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REVIEW: Questlove has transformed incredible footage of the Harlem Cultural Festival into something that will truly resonate with modern audiences.
One of the last scarfie watering holes and bastions of live music in Dunedin has closed without fuss or fanfare. Starters Bar, formerly known as...
Arts scene doyenne Barbara Brinsley is concerned the true value of the Dunedin Hospital art collection is being overlooked, both in the current...
A piece of Dunedin’s underground art history is set to be lost forever, with a last-ditch effort under way to preserve a pair of nearly 30-year-old...
Stuff
New Zealand's festival season is in doubt, with an expert saying Delta's arrival means it is ''completely delusional'' to think large events can be held at any alert level ths year.
AP NEWS
The following account from Associated Press photographer Richard Drew is excerpted from the book “September 11: The 9/11 Story, Aftermath and Legacy,” an in-depth look at AP’s coverage of 9/11 and the events that followed.
Māori Television
Thirty five years ago to the month Sir Dave Dobbyn released Slice of Heaven, which ended up being one of New Zealand‘s most loved and enduring songs. Now, to...
The Spinoff
To celebrate 10 years of Parrotdog, The Spinoff is partnering with the brewery to share the stories of New Zealanders doing great things. In the first series of Birdseye View, we’re interviewing 10 interesting Aucklanders about their relationship with the city and how it shapes their lives. To kick
Stuff
A stark warning has been delivered to the Government by arts industry heads: provide us lifelines, or we may close forever.
Newshub
"I'd never had any writing or recording experience like it."
the Guardian
Countryâs âforemost conceptual artistâ exhibited alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein in pop artâs heyday
Creativity starts at home. And for many, their first artistic inspiration comes from the seed planted by our dads. Whether that’s listening to the old man’s old records, admiring his ability with a paintbrush or simply time spent together enjoying a show - our original role models have a huge influence on who we are creatively.
Stuff
What is it about Kiwi comedians that the world finds so funny?
the Guardian
From new novels by Sally Rooney and Colson Whitehead to Michel Barnier’s take on Brexit, Bernardine Evaristo’s manifesto and diaries from David Sedaris – all the releases to look out for
www.abc.net.au
An anonymous street artist in Newcastle has created a tribute to say thank you to frontline health workers during the pandemic.
the Guardian
Denis Villeneuve's slow-burn space opera fuses the arthouse and the multiplex to create an epic of otherworldly brilliance
The Conversation
A new exhibition at Flinders University Art Gallery highlights Barbara Hanrahan’s sensory spirit, celebrating nature and unbinding social constriction.
For those outside of Auckland, Alert Level Three brings the slightest of respites. Those inside Tāmaki Makaurau of course have it worse at Level Four, beyond just jealousy of the opportunity for a takeaway feed and click and collect shopping, As we cross our fingers and hope that the Alert Levels begin to drop, make no mistake - the creative community is effectively in shackles until we return to ‘normal’: Level One.
the Guardian
From Sleaford Mods in London to Mogwai in France, bands and performers talk about the strange and wonderful experience of returning to the stage after 16 months of deprivation
Māori Television
Singer/songwriter Stan Walker will release his first album in te reo Māori during Māori Language Week. The 12-track-album, named Te Arohanui, is a...
How and why Tharindu Kaluarachchi, ABI, taught a 3-D structure to listen and converse with visitors using Artificial Intelligence and 60,000 poems.
Thomas de Mallet Burgess is a polarising figure in the national opera scene. In part one of his exclusive interview with The Big Idea, the New Zealand Opera boss was quizzed on some of the controversy engulfing the organisation - including board resignations and accusations of financial mismanagement. In part two, Richard Betts asks about pay rates and staffing, and the public stand-off with operatic great Simon O’Neill.
the Guardian
After 9/11 the director felt haunted by the twin towers attack. As his epic photographs of Ground Zero go on show for the atrocityâs anniversary, he remembers the horrors of that day - and considers its legacy
