Amiria Grenell
February 2012
Amiria Grenell's second album Three Feathers is the winner of the Best Folk Album Tui for 2012.
Lydia Cole
February 2012
Matt Hicks has abit of a Q & A session with the talented Lydia cole who has just released her new album 'Me and Moon'.
Villainy
February 2012
Creating a sound that traverses musical fault lines; Villainy is best described as dark, intricate, and engaging alternative rock.
Batucada Sound Machine
January 2012
Batucada Sound Machine is back with a banging new album 'Don't Keep Silent'. Matt Hicks has a wee chat with BSM bassist Alex Urlich about it.
Fire At Will
January 2012
Matt Hicks has a chat to Auckland Rock band Fire at Will who this week release their first music video 'Can't Wait'.
Labretta Suede and The Motel Six
January 2012
Labretta Suede and The Motel 6 are an ass whippin, high kickin, low down rockin an-a-reelin, high class outfit. With a 50's rock'n'roll influence a twang and some durge this Auckland based band has...
Victoria Girling-Butcher
January 2012
Victoria Girling-Butcher, best-known as singer /songwriter for the now-disbanded Lucid3, has over the last 15 years, earned a reputation as one of NZ’s key popular music composers. Her debut album,...
Aly Cook
January 2012
New Zealand singer songwriter Aly Cook will attend the Tamworth Country Music Festival in New South Wales, Australia for the first time next year.
Miho Wada and The Shit Fight
December 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to Japanese born NZ jazz punk artist Miho Wada who has just released the album 'Morning After' with her band 'The Shit Fight'.
Jesse Sheehan
December 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat with musician on the rise Jesse Sheehan (2011 Apra silver scroll nominee and the first solo artist ever to win the national Smokefree rockquest in 2010).
Reuben Bradley
December 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to Reuben Bradley winner of the Tui for Best Jazz album at this years Vodafone new Zealand Music Awards.
Nick Raven
December 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat with Nick Raven.
Cobra Khan
November 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to Cobra Khan frontman Milon Williams about their new album 'Adversities'.
Knights Of The DUB Table
November 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to Sir Cypher, bassist for Hamilton favourites The Knights Of The Dub Table, who this week release there debut album ‘The Way Of The DUB’.
Hallelujah Picassos
November 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to Peter McLennan of legendary kiwi band the Hallelujah Picassos who have recently released a retrospective compilation called 'Rewind the Hateman'.
The Unfaithful Ways
November 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to Christchurch Country Rockers The Unfaithful Ways (recent nominees for the Critics Choice Award at the 2011 NZ Music Awards) about their new album 'Free Rein'.
The Nukes
October 2011
NZ's 'original' ukulele trio The Nukes hit the road again this spring in support of their recently released album Each To Their Own.
Ben Merito
October 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat with fellow Cambridge boy (now making good in Perth) Ben Merito about life in Western Australia, his new album ‘Soulful Reason’ and heaps of other other stuff.
Luckless
October 2011
A mix of bitter and salty instrument sounds, with honey-laced melodies and loop pedals, is brought to us by the new anti/folk indie/rock act, Luckless.
Haunted Love
October 2011
Geva Downey and Rainy McMaster have had uncannily parallel lives, even before forming Haunted Love. They both listened to the Nolan Sisters, Talking Heads and David Bowie growing up, had slightly...
Sharpie Crows
October 2011
Sharpie Crows have been called “deranged, loud, and brilliant”; “the future”; “like a foetal-alcohol Morrissey”; and “drunken shite”.
Funkommunity
September 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to Rachel Fraser & Isaac Aesili about their new collaborative effort Funkommunity.
Wet Wings
September 2011
Wet Wings layer harmonies and melodic hooks over skittish guitar, ghostly keyboard lines, and atmospheric samples.
Punches
September 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to James Duncan and Kelly Sherrod. Together James and Kelly are the band known as Punches.
Tourettes
September 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to rapper/poet Dominic Hoey a.k.a Tourettes about his new album 'Tiger Belly'.
Ghost Wave
August 2011
In early 2010, when Ghost Wave started recording their EP in Sandringham, Auckland, things got off to a bad start. Matt Paul (guitar, vocals) and Eammon Logan (drums) were flatting together and...
Awa
August 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat with former Nesian Mystik frontman Te Awanui Reeder a.k.a Awa about his new Bi-lingual EP 'Native Intel'.
Hollie Smith and Mara TK
August 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat with Hollie Smith about her new experimental collaboration with Electric Wire Hustle's Mara TK.
