Hawthorne Heights announce NZ concert
US Post-Hardcore pioneers, Hawthorne Heights will be hitting New Zealand for their first ever show this September. They will be playing their landmark first two albums, 2004’s ‘The Silence in Black and White‘ and 2006’s ‘If Only You Were Lonely‘Continue Reading
Napalm Death, Brujeria & Lock Up NZ show announcement
Extreme times demand extreme responses. New Zealand metal fans, you are about to be vehemently seized by the throat! After hugely successful runs in the USA and Europe, the intemperate NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA and LOCKUP gang are heading south toContinue Reading
Carmen, Auckland NZ, 2017
NZ Opera Presents: Carmen 22nd June 2017 ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Marty Melville. This evening is the opening night of NZ Operas second presentation for 2017 and it was wonderful to see aContinue Reading
Bloodnut announce new album
Kiwi Sludge Metal Gingers Bloodnut have today announced their new album ‘St. Ranga‘ to be released on August 1st 2017. After rising to infamy with their independently released debut album ‘Blues From The Red Sons‘ (which quickly rose to theContinue Reading
The Weeknd announces NZ concert
Grammy Award®-winning and multi-platinum selling music artist THE WEEKND has announced a second leg to his critically acclaimed Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour, featuring stops throughout North America – and for the first time, New Zealand andContinue Reading
Simplicity at Volume Level 11: A Polish Club Interview
DAVID NOVAK of Polish Club: Simplicity at Volume Level 11 An interview by Sarah Kidd. Do you ever listen to an album for the first time and just think; yeah, this is it? A little bit blues, one part soulContinue Reading
Paul McCartney announces Australasian Tour
IT’S TIME – Paul McCartney has announced he is bringing his One On One Tour to Australia and New Zealand this December! The Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 21-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of The MostContinue Reading
Videotapes and the Rock n Roll Dream: A Barker Interview
JOHNNY BARKER of Barker: Videotapes and the Rock n Roll Dream An interview by Sarah Kidd. Johnny Barker is certainly what one would call gifted in the realm of the arts; he’s an actor (Shortland Street, Go Girls, The Locals)Continue Reading
GI Joe Villains & The Devil Himself: A Wednesday 13 Interview
WEDNESDAY 13: GI Joe Villains & The Devil Himself An interview by Sarah Kidd. Creaking coffins and ghoulish screams in the middle of the night are the sound of music to the horror king himself, Wednesday 13. Fresh from the graveContinue Reading