Golden Axe
Golden Axe are an Auckland duo — CJ Cudby and Daif King — whose keyboard synthesis, waveform manipulation, and saxophone created some of the most inventive electronic music in Aotearoa during the 2000s and early 2010s.
Princess Chelsea
Princess Chelsea
Auckland electropop singer-songwriter Chelsea Nikkel, recording as Princess Chelsea on Lil’ Chief Records. Her four albums — from Lil’ Golden Book (2011) to Everything Is Going To Be Alright (2022) — blend satirical wit with maximalist chamber pop. Winner of the 2023 Taite Music Prize.
The Brunettes
Biography Sunshine and candy-canes, The Brunettes were a hard-working and extremely promising, genuine kiwi pop band – a rare thing in this day and age. Forming around Heather Mansfield and Jonathan Bree’s girl-boy vocals and a plethora of instruments used… Read More »The Brunettes
Flying Nun Records
The independent label that put New Zealand Music on the map. From Roger Shephard’s formation of the label in 1980 through to now, Flying Nun has been a mark of creative, quirky, inventive music with a distinct kiwi flavor.