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Wellington is the melting pot of emerging bands & musicians, with notable talents such as the sounds of JQMIE, Mia-Nina, and Half/Angel. However, none have made waves quite like C.O.W., the hottest new Kelburn band. As of publishing, they have released their latest and only single, “Thank You Salient! (Feels Good On The Clit, Mate)”, alongside a full length music video. This magazine was given an exclusive interview with the elusive yet talented bandmembers—Edie Moore (19), P

Artist Bio: This week features Eyegum Music Collective! While they are known by students for their Free Wednesday gigs at San Fran, Eyegum Music Collective formed in 2013 to throw house gigs during a music venue drought. Their residency at San Fran showcases the best up and coming acts in Aotearoa and is not to miss. On 4 September 2026, Eyegum Music Collective took over Newtown to host a multi-venue festival, “The Night Before,” the next day taking over Te Aro for “Great S

Amelie Chloe The racing of tongues Running to finish the Swēg (sound) So foreign Under my maypole phonics The brewing vowels Lingering like the boiling Ċetel (kettle) That announces itself each afternoon Acennan (bring forth) Anhaga (Solitary one) To this

Ashton de Vos, Oscar Lawrence The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series is all about skateboarding. It’s about dropping in, grinding on rails, not giving a f**k. It serves as a love letter to skater culture. So, why, in later installments, do you play as the guy from Jackass riding a bull? The Golden Years Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, developed by Neversoft Entertainment, released in 1999 on the PS1, N64, and Sega Dreamcast. It met raving reviews, and a Metacritic score of 92. Tony Hawk

Zara Lyne The Odyssey: I’m sure you’ve heard of it, because everyone everywhere seems to be talking about it! Each day, thousands of people flock to their local cinemas to see Christopher Nolan’s newest spectacle. The three-hour Greek epic currently sits at a 4.4 on Letterboxd and has become the fastest film in history to reach one million views on their app. I’m sure many of you have also heard about the purpose-built 70mm IMAX camera it was shot on, the mirrors and brand-ne

On the 22nd of May—after the sun had gone down, the stars had begun to shimmer, and the air had turned crisp—hundreds of people found themselves treading up stairs to pack into Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. Inside, warm lights illuminated at ankle height against the light grey tiles, and wooden chairs carved a long runway down the length of the cathedral. In the centre of the runway stood a cross, commanding the audience’s attention to its presence. The event in question w

An outrageously raunchy, funk-riddled ride into the end of the world. Taine Knox By 1982, Prince had already excited, appalled, and amazed audiences with his equally-revolutionary, equally-risqué brand of funk-heavy pop music. He was lauded by his immense and undeniable talent, having played all of the instruments on his 1978 debut For You, for his hit-making abilities (1979’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover”) and especially for his remarkable (and nearly inhuman) rate of output. But

Zara Lyne My mother and I have long observed that, wherever I go, I seem to be ‘the youngest person in the room.’ This began as a literal expression, suggesting that I was perhaps the only child at a movie screening full of elderly people. But, as I grew older, it took on a more figurative meaning: the spaces I choose to occupy are generally not shared by those alike to myself. I used to be quite embarrassed by this as a child, as most little kids are when they feel singled

Pedro Hay Kia ora, everybody! I hope we’re all settling back into 9 a.m. lectures and scurrying over to the Salient stands to see what new mysteries the horoscope will reveal this week. I’m sure we’ve all missed it. I’m back again with more bullshit, so read ahead to see what poor thing evolution has cooked up and set loose for me to take the piss out of. Coming up with a name for this article actually gave me a bit of a challenge, thanks to this animal’s entirely indecisive

Love, death, and the very essence and origin of hard rock. Taine Knox for The Mindstate. The disbanding of legendary band Cream in 1968 changed music history. The supergroup featured Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker, who all went on to have solo careers of their own—to varying degrees of success—while others were left in the fallout. One such example was their producer and frequent collaborator Felix Pappalardi—a man who would go on to lead a career which was, more

Gemma Moore The wind takes up the most space between us now. If I lie on my back and stick out my tongue, all you have to give me is one hundred years and a few more days, and I’ll grow moss like all the other gravestones that brave the wind. I’m braving it. The air looks thick, rosé and grabbable, floating just out of my swipes. I glare at the overbearing clouds, repugnant of their dominion. Moody teenage weather, I cussed it out, but all it could hear was something like unh

Madonna’s dance music has always been social. This might sound obvious; isn’t all dance music social?; aren’t dance floors literally composed of a mass of people? But if you’ve been to a techno or trance gig recently you might be able to hear the difference. (And see the difference, too; as in, a disconcertingly large number of promising young lads slumped over in a K-hole.) Some dance floors are focussed on a self-pleasure kind of hedonism, where the dissolution of oneself i

Zia Ravenscroft There are a handful of moments from my first few years at university that I consider quintessential student experiences. Taking the equivalent of five coffees to the library in a drink bottle to write an essay in one sitting. Sneaking vodka into bars in bottles of hand sanitiser and micellar water. The RAs shutting down every halls-confession page. My theatre lecturer making us promise that no matter how late we stayed in Studio 77 painting our set, we would n

Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns How The Devil Wears Prada 2 undoes the brilliance of its predecessor Spoilers ahead. The year is 2006. Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep)—tyrannical Editor-in-Chief of major fashion magazine, Runway—turns and enters a car. Her former assistant, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), waves from across the street. We cut to Miranda inside the car: over her face, the passenger seat window reflects the highrise building in which her offices are housed.

Taine Knox Award-winning South Korean DJ Peggy Gou stands at the forefront of pop-house evolution. Her debut album, I Hear You, is another showcase of her retro-inspired euro-house style and its way of invoking her signature blend of energy, psychedelia, and nostalgia into the ears of listeners. After a decade of crafting her sound and style through multiple singles on multiple different record labels, she looked to firmly establish her place in the modern House circuit