The Sound

Hoodoo Gurus are back with three New Zealand shows in 2025!

Hoodoo Gurus 'Back to the Stone-Age' Tour 2025

Multi-platinum selling rock band Crowded House have announced their 2024 New Zealand tour

Crowded House Gravity Stairs Tour 2024

The alternative rock band are heading to New Zealand for their first tour in ten years.

Pearl Jam - 'Dark Matter World Tour 2024'

Sound Series is back with it’s best line-up yet!

Sound Series 2025

Bryan Adams is returning to NZ this Feb 2025 for two shows!

Bryan Adams returns to NZ with his ‘So Happy It Hurts Tour’

It's the return of the ultimate BBQ and rock music experience, now hitting Ōtautahi AND Tauranga!

Smoke Brews, Bands and BBQ’s 

Celebrating its 46th year running on Saturday 30 November 2024, entries are open for The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, New Zealand’s largest and most iconic cycling event.

The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

London Trio to unveil new RUDIM3NTAL show at Auckland Town Hall in 2025

RUDIM3NTAL plays Auckland Town Hall 2025

Congratulations  to Jesse, our lucky winner of $2,000 cash, a Denon DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable, and a stack of vinyl records!

See the full countdown here

The Sound's $2k Hall Of Fame Winner

Georgia explores the moves Tom Petty made to launch 'Damn the Torpedoes' while in an embattled legal dispute.

Tom Petty's 'petty' move to win against the music industry

Bob shares his story behind-the-scenes at Led Zeppelin's Western Springs gig of 1972

A motorcycle ride with Robert Plant at Western Springs

The iconic black and white image of bass player, Paul Simonon, who is shown driving his bass guitar into the stage of the New York Palladium in 1979, was taken in the moment by photographer Pennie Smith.

The Clash 'London Calling' - The Story Behind the Album Cover

What's your #1 Led Zeppelin song? Try to ask Woodsie what his favourite track is, and you may not get the same answer twice! 

Woodsie's #1 Led Zeppelin song

Do Led Zeppelin songs take you on a journey? For Zeptember, 'Going Underground's Mark Smith takes a trip (that we obviously don't condone!)

Mark Smith tells us his first Led Zeppelin experience

Georgia from Workdays and Alastair from the office take a trip through the vinyls and mysterious cake for Zeptember

Georgia and Alastair chat about their favourite Led Zeppelin albums

We made our big phone call for our Concert Connection to see the Eagles at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with thanks to Novus Glass!

The Sound's Concert Connection winner heading to the Eagles live in Las Vegas

The Who's album 'Who's Next' released in 1971 features the band members surrounding a concrete pillar, but those dark patches behind them aren't shadows...

The Who 'Who's Next' - The Story Behind The Album Cover

The boss man tells us his first ever experience with Led Zeppelin…we want to hear all of yours!

Boss man Vaughan tell us his first-ever experience with Led Zeppelin

Released in 1986, the original cover was supposed to feature a busty woman in a ripped tee... so how did a trash bag end up on the front?

Bon Jovi 'Slippery When Wet' - The Story Behind The Album Cover

Did your father shape the music you love today? As we think about Father's Day, Woodsie, Georgia and John Day share the gems (and dregs) of what their fathers listened to and kept in their record collections.

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Hoodoo Gurus 'Back to the Stone-Age' Tour 2025

Crowded House Gravity Stairs Tour 2024

Pearl Jam - 'Dark Matter World Tour 2024'

Sound Series 2025

Bryan Adams returns to NZ with his ‘So Happy It Hurts Tour’

Smoke Brews, Bands and BBQ’s

The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

RUDIM3NTAL plays Auckland Town Hall 2025

Hoodoo Gurus 'Back to the Stone-Age' Tour 2025

Crowded House Gravity Stairs Tour 2024

Pearl Jam - 'Dark Matter World Tour 2024'

Sound Series 2025

Bryan Adams returns to NZ with his ‘So Happy It Hurts Tour’

Smoke Brews, Bands and BBQ’s

The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

RUDIM3NTAL plays Auckland Town Hall 2025

Latest videos

The Sound's $2k Hall Of Fame Winner

Tom Petty's 'petty' move to win against the music industry

A motorcycle ride with Robert Plant at Western Springs

The Clash 'London Calling' - The Story Behind the Album Cover

Woodsie's #1 Led Zeppelin song

Mark Smith tells us his first Led Zeppelin experience

Georgia and Alastair chat about their favourite Led Zeppelin albums

The Sound's Concert Connection winner heading to the Eagles live in Las Vegas

The Who 'Who's Next' - The Story Behind The Album Cover

Boss man Vaughan tell us his first-ever experience with Led Zeppelin

Bon Jovi 'Slippery When Wet' - The Story Behind The Album Cover

The music of our fathers