NZ Music Month At Ruby
In honour of NZ Music Month RUBY have worked with some of their favourite New Zealand musicians to produce a compilation CD featuring 15 songs, many new releases or yet-to-be released tracks are included on the disc. RUBY Vol.1 is being given away with ANY purchase at any RUBY store (including TopUp at The Department Store) from Wednesday next week....
Opossom – New Album + Video
Due to exciting international interest, the debut album from OPOSSOM will now be released on 1 June 2012 in NZ. This release date will coincide with the release of ‘Electric Hawaii’ in other territories– and will mean KODY NIELSON can be back in NZ for the release of the album and hopefully for some NZ...
Who Is…St. Vincent?
St. Vincent (real name Annie Clark) is on her way to NZ next week to do a show at the Kings Arms, Auckland. Residing in New York, the multi-instrumentalist was once a member of The Polyphonic Spree and a touring member for Sufjan Stevens. With three albums released, Marry Me, Actor and Strange Mercy. St....
You Can’t Delete Tommy ILL
“You can’t delete Tommy Ill” – Andrew Tidball (95bFM/ Cheese On Toast) Yes Andrew you are right, you can’t delete Tommy Ill. He is back with his highly anticipated sophomore album ‘New Hat And A Haircut’ due for release on 2 April. “I am so stoked that we are finally putting this album out. James,...
Who Is…Grimes?
“Who Is?” is a new music sub-section/feature that introduces you to music you may not have heard about. My idea for doing this little feature was also to pick people with interesting style and are fun to look at (and who I’m listening to) First up is Grimes. Grimes is a Canadian musician, real name,...
Best Coast Interview
Our top pick for this Friday’s Big Day Out is surf pop duo Best Coast on the Green Stage at 4pm. Lawrence asked front woman Bethany Cosentino about everything from Johnny Marr, cats, Drew Barrymore and weed, ahead of their NZ show. Your Wikipedia entry refers to you as “garage rock”, “surf pop” and “lo-fi”...
Five Minutes With Shayne P Carter
Shayne P Carter joins the illustrious lineup on January 30th at the Laneway Festival, down at the newly developed Silo Park. We here at Mix It Up are extremely excited by this year’s lineup, we sent our writer James Smith to catch up with Shayne before the big day… How has 2011 been for you?...
Big Day Out 2012 Mobile App
Big Day Out fans with iPhones get a gift on show day this year – the super handy Big Day Out 2012 Mobile App is available to download NOW and it is set to enhance your festival experience by providing everything you need to get organised, stay connected and never miss a thing on the...
