Maree Sheehan helped pave the way for women in the New Zealand music industry in the 1990s by breaking the singer-songwriter mould and bringing homegrown dance-pop to the foreground. Now after a decade-long hiatus, she is poised to step back into the spotlight with a stunning new 10-track album 'Chasing Light' which is to be released on February 15th.

By the early 1990s it was clear Sheehan had s…

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It was back in 2007 when Kora released their self-titled debut album, a recording that meshed up funk, rock, reggae, metal, hip hop and electronic rhythms.

Now Kora have returned with their highly anticipated follow up album 'Light Years'.  Released in October last year, it debuted impressively hitting the #2 position on the New Zealand Albums Chart and #1 on the New Zealand iTunes Chart.  

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2013 is looking to be a big year for Fat Freddy's Drop.  

The band are currently putting the finishing touches on their third studio album 'Blackbird' and are about to embark on the Classic Hits Winery Tour with The Adults and AnikaBoh&Hollie (Anika Moa, Boh Runga and Hollie Smith), playing 17 dates around the country.  

We caught up with Fat Freddy's sax player Scott "Chopper Reedz" Towers an…

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It was near the end of 2012 when Decortica released their latest album '11811', their third full length recording thus far.  Following their first two albums 'A New Aesthetic' (2008) and 'Love Hotel' (2010), '11811' sees Decortica team up with their longtime producer David Holmes (Jakob, An Emerald City, Kerretta) in what has resulted to be arguably their most impressive album to date.  

We ca…

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The George FM Yearbook album is back for the third year, taking the biggest and best tracks from the class of 2012 off the airwaves and into one knockout collection. Mixed by DJ Dan Aux, host of The George Selectah, we caught up with the man of the moment to get a sneaky peak into what it's like to work on an album like this, and find out what's up for the summer ahead.

The George FM Yearbook is …

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