Off The Record

Midwave Breaks' debut full-length album Echo Tide Awake is out now. Days before its release their drummer Paul Russell called in to talk about the new record, making music independently, and hitting the road for release shows in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington and Christchurch across November and December. Plus, why touring in your 50s looks a little different to the old days. 

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Blindspott have a new song out called Stitches, their singer Damien and drummer Shelton called in for a chat about its origins, and why the release of this one doesn't have the traditional roll out.

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Villainy frontman Neill Fraser called in for a chat about the band’s latest single Demons and how it fits into their next album, how the band have been building these songs with the live show in mind and, because it happened to be his birthday, how celebrations tend to look a little different these days as a new dad. 

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Empire of the Sun are heading back to New Zealand in February to play at Spark Arena. Their singer Luke Steele called up to chat about bringing the complete Empire of the Sun live experience here, why their shows are built to be seen in the dark, and what’s next for the band. He also shared a brilliant story about Daniel Johns from Silverchair, a stash of unreleased music, and a record that may still be buried somewhere near Windsor Castle.

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Goodnight Nurse are back together and playing The Always and Never (Again!) tour in November, celebrating twenty years since their debut album Always and Never, in the process reuniting original members Joel Little, Jaden Parkes and Paul Taite to play in Auckland, Wellington and Chch. Joel popped in for a chat about what's changed in the last 20 years and what sparked the reunion. 

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Ahead of Ash’s return to New Zealand to celebrate 30 years of their album 1977, frontman Tim Wheeler called up to chat about the band’s incredible journey from teenage schoolmates in Downpatrick, Ireland, to international success; the songs and influences that shaped their sound, and what’s kept the original trio together all these years. They also talked about revisiting 1977 three decades on; the joy of still creating new music, and why Ash continue to love coming back to play for Kiwi fans.

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Ahead of their joint show at Christchurch’s Space Academy on September 19, Andy from The Response and Aaron from Slim called in to talk about the journey of their bands, what they’ve been working on and what audiences can expect when they come together on stage

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Mudhoney guitarist and founding member Steve Turner called up ahead of the band’s return to New Zealand this October, to talk about Mudhoney’s beginnings in Seattle, the scene that spawned bands like Soundgarden, Nirvana and Pearl Jam, why the band eventually embraced the “grunge” label, his love of New Zealand music and what fans can expect when Mudhoney hit the stage here for the first time in 12 years.

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A Perfect Circle return to New Zealand this December for the first time in more than 20 years, joining Puscifer for a special double bill. Their guitarist Billy Howerdel called up for a chat about how A Perfect Circle began, working with Maynard James Keenan, what he learned from years behind the scenes with some of rock’s biggest names, and what Kiwi fans can expect from the upcoming tour.

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Jon Toogood popped in for a chat about his new book Home Again, summing up his life with Shihad and beyond.

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