In case you haven't seen it already, we've got a tonne of Alex the Kid Zombie vs Steampunk related activity happening on the site at the moment. Central to everything is the band's brand new EP, available for free exclusively from MusicHype in a choice of Zombie or Steampunk flavours. Read the full post

HOMEWORK Daft Punk (1997)"Thick, rumbling bass, vocoders, choppy breaks and beats, and a certain brash naiveté permeate the record from start to finish, giving it the edge of an almost certain classic." - Sean Cooper, AllMusic Read the full post

New Zealand's finest ever Steampunk band are back and are hitting the South Island for two gigs this weekend. Alex The Kid are a must see if you're into hooky synth pop with post-Orwellian overtones (and seriously, why wouldn't you be). Here's the details: Read the full post

It's here, the video that you helped create! Check out Alex the Kid's video for their electro-pop dancefloor filling single "Future" below - filmed at Omaru's Steampunk convention in November, and directed by singer Dave Thomson. Read the full post

Darlings of the NZ Steampunk scene, Alex the Kid, caught an airship down to the Oamaru Steampunk Convention over the weekend to film their video for "Future". Here's some fancy daguerreotype's of the video to impress your ocular receptive devices - more soon. Remember, you can still contribute to the development of the video (and get two of their songs), as well as... Read the full post

Check out these great photos of Wellington band Alex the Kid's Steampunked musical instruments. They recently played at Aucklands Armageddon expo. Read the full post

The Vodafone Music Awards, being held tonight, are recognising NZ artists with great successes over the past year. Well done all you nominees! And while you're thinking about our homegrown talent we invite you to look to the "future" and the see extraordinary opportunities for artists to do different digital things. Read the full post

Weezer have just announced via their Twitter that they have signed to independent label Epitaph Records (currently battling it out in our Influential Record Labels poll) for their next record. The album, titled "Hurley" will be out on September 14th. Epitaph Records is an indie label famous for their punk artists, such as Rancid, NOFX, Bad Religion, Pennywise, Social Distortion and Refused. Read the full post