Tool 28th February 2020 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. After the release of their last album Fear Inoculum, Tool fans of New Zealand have been patiently laying in wait for the superlativeContinue Reading
Stiff Little Fingers 27th February 2020 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Simon Coffey. Photography by Doug Peters. 1970s and 80s Northern Ireland is not particularly known for contributing to the world stage of rock n roll, unlike big brotherContinue Reading
Drab Majesty 27th February 2020 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Ali Nicholls. Photography by Connor Crawford. Through the drifting smog of Nag Champa and the thick humidity of a hundred or so goths huddled underground on a hotContinue Reading
Whitesnake 23rd March 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand. Foreword by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. In what has been an unlucky year for New Zealanders with yet another notification of a concert cancellation came through this week, thisContinue Reading
Cattle Decapitation 26th February 2020 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Connor Crawford. “Let’s hope it doesn’t take another twenty years to come back!” These were the very last words that Travis Ryan growled asContinue 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
Six60 22nd February 2020 Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. An iconic New Zealand band by the name of Split Enz once sang a song entitled ‘History Never Repeats’; but inContinue Reading
Peking Duk 21st February 2020 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by David Watson. Bringing their biggest headline tour to date to New Zealand, Peking Duk threw down a set at Auckland Town Hall lastContinue Reading
Jay Som 20th February 2020 Neck Of The Woods, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Ali Nicholls. Photography by Richard Myburgh. LA-based California dreamer Melina Mae Duterte, better known for her solo project Jay Som, shot arrows through the hearts ofContinue Reading