DAMIAN ALEXANDER of BLINDSPOTT: Fuck Yes, I Can An interview by Molly O’Brien. “We’re always gonna be a metal band. We’re writing whatever pieces of music feel right, and once you put it through the Blindspott plug in that isContinue Reading
Alien Weaponry 5th December 2020 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Molly O’Brien. Photography by Doug Peters. We’ve almost survived a hellscape of a year. We’re nurturing our inner hermits discovered within lockdown, skipping stones until the holiday pay kicksContinue Reading
Kamasi Washington 10th October 2019 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Molly O’Brien. Photography by Connor Crawford. An ethereal effigy of jazz materialised upon the stage of the Powerstation, a fog of gospel like power and community falling upon theContinue Reading
Miss June – Bad Luck Party (Frenchkiss Records) Reviewed by Molly O’Brien. Ah, Miss June… angry yet bouncy, girly yet butch, all round badassery with a maraschino cherry on top. Keying your ex-lovers car and falling in love at aContinue Reading
Polaris 22nd August 2018 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Molly O’Brien. Photography by Mark Derricutt. It’s tough to motivate yourself to work out during a miserable August in Auckland City – might I suggest a metalcore show? It’s like ZumbaContinue Reading
JAMIE HAILS of POLARIS: Further Along The Mortal Coil An interview by Molly O’Brien. The Australian Metalcore act Polaris hit the ground running with their first album, ‘The Mortal Coil’. After taking the world by storm, 2019 kicked off withContinue Reading
Villainy 27th July 2019 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Molly O’Brien. Photography by Chontalle Musson. Tonight I learned that for the price of a spare $50 and a free Saturday night, you too can experience a miniature Homegrown deliveredContinue Reading
JAZMINE ROSE of HIM: Permission To Have Time & Space An interview by Molly O’Brien.New Zealand three piece band Him have embarked on a nationwide tour, spreading their experimental waves of music like watercolour across a page and releasing theirContinue Reading
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals (With special guest Nai Palm) 12th January 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Molly O’Brien. Photography by David Watson. Beams of late afternoon sunlight snuck their way into Spark Arena, reminding coldContinue Reading