Chase Atlantic announces Australasian tour
It’s a huge day for CHASE ATLANTIC fans who today announce they’re homeward bound for their Cold Nights Australia and New Zealand Tour in December. The Australian-born, Los Angeles-based trio of astronomical proportions will kick-off their tour in Melbourne, followedContinue Reading
Album Review: TE KAAHU – TE KAAHU O RANGI
TE KAAHU – TE KAAHU O RANGI (Theia Music Limited) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Written and produced by the Ōtautahi-born (Waikato-Tainui, Ngaati Tiipaa) singer/songwriter Theia (AKA Em Walker) TE KAAHU is a new te reo Māori project featuring music, videosContinue Reading
Adam McGrath, Te Awanga NZ, 2022
Adam McGrath 22nd June 2022 Te Awanga Community Hall, Te Awanga, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. As the country prepares to welcome the rising of the Matariki star cluster, it seems only fitting for theContinue Reading
Ed Sheeran adds more dates to Australasian tour
Superstar Ed Sheeran’s return to Australia and New Zealand in February/March 2023 on his + – = ÷ x Tour (pronounced ‘The Mathematics Tour’) is heating up! Currently wowing fans across the United Kingdom on the first leg of hisContinue Reading
Stormzy reschedules New Zealand concerts
Hit Touring are thrilled to announce rescheduled dates for UK rap phenomenon, Stormzy, as he brings his H.I.T.H World Tour to New Zealand in December 2022. Stormzy will perform his biggest New Zealand shows to date in Wellington and Auckland. OriginallyContinue Reading
New Emo festival Crushfest to hit Auckland
Welcome to Crushfest! The over-emotional, all-inclusive emo mini-festival featuring a medley of Aotearoa’s most iconic pop/punk/rock bands. This is the premiere of New Zealand’s only emo and pop-punk mini-festival, featuring six live bands from Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Wellington’sContinue Reading
The HU announce NZ Black Thunder concert
Due to overwhelming demand, critically celebrated Mongolian rock band The HU have today announced their debut trip to New Zealand in August 2022! Performing at Auckland’s Powerstation this August, the Black Thunder Tour will give fans the chance to hearContinue Reading
In Bloom and Never Happier – A Daffodils Interview
THEO SALMON of DAFFODILS: In Bloom and Never Happier An interview by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Tom Grut. After a serendipitous meeting between Theo Spike Salmon and Jade Bryham at a 1975 gig in 2016, Tamaki Makarau based quartet DaffodilsContinue Reading
Album Review: Memory Foam – Steel Magnolias
Memory Foam – Steel Magnolias (1:12 Records) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. With songs running at speeds faster than a gulp of hot sake, the debut album from Tāmaki five piece tempur-pedic punks Memory Foam is a shot of intense electricContinue Reading