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
ANDREW CHRISTIANSEN of TRiPS: Clipping The Ticket An interview by Tim Gruar. TRiPS is a new collaboration project from Andrew Christiansen and Barnaby Weir, featuring contributions from a host of co-conspirators including from Black Seeds’ Daniel Weetman, Paslode’s Elan Van-Mills,Continue 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
VILLE VALO: Sentimental Brutality An interview by Sarah Fleming. Since HIM called it quits back in 2017, there has been something missing on the live music landscape. Luckily for fans of the love metal genre that HIM created; Ville ValoContinue Reading
EM-HALEY WALKER of THEIA & TE KAAHU: Here To Stay An interview by Tim Gruar. Em-Haley Walker (Ngāti Tīpā, Waikato-Tainui) is a wāhine with multiple tuakiri. As Theia, they are an alt-pop artist, inspired by one of the twelve Titans,Continue Reading
AMANDA PALMER: Surviving Aotearoa An interview by Tim Gruar with live photography by Doug Peters. Amanda Palmer has just released her brand-new five-song e.p. called ‘New Zealand Survival Songs’, featuring material she wrote and recorded during a two year stintContinue Reading