Swedish "Fuzz Rockers" TruckFighters are heading to New Zealand next week to play shows at the Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland on May 7th and Bodega in Wellington on May 8th.  

Their sound has been described as classic desert rock, similar to bands like Queens Of The Stone Age, Dozer, Fu Manchu (with whom they have toured), and Kyuss.  Josh Homme from Queens Of The Stone Age even described them …

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By Scott Birnie

When asked a while back who is currently ‘holding the torch' for rock music, my answer was simple. No one. No one band or artist will ever need to carry on the tradition of rock n roll as the genre is, in itself, more than just about the music. It's an attitude, a way of life for artists around the world who wow millions on the big stage or just their friends in a garage down the …

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By Sam Jeffery

This week marks the release of "Sonido", the first album from the funkily named LatinAotearoa, forged here in New Zealand but firmly rooted in the rasping sounds of Latin America. I chatted with Jennifer Zea, whose voice provides the great Latin force behind the impending album, and who, along with DJ Bobby Brazuka and Isaac Aesili, has created what Zea hopes "appeals to a younger …

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By Maegan Johnsen

Time Stays, We Go is the latest album by London based band "The Veils".

In anticipation of it's imminent New Zealand release in April 2013, Libel Music caught up with ex-pat Kiwi and lead singer Finn Andrews to chat about the new record, his creative process and the mystery behind it all.

So you are about ready to set out on an epic tour of the United States and Canada to prom…

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By Alva Casey

They Might Be Giants are heading to New Zealand this May to play shows on Friday May 17th at Bodega in Wellington and Saturday May 18th at the Kings Arms in Auckland.

Consisting of basically the "Two Johns" - John Linnell on keyboards and accordion and John Flansburgh on guitar, They Might Be Giants formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1982. Their current live act includes crowd favou…

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