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![Tiki Taane: Finding some harmony](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tiki Taane: Finding some harmony
Raggamuffin festival star Tiki Taane tells Lydia Jenkin his new album was a challenge, but one he would be happy to repeat.
![Concert review: Lorde, Silo Park, Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Concert review: Lorde, Silo Park, Auckland
Lorde didn't hold back on the surprises - or the f-bombs - at her Laneway make-up show. So was it worthy of a two-time Grammy Award winner?
![Laneway Festival 2014](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Laneway Festival 2014
Photos from performances and all the action at Laneway Festival at Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.
![Savages: Phones not welcome](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Savages: Phones not welcome
Chris Schulz talks to Savages, expected to be the loudest act at Laneway.
![Laneway: Cat Power is coming full circle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Laneway: Cat Power is coming full circle
Cat Power, aka Chan Marshall, has stepped out from in front of the band and is taking to the stage solo for the first time since 2005. She tells Lydia Jenkin what Laneway fans can expect from her set on the Cactus Cat stage.
![Laneway: Haim's Sister act](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Laneway: Haim's Sister act
Los Angeles siblings Haim emerged as one of the hottest new bands of last year with a sound that makes them one of Laneway's sunniest prospects. Tom Lamont caught them on tour.
![Laneway: Watercolours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Laneway: Watercolours
Rising local star Watercolours talks to Lydia Jenkin about following her own artistic path.
![10 best BDO moments +1 bad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
10 best BDO moments +1 bad
The Big Day Out came back with a bang. Here are the best bits - and one gripe - from a day otherwise full of highlights.
![Concert review: Paramore, Vector Arena](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Concert review: Paramore, Vector Arena
Rachel Bache takes in Paramore's Sunday night show in Auckland.
![Review: Big Day Out 2014](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Review: Big Day Out 2014
It may have had the old name - and some of its old bands - but this Big Day Out felt like a whole new event.
![Live review: Big Day Out 2014](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Live review: Big Day Out 2014
The Big Day Out is back, and we've got it covered with updated reviews live from Western Springs Park and Stadium.
![Big Day Out: The 1975 - Smooth like chocolate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Big Day Out: The 1975 - Smooth like chocolate
Despite shunning a support slot on Rihanna's world tour, The 1975 can't wait to wow the BDO crowds
![BDO: Mudhoney to get rowdy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
BDO: Mudhoney to get rowdy
Their riffs are ragged and they're raw but whatever you do, do not refer to Mudhoney as a 'grunge' band. They talk to Chris Schulz.
![Big Day Out: Deftones promise a set full of 'bangers'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Big Day Out: Deftones promise a set full of 'bangers'
Despite clashing with the headliners, the Deftones are excited to be coming to the Big Day Out and determined to have a blast, they tell Chris Schulz.
![BDO: Spreading the love](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
BDO: Spreading the love
Grouplove fans can expect a lot of headbanging and a big party atmosphere. They talk to Lydia Jenkin.
![The Hives are itching to crank it up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Hives are itching to crank it up
The Hives are back for another frenzied 'human to werewolf' round on the BDO main stage. They talk to Chris Schulz.
![Stars take walk in the park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Stars take walk in the park
P-Money, Alisa Xayalith and Rodney Fisher give us a guided tour of the new-look Big Day Out.