The Nudge
August 2011
As a trio, they are all individually inspired by multi genres of music that help to form a complex sound often termed as psychedelic swampy blues with an element of party. The songs have been...
Beastwars
August 2011
NZ Metal band Beastwars has a chat with Matt Hicks.
The Yoots
July 2011
In 2006 the notorious 'Hopepa' (a.k.a. Joe Lindsay trombonist extraordinaire) - ceased his outlandish antics for a brief moment and formed his own group: THE YOOTS!
Cut Off Your Hands
July 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to one of NZ’s finest indie exports Cut Off Your Hands who have just released their second album ‘Hollow’.
Junica
July 2011
Welcome to Junica - the mystical pop world of Wellington's Nik Brinkman. It's a place populated by shimmery stars and pyramids; taking inspirations from relationships to space ships, Nik melds...
Leeches
July 2011
Matt Hicks chats to ex Bleeders frontman Angelo Munro about his new band Leeches.
NRG Rising
June 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat to the WORLDS 1st mother and daughters trio to front fresh female conscious and fun reggae, NRG Rising. NRG Rising has recently released 'Darkness to Light'.
Family Cactus
June 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat with multi-instrumentalist/composer/singer Adam Ladley of Family Cactus.
Who Slapped John
June 2011
Who Slapped John is quite possibly one of the worlds best kept secrets. That is about to change. With the release of 2 albums, Daily Dilemmas and She had Picasso's Child, Who Slapped John is about to...
Tiny Ruins
June 2011
Tiny Ruins is the project of New Zealand musician & songwriter Hollie Fullbrook. It sprang from writing music for theatre productions in Wellington, dabbling in four-track recording and playing at...
Chloe Bartlett
May 2011
This week we shine the spotlight on the talented Chloe Bartlett
Princess Chelsea
May 2011
Princess Chelsea has just released her debut album Lil' Golden Book. We decided to ask her a few questions....
The Psychs
May 2011
The Psychs are a rock group from Auckland, New Zealand, formed by former lead singer of The Electric Confectionaires, Jaisi Sheehan. The group began performing live gigs in August 2010. Band members...
Andrew Keoghan
May 2011
Andrew Keoghan is a songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist who combines his classical training in singing and violin, with elements of pop and folk – you could even call it chamber-pop.
Kolab
May 2011
The members of the group are J Brown, aka James Brown (producer/turntablist),Scottie B, aka Scott Bibby (producer/vocals), MC Speak Easy, aka Tom Everett (Vocals), Olly Harris (Trumpet) & Shaun...
Scratch 22
April 2011
Matt has a chat with Auckland producer/DJ/ Arc Collective Co- founder Scratch 22 who has just released his debut album 'Distance From View'.
Parallel Dance Ensemble
April 2011
Parallel Dance Ensemble are the disco-not-disco duo Coco Solid and Bobbi Soxx (producer Robin Hannibal). The off-beat pair pump out jams that are funny, slightly sinister and sassy as hell.
Great North
April 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat with Strahan Cole from the Great North.
Matt Langley
April 2011
Matt Hicks talks to Dunedin singer-songwriter Matt Langley.
Sophie Burbery/ Little Bark
March 2011
Honest Matt Hicks has a chats with an artist who lives as both Sophie Burbery and Little Bark. Confused? Read on.
An Emerald City
March 2011
Matt Hicks talks to Reuben Bonner from An Emerald City about the release of their new album ‘The Fourth’.
Barnaby Weir
March 2011
Matt Hicks has a chat with Black Seeds and Fly My Pretties frontman Barnaby Weir about his new solo record 'Tarot Card Rock'.
Chris Hurn
March 2011
Monkey Records is proud to present Too Busy Dreamin', the debut album from a major new song-writing talent, Chris Hurn. To promote the release, Chris will be undertaking a 14-date tour around New...
Emma Paki
February 2011
Singer songwriter Emma Paki needs no introduction but just like removing your shoes as you enter a house, you must remove your inhibitions to enter hers.
A Hori Buzz
February 2011
You may know the name Aaron Tokona from the bands Cairo Knife Fight or the legendary Weta. We have a chat with the now Lyttelton based Tokona about his other project A Hori Buzz.
Anna Coddington
February 2011
We have a chat with Raglan raised songstress Anna Coddinton about her new album 'Cat and Bird'.
Autumn Splendour
February 2011
Autumn Splendour is the Auckland three-piece of Natasha on guitar and vocals, Ryan on bass and Cait on drums. Formed a year and a half ago, the band plays short, catchy, primitive garage rock songs...
