Watain 27th February 2019 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by James Edwards. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. I love metal shows being held in Whammy. Death, black, thrash, standard it doesn’t matter; it’s just something about listening to metalContinue Reading
Happy Mondays 27th February 2019 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. The iconic sound of 90’s Madchester rang out through Auckland last night, as the Happy Mondays crew from Salford arrived on stage toContinue Reading
The Eagles 26th February 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Leah Victoria. “Uh, uh, uh” Don Henley tutted at a sold-out Spark Arena audience last night. “Be here now. The Present. Eyeballs. Memory” Yes,Continue Reading
Zeal & Ardor 26th February 2019 Valhalla, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Doug Peters. This was supposed to be Swiss/US band Zeal & Ardor’s first New Zealand gig. There was buzz aplenty and fans had arrivedContinue Reading
Earthless 24th February 2019 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. San Diego three-piece Earthless rolled into town last night bringing with them both good vibes and hard rock that would have been quite at home onContinue Reading
Coastella 23rd February 2019 Southward Car Museum, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Bruce Mackay. I wouldn’t call it déjà vu but there were definitely similarities between this and last year’s iteration of this wonderful littleContinue Reading
Pussy Riot: Riot Days 22nd February 2019 Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Auckland Fringe Festival has once again rolled around bringing with it a plethora of events to entertain, surprise and provoke. LastContinue Reading
Deafheaven 22nd February 2019 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. Last night Californian post-metal five-piece Deafheaven touched down at Auckland’s Galatos, coming off the back of a sold-out Wellington show the night before which had generatedContinue Reading
Brooke Candy 22nd February 2019 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. The bitch is back. Despite her rather mixed feelings about returning to New Zealand following an altercation at Auckland’s Family bar during her DJContinue Reading