Brief rundown on the name. The name came about in a supermarket while a couple of us were doing a road trip down south, we had only just started the band and we’re throwing out random Names of items in the shop looking for inspiration when Alex’s (guitarist)...
Brief rundown on the name. We all thought Frank was a jolly name, the on tap part is about our music being readily accessible and easily consumed! Tell us who’s who in the band? Coady Pfieler on drums and backing vocals Sean Mccann on bass Max Hackshaw...
Gotta start simple, what’s the meaning behind the name? I thought that was apparent. I’m the lizard king. King Komodo, Sir Salamander Himself, The Dynamic Dino, the Ruthless Raptor, The Impossible Iguana, The Reptile Commander, Spindiana Cones, Lee Zardo, Ol Lizard Whips. Your friendly neighbourhood lizardman. The “Democratically Elected”...
What has been the best venue you’ve played? Honestly when DARTZ came up to play at Last Place for the first time in January, we were smacked in the face by how good that venue was. Burgs, beers, late night snacks, what more could you want out of...
Artists of very few words, Venom Dolls are a collective of badass femme, queer artists with a hella unique sound but an important message in all their works. To give you a taste of why they’re so fucking cool, here’s their bio in their linktree: An all-female indie punk...
I’m sure that lately everyone has been vibing to Harry’s House, crying when ‘Matilda’ comes on. Because of that, you’re probably trying to find more songs that just… hit different. Well friends, local folk singer-songwriter Becca Caffyn reached out to me with a sneak peak of her new song...
This week, Ētita Hōata sat down with Waikato artist Theia, to discuss her project Te Kaahu o Rangi. They both were able to have an important kōrero around being Māori and producing mahitoi and a wider space. If you want to be able to check her out, head over...
In true Music Month tradition, I wanted to feature a band that’s near and dear to our hearts. A face that may seem familiar, Qualms is a band containing our very own Jared Ipsen of Nexus News fame. Sitting down with his band, we wanted to get a better...
N: Basically start by introducing yourselves, who’s in the band and what do they do? Any nicknames? S: Skram formed in 2021 with founding members Henry, Felix and Lee. Born out of a love of life, friendship and fun, Skram quickly started writing and releasing energetic, epic jams...
This week, in an effort to move away from some of our more notable musical acts, we at Nexus decided that we would go out of our way to interview the endlessly talented photographer/artist/Dad-extraordinaire, Buchanan (real name? Not sure). With some of the most incredible uses of the colour...
