Japanese gods of maximally overdriven Jet Rock 'n' Roll, Guitar Wolf are making a tsunami-like return to Aotearoa just one month away in March 2025. Fronted as always by sunglasses-wearing, ...

Guitar Wolf NZ Tour 2025 - Jett Rock & Roll From Tokyo, Japan - CLEAN DiRT presents GUITAR WOLF from Tokyo Japan Tokyo masters of rock&roll mayhem. 30 years young & the foot ain’t ever come off that ...

Simon Joyner: There’s a thread of uncompromising artistry that runs through so many of the underground artists in New Zealand. Experimental and soul-searching music which sounds singular to me. It’s ...

Pōneke-based sci-fi rock psychonauts Ripship aka Rae McLean and Callum Lincoln stick the landing with their second studio album Crawling Chorus, out today following SRN chart-top ...

Based these days in the UK, Port Chalmers songwriting icon Nadia Reid unfurled her fourth studio album Enter Now Brightness — recorded with an all-star cast of instrumental contributors and exploring ...

US multi-talent Sharon Van Etten remains unassailable on her new record, bringing her band into the songwriting / compositional fold for the first time with consistently majestic results on Sharon Van ...

Generously expanding the Port Noise palette beyond the one-day, multi-venue format established from 2023 onwards, The Week of Port Noise is a diverse new programme of events and installations, ...

It's hotter than hell in our sun-scorched UTR office right now, yet we must not shirk our duty in reporting local supports have been revealed for "The Most Evil Band in Japan" Abigail 's forthcoming ...

Watch Leonard Powell's sun-splashed video for 'Age', from 2024's Slow Mover... Listen up to Preacher's late '24 single 'Day Dreamer' — "Recorded at storage kings lol" ...

It's been all go in the world of Aotearoa dream-pop stars Phoebe Rings, who have been drip-feeding fans innovative new releases (even including a video game) in celebration of the relaunch of their ...