Adele splits with husband
British pop singer Adele and her husband have separated, her representatives have confirmed.
Music
Feastock goes off with bang
Feastock goes off with bang
A music festival in the bush went off with a bang and blew patrons' minds despite changeable conditions under a brooding autumn sky in Dunedin on Saturday.
Six60 blasted for inappropriate lyrics at Chch concert
Six60 blasted for inappropriate lyrics at Chch concert
Concertgoers have criticised Six60 on social media after the Kiwi band performed a song containing lyrics about guns and bullets at the You Are Us/Aroha Nui concert at Christchurch Stadium.
March concerts bring in $16m to local economy
March concerts bring in $16m to local economy
Forsyth Barr has started the year off on the right foot after hosting more than 50,000 music fans at two concerts in March.
Wonderful time of year
Wonderful time of year
Finally, the wonderful time of the year when the public holidays align and we get two gloriously long weekends to eat chocolate and acknowledge the horrors of war respectively, writes Fraser Thompson.
'Essential Dunedin Sound' hits the right note
'Essential Dunedin Sound' hits the right note
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra supported the University of Otago in its 150th anniversary celebrations, performing to a packed Town Hall in a programme of "Essential Dunedin Sound", setting the pace with an exhilarating opener Tally Ho!
Far from conventional
Far from conventional
Auckland two-piece BIB KIDS is nearing the end of its first national tour, a tour which involved playing to the afterschool family demographic at a waterpark one afternoon and to a crowd of seven...
French repertoire expertly performed by fine musicians
French repertoire expertly performed by fine musicians
This week's Wednesday lunchtime concert at Marama Hall featured a short recital of French repertoire, presented by a trio of this country's finest musicians.
NZSO presents a fitting finale to a grand festival
NZSO presents a fitting finale to a grand festival
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra provided a fine festival finale with a spirited rendering of Handel's regal Water Music.
Performances appreciated by enthusiastic audience
Performances appreciated by enthusiastic audience
A large audience was treated to a really exceptional performance of Brahms' dramatic and grandiose Piano Concerto No 1 by Joyce Yang. She brought to it not only a little impromptu DIY with a pesky...
Jagger 'on mend' after heart surgery
Jagger 'on the mend' after heart surgery
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger says he's "on the mend" after undergoing surgery that caused postponement of the band's planned North American tour.
Fans mourn Kurt Cobain 25 years on
Fans mourn Kurt Cobain 25 years on
On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, dozens of people left flowers, candles and handwritten messages at a Seattle park near the house where the Nirvana frontman killed himself.
ABBA say new song on the way
ABBA say new song on the way
ABBA say fans can expect a new song "in September or October" from the four-member Swedish pop group that broke up 37 years ago.
Metallica confirm second concert
Metallica confirm second concert
In response to the extraordinary demand of Kiwi rock fans, Metallica have announced they will perform a second concert in Auckland.
Massive musical undertaking delights
Massive musical undertaking delights
St Matthew Passion, by JS Bach, is a deeply moving oratorio requiring dramatic performances from all.
Jagger too sick to tour
Stones cancel concerts as Jagger too sick to tour
The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour so singer Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment.
Sounds at the edge of music
Sounds at the edge of music
Lines of Flight opened with a rendition of John Cage's silent 4'33'', both an empty space to symbolise what we've lost and the epitome of the idea that any sound can constitute music. This would be...
An uplifting experience
An uplifting experience
Reminiscing about the first Tally Ho! concert, Metitilani Alo and Molly Devine remember the weirdness of people asking for their autographs and of being inspired and star struck.
'Truly, madly baroque' and brilliant
'Truly, madly baroque' and brilliant
A packed Glenroy Auditorium was charmed and thrilled by a going-for-broke baroque evening with Red Priest, writes Marian Poole.
Converting quantum physics into art
Converting quantum physics into art
As Tessa Petersen plays her violin, she is ''literally converting science into art'', co-director David O'Donnell says.