Due to the severe weather conditions experienced across Kaiwaka and much of Aotearoa two weeks ago, the Welcome to the Jungle site has been significantly impacted. Following a full site inspection, the promoter, Fuzen Entertainment, has made the difficult but responsible decision to relocate Welcome to the Jungle, scheduled for Saturday March 21. The recent weather means the event is…

Celebrating new albums from Sanoi and Harry Charles Loop Electronic are proud to announce a special show live at the Mothership, Auckland, celebrating the release of new albums from both Sanoi and Harry Charles. Loop Electronic: Double Release Party Sanoi, Harry Charles, Zuke, Dylan C with Special Guest Mia Kober Saturday March 7, Mothership, Auckland…

Kia Ora everyone, Since Flash-Trax resumed in January 2026 it’s a thrill to report we are being viewed by people in every continent in the world, including Polynesia/Melanesia thanks to Cook Islands and Fiji. Early days for the physical 2026 stats as we’re less than a month back in the swing of things but this…

Steve Poltz has spent more than three decades as a singer-songwriter-performer of the first order, earning international applause and fans worldwide with his inspired brand of rockin’ countrified folk Americana. Having first made his bones as front-man for underground legends The Rugburns, the Halifax, NS-born tunesmith has established a critically lauded solo catalogue while also…

Powder Chutes embark on national tour with The Boondocks! Two of Aotearoa’s most exciting emerging rock bands are hitting the road for an 8-date tour together. Powder Chutes are a rapidly rising, young rock band from Wānaka, New Zealand, known for their incendiary liveperformances and fiercely original sound which blends modern grunge, punk and hard…

Celebrated Aotearoa singer and songwriter Theia (Waikato, Ngaati Tiipaa, Ngaati Aamaru) will perform a special ‘homecoming’ concert exclusively for her haukaainga in Port Waikato on Saturday, February 28. Hosted at Tauranganui Marae on the banks of the Waikato River, and proudly supported by Tainui Live, this show is the centrepiece of Theia’s upcoming nationwide Debut Album Release Tour. Gates will open at 5pm and entry to the whaanau friendly, all-ages…

Is it a push to claim to have listened to a supergroup that consists of two members? Because I find Midwave Breaks makes me want to say that I have done so. New single Waste Of Time does nothing to lessen that conviction or dampen my enthusiasm for this excellent act. The band members –…

Whatever K-pop can do… J-pop did it already!Straight from the streets of Kobe comes KOBE KIDZ! This hunky boy band brings style, looks, attitude and some completely off the charts moves! Enjoy Kenji, Hiro, Riku and Yoshi’s debut EP Kandy. . Our guys are Kenji, a twenty year old lead singer who says he loves…

From Tallinn, Estonia, comes Lady Garden +. Triplets Jelena (Lena), Tatjana (Janz) and Natalja (Lia) are the writers, performers and musicians of Lady Garden, a percussive-based EDM/Pop crossover act. Now residing in Wellington, New Zealand, they are trained singers and dancers. One of their stated influences is Mariah Carey and the multiple octave range she…

Hey boys, girls, non-binary or simply non-caring, I am back in the reviewing game as of today. Please start to send me your singles and vid links for review, which will be in the original written format. The video reviews never got the same traction or interest as the written ones so why ignore the…