Madars Apse
How did you get into skating?Grew up next to a skatepark in Ventspils, Latvia! Tried inline, skate and bmx and stuck with skating! Who were your first sponsors?Local skateshops in Riga – Champion & Boards. lv would give me element boards and es shoes! How’d you go pro?Skateboarding a lot, travelling, doing some contests and […]
Ritual Grinds
by Paul O’Connor My big passion is nudging people to see skateboarding a little bit more mytho-poetically. Sure, riding on a board is fun and playful. It doesn’t have to be more. My answer is that this is precisely why it ‘is’ more. The fact that the object and intent of skateboarding is so ambiguous […]
How to Escape Hamilton
(a.k.a. Waikato’s Global Experiences Programme) If you’ve ever been stuck in a study crunch, seriously contemplating booking a flight halfway across the world just to escape for a while, I have good news for you. You can travel the world whilst you study with a Global Experience! I sat down with a Waikato Global Experiences […]
Stod Smash – An Interview with the Pineja Drummer
I interviewed an old mate from high school who just so happens to drum for Pineja. Super talented, smart, nice, & funny dude, but he supports Chelsea so there’s definitely room to be cooler. Stod got me into Songs for the Deaf & The Strokes so fair to say he’s got some taste. When Stod’s […]
Mondo-Motherfucking-Green
Mondogreen are a rad local band bringing a humble, funny, & mellow vibe to the local scene. Lochie & Connor are some gnarly skaters from back in my hometown. When I was learning to drop in, they were the cool seniors who actually knew how to skate. Can’t lie, with the level of their tunes […]
B Tello Tells All – An Interview with the Pineja Singer
Who are you & what are you up to musically?I am a child of the universe + my parents… I am also a musician and DJ based in Wellington. I’m currently in multiple bands as a bass player, singer and guitarist. I have been playing DJ gigs and radio sets and I have also been […]
Borderline
Borderline is an indie pop-rock band from Auckland. Members Ben, Matt, Max, and Jackson have curated a funky, idyllic sound that’s both playful and mature. The Kiwi band is currently going global, touring in America and heading to England later this month. How did you find your “sound”?Definitely a mix of our shared musical interests […]
An Eye For Music – An Interview with the Janka Volf
@___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) I never thought my first year of uni being a bcomm would amount to anything, but other than learning how to manage our laziest writer Joe, I also meet one rad human by the name of Janka. […]
Cease And Desist
Cease & Desist – a hardcore band from Hamilton, New Zealand. Koen play bass and does lead vocals, Caleb plays drums and does backing vocals and Oliver plays guitar. Per their description, they play music that makes you wanna throw hands with the person standing next to you. Photography by: Amy Durant (@ amy.artanddesign) “kicking […]
Managing to Make Music
Lans sat down with their cousin Jayden Keoghan, founder and managing director of August Avenue who represents artists such as Bic Runga, Borderline, Kimbra, and Sol3 Mio. Waikato raised, Keoghan talked about how you can become an artist in Aotearoa, what managers are looking for, and some inspiring words for any aspiring artists to get […]