Halsey – Manic (Capitol Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. When Halsey (aka Ashley Frangipane) dropped her debut album Badlands in 2015, she proclaimed herself to be an ‘anti-pop star’, a claim that does not always appear to ring true givenContinue Reading
Jon Toogood 16th January 2020 Meow, Wellington, New Zealand. Photography by Bruce Mackay. Kiwi music legend and all around good guy Jon Toogood is currently in the middle of a nationwide solo summer tour playing a selection of tracks heContinue Reading
Lewis Capaldi 7th January 2020 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Strolling into town last night, self-proclaimed ‘one hit wonder’ Lewis Capaldi laid down a set dipped in equal parts melancholia andContinue Reading
Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliette 7th December 2019 The Civic Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mike Beck. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Romeo & Juliet has forever been one of William Shakespeare’s most well-known, well-loved and timeless plays. When itContinue Reading
Carly Rae Jepsen 4th December 2019 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Madeleine Pasley. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Carly Rae Jepsen first stepped into the spotlight in 2011 when she released ‘Call Me Maybe’, and love it orContinue Reading
Pipe Line Under The Ocean (PLUTO) 23rd November 2019 The Hollywood Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Ali Nicholls. Photography by Richard Myburgh. Thirteen years on from the release of their classic anthemic hit ‘Long White Cross’, Auckland alt-pop outfitContinue Reading
Khalid 21st November 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Playing his second evening at Spark Arena, Khalid brought to Auckland his Free Spirit tour in celebration of his sophomore album of theContinue Reading
Shawn Mendes 9th November 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Feature photograph by Doug Peters. Performing to a room filled to the brim with predominantly females under the age of twenty-five (as well as a fewContinue Reading
U2 8th November 2019 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. There is a word. A word that shows such as U2’s Joshua Tree tour that touched down in Auckland last night willContinue Reading