Laneway 2013: Alt-J go from dole to 'new Radiohead'
This time last year the four members of acclaimed Brit band Alt-J were on the dole. Now they're Mercury Music prizewinners.
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Heartbroken Animal Collective can NZ show
A "heartbroken" Animal Collective have cancelled their Auckland show after delays transferring their equipment into New Zealand.
Rare Beatles shots up for auction
Rare colour photos of The Beatles on tour to the US in 1964 are going up for auction.
Jimmy Cliff gets the thumbs-up for being different
Graham Reid gets a lesson in comparative religion from reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff.
R&V crowd 'more well-behaved'
As the Gisborne music festival celebrates its 10th anniversary police say Rhythm & Vines has been relatively successful, despite thefts threatening to mar the event.
Rain won't stop party at Rhythm and Vines
Rhythm and Vines festival organisers are happy a bit of rain isn't going to put off concert-goers.
Concert Review: A Day on the Green, Villa Maria Estate
Yes, this vineyard show might have been bands which all had their heydays back in the 80s.
Mala: Touching bass
Pioneering dubstep artist Mala returns to NZ this month with Digital Mystikz. He talks to Scott Kara.
Ronson is making his Mark
British DJ and producer Mark Ronson tells Lydia Jenkin about his links to New Zealand.
De La Soul: Life and Soul of the party
Hip-hop trio De La Soul, who return to NZ this month for Coro Gold, still bring the noise after 25 years in the game. Scott Kara reports.
Oh joy, music lovers in for $12m lift
What every liveable city needs is a world-class concert hall, writes Brian Rudman, and the scaffolding has just gone up in the ASB Theatre at the Aotea Centre so the acoustic experts can create just that.
Devo still cracking the whip
Devo frontman Jerry Casale talks to Russell Baillie about 40 years of having fun.
12-12-12 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden
Musicians perform at '12-12-12' a concert benefiting The Robin Hood Relief Fund to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Springsteen will not play NZ
Despite the rumours, Bruce Springsteen will not be playing any New Zealand shows next year.
Psy to rap for Obama amid anger
Gangnam Style rapper Psy will perform a Christmas concert attended by US President Barack Obama despite controversy over his participation in a pair of anti-American concerts.
Clara's first gig earns her $250
Clara Van Wel has given her first public performance since winning New Zealand's Got Talent - a Christmas party gig she booked before earning celebrity status.
Grimes' weird artistic method
Canadian pop pixie Grimes brings her dark dance music to New Zealand next week. She talks to Scott Kara.
Call for reggae-only Raggamuffin
Reggae legend Ali Campbell says Rotorua's Raggamuffin should be a reggae-only festival
Your passport to Oz moshpits
Scott Kara presents a guide to the best of the music festivals from across the ditch.
Zeppelin star Plant to play NZ
Just as his old band rides a revival wave, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has announced plans for solo shows in New Zealand.