Needles & Plastic: Flying Nun Records, 1981-1988
In this excerpt from Needles and Plastic, we learn about the force of will, the chance of kismet, and the couple of bands that piloted Flying Nun Records from New Zealand to the US.
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What the Sirens Taught Us: An Elegy for Mermaidens
There's something not-quite-right, something distinctly off-kilter, about the Mermaidens' feminine voice in New Zealand's music scene.
Fazerdaze: Morningside
The balance between poppy and grungy make Morningside a fine debut, despite its all-too clean appearance.
Marlon Williams: Marlon Williams
Marlon Williams' emotive debut is rife with a kind of learned authenticity rarely seen in the first full-length release of a singer-songwriter
CMJ 2014 Night 1: Kiwis, Little Daylight & More at Webster Hall + Jukebox the Ghost Party (Photos)
CMJ Night 1 photos including Chelsea Jade and Doprah from the New Zealand Showcase, Jukebox the Ghost, Stone Cold Fox, Tiny Victories and Little Daylight.
The Clean: Anthology
If you love crisp, jangly, guitar rock, the Clean's Anthology is quite the collection.
‘The Luminaries’ Is One of the Best Books of 2013
Outside the likes of Zadie Smith, we may never see such a young novelist perform such a great highwire act, and largely succeed, as Eleanor Catton has done here.
Liam Finn: 4 March 2014 – Union Pool, New York (Photos)
Liam Finn began his March residency at Union Pool with an excellent set that teased new material from The Nihilist.
CMJ 2013 Night 1: New Zealand + Iceland Airwaves Showcases
For the first day of CMJ, I wandered between New Zealand and Iceland, or at least pretended to by visiting showcases from those countries, and have the photos and videos to prove it.