Off The Record

Queens Of The Stone Age are coming back to NZ soon, their singer Josh called up to swap parenting tips, dating tips and tell us what he learnt from the Arctic Monkeys.

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In the 90s Auckland band Celine were playing with other bands like The Lemonheads and Pavement.. fast forward to 2024 and the band are back together with a new record to unleash, Rob gave us a call to talk about the new tunes and the years in between. 

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Tiki Taane can't wait to perform in front of 30,000 people at Synthony In The Domain in Auckland, he popped in to talk about that and his recent new year's milestone. 

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If you didn't see Chch band Pool House over the holidays, their bass player Sam called up to tell where else they'll be playing this summer, and introduce the new song Another Day.

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Ten years on from the last Big Day Out we took a trip back to that epic day with the help of those who were there, including Clap Clap Riot, Liam Finn, Grouplove, Villainy, Mudhoney and Tony Lyall. 

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Gin Wigmore lives in Los Angeles these days, but she's coming back to NZ in 2024 to do some shows around the country - including Napier where she hopes to do "a Cardigans" she called up to explain what that means.

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Foals are back in New Zealand soon, their guitarist Jimmy called up on their way to the airport to reminisce about previous shows here and who he got starstruck by in 2023. 

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Quicksand have flown over from New York to play in Chch, Welly and Auckland. Their singer Walter called up as they landed to discuss first impressions of Aotearoa and what he was looking forward to the most about their New Zealand tour. 

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Before Royal Blood took to the stage at Spark Arena in Auckland, their singer Mike perched up at a rooftop bar across the road with Angie for a chat about tunes and how their first year was like going a year long stag do. 

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra are coming home to New Zealand to play in February, Ruban from the band called up to talk Jimi Hendrix, reggae and whether there'll be a Mint Chicks reunion when he's back in Auckland. 

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