Six60 cleans up at NZ Music Awards
Former Dunedin band Six60 was the big winner at this year's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, claiming five Tuis at a low-key ceremony at Spark Arena.
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Maths and kids' TV
Maths and kids' TV
Christchurch Death metal band Blindfolded and Led to the Woods have headed south for a gig at Fifty Gorillas. Fraser Thompson talks with guitarist and songwriter Stu.
Once in a lifetime
Once in a lifetime
Congress of Animals is what happens when a bunch of New Zealand's most prolific and respected musical talent gets together and jams without any particular goal in mind.
Camila Cabello dominates European Music Awards
Camila Cabello dominates European Music Awards
Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello was the top winner at the MTV Europe Music awards on Sunday night, with "Best Song," "Best Artist," "Best Video" and "Best US Act" in a show that featured a...
Station to station
Station to station
It was when two-time Silver Scroll nominee Anthonie Tonnon started working on the video for his song Old Images that he discovered his fascination with the forgotten railway networks of New Zealand.
Hard work to create orchestra’s home
Hard work to create orchestra’s home
Transforming a wreck of a building into a home for an orchestra has been a labour of love for Lloyd Williams and Cally McWha.
Review: Guest pianist shines as conductor lifts DSO
Review: Guest pianist shines as conductor lifts DSO
A near-capacity house was thunderous in its applause for an evening with pianist Jian Liu and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Over.
Bringing the house down
Bringing the house down
Destroy All False Metal might sound like a radical metalhead's ultimate dictum, but it's actually just a band from Wellington, and tonight they'll be playing Dunedin.
A life shaped by music
A life shaped by music
Wellington-based pianist Jian Liu is looking forward to playing a very special piece of music when he performs with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra for the first time this month.
Music in their blood
Music in their blood
Strong family backgrounds in music have inspired this year’s winners of the Dunedin Youth Orchestra young musician prize. Rebecca Fox talks to Tessa Dalgety-Evans and Ngaruaroha Martin.
Kanye West meets with President Trump
Kanye West meets with President Trump
Rapper Kanye West, with a stream of consciousness speech in the Oval Office and a burst of profanity, defended his support for President Donald Trump, much to the delight of Trump himself.
Pair refuse to pay fine for cancelled Lorde gigs
Pair refuse to pay fine for cancelled Lorde gigs
The two New Zealand women ordered to pay over $12,000 in damages for allegedly helping persuade pop singer Lorde to cancel a performance in Israel say they will not pay.
Keeping track of new tracks
Keeping track of new tracks
In the age of Soundcloud and Spotify it can be hard to keep track of new releases, so you might not have noticed all the incredible releases coming out of Dunedin recently, writes Fraser Thompson.
An old dog, with new tricks
An old dog, with new tricks
For his new album, Paul Kelly found the confidence to keep his songs brief and trust the poetry, writes Tony Neilsen.
Proclaimers to play two shows in South
Proclaimers to play Dunedin, Invercargill
Scottish band The Proclaimers are touring New Zealand and those in the South will not have to travel 500 miles to see them with shows in both Dunedin and Invercargill.
Voter registrations soar after push from pop star
Voter registrations soar after push from pop star
Superstar Taylor Swift's decision to wade into electoral politics for the first time has driven a spike in online voter registration, particularly among young people, according to the website Vote.org.
Ex-rap mogul jailed 28 years for manslaughter
Ex-rap mogul jailed 28 years for manslaughter
Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight has been jailed 28 years for manslaughter after he ran over a man with his truck outside a hamburger stand.
Marlon Williams wins 2018 APRA Silver Scroll
Marlon Williams wins 2018 APRA Silver Scroll
Marlon Williams has won the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Award for his poignant ballad Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore.
Doing the maths
Doing the maths
Fraser Thompson profiles the Doom Shrugs.
Still flying high
Still flying high
Rock legend, and we use the term advisably, Don Henley is bringing the Eagles to Dunedin. A somewhat starstruck tony Neilsen pulls himself together for an interview.