New Music Aotearoa

27/11/2025

On my show today I'm playing two tracks from Te Aroha-based duo Elenar's new album, Analog Human. Please support local artists by purchasing their work as they support us -

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14/11/2025

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Devilskin's Paul Martin, Tony "Nail" Vincent, and Nic Martin were sitting at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards in Auckland, debating whether they should slip away early. They had already lost out to DARTZ in the Best Rock Artist category and had to drive home to Hamilton for an early-morning flight to the deep south. It was the reason singer Jennie Skulander had opted to stay home and catch up on some extra sleep.

Then, from the stage came the words: “And the winner of the People’s Choice Award is … Devilskin!” The crowd erupted.

It's fair to say that Devilskin are a (metal) force of nature. In their fifteen years, they've had No. 1 albums, toured the world multiple times, and have a huge fan base that is devoted to them.

As Paul Martin (a man described as the rangatira of New Zealand metal) said afterwards, "This is probably the best award that we could win.”

Glen Moffatt with the Devilskin story, just published on AudioCulture: https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/devilskin

13/11/2025

Switzerland listeners - tune in at 9pm Thursdays.

Each week, host John Watson plays the very latest and greatest music by New Zealand music artists. newmusicaotearoa.info

13/11/2025

Episode 107 of my radio show that goes out to 21 radio stations in NZ, Australia, the UK, the USA, Canada and Switzerland is now available online for listening and/or downloading -

New Music Aotearoa with John Watson - Eps 107

13/11/2025

Well, a Kiwi track may be at No.10 but it's great to see. So glad I played it on last week's show.

04/11/2025

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24/10/2025

We're thrilled to bits to welcome our 21st affiliate that'll be airing the show. Radio grenzenlos in Liestal, Switzerland will be playing the show at 9pm on Thursdays local time. Welcome along!

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12/10/2025

With 2 Hay FM – We just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

25/09/2025

Presenting our FIRST award for the 2025 AOTEAROA ALTERNATIVE AWARDS:

Te Tōtahi Toa – Favourite Single
Brought to you by Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ)

Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) advocates for, celebrates, and educates the independent music sector in New Zealand by providing a collective voice to government and global organizations, recognizing artists and releases through weekly charts, and events like the Taite Music Prize, Going Local networking sessions, and the Going Global Music Summit to help members grow their careers and businesses, both locally and internationally!

The 2025 Aotearoa Alternative Awards
7pm, November 8 2025.
STREAMING LIVE at srn.nz, or tune into your favourite SRN station!

25/09/2025

We've reached a milestone! Episode 100 has just been sent out to our 20 affiliate radio stations across NZ, Australia, the UK, the USA and Canada and uploaded to our many podcast platforms. It's available on demand on iTunes now - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/new-music-aotearoa/id1820557337

18/09/2025

Just a wee plug here for Amy at Radio Dash who has been sending us some great, new kiwi music lately.

A music promotion agency by and for indie artists based in Aotearoa New Zealand

18/09/2025

A heads up. In tomorrow's show I'll be featuring two tracks from the latest album by Elenar, a Te Aroha-based duo. We recommend you check out the album and buy your very own copy.