Off The Record

Just before they flew to France to release their new album A Kingdom in a Cul-de-sac, Ha! The Unclear called in for a chat about their tunes and to say bon voyage. 

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Pluto have released a new song called Liquorice, they called in for a chat about where it came from and how they're changing their sound to what they were into in the 90s. 

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Zed have a released a new song, twenty years after they broke up. Their singer Nathan called in to fill in the (decades long) gaps and tease us about the future. 

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Just before kiwi duo Earth Tongue wrapped up a New Zealand tour in Wellington and Auckland, their singer/guitarist Gussie called up for a chat about playing with Queens Of The Stone Age a few weeks back and where in Europe they have their sights set this Autumn. 

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Kings Of Leon are releasing their new album Can We Please Have Fun on May 10, bothers Caleb and Jared from the band called up to talk about the tunes and how they like to have fun when they're in New Zealand

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Courtnay Low has spent time in London and Auckland but the it's back home in Taranaki where music has taken the lead role in her life, the new band Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie have released their first single Mercy, she called up to talk about her travels and the one part of New Zealand they're looking forward to touring the most. 

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The Black Keys have released their 12th studio album Ohio Players, Dan Auerbach from the band called up to talk about collaborating with Beck, Noel Gallagher and Alice Cooper amongst others for this latest collection of tunes. 

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The Black Keys have released their 12th studio album Ohio Players, Dan Auerbach from the band called up to talk about collaborating with Beck, Noel Gallagher and Alice Cooper amongst others for this latest collection of tunes. 

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Back in the day Blair Jollands left Auckland and toured America for three months, then visited the UK and ended up living there for a couple of decades. On the way he partied with Grace Jones, worked with Madonna and toured with members of Queens Of The Stone Age. He called up on the eve of a New Zealand tour to talk about what he loved most about being back in Aotearoa. 

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Days before Live arrived in New Zealand to play shows with Incubus and Midwave Breaks in Christchurch and Auckland, their lead singer Ed Kowalczyk called up for a chat about the setlists, his previous times here and what's next for the band. 

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In between opening for Live and Incubus in Christchurch and Auckland, Tauranga duo Midwave Breaks called in for a chat about touring with the legendary American bands - not for the first time in one case. 

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English alt rockers Nothing But Thieves are playing two shows in Auckland this May, they called up from the other side of the world for a chat about life on the road off the back of their latest #1 album in the UK. 

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Wellington rockers Voodoo Bloo have released a new song called Cardboard Box Office, inspired by a particular movie, their singer Rory called up to explain which one and why movies are so important to the band - it involves a New York connection. 

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Joe from Supergroove has another band called Kathy Bates Motel, he called up to talk about their new song Broken Tail Light, Milan from Pluto's drumming prowess and making movies with Matt Heath. 

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Cantab muso Fraser Ross has released his latest album Thunderhead, he called up on the eve of release to tease the tunes, uncover the inspirations of them including campfire tales from rural USA and gave a prediction on this weekend's Super Rugby clash. 

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The Transits started in Durban in the 90s when the three of them were 15, now two of them live here and they've only gone and got the band back together and released an album! Their singer Dom called up to explain how it happened, what Snoop Dogg had to do with it and we went through his record collection. 

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Luke Buda is touring New Zealand in April, he called up for a chat about what songs he'll play and gave us the stories behind some of the the songs like Buffalo by his other band the Phoenix Foundation. 

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Kiwi duo Carb On Carb have gone back to the time they were first inspired to be musicians in their new song 2009. Drummer James called up to reminisce and talk through which New Zealand town they've relocated to. 

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Like a lot of NZers Finn from Gisborne has moved to Australia - this time to form a band. He called up from oz to talk about rallying around fellow kiwis and locals to create Off Judy and their new single Good As Gold. 

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