Avalanche City
January 2011
The story of Avalanche City begins in a house, alone, for hours and hours each day for months, slowly learning how to sing by process of scales, recording, and self critique.
Jayson Norris
January 2011
We have a chat with London based kiwi Jayson Norris.
Jessie James and the Outlaws
January 2011
We have a chat with Jessie Moss from Jessie James and The Outlaws. Jessie James and The Outlaws have recenetly released a new album entitled 'The Price Of Gum'.
Timothy Armstrong
January 2011
A chat with Wellington's Timothy Armstrong. Timothy has recently released his second album 'Portraits'.
The Frisk
January 2011
We are 5 friends who like music very much.
We listen to it all of the time.
The Thomas Oliver Band
December 2010
Wellington 5-piece The Thomas Oliver Band's combination of blues/rock/roots and Oliver's compelling writing style creates a refreshing New Zealand sound. They have spent the past few years touring...
Renee-Louise Carafice
December 2010
Following the extraordinary and critically acclaimed “Tells You To Fight!” (Which in 2008 made it into Nick Bollinger's “100 Essential New Zealand Albums”, won the Alternatui award and featured...
Seth Haapu
December 2010
A pop inspired singer-songwriter from New Zealand, Seth Haapu makes a brand of life affirming, deeply colourful songs that sound like something fresh and striking.
Eva Prowse
December 2010
A chat with Eva Prowse.
Popstarngers
November 2010
A chat with the Popstrangers.
The Pyramid Scheme
November 2010
New Zealand music needed a revolution.
It isn't April and the sun don't shine in Cuba any longer.
It has set and risen anew, spewing its light diffuse through the steamy haze of dark African skies.
...
Ed Muzik
November 2010
Ed Muzik and his band The Burning Sensations will be packing their stomachs when they head out on their "Appetite for Destruction" tour this November, with four shows across both islands - including...
Phil Edwards Band
November 2010
Hailing from Hawke's Bay, Phil Edwards has a distinctive summer feel to his soulful songs which tell the stories of a man trying to fulfill his dreams while going through the troubles of heartbreak.
...
Plum Green
November 2010
A little convo with Plum Green.
Timothy Blackman
October 2010
An outsider artist who operates wherever he decides to drop his bag, Timothy Blackman has taken inspiration from all the troubadours who have come before. Having spent five years banging an old nylon...
Dear Time's Waste
October 2010
Born from sleepy disillusionment with life in Auckland's leafy suburbs, Dear Time's Waste paints an aural picture of soft water colour with a grey wash of light that is - according to one listener -...
John White
October 2010
Dream-pop folk artist John White will be touring New Zealand next month to promote his new album "The Inkadies", to be released on Monkey Records on October 18th. As a follow up to "Balloon...
Surf Friends
October 2010
Matt Hicks chats to Brad from the Surf Friends.
Street Chant
September 2010
A chat with recent NZ Music Awards Critics Choice winners Street Chant.
Bannerman
September 2010
Richard Setford is Bannerman. A project conceived in the basement bedroom of a Western Springs flat in 2005 and focused on intensely visual and lyrically ambiguous songwriting.
The Coolies
September 2010
The Coolies come from South Auckland with a mission to destroy the world with their guitar, digital CZ1 and Drums.
Nightchoir
September 2010
Nightchoir is an Auckland based indie rock band with a beautiful steel guitar twang. Their songs draw on several musical genres, including alt-rock, alt-country, pop, and folk. The first single,...
Tommy Ill
August 2010
Matt Hicks from souNZgood and Tommy Ill (the rapper with the new album) have a chat.
North Shore Pony Club
August 2010
Aaron and Matt Pony kindly anwser a few questions for SouNZgood's Matt Hicks....
Flip Grater
August 2010
Flip Grater has recently released her new album 'When I'm Awake Im At War'. Matt Hicks from souNZgood.co.nz threw a few questions her way.
Computers Want Me Dead
August 2010
Computers Want Me Dead is a two-piece electro-synth pop band consisting of Sam Harvey and Damien Daniels.
Eru Dangerspiel
August 2010
Riki Gooch is one of the most respected names in New Zealand Music. The talented multi instrumentalist is best known as one part of the great New Zealand group Trinity Roots and also as a star...
Benny Tones
July 2010
Benny Tones is a Wellington based producer, DJ and Audio Engineer.He is the official Sound Tech for future soul band Electric Wire Hustle and has also set up his own professional audio engineering...
Coast
July 2010
One usually wouldn’t expect to meet their band members through the act of grooming. But for Coast frontman, Jade Pritchard, it was his wizened facial hair expertise that first led him to his wife’s...
