Pixies, Auckland NZ, 2020
Pixies 6th March 2020 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. They were a band ahead of their time; a distinctive raw and visceral sound that could only and can only be attributed toContinue Reading
Icehouse, Auckland NZ, 2020
Icehouse 5th March 2020 Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Richard Myburgh. ARIA Hall of fame inductees Icehouse arrived in Auckland last night, bringing with them a vibrant show that belied their forty-threeContinue Reading
The Schizophonics, Auckland NZ, 2020
The Schizophonics 4th March 2020 Neck Of The Woods, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Ali Nicholls. Photography by Connor Crawford. Just shy of a year since their last roady touring Aotearoa, raucous San Diego-based duo The Schizophonics returned with aContinue Reading
The New Pornographers, Wellington NZ, 2020
The New Pornographers 3rd March 2020 Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. I read online that the latest The New Pornographers record, In the Morse Code of Brake Lights, was nowhere near as great as theirContinue Reading
Steel Panther announce Heavy Metal Rules NZ concert
May 2020 will see the wildest, wettest, dirtiest, hardest, heaviest most rocking heavy metal tour to hit Australia and New Zealand shores ever in the history of anything ever. MJR Presents are bringing Steel Panther to Australia and New Zealand once again forContinue Reading
Stereolab, Auckland NZ, 2020
Stereolab 2nd March 2020 Hollywood Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Ali Nicholls. Photography by Connor Crawford. Stereolab have never been a band for labels. Authors, promoters, and musicians alike have all tried to accurately pinpoint the signature Stereolab sound,Continue Reading
Wiki, Auckland NZ, 2020
Wiki 1st March 2020 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sam Smith. The last time New York rapper Wiki came to New Zealand it was a somewhat momentous occasion. Not only did he headline the last ever Young, Gifted &Continue Reading
Kate Tempest, Wellington NZ, 2020
Kate Tempest 24th February 2020 Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Feature Photograph by Festival of The Arts / Matt Grace. She’s back. The last time East Londoner Kate Esther Calvert, aka Kate Tempest, was here inContinue Reading
Album Review: Grimes – Miss Anthropocene
Grimes – Miss Anthropocene (4AD) Reviewed by Bridie Chetwin-Kelly. I will be the first to admit, I never really jumped on the Grimes bandwagon. Objectively, her tracks ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Genesis’ are bops but that’s about as deep as I everContinue Reading