Guest Interviews

HALFQUEEN talks with Aotearoa for Palestine spokesperson Nadine Mortaja about the upcoming March For Humanity across the Auckland Harbour Bridge, as well as the group's demand that the New Zealand government sanction Israel. The march follows recent actions in Australia in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as rallies held by Aotearoa for Palestine each Saturday in central Auckland since October 2023.

New York musician and producer james K chats to Sof about her latest LP, 'Friend'. Together they chat about opening up lyrically, the cathartic process of music making, and the intersection between the audio and visual within james K as a project. 

Crawley phones Ōtautahi-based musician Adam Hattaway for a chat about the brand new studio album from Adam Hattaway and the Haunters, Hot Variety, as well as his upcoming release tour starting on 11 October. 

James Krivchenia of Big Thief chats to Sof about their sixth studio album together, Double Infinity. Off the back of their 2022 Grammy-nominated record, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, Double Infinity is the first record since long-time member and bassist Max Oleartchik left in 2024. Together, James and Sof discuss the collaborative recording process of the album, reconfiguring their approach together as a trio, and the intuitivity that comes from closeness to one another after years of making music together. Listen back to hear Sof geek out about her favourite band x