Yay, I get to review a track produced and engineered by my buddy Zorran Mendonsa! The lovely chap who, back in the day, took control of the mixing desk for one of the bands on the label I ran. He was excellent then; I see he’s not lost an iota of his touch or ear…

Ōtautahi based Fraser Ross brings us Thunderhead, the title track to his up-coming full album release – due 22nd March, so not long to wait – and its promo vid. Written as an introspective review of how it feels to be moving on from place to place while on his travels through the USA, the…

Sam Heselwood used to play rugby. Well, he’d have had a lucky team with him if he took his guitar on the road for the away games because man has he got some pipes! New single I Remember gives him a chance to really cut loose on the emotion and power. And whooooa does he…

Dunedin hard rock outfit Saurian brings us their latest single Devil Among Men. And again they bring a titanic sound that one knows would ruin your hair-do if you were too close to the subs when they kicked into it. A song about knowing who to trust in these times when what seems fair may…

What an awesome song! Based in New Plymouth – yep, more Taranaki lads and ladies for me to get into! Is anyone from there NOT in a quality band? – this band Banana Mundo is very cosmopolitan indeed. Boasting a membership from Aotearoa, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, France, Switzerland and England, a whole gamut of influences…

From Tāmaki Makaurau, Ra Charmian brings us the follow up to their Te Reo cover of Satchmo‘s Wonderful World, the enchanting nee single Te Aroha. With a vid filmed on and in Manukau Harbour, we get a glimpse of the warmth and togetherness felt by whanau of the band, and extended as is tradition, to…

Nicely different to anything else around at the moment, Chances Are sits in a very nice spot of being genre-less. Or do we say they hit numerous genres? Being a three piece band located in three different places, I kind of feel the push and pull of their various environments stimulating in different directions and…