Off The Record

On their way to sound check at The Powerstation in Auckland, Highly Suspect called in for a chat about life on the road in New Zealand

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In 2003 Dunedin band Cloudboy moved to Europe and never came back.. until now. In 2023 they released their debut album on vinyl (it sold out) and now they're hitting the road to play all those songs live. They called up to retrace the steps and fill in the blanks, one of which involved Mikey Havoc. 

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Capital Theatre's lead singer can speak - and sing again - after extensive throat surgery. He called in to show off his new voice and go through the upcoming extensive New Zealand tour dates. 

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Dictaphone Blues are playing at a music festival soon, their singer Ed called up to chat about the lack of blues in their set, and why he's looking forward to seeing Fazerdaze on stage. 

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On his way to an event celebrating twenty years of Play It Strange, Jordan Luck of The Exponents popped in for a chat that after a few minutes took a surprising turn.. 

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On their way to the airport to fly to New Zealand for shows all over the country, Highly Suspect's lead singer Johnny Stevens gave us a call to check in with the stage show these days, the stories behind the songs and what is modern neo emo? 

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Incubus are coming back to New Zealand in April 2024 with Live. Singer Brandon Boyd called up for a tease of the tour and also to rectify an after party debacle from twenty years ago in Wellington.

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Hawke's Bay band Black Smoke Trigger have released their debut single, but it took some trips around the world to get it into our ears. Their guitarist Charlie called up for a chat about being stranded in Mexico and having an interesting encounter at a Guns N Roses concert. 

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The War On Drugs are coming to NZ for two shows in December, their singer Adam called up for a chat about their shows, his dancing and why New Zealand is his good luck charm.

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New Plymouth rockers The Mons Whaler have released a new EP, singer Hemi called up to talk us through the tracks and their exciting summer plans.

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