The NZ Music Month Daily Playlist Challenge 28th May, 2018 Compiled by Mike Thornton / Mike Shoots Gigs. A relative newcomer (despite his advancing years) to the world of music photography, Mike has been an occasional contributor of both wordsContinue Reading
EM-HALEY WALKER of THEIA & TE KAAHU: Here To Stay An interview by Tim Gruar. Em-Haley Walker (Ngāti Tīpā, Waikato-Tainui) is a wāhine with multiple tuakiri. As Theia, they are an alt-pop artist, inspired by one of the twelve Titans,Continue Reading
Levi Lights On Project & Mema Wilda 23rd March 2019 Leigh Sawmill Café, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and Photography by Mike Thornton. Levi – pronounced “levvie” has been fronting the Lights On Project for just on a year, and tonightContinue Reading
David Byrne 17th November 2018 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Mike Thornton. Last night David Byrne, the gargantuan think-tank behind Talking Heads took his Auckland audience through a cerebral journey that was part theatre,Continue Reading
Niall Horan 1st June 2018 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mike Thornton. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. As we made our way into the auditorium at Auckland’s Spark Arena this evening we were slightly surprised to find ourselves aContinue Reading
Sheryl Crow & Melissa Etheridge 9th April 2018 Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Mike Thornton. With a staggering eleven Grammy Awards between them – not to mention an Academy Award as well, there wasContinue Reading
Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain (Fat Possum Records) Reviewed by Mike Thornton. Let’s just get straight to the point, here. This is a terrific album. It’s country in style, it’s folk in content, and it’s borderline gospelContinue Reading
Boom! Boom! Deluxe – Boom! Boom! Deluxe (Bear Family Records) Reviewed by Mike Thornton. Take a good dose of Country and Western twang, a little R&B soul, combine with a driving Rock & Roll sound and you have the ingredientsContinue Reading
Kamasi Washington 16th March 2018 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kate Powell. Photography by Mike Thornton. Speaking broadly, modern Jazz shows tend to have an older audience who are more interested in staying in their seats and taking inContinue Reading