
Into oblivion: The hunt for Grimes
Chris Schulz tries to track down mysterious musical pixie Grimes ahead of her Laneway appearance.
Chris Schulz tries to track down mysterious musical pixie Grimes ahead of her Laneway appearance.
Purity Ring's gloomy grind now comes with dance moves. They tell Chris Schulz why.
It's got a star-studded guest list, exclusive parties and plenty of fine filmmaking: we wish we were at Sundance right now.
This festival is in Christchurch's Hagley Park this week. In Auckland it will be in locations around the waterfront.
Australian dance act Flume will be the final act to perform at this year's Laneway festival, today's timetable release confirms.
With so many great festivals around the world, it can hard to choose. We've picked out six of the best - so get planning.
Happy campers danced, flocked and shopped in Gisborne sunshine on the first day of the Rhythm and Vines music festival.
The Rhythm and Vines festival kicked off in Gisborne yesterday with major changes to alcohol policy after riots broke out last year.
Arriving at Splore, it's easy to pick out the veterans of this three-day arts and music festival.
Rapping and partying, partying and rapping. After a tough few years, Mac Miller is living the dream. He talks to Chris Schulz.
One of the failed Echo Festival's acts, Disclosure, is still coming to Auckland to play a DJ set.
The big day out for bogans is back, with a new look and its third new location in as many years.
The summer season's off to a bumpy start with the cancellation of two festivals. Lydia Jenkin investigates the state of the industry and what it takes to succeed.
Pasifika beats, arts, culture and talent will be seen and heard around Auckland over the next two weeks during the Urbanesia festival, which starts today.
A new music festival was on shakey ground but the director of Echo Festival says it can be just as good in Auckland. Paxon Talbot talks to Chris Schulz.
Splore has added its biggest name yet to the bill for its summer-friendly February festival.
Auckland City Limits has its own Austin music hero in the line-up with Shakey Graves heading to the festival. He talked to Russell Baillie backstage at Austin City Limits.
He might have Drake and Rihanna on speed dial and one of the year's best albums under his belt, but Jamie xx is a man of few words, Chris Schulz discovers.
The McLaren Valley Music & Arts Festival - renamed Echo Festival - recently announced it is moving to Auckland, but is this a good thing? Chris Schulz and Lydia Jenkin have their say.
Four more festivals have announced their line-up tonight, presenting a wide array of international and local acts who will be entertaining us during summer 2016.
SoulFest, which was to feature Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige and De La Soul, cancelled because of low ticket sales.
Summer is music festival season and it's also the time when shipping container season starts booming.
If you need new jandals, now might be the time to splurge with two summer music festivals confirming their line-ups today.
Perri Exeter is a choreographer and dance teacher at Rutherford College where her students got the best scholarship results in New Zealand.
Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry talks to Lydia Jenkin about the band's return to Auckland, abusive reaction to its latest video and the much-anticipated new album.
Auckland City Limits is a new multi-genre summer music festival promoters hope will replace the Big Day Out in the hearts of local music fans.
Chrvches are there. So are Grimes, Flume and Beach House - but who else made the cut in this week's Laneway line-up? Here are five artists we thought deserved some extra attention.
An Auckland University lecturer has won a major international film award with his film Free in Deed.
Laneway is returning to Auckland's Silo Park for another year, but is it a good thing? Chris Schulz and Lydia Jenkin have their say.