo mai nei!

Durand Jones & The Indications have built an international fanbase due to their endearing approach to contemporary soul music. Their music has the unique quality of sounding  anachronistic without being derivative. Nicholas caught up with the soul-band before their show at the Powerstation in Tāmaki Makaurau. The conversation began with a discussion on the impact of recently passed artists Roberta Flack and Angie Stone. Listen along as the band discusses a range of topics from their favourite animals to the correlation between James Baldwin's writing and Durand Jones' music.

Crawley speaks to Matthew Bannister, of much-loved bands Sneaky Feelings and later the Dribbling Darts of Love, about his new album The Dark Backwards, his upcoming gig at Cupid Bar and how his latest work weaves material both new and old. Whakarongo mai nei!