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The Phoenix Foundation! Tonight! Central Library!
A dedicated crowd turned out to quiz Lee Prebble and Age Pryor on all things music… …and now you’ll get another chance with Samuel Flynn Scott and Luke Buda of The Phoenix Foundation in the Wellington...
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Listen to NZ musician Tama Waipara on our radio show podcast!
Wellington City Libraries has a monthly radio show on Radio Access. For a recent show (27th November, 4.00 – 4.30) we interviewed Tama Waipara, singer/songwriter behind the 2009 release ‘Sir Plus and...
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Wanted: Stories of New Zealand women 1820 to 1890
Do you have stories of women in your family who lived in New Zealand in the 1800’s? If so, we want to hear from you! New Zealand singer-songwriter Rachel Dawick is collecting stories from all over New...
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New Classical Music in October
October’s classical music picks feature a Spanish cello and guitar duo, some never before recorded New Zealand organs, a unique juxtaposition of Bach and Cage, and other quirky and exciting recordings...
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Talk: Pixie Williams, The Voice of Blue Smoke
Pixie Williams, c1951 If you haven’t already, come along to the Central Library to see our Pixie Williams: The Voice of Blue Smoke display – it is looking (and sounding!) fabulous. To round up the...
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New Zealand Music Month Events This Week
To celebrate New Zealand Music Month we’re hosting a series of free performances with fantastc Wellington Musicians. This week we have events in Newtown and Central, here’s the low-down: Thursday 22nd...
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Johnny Cooper, ‘The Māori Cowboy’
Johnny Cooper, hero of early New Zealand rock’n’roll, died earlier this month in Lower Hutt, aged 85. Born in 1929, Cooper grew up on an isolated farm near Wairoa. He was gifted a ukulele by his uncle,...
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Dance Prone and Invisible Mile author David Coventry in conversation
I was staring out a window I was standing by the sea Standing by the sea. Grant Hart From Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü We are totally stoked to announce an exclusive interview with Dance Prone and...
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Free book giveaway! The Empire City: Songs of Wellington by Andrew Laking
Recently author Andrew Laking very generously gifted us some free copies of his wonderful book The Empire City: songs of Wellington. Andrew’s book traces the history of Wellington from the mid 19th...
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Vinyl Arrives at Waitohi!
Exciting things have been happening of late at Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub, with this week heralding the arrival of part of the libraries’ vinyl collection at their branch. They have been...
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Tripping the light fantastic: Nick Bollinger interview Pt. 1
Nick Bollinger is on record as saying his life changed at the age of five, when he heard the Beatles’ recording of ‘Twist and Shout’. He went on to become a bass player and a member of many bands,...
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Our Interview with Little Doomsdays Creators, Nic Low and Phil Dadson
Little Doomsdays by Nic Low and Phil Dadson Little Doomsdays is a lavishly illustrated collaborative art book between musician/painter Phil Dadson and writer Nic Low. It’s the fifth in the ‘kōrero...
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