Dinosaur Jr. 2nd March 2024 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Simon Coffey. Photography by Nick Paulsen. Tonight’s show may be celebrating 30 years since the release of Dinosaur Jr’s fifth album, 1993’s ‘Where You Been’ but it’sContinue Reading
Mogwai 1st March 2024 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Photography by Nick Paulsen. The magnificent, the majestic, the masters of some of the most sublime mind-bending music ever made. Mogwai. One of the best loved and most ground-breaking rock bands ofContinue Reading
Lee Fields 10th December 2023 Hollywood Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Photography by Nick Paulsen. When it comes to the soul greats alive today, there is one name that towers head, shoulders, and impossibly immaculate hair above the rest… Mister LeeContinue Reading
alt-J 18th April 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Lauren Sanderson. Photography by Nick Paulsen. alt-J returned with a bang and let’s just say years away from the music scene certainly hasn’t hindered their ability to create pureContinue Reading
Monthly Feature by Tim Gruar, Bridget Herlihy & Doug Peters. Welcome to May, whānau. And it’s NZ Music Month. Get ready for a hive of activity, with many bands returning to our stages and plenty of lovely new releases. The themeContinue Reading
PAUL MCLANEY of GRAMSCI: No Fear Of Self An interview by Bridget Herlihy. The great David Bowie once asserted that “Ageing is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been”. In and of itself thisContinue 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
The old adage says that patience is a virtue, and Gramsci is rewarding said patience in spades with the release of the stunning new single ‘Ourselves’. To coincide with the release of the first single from Gramsci’s eagerly anticipated forthcomingContinue Reading
ED KNOWLES of RACING: Hypnotic Swan Rock An interview by Lauren Sanderson. Indie-rockers Racing are back with a new single ‘If Only’. The Auckland based band have released a funky new EP ‘The Bass’, which came out yesterday. To celebrateContinue Reading