There's a whole lot of New Zealand-based musical talent that manages to fly under our radar for far too long.

There are times in life when all you need is some music to jump around the room to, and when those moments arise, we suggest you pop Hellogoodbye on the stereo.

Anyone around the Northern Rivers region this weekend? If you're up for some sweet tunes, lazy wandering, yummy food and a bit of cute-town-exploring, we suggest you head on over to Mullumbimby.

What's your favourite way to show appreciation at a gig? If you answered via a hootin' and hollerin' everybody-in hoedown, then it's probably worth getting to know Twin Forks a little better.

Boy, oh boy, Sweden has done it again.

There's a whole heap of Kiwi goodness coming out of Wellington of late, and singer-songwriter Hula Hope is the latest to have us tipping our hats to our south-easterly neighbours.