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STUDIO STORIES SHARES NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH SEASON FINALE WITH STELLAR*//
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Studio Stories shares New Zealand Music Month Season Finale with Stellar*
This season finale special of Studio Stories features music masterminds – Andrew Maclaren, Chris Van de Geer, Tom Bailey and Luke Tomes – discussing the sensation of Stellar* and their debut album, 'Mix'.
Aotearoa Singer and Beatmaker Geneva AM Becomes First Ever Artist to Perform on City Rail Link’s Underground Platforms
In a first-ever, the NZ Music Commission and City Rail Link Ltd have aligned to bring something extra special to help launch NZMM.
Louisa Nicklin Unveils New Song 'Thick' + Announces New Album 'The Big Sulk'
Acclaimed Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Louisa Nicklin known for her introspective songwriting and captivating soundscapes, has released her latest single, 'Thick', alongside the announcement of her highly anticipated second album, 'The Big Sulk'.
Te Marama Puoro O Aotearoa NZ MUSIC MONTH 2024 - To Amplify Aotearoa Music
Today marks the start of Te Marama Puoro O Aotearoa 2024 (NZ Music Month), with Amplifying Aotearoa | Paorotia Aotearoa the key theme across this year’s event.
The Jesus And Mary Chain Announce '40 Years' New Zealand Tour 2024
One of the most influential bands of their generation and beyond, The Jesus and Mary Chain mark their 40th anniversary in 2024 with a return tour to New Zealand this July!
Craig Payne Announces 'Face The Music' Album
'Face The Music' is the 5th studio album from Christchurch, New Zealand based, Multi-Instrumentalist / Singer Songwriter Craig Payne since his musical and personal reinvention in 2021.
DARTZ
DARTZ is the band from Wellington, New Zealand. Formed in 2019, DARTZ ignited into being after singer Danz talked his way into an opening slot for Aussie rockers The Chats before realising he might need a band (and songs). Quickly assembling in a Wellington flat, the rabble-rousing quartet started to fire out their unique brand of snappy and intelligent party punk tunes, with influences rooted in the boozy anthemic Kiwi pub rock of yesteryear as well as modern punk freneticism and landlord-induced anxieties.
Three years on, the DARTZ boys have carved out their own lane in Aotearoa's music scene, with a diehard nationwide fanbase enamoured by their high-energy and rark-heavy live set, forceful singalong choruses, and razor-sharp lyrics which tackle everything from challenging colonisers to a fistfight in 1 Outs Captain Cook, to a drug safety PSA for festival-goers in Bathsalts, to ridiculing the moneymania of megachurch pastors in Pray for Prey.
Described as New Zealand's "politically aware class clowns with a reputation for bringing the party wherever they appear" in a recent New Zealand Herald article naming them one of the country's 10 future music stars to watch, DARTZ are Crispy on guitar, Clark on bass, Rollyz on drums and Danz on the shouts.
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