Orange Goblin 15th April 2024 Mothership, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Sarah Kidd with photography by Benn West. It may have taken them almost thirty years to do it, but Orange Goblin finally made their way down to New Zealand lastContinue Reading
Blink-182 2nd March 2024 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Charlotte Lightbody, with photography by Doug Peters. Concertgoers were thrilled to see Rise Against take the stage and kick off the night with their signature punk rock sound. TheContinue Reading
Pearl Jam have this morning announced a very special New Zealand show on this leg of their Dark Matter World Tour 2024! Last seen in New Zealand to headline the legendary last ever Big Day Out Festival back in 2014,Continue Reading
L7 6th December 2023 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Doug Peters. Often mis-categorised as part of the ‘grunge’ era of the early 90s, L7’s career has spanned over four decades. Formed in east Los AngelesContinue Reading
Great Sounds Great 18th November 2023 Cuba Street Precinct, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and photography by Tim Gruar. For the second year running Eyegum Collective brings us the coolest lil’ festival in the Coolest Little Capital. The lineup was aContinue Reading
Dick Move – Wet (1:12 Records) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Auckland’s Dick Move release their second album, three years after their debut ‘Chop’, an album of full-on party/rage against the system, landlords and corporate filth. Songs on ‘Wet’ explode outContinue Reading
Descendents 11th October 2023 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. There is something quite wholesome about generational shows, the gathering of family members, or even just the melding of fans who have been followingContinue Reading
Idles 21st July 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. It’s another miserable night in Tāmaki Makaurau, it feels like it has been winter for the entire year and frankly even the seasonedContinue Reading
Rancid – Tomorrow Never Comes (Epitaph) Reviewed by Sarah Kidd. It’s been six years. Yup six long years since Rancid dropped an album. They say good things take time, and if Tomorrow Never Comes is anything to go by, thenContinue Reading