New Zealand Music Features

"He had strong anti-establishment sentiments and non-status quo views, sentiments and views that were usually spot on. I will fondly remember him as a kind of New Zealand beatnik, a confident and colourful personality whose life revolved around music and art."

Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington's latest one-night-multi-venue festival, Great Sounds Great, is coming up next Saturday the 10th of December, and with a wide range of acts (including Ben Woods, Na Noise, Imugi 이무기, Ludus and more) performing across five stages, you'd be silly to miss this one!   To find out more about this brand new festival, we caught up with the festival's co-curator and member of the band Soft Plastics, Sophie Scott-Maunder. 

..."With And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow, it felt like there was no other place to go other than internal. To go into this subterranean zone and excavate the soul..." - Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood) 

The recent rumble in Aotearoa’s underground, Half Hexagon is the all-star trio who seemingly appeared out of nowhere and since graced anyone paying any attention whatsoever. Let’s see what they’re all about.