2006 - a year when a new sound was emanating from the UK the sounds of crashing snares and sub low bass of the 140 bpm variety, dubstep was its name and shattering bass bins was its game. In 2006 there were very few into these sounds, but a select few New Zealand producers were hard at work in bedrooms and studios across... Read the full post

Electric Cowbell Records is hot on the heels of its critically acclaimed debut compilation 101 Things To Do In Bongolia, which is a sonic brochure of the label’s first batch of singles from 2010-2011 with the addition of some bonus tracks and remixes.  The compilation has sparked gushing quotes like, “​Electric Cowbell is Brooklyn’s hardest-working new label” from the Village Voice to “this is how Sub... Read the full post

Broken Social Scene is proud to unveil its new video for 'Sweetest Kill from 2010's critically acclaimed Forgiveness Rock Record. The twisted, Claire Edmondson-directed "love story" stars the great Bijou Phillips and is not for the faint hearted. To be sure, this beautiful but visually challenging clip lends new meaning to the phrase “until death do us part.”Warning: This video contains graphic imagery... Read the full post

This Saturday April 16 it is one of MusicHype's favourite holidays; INTERNATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY. With the music industry starting to move down a different path and many music stores calling it a day, it's great to see musicians and independent record stores around paying tribute to an old staple of music culture. Read the full post

And just when I thought Flying Lotus couldn't get any cooler they do.First off this video for "Kill Your Co-workers" is brilliant, but the best bit is you can download the source files and do your own animation! Then upload your video to their Vimeo group and join in the parade with killer robots. Read the full post

The Drums - "The Drums"Released June 7th 2010It seems to happen every few years - guitar rock starts to get a bit bored with itself and everyone starts saying that the genre is dead. But every time - every time - the naysayers are proved wrong and we are given a Nirvana, a Libertines, a Strokes, a Sex Pistols or an Arctic Monkeys... Read the full post

Tonight Muzai Records are holding their Year One gig: gathering as many Muzai artists together as possible at once for one amazing gig! The gig itself is in Auckland, but if you can't make it, no worries, we'll be streaming the whole thing from MusicHy.pe. Read the full post

For New Zealand Music Month, MusicHype talks to kiwi dubstep trailblazer Olie Bassweight. Check out Olie's collaboration with Jamaican born, Florida-based MC Werd2Jah below the interview Read the full post