RUSSELL HITCHCOCK of AIR SUPPLY: Not Taking Ourselves Too Seriously An interview by Bridget Herlihy. Air Supply came about through the serendipitous meeting of Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell at rehearsals for a stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar inContinue Reading
DEAN LEWIS: Grateful An interview by Lauren Sanderson. Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis performed his first ever headline show in New Zealand at the Auckland Town Hall in 2019 and is back to showcase his universally relatable songs across Aotearoa inContinue Reading
JENNY MITCHELL: The Courage To Sing Up An interview by Tim Gruar. Jenny Mitchell is not afraid to call herself a Country artist. But she confesses that even though she was ‘raised’ on 60’s and 70’s standards, her particular takeContinue Reading
JOSH O’DONNELL of BANKS ARCADE: Future Loves and Metal Breakfasts An interview by Bridie Chetwin-Kelly. Josh O’Donnell the lead singer of Banks Arcade speaks to me from Melbourne where the band is part way through a tour of Australia with ThornContinue Reading
JOSH LOYD-WATSON of JUNGLE: Kind of a Jamboree An interview by Tim Gruar. Elemental Nights, a captivating concert series during Elemental AKL 2022 returns to Tāmaki Makaurau this July with a sensational season of curated experiences celebrating the unique cultureContinue Reading
NADIA REID: Elemental Orchestrations An interview by Tim Gruar. Port Chalmers singer/songwriter, Silver Scroll and Taite Music nominee, Nadia Reid is going out on the road this July with her band and contemporary classical ensemble NZTrio. She will also performContinue Reading
ANGUS STONE of DOPE LEMON: Manifesting Magic and the Muse An interview by Bridget Herlihy. Dope Lemon, one of the acclaimed Australian songwriter Angus Stone’s guises, is a genre-bending, eclectic delight that has amassed a legion of dedicated fans andContinue Reading
THEO SALMON of DAFFODILS: In Bloom and Never Happier An interview by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Tom Grut. After a serendipitous meeting between Theo Spike Salmon and Jade Bryham at a 1975 gig in 2016, Tamaki Makarau based quartet DaffodilsContinue Reading
CATE LE BON: Devastation Frozen In Lava An interview by Tim Gruar. The last time Welsh multi-instrumentalist avant-pop artist Cate Le Bon was here it was just a year before the world shut down. The show was a complete sell-out. Continue Reading