This review is part of the Auckland Pride Review Project

Here’s a roundup of a bunch of local 2022 December music releases to start off the new year on a good foot. You should definitely check them all out and chuck ‘em on repeat.

Ripship, the sci-fi psych-rock duo who have been Giant-Robot-Stepping across Tāmaki Makaurau’s music scene, have just released their debut album Fearsome Engine – a fantastic 36 minutes that captures their explosive live sound in HD quality.

These are the full behind-the-scenes interviews from which the Backstage at the NVV.WORLD Fashion Show article in Rat World Issue Four takes excerpts from, featuring the designers and models as they were preparing themselves and the event backstage.

Interviews by Lucas van Schaardenburg (@rukus.offprints), Photography by Cassia Walton (@cassiawalton)

Published first in Rat World Issues Two and Three.

“I know we’re not popular right now. We guns have had our moments. Had a lot of ’em for a long time, actually. But really, you see, we’re just a bunch of parts….”