This weekend, Twominds Festival hits Christchurch’s Spencer Beach Holiday Park for its fourth iteration. With Friday fast approaching, we thought it best to get you aquatinted with some of the local talent that will on show. Eden Burns and Christopher Tubbs, both accomplished DJs in their own right, have built a powerful partnership under moniker Burns & Tubbs. The two DJs and producers released Volume IV of their Burns & Tubbs series in August 2025 on German record label Public Possession. Back in 2024, Flynn interviewed the pair about their flourishing creative partnership and surprising friendship for Newzician Magazine Issue Three.

This month, The Beths are setting off on their Aotearoa run of shows for their latest album, Straight Line Was a Lie. Since the album’s release in August, The Beths have toured both Europe and the U.S., their biggest tour yet playing 70 shows. It’s the first time we’ve had to wait in line for the band to tour with their newest material. Their two preceding albums, Expert in a Dying Field and Jumprope Gazers, both debuted live to New Zealand audiences before anyone else.

In the very un-New-Zealand-like tradition of competitive speculation, we have decided to preview each of the ten finalists, in an attempt to bring a speculative gossip to the New Zealand music awards circuit. We make some goddamn great music, and I don’t envy the panel who have to make such a subjective judgement call. All I know, is whoever wins, its a bloody good album.