Album Review: Squid – Bright Green Field
Squid – Bright Green Field (Warp Records) Reviewed by Sam Smith. Brighton post-punk band Squid have been building momentum nicely over the last five years. The five-piece had released three EPs and a stellar run of recent singles had keptContinue Reading
Aaron Tokona / The Music Is Talking ‘Wha Cup’ Fundraiser
Here’s a great way to celebrate a beloved musician during Aotearoa Music Month. “Wha Cup!”, the trademark catchphrase of beloved musician, Aaron Tokona, has now been turned into a tagline, along with an ‘iconic’ photo of him for a t-shirtContinue Reading
Album Review: The Chills – Scatterbrain
The Chills – Scatterbrain (Fire Records) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. I’ve lost count of the number of iterations of the Chills. Are we up to Ver. 100 yet? Seems it. Maybe the that’s a pub quiz question for music buffsContinue Reading
Album Review: Amy Shark – Cry Forever
Amy Shark – Cry Forever (Sony Music) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. The last five years have been monumental in the rise and rise of Amy Shark. The Australian songstress jettisoned from YouTube sensation to a bona-fide musical icon; a pathContinue Reading
Shapeshifter announce Rituals LP release tour
The live electronic five-piece party-starters SHAPESHIFTER have today announced their new LP RITUALS release tour for Aotearoa! Following up on headlining tours of Aotearoa, and a summer of sold-out festivals, the future-shocked soul outfit are set to perform new materialContinue Reading
The Veils, Napier NZ, 2021
The Veils 29th April 2021 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, Photography by Eileen Potter. Arguably Napier’s coolest venue, tonight Paisley Stage played host to The Veils, touring a show based around what many regard as theContinue Reading
Puscifer, Billy D & The Hall of Feathered Serpents, 2021
Puscifer 17th April 2021 Billy D & The Hall of Feathered Serpents (Via Live Stream) Review & screen shots by Bridget Herlihy. When Puscifer dropped their fourth album ‘Existential Reckoning’ at the end of October last year, frontman and PusciferContinue Reading
Album Review: Cheap Trick – In Another World
Cheap Trick – In Another World (BMG) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Cheap Trick (yes, that Cheap Trick) are back. With a career spanning over five decades, the rockers from Rockford, Illinois are showing no signs of slowing down, having recentlyContinue Reading
Andrew Fagan And The People, Napier NZ, 2021
Andrew Fagan And The People 16th April 2021 Haumoana Hall, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Chris Kiely. Although the conditions outside may be slowly getting cooler as autumn starts to take hold, in the venerableContinue Reading