Elle spoke to New York-based five-piece Been Stellar. They spoke about their most recent tour, the themes of their album 'Scream from New York, NY' largely derived from its setting and a longing for the return of physical media.
Profs Ngata and Cassawarrior have an incredible array of tunes to share, with the usual embarrassment of riches in Campbell's crate, while Cass this week delivers an astounding, soulful, shazam-defying set of music from the Southwestern African nation of Angola. Not to be missed!
Sof chats to Swedish-Filipino-American musician Baba Stiltz about the making his collaborative album with Norwegian-American musician Okay Kaya, Blurb. They talk about the pair's relationship, their collaborative process, and witty lyricism.
Cello from Womb joins Milly to play an acoustic set that will woo your socks off. Ahead of the release of their album One Is Always Heading Somewhere, coming out next Friday 14th March. Thanks again to Cello and thanks to NZ on Air and McLeod's Brewery.
Oto spoke with Tāmaki Makaurau based alt-Hip Hop artist DBLDBL, aka Liam Dargaville, to discuss their upcoming Mā Te Wā tour before they leave for Thailand. They also chose a couple of tracks to play on air and did a freestyle at the very end of their set.
Jenna reviews The Antidote by Karen Russell. Set in 1930s Nebraska, the author's latest book delves into collective memory (and forgetting), man-made environmental disaster, and the genocide of the native American nations of the mid-West. Thanks to Time Out Bookstore!
Coast Arcade play a ripper set and give us a sneak peak of their forthcoming single Acetone out this Friday! Brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to McLeod's Brewery.
Also at the Grapehouse single release show, Oto did a series of interviews with Backshotz, CCTV and Club Ruby at Ding Dong Lounge's backstage area and asked each band a series of rapid-fire, shitposty questions in-between each band's set.