Tadpole are back together and performing at GoLive in Christchurch on August 23, their guitarist Chris called up to talk about getting the band back together, some of their epic adventures from back in the day, and what we can expect from them at the Christchurch Town Hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 09, 2025•11 min
Bay Of Plenty band Black Comet will release their second album later this year, their front man Laughton Kora called up for a chat from the Mt about the new direction they're taking, the music scene there compared to Welly back in the day and his golf handicap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 09, 2025•8 min
Jon Toogood popped in for a chat about how retirement's going and why he's amped up for Manuka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra at Spark Arena on July 26 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 06, 2025•10 min
Auckland rockers The Sun Gods have released a new song called Don't Pretend, they called up for a chat about the tune, the pretender, and the new look they'll be embracing at their next live show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 03, 2025•7 min
Ukiah Brown called up for a chat about his latest song Back Of The Bus; his connections to Racing, skiing and the best place to play pool in Tauranga. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 02, 2025•7 min
Ringlets celebrated the release of their second album with a gig in Wellington, they called up for a chat from the capital about cats, dogs, the upcoming tour, embassies and spies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 02, 2025•9 min
Ocean Alley have a new album out this Spring, their bass player Nic called up to introduce the title track and talk surfing, sharks, how their band has expanded this year and where we can catch them live this summer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2025•8 min
Split between Auckland and somewhere in South Africa, Dom from The Transits called up to explain how they make music while living miles away from each other, and how a celebrity ended up in their latest music video. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 25, 2025•10 min
Sam Cullen called up from Auckland to tell us about his new song That Somebody's You, and how it's not about another person.. he also had tales from the road after playing his first gigs overseas - in the U S of A, amongst the snakes and tumbleweeds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2025•8 min
Wellington's Lake South has released a new song about his old flat from back in the day; called Moxham Ave, Laundry And Erosion. He called up to reminisce about living with six others, the parties, the laundry, the dodgy wiring.. and eluded to some upcoming tour dates around New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2025•8 min
Pluto joined us at Eden Park for Day In Loo 2025, as well as playing an acoustic version of a song from their first album, the fellas gave us an insight into the upcoming Full Metal Orchestra show in July and the celebrations they've got planned for a momentous anniversary of Pipe Line Under The Ocean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 18, 2025•7 min
Liam Finn called us up from Los Angeles to introduce some new music that'll be out on vinyl soon, and gave us a heads up on his band's upcoming change in direction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 13, 2025•12 min
After a decade away Cairo Knife Fight are coming back to New Zealand to tour this August, we caught up with Nick from the band about life in LA and what he misses about home, in particular Christchurch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 13, 2025•12 min
Bakers Eddy moved from Welly to Melbourne eight years ago, their guitarist Alex called up for a chat how things are going over there, the new song Hopeless Dreams and their latest EP, plus there some confusion over the upcoming home show.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 11, 2025•7 min
The Phoenix Foundation have some new music coming out soon, Sam Flynn-Scott from the band called up with the news, the weather, and the time and place we can see them play their second album Pegasus all the way through, live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 06, 2025•11 min
Just days after winning some Aotearoa Music Awards we caught up with Fazerdaze about the new song Motorway, the people that helped make it happen and the legendary band she'll be touring America with this Spring. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 06, 2025•12 min
Fly My Pretties are back with their seventh album Elemental. Barnaby Weir and Laughton Kora popped in for a chat about how the collective has changed over the years and where in New Zealand we can catch them performing live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 02, 2025•10 min
In 1997 Auckland rockers Pash rocked into a recording studio and made a song called All The Way. Later that night the studio burnt down and the audio was lost forever. Or was it? Steve from the band called up with the incredible story of a found tape, forgiveness and the reformation of a 90s band. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 02, 2025•9 min
Aussie singer/songwriter Brad Cox is coming back to New Zealand this June, he called up from across the ditch to talk about his favourite places here and the style of fishing he's hoping to do on his time off. Plus, we unpacked his new song I'm A Boxer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 28, 2025•9 min
On the eve of their first New Zealand tour in over a decade, Pat from Train called up to talk about his golf plans for Aotearoa, scoring tickets to the sold out 'Sabbath reunion and why he regrets not going to see Tom Petty when he had the chance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 26, 2025•7 min
Luger Boa are back and rocking out the North Island on the final three days of New Zealand Music Month. Their singer Jimmy Christmas called up to talk about their upcoming road trip from Taupo to Auckland (including Hamilton) and the Shihad connection to one of their biggest hits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2025•6 min
Hamiltron metallers Devilskin's lead singer Jennie Skulander is a part of Mauka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra at Spark Arena in Auckland on July 26. She popped in for a chat about playing with Phil Rudd from AC/DC, Jon Toogood, Milan from Pluto plus an orchestra; and her current tour around New Zealand with Villainy and Midwave Breaks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2025•5 min
OK GO's Tim Nordwind called up to tell us about their new album And The Adjacent Possible, 20 years of Here It Goes Again (the treadmill song) and do the band wonder if they've set their video benchmark too high? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2025•8 min
Wanaka rockers Powder Chutes have released their debut self-titled album, their bass player Otis called up in between shows on their nationwide tour to give us some tales from the road and recap on how a chance throw of a hat in Christchurch ended in them playing a couple of arenas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 21, 2025•9 min
Auckland rockers Voom have released a new album called Something Good Is Happening, their singer Buzz called up from his shed to tell us what's been going on in the two decades since their last batch of releases, and the upcoming tour dates around New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2025•10 min
We caught up with Aussie Crawl frontman James Reyne ahead of his New Zealand tour this October to chat about his new role as Label Manager, and because it's NZ Music Month he revealed who his favourite kiwi artist of all time is... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 19, 2025•8 min
Dunedin band L Hotel have released a new song called Dead Ends, their bass player Dave called up from overseas to tell us about it and the EP it's on; their adventures overseas and why they may hinder any more new music coming out this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18, 2025•9 min
Canadian punk rockers Pup are coming to New Zealand this winter. Their guitarist Steve called up for a chat about their new album Who Will Look After The Dogs; what he's knows about New Zealand from the outside and what we expect from their live shows See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18, 2025•10 min
Dianne Swann is part of the Atomic 2.0 tour that's on in New Zealand this May. She called up to talk about her own music and the collaborations she's looking forward to in this sequel to the last Atomic shows, plus who's going to be covering Courtney Love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 29, 2025•7 min
Wellington rockers Wet Denim have released a new song called Lonely (For A While) their singer Nick called up to talk about what he likes about the Big Fan venue in Auckland and where we can catch them next on their mini tour of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 24, 2025•7 min