Off The Record

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..  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussie band Teenage Dads are back for the second time this year, since then they've toured Europe, America and Canada, so what's changed? Their drummer and bass player called up with some tales from the road. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kora have released their first single of 2023, it's called Dancing In The Rain, we caught up with Fran Kora on what else they've been up to and look ahead to summer shows.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Queens Of The Stone Age coming back to New Zealand in 2024, we caught up with their keyboard and guitar player Dean Feritta about what kiwis can expect them this summer, and why Aotearoa is one of their favourite places to play.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pluto are about to tour New Zealand, they came in to rehearse the new tune Maybe Twice and let us know their summer plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland punk band Dick Move have released their new album Wet, lead singer Lucy called up to play us a track, talk about life on the road and the extra energy that came from the crowd during a show on election night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midwave Breaks' new song Stonewall is out now, their singer Bruce gave us a call in between herding goats to talk us through the history of the song and the band. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chch band 1 Drop Nation have dropped their second album, lead singer Kanei called up to introduce the opening track and talk about the luck superstitious days like Friday the 13th can bring.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KMTP has just released a new album and taken it on the road. He called up mid tour for an update on gigging around Otago and Canterbury and getting ready to blast the capital.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Boondock's new song Black Taxi features some great drumming from Brandon, but can he play it at this long weekend's big music festival given the state of his legs after a massive boogie boarding accident? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Capital Theatre have released a new song, singer Adam called in to explain its connection to tarot cards and relive their recent shows in America with the Foo Fighters and Tool. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ekko Park have released a new song, they called up to explain the concept of a "waterfall EP" and why they all needed tiger balm after shooting the music video.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No Cigar are about to head off to Europe, they called up in between packing their bags with the backstory to their new song Concubine.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the 2023 Silver Scroll awards Liz from The Beths called up from the other side of the world to chat about their nomination and how the world tour is going.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rodney Fisher from Goodshirt has released a new album with the help of Christchurch duo The Response. He called up to celebrate the tunes and reveal the other creative endeavours he's since gotten into.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington band Mermaidens have a new album out soon and a tour in November, Gussie called up to chat guitars, the influence of The Phoenix Foundation and the new Auckland connection to the band. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawke's Bay muso Arahi has moved to Auckland this year and formed a band, he called up to talk about the new heavier sound and the difficulty of moving during a disaster.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealanders based in Perth Coterie were back in New Zealand to redo a Dave Dobbyn and Herbs classic - they called in to tell us about hanging with Dave and their recent tour in the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christchurch rockers Con Carne gave us an exclusive on their new song Blown Away, singer Dils called up with the stories behind the tune and their new immigrant helper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On their way to the airport to play shows in Australia, Amsterdam and London, LAB called in for a chat and to unleash a brand new song, possibly inspired by one of us at Radio Hauraki.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.