Martyn Pepperell
@martynpepperell
Music, arts & culture journalist, copywriter, photographer, broadcaster & DJ.
We never really own objects anyway. We just look after them for a stretch. It's dope to get what you need, then pass it on.
physical media is still something we can use as a way to move our expression. books can be printed, cassettes, cds records can be made. take a chance + buy physical media. keep for a year or two then sell it or trade it. no reason to own anything forever. all of this is borrowed
Wellness washing has entered the chat.
Festivals are like “we have yoga and meditation and a mental health panel” and then make you take a 6AM shuttle to the airport for a flight at 7pm after your 2:30AM set with no other option
I believe DJ Haram (@premiumharam) has one of the best albums of 2025. For @Mixmag I spoke to this outspoken artist on everything from producing billy woods to elitism within electronic music. Haram also did a new mix to go along with it! Read / listen: mixmag.net/feature/the-mi…
Nice new lower tempo business from @rhodeandbrown 🔥 rhodeandbrown.bandcamp.com/album/pt017-rh…
spent an afternoon in south London with the very special Jim Legxacy nytimes.com/2025/07/23/art…
Tuesday 26 August at Whammy Bar in Tāmaki Makaurau with the esteemed @lizpelly. undertheradar.co.nz/gig/97331/Liz-…
Oh god, another open letter. Why does this keep happening.
The Digital Dark Ages.
U can go to tiktok n see infinite amnts of ppl who have the same level of superstition as a medieval peasant n do nothing but stress abt this shit 24/7
Im sry but ppl r rude af in the club these days, this new generation ruining shit. This guy put his phone in my face while im djing saying if the bpm goes below 160 CDJs will explode. I just let i happen bro idgaf i didnt pay for em
Djing at the Wellington @fazerdaze show in August at @meow_live 💐 undertheradar.co.nz/tour/29386/Faz…
...Peterson, who described Johnson as “a saxophonist of the highest repute” and took home the 2024 APRA Amcos New Zealand Best Jazz Composer. The following year, he was named New Zealand's Best Jazz Artist at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards. A great story by @martynpepperell
Lucien Johnson’s 2024 jazz album Ancient Relics was celebrated by Mojo magazine for its “undeniable beauty, elusively wrought” and UK Vibe as “one of the year's musical highlights”...Johnson even got the nod from legendary BBC broadcaster/DJ Gilles... audioculture.co.nz/profile/lucien…
A great new story: Sight-Impaired Musicians In New Zealand, by Mark Laurent (son of jazz pianist Lyall Laurent). "Piano tuners were trained at the Foundation for the Blind’s workshop. My grandfather, Morton Laurent, was born with congenital cataracts... audioculture.co.nz/articles/sight…
🚨 NEW CHUQUIMAMANI-CONDORI 🚨 chuquimamani-condori.bandcamp.com/album/edits
Tweet has signed a record deal with SRG-ILS. Her new album is slated for release this fall. ratedrnb.com/2025/07/tweet-…
Outstanding, @TrueLaurels No Sense in Wishing | Book by Lawrence Burney | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster share.google/r5DjlgpqtBjFBT…
