Off The Record

Auckland rockers Voom have released a new album called Something Good Is Happening, their singer Buzz called up from his shed to tell us what's been going on in the two decades since their last batch of releases, and the upcoming tour dates around New Zealand.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We caught up with Aussie Crawl frontman James Reyne ahead of his New Zealand tour this October to chat about his new role as Label Manager, and because it's NZ Music Month he revealed who his favourite kiwi artist of all time is... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dunedin band L Hotel have released a new song called Dead Ends, their bass player Dave called up from overseas to tell us about it and the EP it's on; their adventures overseas and why they may hinder any more new music coming out this year.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canadian punk rockers Pup are coming to New Zealand this winter. Their guitarist Steve called up for a chat about their new album Who Will Look After The Dogs; what he's knows about New Zealand from the outside and what we expect from their live shows See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dianne Swann is part of the Atomic 2.0 tour that's on in New Zealand this May. She called up to talk about her own music and the collaborations she's looking forward to in this sequel to the last Atomic shows, plus who's going to be covering Courtney Love.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington rockers Wet Denim have released a new song called Lonely (For A While) their singer Nick called up to talk about what he likes about the Big Fan venue in Auckland and where we can catch them next on their mini tour of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington punk rockers Dartz are about to tour the world, as they were packing their bags they called up for a chat about Moving To Melbourne (their new song) and their shared experiences with Shihad in recent weeks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland rocker Lorenzo Hazelwood has released a new song called Nothing Man. He called up to talk about who inspired the track, how it can be a good thing to meet your heroes, and shared some tips on voice preservation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland rockers Coast Arcade have just released a new song called Acetone, their bass player Leo Spykerman called up to explain how the song came to him when they were about to go stage in Wellington, and possibly started analysing our conversation for his studies.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reb Fountain's new album How Love Bends went straight to number one here, and she's just been nominated for a New Zealand music award. On the eve of a nationwide tour Reb called up to talk us through the places she's looking forward to playing at and the one thing she always packs in her bag just in case it's needed.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bella Rafflyn called up to talk about her new song Corduroy Boy, her summer highlights (including competing with Sir Dave Dobbyn) and the way she described her drummer was the strangest we've had this year! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington muso Elliott Dawson has just released his second album Certain Death. He called up to talk us through how the songs have been in his head for a while and the distinctly Wellington instruments that helped bring them to life, plus details on the upcoming shows.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Thorogood is touring New Zealand this May, he called up for a chat about what kiwi fans can expect from the shows and took us behind the scenes of his life on the road - one he's had since the '70s.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the eve of Tom Lark releasing his new album Moonlight Hotel, Tom called up to talk us through the songs, a recipe for the BBQ, and the unique addition to the vinyl cover that appears to be a world first. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christchurch rockers Volts called up to talk about their new song System Failure; their upcoming shows in Wellington during New Zealand Music Month and playing with Shihad on their farewell tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington rockers Curlys Jewels have just released Foolish, their singer Jel called up to introduce it and talk about where their fans go now their local venue has not just closed down -but been demolished.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Veils' recently released their seventh album Asphodels, and toured the world before playing it live here in New Zealand. With just a couple of shows to go in the South Island their singer Finn Andrews called up to chat about life on the road, The Coat and the fans who keep him going.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland rockers Frank On Tap called up from the top of a high rise building to unleash their new song Rush, their singer Max regaled us with the Wellington uni origin story and why we'll have to wait a while for their debut album. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a new album out later this year Damien from Blindspott called in to let us know about the tunes on it including the latest single Burn Me Alive, and how he keeps his voice going on stage.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christchurch band The Response have released a new song called Shiver, their singer Andy called up for a chat about who's playing all the guitars, their David Bowie connection and who they're opening for this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Napier rockers Say Or Do have a new EP coming out in New Zealand Music Month, they called up to talk us through one of the tracks and outline the upcoming tour dates in Palmy and New Plymouth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamilton rockers Retro Valley have released a new song called Serotonin, their singer Ben called up to introduce it, reminisce about all the summer festivals they played and we came up with a new merch idea.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christchurch rockers The Rainfall called up to tell us about their new song Nothing Makes Sense and let us know where we can see them this New Zealand Music Month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daily J have just released a new album called Scatterbrains, and just got back from an Aussie tour. Their singer Jayden called up to explain why the tour was cut short and where we can catch them here during March.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taranaki band This Little Badge have released a new EP, their singer Dave called up to talk about his early punk days in East London, the music scene in New Plymouth at the moment and their upcoming tour of New Zealand.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.