Month: March 2019

  • Review: Newtown Festival 2019, Wellington

    Review: Newtown Festival 2019, Wellington

    By FRANK EGGLETON Review: Newtown Festival 2019, Wellington Images by BIRGIT BACHLER You awake to a light grey day, with a smidgen of fuzz— because you couldn’t resist going to Moon to see Hex and an Australian touring band called Cable Ties. You behaved yourself, sleeking home straight after the last note. Which is just as well, as your group is…

  • 2019 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced

    2019 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced

      Recipients have been selected for the New Zealand Society of Authors Mentorship Programme 2019 with thirteen chosen from a pool of 79 applicants. With a high level of commitment shown by the applicants and a wide variety of fascinating projects the judges had quite a task making their selection. Our 2019 mentees are emerging writers…

  • NZ Muscian: Josie Moon

    NZ Muscian: Josie Moon

     FRESH TALENT: JOSIE MOON by FRANK EGGLETON Fresh Talent: Josie Moon Living in Wellington, Josie Moon is an inspired artist of indie pop who is pushing herself in every direction – production, songwriting, performing and producing videos. “Music was always around, but I didn’t really start doing it as a hobby or writing that much, until my first…