DJ duo the Sweet Mix Kids are about to embark on the Summer Vineyard Tour, sharing the stage with such notable acts as Tiki Taane, Aloe Blacc and the John Butler Trio.  

The pair have big plans for 2012, with more international shows throughout the USA and Asia in the works.  We caught up with one half of the outfit Sandon James before the duo hit the road ahead of them.  

When and how di…

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I Am Giant are about to embark on their largest New Zealand tour ever.  The four piece consisting of Shelton Woolwright (drums), Paul Matthews (bass), Ed Martin (vocals) and Aja Timu (guitars), released their debut album The Horrifying Truth last year which went straight in at the Number 2 spot on the New Zealand album charts.  

We had a chance to catch up with bassist Paul Matthews last week f…

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Geordie McCallum is back with a new project, as the mastermind behind SINSIN.

McCallum, best known for being the guitarist from Motocade, has been joined by Zowie bass player Harry Champion and Kerretta drummer Hamish Walker.

We caught up with Geordie McCallum and found out some more about this intriguing project.  

How did SINSIN start?

It kind of was a bit of a collaboration I guess, we all…

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The EarthTonz festival is set to take place at the Gibbston Valley Station in Queenstown this New Year's Eve!  The event will see up to 10,000 fans treated to over 30 hours of music and will feature some of the hottest names around.  

Performing at the festival will be San Francisco artist Ana Sia, who has been known for uniting the best elements of dirty dubstep, grimy glitch, and her persona…

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Manchester 4-piece Wu Lyf are heading our way next year for the touring St. Jerome's Laneway Festival, which takes place in Auckland on Monday 30th January (Auckland Anniversary Weekend) at Silo Park.  

Wu Lyf, which is pronounced "Woo Life" and stands for "World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation", have fast been making strides within the music world.  They released their debut album 'Go Tell Fir…

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