Flying Nun 40th Anniversary, Auckland NZ, 2021
Flying Nun 40th Anniversary 24th July 2021 Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sam Duquemin. Photography by Doug Peters. Crowds descend on the Auckland Town Hall, escaping the cool night air, to celebrate forty years of Flying NunContinue Reading
Pickle Darling, Hastings NZ, 2021
Pickle Darling 24th July 2021 Spaceship, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Richmond Palleson. Touring their most recent album “Cosmonaut”, Otautahi’s Pickle Darling brought the magic to the appropriately named Spaceship in Hastings, charming a select audienceContinue Reading
Shepherds Reign, Auckland NZ, 2021
Shepherds Reign 22nd July 2021 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mark Derricutt. Photography by Doug Peters. The night air was freezing and whilst the world at large remains in lockdown, but a faithful few of kiwi metalheads andContinue Reading
Fur Patrol to celebrate 21 years of Pet with nationwide tour
Fur Patrol are throwing a 21st party like no other this November! The iconic Kiwi rockers have just announced a six-date tour of New Zealand in celebration of their landmark debut album, PET. Fiery frontwoman Julia Deans will be joinedContinue Reading
Mel Parsons announces Single release tour
The award-winning Mel Parsons is hitting the road this September to mark the release of her new single ‘Carry On’, out on August 20. The tour begins in Christchurch at Loons before heading to Meow in Wellington and the TuningContinue Reading
Mara TK, Auckland NZ, 2021
Mara TK 16th July 2021 Titirangi War Memorial Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sam Smith. Feature Photograph kindly provided by Leonie Moreland / The 13th Floor. Fresh off the release of his excellent debut solo album Bad Meditation, former ElectricContinue Reading
Writing For Me: A Gary Kemp Interview
GARY KEMP: Writing For Me An interview by Bridget Herlihy. Gary Kemp is a man of many talents. He became a household name in the 1980s as a member of one of the most successful bands of the New Wave/NewContinue Reading
Album Review: Garbage – No Gods, No Masters
Garbage – No Gods, No Masters (Liberator Music) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. On this new release, Garbage have returned to the gloom, amping up the dramatics and tapping into post-Trumpian, Covid calamity. Where ‘Strange Little Birds’ was a more personalContinue Reading
Album Review: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Carnage
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Carnage (Goliath/AWAL) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. The great ominous, swaggering Nick Cave has softened over the years. His violent, menacing, brimstone and fire brand has been dampened somewhat. That’s understandable – the last disc, ‘Ghosteen’, wasContinue Reading