The NZ Music Month Daily Playlist Challenge 11th May, 2018 Compiled by Bridget Herlihy / Ambient Light. Bridget Herlihy is part of the review team here at Ambient Light. Residing in the small west coast city of Whanganui, Bridget isContinue Reading
MARIO & SARAH QUINTERO of SPOTLIGHTS: The Absurdity Of Labels An interview by Bridget Herlihy. William Shakespeare once wrote, “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. Pondering of the relevance of a name or label is applicableContinue Reading
GREG BARNETT of THE MENZINGERS: A Greater Degree of Realism An interview by Bridget Herlihy. Just two years shy of celebrating two decades together as a band, The Menzingers are considered an American institution in punk rock history. Hailing fromContinue Reading
Bad Schematics – C O L L I D E (Independent) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Affectionately known to many as the Swamp, Palmerston North has a colourful music history, some of which has brought the windy city in the middleContinue Reading
GUSSIE LARKIN and EZRA SIMMONS of EARTH TONGUE: Slightly Macabre An interview by Bridget Herlihy. Earth Tongue are living the dream. The New Zealand heavy fuzz/psych-rock duo featuring Gussie Larkin (guitar, vocals) and Ezra Simmons (drums, vocals) have become renownedContinue Reading
DANNY KIRANOS of AMIGO THE DEVIL: Naming The Monsters An interview by Bridget Herlihy. What’s in a name? The moniker of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Danny Kiranos – Amigo the Devil – conjures up images of all that is dark andContinue Reading
CHRIS KILMORE of INCUBUS: It’s A Group Thing An interview by Bridget Herlihy. This year is set to mark a poignant milestone, not to mention being creatively productive, for Incubus. During the last quarter of 2023 Incubus returned to theContinue Reading
The Summer Concert Tour feat. Simple Minds, Texas, Collective Soul & Pseudo Echo 27th January 2024 Riverside Park, Taupō, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Ngamihi Pawa. For over a decade the Summer Concert Tour has become aContinue Reading
Foo Fighters 20th January 2024 Go Media Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Doug Peters. There are three things that you will almost certainly experience at a Foo Fighters show; pure unadulterated rock n roll, fun,Continue Reading