The NZ Top 40 Number 1 album Waiata Anthems is being reimagined live at The Civic this September for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2020 – Māori Language Week. One year on from the iconic album release, Annie Crummer, Bic Runga, Drax Project, Che Fu, Hollie Smith, Don McGlashan, MELODOWNZ and Stan Walker are […]
Bic Runga is a national treasure. Her songs are part of the great New Zealand songbook and are so ingrained in people’s memories that from hearing the first note of tracks like Sway you know instantly what it is, even if you hadn’t heard the song in years. Those who were lucky enough to be […]
After receiving almost every musical honour in New Zealand, Bic Runga – our own fashionable music icon – continues her unparalleled career. Recently chosen as one of five finalists for the top Silver Scroll songwriting award, Bic once again proves that her creativity knows no bounds.
Its taken a day for our reviewers and photographers to recover from Friday night’s Others Way Festival. Venues in and around Auckland’s K Road were packed with bands and fans. Here is Kate Powell with her report accompanied by a photo gallery by Chris Zwaagdyk. A second posting will follow later today.
The 2017 Winery Tour wrapped up its 10th season with a show at Villa Maria Winery. The weather was perfect, the crowd well-behaved and the music was…well, it was OK.
There was never any doubt that this was going to be a special night of music. Each of these artists has already proven to be among this country’s finest singer-songwriters. The question was, what would they sound like together and what songs would they choose to collaborate on? Click here to read the entire review […]
Tiny Ruins’ Hollie Fullbrook stopped in to The 13th Floor to talk about her upcoming tour with Bic Runga and to play a few songs. The songs she choice are particularly exciting…a never-recorded (by her) version of John Cale’s Andalucia, a beautiful WB Yeats poem set to music and a rarely-performed original composition from Brightly […]
Tiny Ruins, aka Hollie Fullbrook stopped by The 13th Floor earlier this week to talk about her upcoming tour with Bic Runga. While she was there she performed a few songs for us. We’ll have the entire video session ready for you in a few days, but in the mean time, check out this exquisite […]
The last time I saw Bic Runga perform as a solo artist was November, 2005 just as her third studio album, Birds was released. Six years later and here she is on the relatively tiny stage of Auckland’s Kings Arms, just about to release her new album, Belle. Having been away for so long, Bic […]