Karl Sölve Steven is a composer and producer, currently based in Pārāwai (Thames) and Anna Fält is a Voice Artist & singing teacher originally from Finland, living in Sweden. Steven’s output is a collage of organic and electronic sources, synthesised down into an ambitious and enigmatic sound. While working mainly with music to picture, Steven has also been a…

Plus1 proudly announces that much-loved singer-songwriter Rikki Morris will be releasing his first album in 28 years – About Time – on August 30th. To celebrate he’ll be touring New Zealand for six concerts from 30 August to 8 September. The tour reaches Auckland, Nelson, Christchurch, Tauranga, Hamilton and New Plymouth, with tickets on sale at Plus1.co.nz from 8am today.  In 1988, New Zealand was riding…

Thank you for your support, and long may it continue. To date we have had visitors from the following countries: New Zealand (I would have been gutted if not!), Australia, USA, UK, Ireland, Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Philippines, Germany, France, India, Spain, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Poland, Mexico, Brazil, Norway, Hong Kong, Ukraine, South…

You lovely folks may have caught wind of the tribulations I am experiencing with my current laptop. Now I am not one to go cap in hand anywhere, and I’m actually a wee bit uncomfortable doing this particular post actually (but I tell my kids “if you don’t ask…”), but I have remembered something I…

Nashville-based rising indie-rock star Sean Cunningham is releasing his much-anticipated, introspective debut solo album WHATEVER THAT IS. The 10-track record fuses lyric-driven indie-rock with modern pop, to create a wide range of dynamic tracks – from gorgeous stripped-back acoustic songs to epic, layered anthems. Having experienced stardom early in his career with New Zealand band Atlas (whose chart-topping single ‘Crawl’…

And Jacko goes WAHOOOOOOOEEEEEEE!!! THE CULT, one of the most influential bands of all time, has announced their “8424” New Zealand tour celebrating the band’s 40th Anniversary. The shows will see the band perform songs spanning their 11-album discography and commemorate four decades of a ground-breaking catalogue of songs. THE CULT’s “8424” New Zealand tour takes in…

Kiwi rock heavyweights CAPITAL THEATRE and WRITTEN BY WOLVES join forces to celebrate the release of their sophomore albums, with one mammoth show on Friday 2 August at Auckland’s iconic Powerstation. Fresh from touring internationally, both bands are excited to be back home to give their fans the first live experience of their brand-new albums. The eagerly anticipated releases of Capital Theatre’s Major Arcana and Written…

Alec is the project of Hugh Piesse (he/him), a musician, songwriter and producer based in Tāmaki Makaurau. As Alec, Piesse creates contemplative alternative rock, despondent yet wryly devotional, all through a veiled vocal delivery.  Piesse has a long history within alternative music in Aotearoa, performing in groups like Caroles (alongside Reuben Winter & Lawrence Goodwin), Crook, Purex, NewFolder and TiedOnTeeth. When not working on original…