Today, Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) is very pleased to announce the finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2022 and the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award. These two prestigious awards will be awarded on Tuesday, April 20th, 2022 alongside the NZ On Air Outstanding Music Journalism Award, IMNZ Classic Record and the Independent Spirit Award recipients. Named after the late Dylan
Read MoreLast month Tāmaki-based post-punk quartet Ringlets unveiled their first new music in over a year, the boisterous new-wave anthem ‘New Life’, Listen HERE. Praised by the likes of Rolling Stone AU/NZ and The Listener upon its release, now the band
Acclaimed Aotearoa heavy-psych duo Earth Tongue release their highly anticipated sophomore album Great Haunting – out now, Friday 14 June via In The Red Records. “We are proud to announce the sophomore album by New Zealand’s Earth
Auckland, NZ — Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) is proud to announce the winner of the prestigious 2024 Taite Music Prize at an exclusive ceremony held at the Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau. The event celebrated
Hot off the heels of performances supporting Queens of the Stone Age and captivating audiences in the US, Earth Tongue, the dynamic fuzz rock duo release their second single, ‘Grave Pressure,’ from their highly anticipated album Great
The Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) is excited to announce the finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2024 with the support of Founding Partner Recorded Music NZ. This prestigious honour will be presented on Tuesday, April 23rd,
Earth Tongue, the brainchild of guitarist Gussie Larkin and drummer Ezra Simons, today announce their second full-length album Great Haunting. The duo, known for their heavy flavour of fuzz-soaked psychedelic rock, are also pleased to share
FRIDAY 1 MARCH, 2024: A date that will loom large over lagerdom for aeons to come, as New Zealand’s premier pub rockers DARTZ have unleashed their sophomore album Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One upon
The Band From Wellington, New Zealand is back: DARTZ have today announced their second full-length album Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One, to be released on Friday 1 March 2024 via Flying Nun Records. The
The Student Radio Network (SRN) of Aotearoa New Zealand is proud to announce the return of the SRN Awards for 2023. The combined power of all five student radio stations across the motu represents the
In 2003, Fat Freddy’s Drop embarked on an auspicious debut European tour. Twenty years later, rare and glorious handycam footage of the tour is the base for MARUADERS, a slow-burn web series like no other.