Black River Drive
July 2010
Hailing from Auckland city these guys exploded into the commercial limelight in May 2010 with the single “Bullet for your gun”.
Julia Deans
July 2010
Some times its best to go it alone. Julia Deans the fire haired front woman from long beloved New Zealand rock group Fur Patrol realized this and is about to present to us her personal journey with...
Die! Die! Die!
June 2010
Take three noisy boys, along with three Dies!, and you’ve got yourself one of New Zealand’s most well respected punk rock acts – Die! Die! Die! Since forming in Dunedin back in 2003, these guys have...
Jdubs
June 2010
If you prefer your hip-hop served with a higher-level intellect/message/meaning than the dribble about cars, bitches and 40’s then Christchurch MC Jdubs may be for you. Jdubs a.k.a Ben James is a...
Grayson Gilmour
June 2010
It seems his name is on everyone’s lips at the moment. Can you hear them? Can you hear them whispering? Grayson…Grayson Gilmour…
The Phoenix Foundation
May 2010
The Phoenix Foundation are an indie rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1997 by members Conrad Wedde, Samuel Fylnn Scott and Luke Buda. The bands name is from a fictional organization on...
TokyoStreetGang
April 2010
In September of last year JayCyanide a.k.a. Bulletproof, had an itch to spread his musical wings and try something a little different.
Homebrew
April 2010
Last month Avondale’s biggest selling boy band, Homebrew, had their hopes of a music video grant for their song ‘Underneath The Shade’, crushed into tiny little pieces by the harsh hands of New...
Eqwanox
April 2010
Eqwanox are the best thing to come out of Te Awamutu since the Finn brothers and now the punk/grunge/rock four piece are proudly putting Te Awamutu on the map again with the release of their debut...
Rare Shot Blue
April 2010
Rare Shot Blue is an eclectic musical mash up probably best placed under the electronica umbrella. The main man behind the music is Japanese native Hideto Kobayashi (Hide) who moved from Osaka to the...
Pig Out
March 2010
Kit Lawrence and Maire Celeste have been making their eclectic music of music for a decade now and seem to be onto something special with their most recent incarnation Pig Out.
Nathan Haines
March 2010
Nathan Haines seems to have been there and done that. The New Zealand Jazz legend (son of another New Zealand Jazz legend Kevin Haines) has been making music pretty much his entire life. Haines is...
I Am Giant
March 2010
The band is I Am Giant a half English, half Kiwi rock quartet searching for their big break. Yeah yeah same old story, but this band is different. They have been together less than a year. They have...
Maya & Vanya
March 2010
Maya and Vanya are a Croatian born New Zealand raised sister DJ duo who are hot property at the moment. Their eclectic and energetic sets (that include diverse flavors of music ranging from upfront...
Electric Wire Hustle
March 2010
Electric Wire Hustle. 3 words you should pay attention too. Well actually 3 people you should pay attention too. Hailing from the abundant Wellington scene, Mara TK, Taay Ninh and Myele Manzanza are...
The Ruby Suns
February 2010
Ryan McPhun brainchild The Ruby Suns are releasing their third studio album Fight Softly so we thought it was an appropriate cue to enlighten you on this kiwi underground favourite.
Ivy Lies
February 2010
Ivy Lies are an all girl pop rock band who were originally formed in Christchurch by Emla (Vox/Guitar), Lisa (Bass) and Rosie (Drums) under the name Starlett when the girls were still in school. They...
Pauly Fuemana OMC
February 2010
This week we shine our artist of the week spotlight on the up and down life of Pauly Fuemana, the man who forever changed the NZ music landscape with his hugely successful nineties hit ‘How Bizzare’.
Connan Mockasin
February 2010
How much is that cutie in the window? The one with the shaggy blonde hair? That cutie goes by the name Connan Mockasin and he is damn close to priceless, with an array of stunningly sweet tunes under...
The Drab Doo-Riffs
January 2010
The Drab Doo-Riffs, self-described Spockabilly. Now if you don’t know what that means, let me try to explain. It involves intense, high energy songs that meld punk, rock and roll, surf guitar and...
Dukes
January 2010
If your after a good time and you happen to be in Christchurch forget heading to Manchester street or Latimer square (if your that way inclined) just find out were local band the Dukes are playing...
Six60
January 2010
This writer went down to Rhythm and Vines for new years and saw Dunedin roots/dub/drum n bass five piece Six60 for the first time and I was (for the first time in a long time) blown away.
