Five fun playlists to listen to loud and on repeat
Just in time to soundtrack the holidays!
The songs that got us hooked on hip-hop
We asked some cool people to share the tracks behind their hip-hop awakening.
Hands off my deck: Aotearoa’s DJ queens on the dos and don’ts of the club
“If you're catcalling or harassing DJ’s on stage, it’s not cute, we don't like it, please escort yourself out.”
Four great playlists to soundtrack your summer
Tunes to soundtrack whatever summer brings your way.
I started adult ballet classes to achieve a childhood dream
Dressed in all black with a shaved head, septum piercing and tattoos, I look more likely to dance in a grungy mosh pit than a ballet studio.
Where MC Tali spends her time and money
Tali shares her favourite local spots for a guaranteed boogie and the best vegetarian eats to re-energise.
Miss Jackson, we were nasty
A new documentary reminds us what a cultural juggernaut Janet Jackson is - another women that the culture has wronged.
Five really good playlists to get you through summer
Curated just for Ensemble by Kanoa Lloyd, David Farrier, SOAP Dancehall and Portia Sade Smith.
How should we celebrate right now?
We must make like Toni Morrison and embrace joy because of the times, not in spite of them, writes Litia Tuiburelevu.
‘Sitting in our magic and living in our power’
Fine Fatale co-director Amanaki Prescott-Faletau on being & uplifting queer Pasifika girls, and a campaign supporting Pasifika creatives.
Jaycee Tanuvasa’s favourite places
Where the artist, choreographer and ‘mother’ of the House of Iman likes to spend her time.
What Cat Ruka of Tempo Dance Festival is into right now
The respected creative is a champion of the local arts, including through her recent purchases - from pottery to digital portraiture.
