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You’ll love this prize

You’ll love this prize

Rock music and posters go together like Page & Plant, Lennon & McCartney, Tegan & Sara or those two dudes in Daft Punk. Together, they make magic. Designers relish the…
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A Tinker’s Cuss

Continuing on the theme of NZ Music Month, here’s a blog Jim wrote in 2015 about his best mate Mike Jones and cutting his teeth on Kiwi music at the Mount…
Francisca Griffin: Taking to the Road

Francisca Griffin: Taking to the Road

With songs to call on stretching back to her days with Look Blue Go Purple as well as two solo albums, Francisca Griffin is about to tour in the North…
Martin Phillipps: Chuffed and Chilled Out

Martin Phillipps: Chuffed and Chilled Out

The Chills new album Scatterbrain is the band’s third in six years, an unusually productive period for a band who’ve often been famously interrupted by line-up changes. Martin Phillipps spoke…
PHAN MAIL 167

PHAN MAIL 167

Sometimes, you just need to hear a supportive voice Wellington Samaritans answer a call from someone in need every 22 minutes. Their mission is straightforward: to reduce suicide. That’s why…
New poems hit the streets of Aotearoa

New poems hit the streets of Aotearoa

As 2020 enters its final phase, Phantom has curated a selection of original works by Becky Woodall, Eamonn Tee, Simon Sweetman, Ruby Porter, Steve Thomas and David Eggleton. Diverse in…
The Zen of Noise

The Zen of Noise

By Richard Langston The formidable and internationally-appreciated noise trio, Dead C, is releasing its 34th album, Unknowns. Bruce Russell spoke to Richard Langston about his on-going excitment making spontaneous noise…
A Sound Man: An interview with Tex Houston

A Sound Man: An interview with Tex Houston

You’ll find the name Tex Houston among the credits on many of the notable records associated with Dunedin and Flying Nun. The sound engineer’s worked with bands as diverse as…
Black Cats & Blue Highways

Black Cats & Blue Highways

Dunedin songwriter and musician David Kilgour’s new album Bobbie’s a girl is out September 20. He spoke to Richard Langston. Is there a story behind that title Bobbie’s a girl?For…
Tayi Tibble Q & A

Tayi Tibble Q & A

“There are actually so many dope poets in New Zealand it’s literally disproportionate as well as a national mystery” Why do you think poetry is so hot right now? Because…
Helen Heath Q & A

Helen Heath Q & A

” …I want people to feel they are not alone.” Why do you think poetry is so hot right now? Is poetry ever hot? Haha, I always feel like Poetry…
Therese Lloyd Q & A

Therese Lloyd Q & A

“Poetry has a magic and heft to it that other writing doesn’t.” Why do you think poetry is so hot right now? At the moment, the major university presses and…
Erik Kennedy Q & A

Erik Kennedy Q & A

“…people are realising that our frantic-paced, growth-obsessed, world-destroying capitalist society is failing to nurture us, and poetry allows us to slow down, reassess, and repair.” Why do you think poetry…
PHAN MAIL 167

PHAN MAIL 167

Sometimes, you just need to hear a supportive voice Wellington…
The Zen of Noise

The Zen of Noise

By Richard Langston The formidable and internationally-appreciated noise trio, Dead…
Erik Kennedy Q & A

Erik Kennedy Q & A

“…people are realising that our frantic-paced, growth-obsessed, world-destroying capitalist society…