The Smashing Pumpkins 27th April 2023 Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts, Melbourne, Australia Photography by Alexander Hallag. The Smashing Pumpkins have been touring Australia with ‘The World Is A Vampire tour’ for the past few weeks, with lastContinue Reading
The Sisters Of Mercy 5th November 2022 Forum, Melbourne, Australia Photography by Alexander Hallag. Goth rock legends The Sisters of Mercy have been touring Australasia over the past few weeks, and such was the magnitude of how great these showsContinue Reading
Reb Fountain 9th September 2022 Howler, Melbourne, Australia Photography by Alexander Hallag. Born in San Francisco, Reb later migrated with her family from North America to a serene town called Lyttelton. Filled with an eclectic mix of artists and individualsContinue Reading
Monthly Feature by Tim Gruar. Kia Ora, Ambient whanau. Welcome to 2022! Here’s hoping it’ll be a good one. Yeah, I know – it all started so well. We had such optimism as the temperature started rising. The calendar wasContinue Reading
MILAN BORICH of PLUTO: Switching Off All The Noise An interview by Tim Gruar. Feature Image by Alexander Hallag. PLUTO are back, sort of, dropping their new ‘album’ single by single. They are in no hurry, though, preferring the songContinue Reading
Flying Nun 40th Anniversary 7th August 2021 Michael Fowler Center, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Alexander Hallag. We all know the story. Back in 1981, in Ōtautahi (Christchurch), record store clerk Roger Shepherd created a labelContinue Reading
From The Pit – an Exhibition of New Zealand Music Photography 24th May 2021 Thistle Hall, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Hilaire Carmody. Opening Night photography by Bruce Mackay & Jecht Taylor. Every week, venue spaces across New Zealand are floodedContinue Reading
Here’s a great way to celebrate a beloved musician during Aotearoa Music Month. “Wha Cup!”, the trademark catchphrase of beloved musician, Aaron Tokona, has now been turned into a tagline, along with an ‘iconic’ photo of him for a t-shirtContinue Reading
Jim Beam Homegrown 20th March 2021 The Waterfront, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Alexander Hallag. A year late, but hey, we’re here aren’t we? Wellington’s Homegrown festival is the biggest locals-only gig in town. Any town.Continue Reading