Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Carnage (Goliath/AWAL) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. The great ominous, swaggering Nick Cave has softened over the years. His violent, menacing, brimstone and fire brand has been dampened somewhat. That’s understandable – the last disc, ‘Ghosteen’, wasContinue Reading
Nick Lowe’s Quality Rock & Roll Review Featuring Los Straightjackets 25th February 2020 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mike Beck. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. With love and its many variants on his mind and ingrained in his music, NickContinue Reading
Following their #1 ARIA chart debut for new album ‘Skeleton Tree’, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have announced that they will be touring their biggest and boldest production ever to Australia and New Zealand in January 2017. TheContinue Reading
The National 25th February 2024 TSB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand. Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Photography by Nick George. Ohio’s favourite sons, The National, are one of the jewels in the crown of this year’s Aotearoa Festival of the Arts. AContinue Reading
Wellington Jazz Festival 25th – 29th October 2023 Wellington, New Zealand. Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Photography by Nick George. Come post-election and the Capital was ready to have a proper party. With government-elect in radio silence while they ‘negotiate’ theContinue Reading
NIKITA 雅涵 TU-BRYANT of KITA: Love Lies Here, Special Edition An interview by Tim Gruar. Hot off a summer jam-packed with festival shows, including SPLORE and WOMAD, Pōneke three-piece KITA are getting set to embark on their first headline tour since 2021. I recentlyContinue Reading
Legacy: Lalah Hathaway sings Donny Hathaway 19th October 2022 Wellington Opera House, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and by Tim Gruar. Photography by Nick George. It’s been three long years since the Wellington Jazz Festival has hosted international artists. So, tonight’s openingContinue Reading
Joji 22nd November 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Whether it be Filthy Frank, Pink Guy or Joji, George Kusunoki Miller has certainly been a few different personas in his lifetime. EachContinue Reading
Los Angeles based music photographer Chris Cuffaro is coming to Aotearoa for the first time this February to present his Greatest Hits photography and multi-media exhibition. Featuring over 60 framed works, plus behind the scenes footage, an Artist Talk, aContinue Reading