When I meet with Evie Bamford, it's 10am on a Sunday at a coffee shop in Grey Lynn. Because of this, by the time I get there, the whole place is packed with people. Evie is sitting outside at the only available seat. She cranes her neck, resting her hand above her eyes like a salute, peers between her fringe and her sunnies and spots me. It's honestly pumping, the sun's out and people are lining up to grab a table. I greet Evie with a hug and suggest we get takeaway coffees and relocate to the park to discuss her upcoming release, her 6 track debut EP, Now Rising, Now Falling.

Great Sounds Great, Wellington’s multi-venue festival spanning one night and 11 venues, is returning this Saturday. The festival’s lineup is full of NZ royalty, heavy hitters and up’n’comers, with the addition of Friday’s The Night Before across 3 Newtown venues, shining a light on local emerging artists. Tasha Tziakis talks to Ben of Eyegum about the festival and what it means to Wellington, the role Eyegum plays in the music scene and how it’s evolved over the years, and the festival landscape at large. 

It’s been a busy two years for Ōtepoti Art Rock trio turned foursome Bunchy’s Big Score: a debut album, a South Island tour, a dramatic line up change and now, a second full length album Wanda’s Bicycle. In the carpark of New World City Centre, Kieran Dodd caught up with Jack, Max, Niki and Reef to talk about the group’s past, present and future.

PC21 is the proposal to change the rules around after-hours noise in Ōtautahi. Newzician supports this, and Sam Elliott explains why.