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Katy Perry in hot water over Ibiza video

Katy Perry in hot water over Ibiza video

Frolicking on a Spanish beach in her new music video may put singer Katy Perry in hot water after authorities launched an inquiry into the allegedly unauthorised Ibiza shoot.

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Music venue’s return hailed as big win

DropKicks co-owners Mili Oxley Lobo and Baden Oxley are debuting their new live music venue on...

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Music venue’s return hailed as big win

The return of one of Dunedin’s best-known venues has been hailed as a big win for the city’s live music scene — and its students.

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‘Dunedin Sounds’ festival mooted in wake of death

The Chills frontman Martin Phillipps consults the band archives for material to help fund a new...

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‘Dunedin Sounds’ festival mooted in wake of death

Within a week of the funeral for The Chills frontman Martin Phillipps, a music festival called "Dunedin Sounds" has been floated as a possible signature event for the city.

DPACS 2024 Instrumental Festival

Violinist Annabelle McLenaghen performs a solo in the under-12 category.

DPACS 2024 Instrumental Festival

Musicians from around the South Island converged on Dunedin during the weekend for the Dunedin Performing Arts Competitions Society’s (DPACS) 2024 Instrumental Festival at the Otago Boys’...

Martin Phillipps farewelled

Grant Robertson speaks at the funeral of Dunedin musician Martin Phillipps.

Martin Phillipps farewelled

It was standing room only at the Glenroy Auditorium, as Dunedin marked the passing of one of the city’s favourite musical sons.

Placid strains

Placid strains

Singer-songwriter Philip Fleming plays the soprano saxophone at the Toitu Sounds event at Toitu Otago Settlers’ Museum on Saturday.

Electric Avenue festival now a two-day affair

Photo: Supplied / Electric Avenue / Team Events

Electric Avenue festival now a two-day affair

New Zealand's biggest one-day music festival will be a two-day affair in Christchurch next year, organisers say.

Swift cancels: Chemicals found in Austria suspect's home

Swift cancels: Chemicals found in Austria suspect's home

An Austrian terrorism suspect took concrete steps in planning an attack on a Taylor Swift concert, with chemical substances found during a search of his residence, authorities say.

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Song quest placing ‘thrill’ for rising star

Flanking 2024 Lexus Song Quest winner Katie Trigg at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on...

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Song quest placing ‘thrill’ for rising star

A rising singing star from Arrowtown is preparing to join the big leagues after shining at New Zealand’s most prestigious opera competition.

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Shanghai Shanglow

Clockwise from top: Dongfu Lin is a celebrated actor and painter as well as being a music lover...

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Shanghai Shanglow

A century ago, Shanghai was the thrumming hub of jazz in Asia. Bruce Munro recently spent time there searching for the 2024 incarnations of swing, bebop and all that jazz.

Show charming celebration of birds’ individuality, existence

Conductor James Judd. PHOTO: GABRIEL ISSERLIS

Show charming celebration of birds’ individuality, existence

Bach and the Birds, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, King’s and Queen’s Auditorium, Sunday, August 4.

Jazz attracts capacity crowd

Jazz attracts capacity crowd

Dunedin Jazz Club, Hanover Hall, Saturday, August 3.

The Chills' Martin Phillipps 'loved and appreciated', director says

Martin Phillipps and Julia Parnell. Photo: Greta van der Star

The Chills' Martin Phillipps 'loved and appreciated', director says

Martin Phillipps would have been surprised by how loved and appreciated he was, says friend and film director Julia Parnell.

Playing with gas

John Dodd, left, Donna Dean and John Egenes play the Dunedin Folk Club next weekend. Photo: supplied

Playing with gas

Two interesting gigs are coming up very soon.

Councillors give Phillipps a ‘great big hug’

A floral posy placed on a traffic-control box featuring a tribute to Dunedin band The Chills in...

Councillors give Phillipps a ‘great big hug’

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has paid tribute to Martin Phillipps at a city council meeting.

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Love of birds strikes a chord

Rod Biss’ music has been inspired by birds such as the cheeky pukeko or the plight of the fairy...

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Love of birds strikes a chord

Conductor James Judd believes Rod Biss’ varied work in the musical world, from composition to critiquing, should be celebrated.

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Phillipps remembered for ‘singular vision’, commitment

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Phillipps remembered for ‘singular vision’, commitment

Musicians and friends around the world paid tribute to Dunedin musician and The Chills lead singer Martin Phillipps’ "singular vision" following his death on Sunday.

Prolonged applause richly deserved

Opera Otago is this country’s oldest opera company, but the costs of producing a fully staged opera annually have become prohibitive and Covid cancelled its last attempt in 2021.

Dunedin Sound icon Martin Phillipps dead at 61

Martin Phillipps of The Chills. Photo: Herman Nijhof

Dunedin Sound icon Martin Phillipps dead at 61

Prominent Dunedin musician and The Chills lead singer Martin Phillipps has died unexpectedly.

Obituary: Kinky Friedman, musician, writer

Kinky Friedman, circa 1974. Photo: Getty Images

Obituary: Kinky Friedman, musician, writer

Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman was a little bit of everything: singer, songwriter, satirist, novelist and politician, but he was always a provocatetmentur.

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