Featured Artist

Dubstep
Contact: Michael West
www.sickcycle.tk
Sick Cycle aka Michael West and Levon Maeder, are engineers of mechanical bass orientated noise. Primarily creating excessively heavy glitchy dubstep and headache inducing drum and bass, Sick Cycle precisely twist every sound in their own unique way...

Folk / Children's Music
Contact: Craig Smith Ph +64 273 433 537
www.craigsmith.co.nz
July means Kidsfest so we thought we'd take a look at the mysterious world of NZ children's music. Craig Smith is currently one of NZ's most popular children's music artists with his APRA award winning song The Wonky Donkey which has evolved into a best-selling book with over 40,000 copies sold to date...

Pop/Surf Rock
Contact: Callum Devlin
www.myspace.com/custardbear

June's Featured Artist, Custard Bear are the grand prize winners of the CHARTFEST 2010 Band Team Search competition. Veterans of disfunction and disorganisation, Custard Bear are pulling their furry little heads out of the ground in preparation for a monstorous bellow, but they are more afraid of you than you are of them...

Post/Prog/Ambient Rock
Contact: Josh Braden Ph +64 27 385 7809
www.myspace.com/anthesiac
With comparisons to Radiohead, HDU and Sigur Ros, Christchurch's post/prog/ambient rockers Anthesiac are all set to rip it up at CHARTFEST 2010 and their standout track Bliss features on this month's CHARTDISC Vol 3...

60's Garage/Punk Rock
Contact: Trevor Courtney Ph: +64 21 0240 7203
www.chantsrandb.com

Chants R&B had a residency every weekend from 1964 -1966 at The Stagedoor, a grungy cellar downstairs from a coffee bar in what was Hereford Lane (now Tramway Lane) adjacent to Cathedral Square. The Chants are back and playing Al's Bar on Fri 26th and Sat 27th of Feb. Read on to see how to win a double pass and limited edition LP...

Folk Noir/Blues
Contact: Delaney Davidson Ph: +64 21 0278 6424
www.myspace.com/delaneyfdavidson
Delaney Davidson is a world travelling hobo, originating from Christchurch and previously basing himself out of Switzerland when he toured with cult legends Dead Brothers and was instrumental in the sublime "Wunderkammer" album (Voodoo Rhythm Records) playing singing saw, lap steel, drums and vocals. Delaney's impending release of his third solo album and homecoming shows are sure to be a highlight of early 2010...

Dance/Electro Pop
Contact: Miles McDougall Ph: +64 273 488 937
www.myspace.com/pikachunes
Pikachunes is a new solo foray from Miles McDougall, having only really been playing for the last 8 months. Ex-Tiny Paper Daggers and new Tiger Tones member, McDougall pushes the boundaries of modern dance music, coupling house beats with early consol sounds, driving bass lines and hard hitting synth hooks...