The Checks
January 2010
If you haven’t heard of the Checks…you should have! Edward Knowles, Karel Chabera Jr, Jacob Moore, Sven Pettersen and Callum Martin formed at Takapuna Grammer School in early 2003. After a school...
The Verlaines
December 2009
Many of you may not realize, but 1981 was the year that What Now was first brought to our airwaves. It’s true…I Googled it! But more importantly 1981 saw the formation of Dunedin-based rock band, The...
Midnight Youth
December 2009
Forming in mid 2006 straight out of Rangitoto College, Midnight Youth have wasted no time making themselves a solid household name, playing with bands such as INXS, Incubus, The Veronicas and Metro...
The Naked And Famous
December 2009
The Naked and Famous must be one of the most hated bands in New Zealand. Okay before you start bellowing how you’re never coming on Sounzgood again here me out. The band’s not hated by fans of course...
Salmonella Dub
December 2009
Salmonella Dub is back in the thick of it once again. The legendary dub pioneers now in there 17th year as a band are back with the release of their 7th studio album Freak Controller. Now most music...
Knights Of The DUB Table
November 2009
Knights of the DUB Table combine elements of reggae, drum‘n’bass, hip-hop and rock into their own fusion of dub flavoured music with powerful high-energy performances that leave the crowds wanting...
The Earlybirds
November 2009
The Earlybirds are yet another young kiwi band who have quickly burst into the new pop/rock phase that seems to be leading the charge on the NZ music scene at the moment with bands like Midnight...
Artisan Guns
November 2009
The Artisan Guns are a four piece from East Auckland who are starting to make waves in the New Zealand music scene. The Artisan Guns play what this writer would call easy on the air folk rock. Anyway...
Tyson Tyler
November 2009
Tyson Tyler is a WINZ success story. South Auckland rapper Tyson Tyler had years of crap jobs with early morning starts and was totally fed up. So what did he do? He quit his job and went on the...
Knives At Noon
November 2009
These four fun-loving lads from Dunedin are quick to admit that they try not to take their lives too seriously, but this fresh approach is certainly not continued on when it comes to their music,...
Dimmer
October 2009
Shayne Carter has been a prominent figure in the New Zealand music industry as a musician since the 1980’s from being in such bands as Bored Games, Double Happys, New Zealand 'Flying Nun' heroes...
Batucada Sound Machine
October 2009
Batucada Sound Machine is big!! How big you ask? Super big I say. Not big in the popularity side of things (the band has a following but theyre not the Rolling Stones you know) but big in terms of...
Ladyhawke
October 2009
Wow save some awards for the rest of us Ladyhawke. Yes last week Ladyhawke a.k.a. Pip Brown carved up at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards taking away Album of the Year, Best dance/electronica,...
Kids Of 88
October 2009
'I'm gonna take you back to by house, I love the feeling when you touch me baby, Its not as good when I'm by myself, you know it makes me go ooo ooo ooo oooo'.
Dictaphone Blues
October 2009
We all crave (or secretly do) to have our moment in the spotlight, to be the front man of something new or exciting. The chance to be adored a chance to bask in the adornment of others is a desire...
Sir Howard Morrison
September 2009
As we all know last week one of our country’s greatest ever entertainers Sir Howard Morrison passed away so we thought we’d honor his memory by making him our Artist of the week and recapping his...
Lawrence Arabia
September 2009
All the buzz in the last week has been over James Milne who took out this year’s 44th annual APRA Silver Scroll award (for song of the year) with song he co-wrote with the Phoenix Foundations Luke...
Tahuna Breaks
September 2009
Tahuna breaks are one of those bands that you can’t help but like. Their music is an infectious, upbeat blend of reggae, soul and funk that get hips jiving and bodies up on the dance floor. The...
PNC
September 2009
There a few Sam Hansens in this world, New Zealand has been blessed with one. A half Samoan, half European kiwi raised solely by his mother in Palmerston North City (PNC), Sam befriended his Walkman...
Motocade
August 2009
In this writer’s humble opinion Motocade have to be one of the most underrated bands in New Zeland. They’re by no means small fish in the NZ music pond, they have gained much publicity and...
Opensouls
August 2009
The Opensouls are a local 7 piece who have been doing their thang since 2001. They play a mixture of hip-hop, soul and old school style R'n'B. Since 01 they have established themselves as one of the...
Ladi 6
January 2009
Good things take time you know. That saying has never been truer when you apply it to the long awaited release of Ladi 6's debut album Time is not much. Ladi 6, a.k.a. Karoline Tamati, has been a...