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Presenting all that's good about music: featuring news, reviews, gigs and releases from indie musicians in New Zealand and around the world.

cheeseontoast.co.nz Site Profile

New Zealand music news and gig guide site.

undertheradar.co.nz Site Profile

Funk innovators, Ardijah, are the originators of the Poly Fonk sound.

ardijah.co.nz Site Profile

A national organisation promoting and supporting New Zealand's innovative and experimental audio culture.

audiofoundation.org.nz Site Profile

A tasty concoction of Brazilian, Cuban and Afro-beat rhythms with rich Pacific hip hop, soul, reggae and funk flavours.

batucadasoundmachine.com Site Profile

The home of Phil Dadson, creator of installations, performances and experimental instruments, sculptures and compositions.

sonicsfromscratch.co.nz Site Profile

A Latin dance band located in Auckland City. The site features news and upcoming events.

kantuta.co.nz Site Profile

A punk rock band site, with information on their gigs.

cjb.net Site Profile

A high energy drumming group made up of New Zealand's most outstanding percussionists. While working in a variety of different styles, Strike specialises in movement based or choreographed percussion. This concept of 'percussion in motion' is developed in their stage shows.

strike.co.nz Site Profile

Six piece Wellington band The Phoenix Foundation were formed in 1997 by Samuel Flynn Scott, Luke Buda and Conrad Wedde.

thephoenixfoundation.co.nz Site Profile

The Air New Zealand Accordion Orchestra is a world renowned accordion orchestra that has many overseas concert tours to its credit, known locally as the North Shore Accordion Orchestra.

accordions.com Site Profile

The home of the New Zealand punk rock scene, including lists of bands, labels, news and sounds.

punkas.com Site Profile

Showcasing the music and writing of Dave Edwards, plus featuring news, reviews, a catalogue of work, photos, MP3's and more.

fiffdimension.co.nz Site Profile

The homepage of Dunedin based experimental recording artist, Matt Middleton.

crude.co.nz Site Profile

Brendyn Montgomery is one of New Zealand's leading traditional irish musicians. He has an M.A. in trad Irish music performance.

brendyn.net Site Profile

The Web site for folk and acoustic music in New Zealand.

kiwifolk.org.nz Site Profile

Live performers and recording artists, living in Golden Bay and communicating a message of love and living at one with nature.

caitlinsika.com Site Profile

Find out more about bellringing in Australia and New Zealand, the history of the practice and all the latest events.

anzab.org.au Site Profile

News and information about the New Zealand Police Pipe Band based at the RNZPC.

nzpolicepipeband.com Site Profile

Experimental sound recordings, available for purchase.

cmr.co.nz Site Profile

An indie/punk music label whose site features news, releases, band profiles and photos.

elevenfiftyseven.com Site Profile

A unique group of eleven musicians and dancers from Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands, and New Zealand bought together under the inspired leadership of Opetaia Foa’i.

tevaka.com Site Profile

A resource for Celtic music in New Zealand.

celticmusic.co.nz Site Profile

A leading e-zine of all things to do with punk rock and hardcore music, including reviews, interviews, podcasts, polls, news and more.

scannerzine.com Site Profile

The Black Velvet Band, a legendary Christchurch Celtic group, play stomping Irish rock 'n reel.

theblackvelvetband.com Site Profile