Ocean Colour Scene 20th November 2017 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Nostalgia. It’s a funny thing. It can bring complete strangers together in perfect harmony as they relive the exultant memories of yesteryear.Continue Reading
UB40 18th November 2017 Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Lauren Sanderson. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. The UK’s biggest Reggae group UB40 returned to New Zealand shores last night, as they transported us back in time playing someContinue Reading
Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress 16th November 2017 The Studio, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. Once in a blue moon a musical event – note the word event – will occur that will becomeContinue Reading
The Supersuckers 16th November 2017 The Kings Arms, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Doug Peters. Super by name and super by nature would have been an apt tagline on Thursday night as the US of A’sContinue Reading
Lorde 14th November 2017 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. “It doesn’t hurt me Do you wanna feel how it feels? Do you wanna know; know that it doesn’t hurt me?” The words toContinue Reading
Khalid 12th November 2017 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kate Taylor. Photography by Jordan M Vickers. Slick presentation, faultless delivery and a pure connection to his crowd of peers, Khalid glittered at Spark Arena last night, dipping intoContinue Reading
GZA 11th November 2017 The Studio, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Last here with (most) of his fellow members of Wu-Tang Clan in 2016 for what was sadly to be the last ever RagamuffinContinue Reading
Marlon Williams 9th October 2017 Point Chevalier RSA, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Connor Crawford. While the local RSA is not the first venue that springs to mind when thinking of where to showcase one ofContinue Reading
Blackbird Ensemble: Björk All Is Full Of Love 9th November 2017 Q Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. In a darkened theatre an exquisitely formed world, bathed in white is laid out bareContinue Reading