Off The Record

Dope Lemon's new album is out next month, we caught up with front man Angus Stone who was on a boat at the time, to talk Miami, Rotorua, Los Angeles and whales swimming by. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waikato band System Corporation have released their debut album Foundation & Method, featuring a couple of The Datsuns, they called up to talk about collaborating, international travel and taking their time to get things right.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The War On Drugs are coming back to New Zealand for two shows in December, singer and guitarist Adam Granduciel gave us a call to let us know what's in store for kiwis at the start of summer in Wellington and Auckland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lot 12 are about to relocate to London, before they packed their bags they called up to talk about the new EP and the things they're looking forward to as they take on the world.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beastwars are about to release an album of kiwi covers, their singer Matthew called up to explain the lengths they went to, to get permission to do each track, and who convinced Julia Deans to join them on vocal duties.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussie band The Rubens are over for a few shows in New Zealand, they called in after landing to talk about their new cover of a Split Enz song and the wild old days with music industry legend Michel Kandinsky,  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiona McDonald is on the new Straw People album, she came in to chat about the new tunes and the Cruise Control days.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Finn is touring New Zealand soon, we got the details from the man himself along with some reminiscing about his days on the road with Matt Heath, and reaction to some misheard lyrics to the Split Enz song I See Red.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coterie got asked to play in front of twenty thousand people, realising they didn't have a drummer the brothers from Western Australia via Tauranga asked their dad to join the band. There's other great stories here too, plus the new song Honey Dance With Me.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember that song Crawl by Atlas? One of their singers lives in the USA now, we caught up with Sean Cunningham to reminisce about a huge show in Christchurch back in the day and his new song Honey Bee.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer Thieves have released Slow Down, Adam from the band called up to talk about how fast the year is going, the moon landing and their upcoming album and tour dates.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christchurch muso Mim Jensen has released another track from her upcoming EP called The Colour Blue. She called up to talk about the five year genesis of the song and her upcoming tour dates.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland band Borderline have released a new song called Cinderella, their drummer Jackson called up to talk us through it, his favourite place to go snow boarding, and also how he manages being a drummer who lives in an apartment with neighbours close by.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christchurch band Stomp Goblin have released a new song called Like A God, Rosie and Adam from the band called up to talk about its genesis from a guitar and drums based song to something a little more synthesised, from their home made studio.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tablefox are about to hit their ten year anniversary together, their guitarist Matt called up to run us through the upcoming celebrations, the new song Only A Matter Of Time and the best place to get a chocolate fix when on tour.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Transits are split between New Zealand and South Africa. One of their singers Dom called up to explain how that works, recreating the 80s and their new tune Renegade Hearts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After an altercation with a boss after hours, Flaxxies came up with the tune Snapped Up (By The Boss) - we had Nick and Chris from the band call up to talk about what happened, and their upcoming tour dates.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Macey gave us a call to delve into the new song Who Really Gets What They Want, the lengths he once went to for Green Day and the American chain he plans to out do.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having formed in 2000, played the Big Day out and released their debut album, The Larry Normans went on hiatus for some time. But now they're back! With a new album to share, Paul and Jonathan called up to talk us through the times and their changing, and their new lease on life.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the anniversary of Outrageous Fortune's TV debut we spoke to a Westie on growing up with the show, Ukiah Brown also spoke about hanging with Racing, surfing at Piha and the roadtrip behind his new song Electrify Your Love.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Silent Divide have been blasting the capital for a few years now, singer Shaun called up to talk us through their latest track and how their song writing has changed over the years.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott from Sea Mouse called up to explain how an angry neighbour inspired their new song, and the strange occurrance that's been.. occurring in Wellington.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mini Simmons just wrapped up a tour of NZ, Brad called up to relive the highlights - and reveal where the best waves are. Plus the incredible true story behind their new song Late For The War.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Teskey Brothers called up from the other side of the world to share stories of life on the road and what we can expect on stage when they get here in December.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland band Magic Factory have just released a new album, Dave rang us to talk about touring America, and their upcoming gigs in the Waikato and Canterbury.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.