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Killing Joke: Tomorrow's world

The new MMXII sees Killing Joke preaching the same nihilistic vision they have for over 30 years. As front man Jaz Coleman says, the rest of the world is only now catching up.

Concert review: KRS-One and Hed Lok, Studio (+photos)

History made: The White Stripes 2003 NZ Tour

Concert review: The Sonics, Kings Arms

Talking Heads: Gavin Hurley and Robin Hannibal

For <i>Talking Head</i>s, Beck’s collaborators Gavin Hurley and Parallel Dance Ensemble’s Robin Hannibal talked PDE’s <i>Juices</i>, the song that frames their collaboration.

Jack White talks to Volume

<p>At the Third Man Records SXSW showcase in Austin Texas last month, Jack White headlined the lineup, debuting material from his new solo album <i>Blunderbuss</i> and retooling songs from The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather with the muscle of two new bands – one all-female and one all-male.</p> <p>The day after the showcase, <i>VOLUME</i> had an audience with the newly solo renaissance man.</p> <p><i>Volume</i> traveled to Austin courtesy of <a href='http://www.statravel.co.nz/home.htm' target='_blank'>STA Travel</a>, and this interview was shot using Panasonic <a href='http://www.panasonic.co.nz/lumix/system-cameras/dmc-gh2.html' target='_blank'>GH2 cameras.</a></p>

Sound of the Overground: Keep on calling

Each week Duncan Greive performs some low grade analysis on the week’s New Zealand Singles Chart and reviews a few new release pop singles.

Tono and the Finance Company: Obsessed with a point

The album cover for Up Here For Dancing shows Anthonie Tonnon at the window seat of a plane, face obscured as he gazes, perhaps worryingly, outside which is particularly fitting as it focuses on Auckland, but is written by a newcomer.

History made: Toy Love in Auckland, 1979

Terence Hogan recalls his memories of seeing Toy Love play live, smashed watermelon, broken glass, blood, sweat and all.

Review: One Mouth Band with Mal Webb, Wine Cellar

Sound of the Overground: A number one single your mother would understand

Each week Duncan Greive performs some low grade analysis on the week’s New Zealand Singles Chart and reviews a few new release pop singles.

Mark Lanegan: Gray goes black

Mark Lanegan has long been one of the most magnetic and mercurial rock vocalists. Blues Funeral, his first solo album in eight years, could be his best work yet.

History made: Peter Urlich and The Lawrence Quintet, Spectator Bar

The night before he relocated to New York City, a 19-year-old Nathan Haines nearly had his plans derailed by a close encounter with the boys in blue.

PNC gets heavy on new, free album (+video)

If albums provide a snapshot of a moment in time for an artist, then no title could be more apt in describing PNC’s current state of mind than Under the Influence.

Concert review: Elbow, The Powerstation (+photos)