On the day they put out their third album Under The Surface, their singer Willy called up from the other side of the world to celebrate its release, reminisce about their recent northern hemisphere tour and let know when and where we can see them later in 2025.

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Wellington based rockers Dropper have released a new song called Didn't Want To Be Your Light, Jude from the band called up to talk us through the chords and the influence local bands have had on him - starting as far back as when he was 13 - when he went to his first gig and it was a legendary one.. 

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Auckland trio A L!fe Underground have got back together after decades apart, their singer Andrew called up to talk about bridging gaps, Outrageous Fortune, mates becoming family and the affect a Nicholas Cage movie had on him back in the day. 

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Goodshirt's debut album from 2001 has just come out on vinyl for the first time. Rodney Fisher from the band called up to reminisce about those days of Good when they flatted together, made music - including the tune Blowing Dirt - which may or may not have something to do with a bus. 

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Before Jon Toogood, Jennie Skulander (Devilskin), Milan Borich (Pluto), EJ Barnes, Jol Mulholland, Brett Adams and Mike Hall took to the stage at Spark Arena for Manuka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra, they hung out with us backstage to set the scene.

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Andy from Christchurch band The Response called up to discuss his options on which covers he should sing while his voice is an octave lower due to having a cold, plus we talked about their collaboration with Rodney Fisher from Goodshirt and their upcoming gig together on August 23.

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Aussie rockers The Superjesus are back in New Zealand for a tour around the nation. They popped in on their way to soundcheck for a chat about what they've been up to over the last couple of decades and what kiwi fans expect to experience when they hit the stages in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown

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In the 2000s Minuit released albums and toured the world. After a decade long hiatus the band are coming back for one show only: in Christchurch on August 23. Their singer Ruth called up from Foxton for a chat about their early days in Nelson and Chch, the upcoming show and some of the good times they had in East and Western Europe back in the day. 

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Tadpole are back together and performing at GoLive in Christchurch on August 23, their guitarist Chris called up to talk about getting the band back together, some of their epic adventures from back in the day, and what we can expect from them at the Christchurch Town Hall. 

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Bay Of Plenty band Black Comet will release their second album later this year, their front man Laughton Kora called up for a chat from the Mt about the new direction they're taking, the music scene there compared to Welly back in the day and his golf handicap. 

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