Wellington Jazz Festival 2021 Interviews: Callum Passells
CALLUM PASSELLS: Wellington Jazz Festival 2021 Interviews An interview by Tim Gruar. You may already have seen him on stage and not realised it. Tāmaki Makaurau composer and musician Callum Passells has toured with some of out best, like Aldous HardingContinue Reading
Room To Breathe – A Tomahawk Interview
DUANE DENISON of TOMAHAWK: Room To Breathe. An interview by Sarah Kidd. When Duane Denison answers the phone, he sounds happy and relaxed; it’s Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee and Denison is fielding interviews about Tomahawks latest album – theirContinue Reading
Elemental Nights is back in 2021
Following the success of 2020’s inaugural festival, Live Nation in association with Auckland Unlimited, is proud to present Elemental Nights 2021 as part of Elemental AKL. Thanks to the Trans-Tasman ‘bubble’ gateway, Elemental Nights is ecstatic to deliver an eliteContinue Reading
Aotearoa Music Photography Awards winners announced
The Auckland Festival of Photography and Auckland UNESCO City of Music Aotearoa Music Photography Award | Whakaahua Puoro Toa competition are proud to announce the 2021 Award winning image of Kiwi musician Delaney Davidson, by photographer Veronica McLaughlin, with DougContinue Reading
Album Review: The Datsuns – Eye To Eye
The Datsuns – Eye To Eye (Hellsquad) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. In 2002 The Datsuns turned the rock world’s eyes – and ears – towards the Waikato town of Cambridge with the release of their electrifying self-titled debut album. TheContinue Reading
Album Review: Black Midi – Cavalcade
Black Midi – Cavalcade (Rough Trade) Reviewed by Sam Smith. After emerging on the scene in 2019 with their critically-acclaimed album Schlagenheim, an album this reviewer picked as their album of the year, UK post-punk band Black Midi have returnedContinue Reading
Barry Saunders & Delaney Davidson, Pukehou NZ, 2021
Barry Saunders & Delaney Davidson 26th May 2021 Pukehou Church, Pukehou, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Olivia Robertson. TLDR: there’s great music coming to Small Halls in small towns across Hawkes Bay, and you owe it toContinue Reading
From The Pit, Wellington NZ, 2021
From The Pit – an Exhibition of New Zealand Music Photography 24th May 2021 Thistle Hall, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Hilaire Carmody. Opening Night photography by Bruce Mackay & Jecht Taylor. Every week, venue spaces across New Zealand are floodedContinue Reading
Nadia Reid, Auckland NZ, 2021
Nadia Reid 22nd May 2021 The Hollywood Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Photography by Doug Peters. Celebrating her third album, Out of My Province, released a year ago (pre-you-know-what, as Nadia puts it) Nadia Reid and herContinue Reading