Off The Record

On the day they put out their third album Under The Surface, their singer Willy called up from the other side of the world to celebrate its release, reminisce about their recent northern hemisphere tour and let know when and where we can see them later in 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington based rockers Dropper have released a new song called Didn't Want To Be Your Light, Jude from the band called up to talk us through the chords and the influence local bands have had on him - starting as far back as when he was 13 - when he went to his first gig and it was a legendary one.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland trio A L!fe Underground have got back together after decades apart, their singer Andrew called up to talk about bridging gaps, Outrageous Fortune, mates becoming family and the affect a Nicholas Cage movie had on him back in the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Goodshirt's debut album from 2001 has just come out on vinyl for the first time. Rodney Fisher from the band called up to reminisce about those days of Good when they flatted together, made music - including the tune Blowing Dirt - which may or may not have something to do with a bus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before Jon Toogood, Jennie Skulander (Devilskin), Milan Borich (Pluto), EJ Barnes, Jol Mulholland, Brett Adams and Mike Hall took to the stage at Spark Arena for Manuka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra, they hung out with us backstage to set the scene.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy from Christchurch band The Response called up to discuss his options on which covers he should sing while his voice is an octave lower due to having a cold, plus we talked about their collaboration with Rodney Fisher from Goodshirt and their upcoming gig together on August 23.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussie rockers The Superjesus are back in New Zealand for a tour around the nation. They popped in on their way to soundcheck for a chat about what they've been up to over the last couple of decades and what kiwi fans expect to experience when they hit the stages in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and QueenstownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 2000s Minuit released albums and toured the world. After a decade long hiatus the band are coming back for one show only: in Christchurch on August 23. Their singer Ruth called up from Foxton for a chat about their early days in Nelson and Chch, the upcoming show and some of the good times they had in East and Western Europe back in the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tadpole are back together and performing at GoLive in Christchurch on August 23, their guitarist Chris called up to talk about getting the band back together, some of their epic adventures from back in the day, and what we can expect from them at the Christchurch Town Hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bay Of Plenty band Black Comet will release their second album later this year, their front man Laughton Kora called up for a chat from the Mt about the new direction they're taking, the music scene there compared to Welly back in the day and his golf handicap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Toogood popped in for a chat about how retirement's going and why he's amped up for Manuka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra at Spark Arena on July 26See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland rockers The Sun Gods have released a new song called Don't Pretend, they called up for a chat about the tune, the pretender, and the new look they'll be embracing at their next live show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukiah Brown called up for a chat about his latest song Back Of The Bus; his connections to Racing, skiing and the best place to play pool in Tauranga. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ringlets celebrated the release of their second album with a gig in Wellington, they called up for a chat from the capital about cats, dogs, the upcoming tour, embassies and spies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ocean Alley have a new album out this Spring, their bass player Nic called up to introduce the title track and talk surfing, sharks, how their band has expanded this year and where we can catch them live this summer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Split between Auckland and somewhere in South Africa, Dom from The Transits called up to explain how they make music while living miles away from each other, and how a celebrity ended up in their latest music video. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Cullen called up from Auckland to tell us about his new song That Somebody's You, and how it's not about another person.. he also had tales from the road after playing his first gigs overseas - in the U S of A, amongst the snakes and tumbleweeds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington's Lake South has released a new song about his old flat from back in the day; called Moxham Ave, Laundry And Erosion. He called up to reminisce about living with six others, the parties, the laundry, the dodgy wiring.. and eluded to some upcoming tour dates around New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pluto joined us at Eden Park for Day In Loo 2025, as well as playing an acoustic version of a song from their first album, the fellas gave us an insight into the upcoming Full Metal Orchestra show in July and the celebrations they've got planned for a momentous anniversary of Pipe Line Under The Ocean.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liam Finn called us up from Los Angeles to introduce some new music that'll be out on vinyl soon, and gave us a heads up on his band's upcoming change in direction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a decade away Cairo Knife Fight are coming back to New Zealand to tour this August, we caught up with Nick from the band about life in LA and what he misses about home, in particular ChristchurchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bakers Eddy moved from Welly to Melbourne eight years ago, their guitarist Alex called up for a chat how things are going over there, the new song Hopeless Dreams and their latest EP, plus there some confusion over the upcoming home show.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Phoenix Foundation have some new music coming out soon, Sam Flynn-Scott from the band called up with the news, the weather, and the time and place we can see them play their second album Pegasus all the way through, live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just days after winning some Aotearoa Music Awards we caught up with Fazerdaze about the new song Motorway, the people that helped make it happen and the legendary band she'll be touring America with this Spring. