Excusing XXXTentacion's behaviour and showing support for him because he has passed away tells domestic and sexual assault survivors in your life that you don’t care.
Wellington band Girlboss on the transition from music's blog-era to its playlist-era.
Snail Mail, the 19-year-old at the forefront of indie rock's female-led renaissance.
Henry Oliver talks to Katchafire about their world travels and new album Legacy.
A round-up of some of the best things to happen in New Zealand music in May.
The Spinoff presents the video premiere of Dudley Benson's first single in three years, a cover of Shona Laing’s 1988 classic '(Glad I’m) Not a Kennedy'.
Last Thursday, former Guns n’ Roses drummer Steven Adler brought a band of ring-ins to Auckland to play (most of) Appetite for Destruction and have a chat with his mum.
Against all odds, the self-titled Shawn Mendes album is not only worth a listen, it's bloody great.
After suffering two life-threatening injuries, local musician Jeremy Toy now faces another challenge: getting his career back on track.
Pop artist Matthew Young on his new EP and re-evaluating success after mental illness.
RDU98.5FM and chairperson of the Student Radio Network on how student radio is more than surviving.
Friends and collaborators Maisey Rika and Seth Haapu sit down together to talk about Haapu's new single and video 'New Wave'.
Folk music is experiencing a renaissance in New Zealand as musicians rediscover the Gaelic tradition of pub sessions. Baz Macdonald reports.
R&B and neo-soul singer-songwriter Villette on making it from Mad Butcher to Los Angeles.
Aussie singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett is back with her second solo release, trading wry and acerbic for something a little more earnest.
For The Spinoff Music, the big question of the day isn't what dress Meghan Markle is going to wear, but what song she'll be dancing to with Harry. Thanks to Spotify, here's our best guess.
Everyone loves a cameo, and JessB has them all for you in her new music video for 'Set It Off.
