Album Review: Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There
Black Country, New Road – Ants From Up There (Ninja Tune) Reviewed by Sam Smith. After delivering one of the best albums of last year in the form of ‘For the First Time’, Cambridgeshire post-punk group Black Country, New RoadContinue Reading
Julia Deans, Maraekakaho NZ, 2022
Julia Deans 16th February 2021 Maraekakaho Hall, Maraekakaho, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Silence. Respect. Appreciation. Engagement. Captivation. Not concepts you may be accustomed to associate with a typical gig, but these are the qualitiesContinue Reading
Album Review: Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – 4
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – 4 (Gibson Records / BMG) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Almost three years after his last LP ‘Living The Dream’, Slash returns with frequent collaborators Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators for the creativelyContinue Reading
Album Review: Retreat From Moscow – The World As We Knew It
Retreat From Moscow – The World As We Knew It (Gravity Dream Music) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Originally formed in Cardiff in the late 1970s, the curiously named Retreat From Moscow became renowned for their live performances before disbanding inContinue Reading
Album Review: Gramsci – The Hinterlands
Gramsci – The Hinterlands (Independent) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. When music resonates with us in some way, it has the power to evoke profound responses. Studies conducted into physical and emotional reactions to music have found that changes in heartContinue Reading
alt-J announce 2022 Australasian tour
Frontier Touring are thrilled to welcome back to Australia and New Zealand UK alt-rock band alt-J, who will headline six massive shows across Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth for The Dream Tour 2022. alt-J are one of theContinue Reading
Ambient Light Singles Club: February 2022
Monthly Feature by Tim Gruar. Kia Ora, Ambient whanau. Welcome to 2022! Here’s hoping it’ll be a good one. Yeah, I know – it all started so well. We had such optimism as the temperature started rising. The calendar wasContinue Reading
Splendour In The Grass Festival announces NZ sideshows
Live Nation and Secret Sounds have today announced a huge selection of Splendour in the Grass sideshows for New Zealand this July, 2022. Pick ‘n’ mix headline performances include bonafide rock ‘n’ roll star and living legend Liam Gallagher, theContinue Reading
The Wheel Of Experience, Clive NZ, 2022
The Wheel Of Experience 2nd February 2021 Clive Hall, Clive, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Whether or not Roxanne had to put on the red light, in 2022 New Zealand has been forced to inContinue Reading