Mermgrown Multitaskers: A Mermaidens Interview
GUSSIE LARKIN of MERMAIDENS: Mermgrown Multitaskers An interview by Tim Gruar. Alt-pop group, Mermaidens, have taken the proverbial bull by horns and are hosting their own festival next weekend in celebration of some of the country’s best underground and independentContinue Reading
Album Review: Foo Fighters – Medicine At Midnight
Foo Fighters – Medicine At Midnight (RCA / Roswell Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. As one of the biggest – and most adored – rock bands in the world, the hype surrounding the release of the Foo Fighters’ new albumContinue Reading
Album Review: Oscar LaDell – Love & Revolution
Oscar LaDell – Love & Revolution (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Guitarist Oscar LaDell has come of age, wearing his credentials on his sleeve as he navigates his own musical past and influences on this impressively diverse release that minesContinue Reading
Album Review: Estère – Archetypes
Estère – Archetypes (Blue Riot Records / Rough Peel Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. ‘Archetypes’ is the Wellington based singer-songwriter’s eagerly anticipated third full-length album, and while she stays true to her electric blue witch hop aesthetic, each of herContinue Reading
Julia Deans & The Dauphin of Mississippi, Hastings NZ, 2021
Julia Deans & The Dauphin of Mississippi 10th January 2021 Mangakuri Chapel, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Olivia Robertson. For this, the first iteration of the Sitting Room Sessions for this year that carries hopes ofContinue Reading
2020: The Year In Review
First and foremost, and what is possibly the understatement of the century – it’s been kind of a rough year. Not just for the music industry, but for humanity as a whole. As I am writing this I am hearingContinue Reading
Le Currents Festival, Taupō NZ, 2020
Le Currents Festival 27th December 2020 Riverside Park, Taupō, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Doug Peters. When you picture the archetypal Kiwi summer, chances are music is in the mix and no doubt the music festivals setContinue Reading
Papaioea Festival of the Arts full program announced
Papaioea Festival of the Arts, the Manawatū region’s celebration of performance, music, writing, ideas and art, is Aotearoa’s newest arts festival. Taking place in Papaioea/Palmerston North and surrounding areas from Wednesday 17 – Saturday 20 2021, the Festival features aContinue Reading
Margot Pierard & Wil Sargisson, Hastings NZ, 2020
Margot Pierard & Wil Sargisson 17th December 2020 Te Awanga Hall, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Olivia Robertson. Ah 2020! The year that gave the lie to the conceit of “2020 vision” being perfect. If anybodyContinue Reading