It was March 1977 when Alice Cooper, the architect of shock-rock, undertook his first ever concert tour of New Zealand – and broke attendance records. 40 years on and this revered entertainer continues to surprise and exude danger at everyContinue Reading
Tom Jones 6th April 2024 McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers, with photography by Ian Cooper. Living legends are hard to come by. By the time they get to this status, they can be disturbingly close toContinue Reading
Sir Dave Dobbyn 9th January 2022 Black Barn Vineyards, Havelock North, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers, with photography by Ian Cooper. Some years ago, English auteurs Magazine produced an album titled “Magic, Murder, and The Weather”, and these, inContinue Reading
Stretch Harcourts Hawkes Bay Arts Festival Show 13th October 2020 ToiToi, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Ian Cooper. Flying in the face of the naysayers, the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival is underway – one ofContinue Reading
The Summer Concert Tour feat. Simple Minds, Texas, Collective Soul & Pseudo Echo 27th January 2024 Riverside Park, Taupō, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Ngamihi Pawa. For over a decade the Summer Concert Tour has become aContinue Reading
Nessa Barrett 19th December 2023 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Christmas is knocking on the door, but Tāmaki Makaurau were treated to one last international show at Auckland’s favourite little venue The PowerstationContinue Reading
RATSO 9th June 2023 Big Fan, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Friday nights are made for rock n roll and frankly what better band for that could there be in Tāmaki Makaurau than RATSO.Continue Reading
Mermgrown Festival 20th February 2021 The Workingmen’s Bowling Club, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Stella Gardiner. It finally happened. After Covid cancelled last year’s festival, and then threatened to do it again just three short daysContinue Reading
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