First and foremost, and what is possibly the understatement of the century – it’s been kind of a rough year. Not just for the music industry, but for humanity as a whole. As I am writing this I am hearingContinue Reading
Queen + Adam Lambert 5th February 2020 Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Alexander Hallag. For the last five days I’ve been looking out my office windows, spying on the construction of a massive multi-storyContinue Reading
Amplify Rock Festival 24th January 2020 Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Alexander Hallag. In what is the busiest concert and festival season of the year, music lovers and aficionados alike haveContinue Reading
The Others Way Festival 31st August 2019 Valhalla / SanFran, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Hilaire Carmody. Photography by Alexander Hallag. In its 5th year running The Others Way Festival is a multi-venue binge of alternative and indie music, withContinue Reading
Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends: New Worlds 14th November 2018 Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand Review by Hilaire Carmody. Photography by Alexander Hallag. New Worlds is a concept that grew out of an unlikely partnership between comedian BillContinue Reading
Wintersun 6th November 2017 Valhalla, Wellington, New Zealand Review by Steve Francis. Photography by Alexander Hallag. First up, I must admit before last night that I had never listened to Wintersun before. The bass player in my band is aContinue Reading
Nation 19th May 2017 Prefab, Wellington, New Zealand. Photography by Alexander Hallag. Since moving to Wellington is 2016, Nation have been quickly making waves in the local music scene. Miharo Gregory plays the keys and delivers soulful vocals. Ngarewa Reid brings hisContinue Reading
Amanda Palmer 19th February 2017 The Cabana, Napier, New Zealand Review by Ivy Austen. Photography by Alexander Hallag. She may not be the killing type but singer-songwriter and New York Times bestselling author Amanda Palmer sure did kill at anContinue Reading