Georgia Lines 16th May 2022 Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Photography by Doug Peters. The grand foyer of the Auckland War Memorial Museum is truly a stunning place to spend an evening. Last nightContinue Reading
New Zealand Music Month 2020 Profiles The Wake Up By Bridget Herlihy. All too often Palmerston North/Papaoeia is perceived as being a grid-like, grey provincial city in the lower North Island that is characterised by – well – its lackContinue Reading
Rhian Sheehan – Recollections, Vol.1 (LOOP) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Comedian Bill Bailey once made a joke about the best way to listen to Pink Floyd – you pull the curtains, lie on the floor, turn the speakers over andContinue Reading
Reb Fountain – Reb Fountain (Flying Nun Records) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. I first met Californian born Reb Fountain during her tour of her 2008 ‘Holster’ album when her bandmate Sam Prebble (also performing as Bond Street Bridge) introduced usContinue Reading
Shihad – Churn (Wildside) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Ahhh… the good old days. Most of us have an album or two (or three or four) that provided the soundtrack to days of a potentially reckless and misspent youth, or conjureContinue Reading
Today is the first day of May, which marks the beginning of New Zealand Music Month. This year it will be markedly different from any other NZ Music Month we have experienced before; not only is it the 20th anniversaryContinue Reading
TONI RANDLE of EYRETON HALL: Stuff Of Inspiration An interview by Tim Gruar. Auckland-based duo Eyreton Hall’s upcoming album Spaces, will has just been released this month. And it’s a collection of music that dives deeply into parenthood, pathos and philosophy.Continue Reading
Jan Hellriegel – Sportsman Of The Year (Blind Date Records / Seahorse Swim) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Jan Hellriegel is somewhat of an NZ musical icon. Songwriter, performer, producer, music publisher, copyright expert, mother and now author. Her latest bodyContinue Reading
Bailey Wiley – Bailey Wiley EP (A Label Called Success) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. If the name is slightly familiar then it’s possible you’ve been to a Fly My Pretties show recently. That’s when this young, vibrant soul singer’s talentContinue Reading