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fly My Pretties are back with their seventh album Elemental. Barnaby Weir and Laughton Kora popped in for a chat about how the collective has changed over the years and where in New Zealand we can catch them performing live.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1997 Auckland rockers Pash rocked into a recording studio and made a song called All The Way. Later that night the studio burnt down and the audio was lost forever. Or was it? Steve from the band called up with the incredible story of a found tape, forgiveness and the reformation of a 90s band. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussie singer/songwriter Brad Cox is coming back to New Zealand this June, he called up from across the ditch to talk about his favourite places here and the style of fishing he's hoping to do on his time off. Plus, we unpacked his new song I'm A Boxer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the eve of their first New Zealand tour in over a decade, Pat from Train called up to talk about his golf plans for Aotearoa, scoring tickets to the sold out 'Sabbath reunion and why he regrets not going to see Tom Petty when he had the chance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luger Boa are back and rocking out the North Island on the final three days of New Zealand Music Month. Their singer Jimmy Christmas called up to talk about their upcoming road trip from Taupo to Auckland (including Hamilton) and the Shihad connection to one of their biggest hits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamiltron metallers Devilskin's lead singer Jennie Skulander is a part of Mauka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra at Spark Arena in Auckland on July 26. She popped in for a chat about playing with Phil Rudd from AC/DC, Jon Toogood, Milan from Pluto plus an orchestra; and her current tour around New Zealand with Villainy and Midwave Breaks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OK GO's Tim Nordwind called up to tell us about their new album And The Adjacent Possible, 20 years of Here It Goes Again (the treadmill song) and do the band wonder if they've set their video benchmark too high?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wanaka rockers Powder Chutes have released their debut self-titled album, their bass player Otis called up in between shows on their nationwide tour to give us some tales from the road and recap on how a chance throw of a hat in Christchurch ended in them playing a couple of arenas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland rockers Voom have released a new album called Something Good Is Happening, their singer Buzz called up from his shed to tell us what's been going on in the two decades since their last batch of releases, and the upcoming tour dates around New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We caught up with Aussie Crawl frontman James Reyne ahead of his New Zealand tour this October to chat about his new role as Label Manager, and because it's NZ Music Month he revealed who his favourite kiwi artist of all time is...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dunedin band L Hotel have released a new song called Dead Ends, their bass player Dave called up from overseas to tell us about it and the EP it's on; their adventures overseas and why they may hinder any more new music coming out this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canadian punk rockers Pup are coming to New Zealand this winter. Their guitarist Steve called up for a chat about their new album Who Will Look After The Dogs; what he's knows about New Zealand from the outside and what we expect from their live showsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dianne Swann is part of the Atomic 2.0 tour that's on in New Zealand this May. She called up to talk about her own music and the collaborations she's looking forward to in this sequel to the last Atomic shows, plus who's going to be covering Courtney Love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington rockers Wet Denim have released a new song called Lonely (For A While) their singer Nick called up to talk about what he likes about the Big Fan venue in Auckland and where we can catch them next on their mini tour of the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington punk rockers Dartz are about to tour the world, as they were packing their bags they called up for a chat about Moving To Melbourne (their new song) and their shared experiences with Shihad in recent weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland rocker Lorenzo Hazelwood has released a new song called Nothing Man. He called up to talk about who inspired the track, how it can be a good thing to meet your heroes, and shared some tips on voice preservation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland rockers Coast Arcade have just released a new song called Acetone, their bass player Leo Spykerman called up to explain how the song came to him when they were about to go stage in Wellington, and possibly started analysing our conversation for his studies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reb Fountain's new album How Love Bends went straight to number one here, and she's just been nominated for a New Zealand music award. On the eve of a nationwide tour Reb called up to talk us through the places she's looking forward to playing at and the one thing she always packs in her bag just in case it's needed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bella Rafflyn called up to talk about her new song Corduroy Boy, her summer highlights (including competing with Sir Dave Dobbyn) and the way she described her drummer was the strangest we've had this year!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington muso Elliott Dawson has just released his second album Certain Death. He called up to talk us through how the songs have been in his head for a while and the distinctly Wellington instruments that helped bring them to life, plus details on the upcoming shows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Thorogood is touring New Zealand this May, he called up for a chat about what kiwi fans can expect from the shows and took us behind the scenes of his life on the road - one he's had since the '70s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the eve of Tom Lark releasing his new album Moonlight Hotel, Tom called up to talk us through the songs, a recipe for the BBQ, and the unique addition to the vinyl cover that appears to be a world first.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.