Pop Will Eat Itself, Auckland NZ, 2022
Pop Will Eat Itself 14th September 2022 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kev Rowland. Photography by Doug Peters. Back into central Auckland on a Wednesday night to what is rapidly becoming my most favoured venue – beforeContinue Reading
Pop Will Eat Itself, Wellington NZ, 2022
Pop Will Eat Itself 13th September 2022 San Fran, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Bruce Mackay. England’s finest genre-blenders Pop Will Eat Itself (aka PWEI aka Poppies aka 80’s grebos) have returned. The last time I saw them IContinue Reading
Bret McKenzie, Hastings NZ, 2022
Bret McKenzie 13th September 2022 Toi Toi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Andrew Caldwell. On the penultimate date of the “Songs Without Jokes” tour, Bret McKenzie brought a killer band and a mix of ‘old songs, newContinue Reading
Jenny Mitchell, Wellington NZ, 2022
Jenny Mitchell 11th September 2022 Meow, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and photography by Tim Gruar. Last month I wrote an interview with Country artist Jenny Mitchell. Her new album, her third, ‘Tug Of War’, was recorded via Zoom and onlineContinue Reading
Ambient Light Singles Club: September 2022
Monthly Feature by Tim Gruar, Mark Derricutt and Doug Peters. Can you believe it’s almost the run towards the end of the year? The good news is that we are nearly over the winter! And more good news, it’s your chance toContinue Reading
Sea Mouse, Napier NZ, 2022
Sea Mouse 10th September 2022 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Jessie Broad. In 1974, Jon Landau famously said “I have seen rock ‘n’ roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen”, having encountered the nascentContinue Reading
Reb Fountain, Melbourne AUS, 2022
Reb Fountain 9th September 2022 Howler, Melbourne, Australia Photography by Alexander Hallag. Born in San Francisco, Reb later migrated with her family from North America to a serene town called Lyttelton. Filled with an eclectic mix of artists and individualsContinue Reading
Album Review: Marlon Williams – My Boy
Marlon Williams – My Boy (Virgin Music Australia) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. ‘My Boy’ is Marlon Williams’ third solo and an artistic re-emergence, transitioning from his trademark solemn, Americana-inflected velvet crooning into a more upbeat, and sometimes playful, cabaret/Lounge singerContinue Reading
Billie Eilish, Auckland NZ, 2022
Billie Eilish 8th September 2022 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Kate Taylor, with photography by Phil Walter/Getty Images. As Billie reminded us, Spark Arena was the first arena venue that she ever played, anywhere. A surreal, ‘I’ve madeContinue Reading