Off The Record

The Phoenix Foundation are working on a new album and decided to release two songs before xmas. Sam Flynn-Scott from the band called up to talk about how the first one is different from their usual songs - and not just because of the social commentary in  Whistling In The Darkness. 

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Auckland rockers Villainy have released a new song called Miles Away, their singer Neill popped in for a chat about it, their summer plans, and had a go at being a radio DJ.

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No Cigar have just wrapped up a tour of England, their drummer Ned is back in Auckland now and called up to tell us his tales from the road; where the other band members are around the world, and introduce their brand new song, inspired by a trip to France called Chantilly. 

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Steriogram ruled the world in the early 2000s with their hit Walkie Talkie Man, Bradley Carter from the band called in during a brief trip home to New Zealand to reminisce about the highs and lows of those heady days, from limousines in London and playing to crowds ranging from 20,000 to 13. He also showed us a new song from his latest band Faux Prix. 

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The Black Seeds are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their second album On The Sun by releasing it on vinyl for the first time. They called in to chat about summer touring, Breaking Bad and their recent reunion with Brett McKenzie. 

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Chch muso Mim Jensen has released a new song called Same Blood, she called up to talk about family, her ideal guitar, The Beths and playing with the legendary Bob Mould. 

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As Highly Suspect prepare to play three arena shows around New Zealand, their singer Jonny Stevens called up to share his memories from their 2023 visit, a weekend that changed his life and let us know what to expect this time around. 

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Auckland rockers Ocean Beach have released a new song called Tower Of Babel, it harks back to their uni days in Dunedin and is a tribute to a venue there. Their singer Gary Dalhousie called up to reminisce and bring us back up to 2025. 

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Before they take to the stage at this year's The Other's Way festival in Auckland, local band Voom called in to have a chat about writing a song for the All Blacks back in the day and working with Fazerdaze on their new album. 

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Pixies are coming back to New Zealand in November 2025! Their drummer Dave called up to talk about their last trip here with Pearl Jam and how these shows next year will be even more special. 

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Christchurch's Adam Hattaway And The Haunters have just released their sixth album High Horse. Adam called up from overseas to talk about the new addition to touring life, his show with Jon Toogood and play us the title track. 

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On the day Shihad announced they're breaking up, we had some questions, so the whole band came in to talk about why they're calling it a day and how we can join them in the long goodbye. 

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Tauranga duo Midwave Breaks have released Better Days, an evolution of a song they made two decades ago when they were in a different band. Their singer Bruce called up to talk through the changes and the other fifty songs he's written this year.

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Punk turned humanitarian icon Bob Geldof called up to chat about his upcoming shows in NZ next year. He raconteurs about Live Aid turning 40, the Boomtown Rats turning 50 and why he wants to punch the world in the face. He's a great storyteller, the troubadour is coming here for two shows in March next year. 

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Ladyhawke's debut self titled album recently turned fifteen, she called in to tell us how she's celebrating the anniversary and shared some more tales from the road. 

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Auckland rockers Tablefox have just released Where Do I Belong, they called up to talk about Shortland Street, bikes vs trucks and being front row for Pearl Jam this weekend. 

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Wellington rockers The Nudge have released Calls Me, a much mellower number that features a surprise ending. Their bass player and keyboardist James called up to talk us through the collaborations that occurred to make the track possible and some exciting news for the Wellington music community. 

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Auckland rockers Makeshift Parachutes have just released a new song about Kool Aid, they called up to tell about their  experiences with the drink and reveal the best place to play at right now on a New Zealand tour. 

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Wellington rockers Curlys Jewels have just released Deluded, their singer Jel called up to introduce the track and share some sad news from the Wellington music community. 

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