Aura Noir 3rd July 2018 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. Auckland has certainly been treated to some of the best when it comes to the over-arching metal genre this year; with bands such asContinue Reading
Nine Inch Nails – Bad Witch (The Null Corporation) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Having been a fan for the last two decades, I have come to the conclusion that one of the greatest and most enduring qualities of Nine InchContinue Reading
Ohakune Mardi Gras ’18 23rd June 2018 Ohakune, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. How many places in the world could you see a group of mutinous pirates mingle with the Teletubbies while nearby several giraffesContinue Reading
Ohakune Mardi Gras Warm Up 22nd June 2018 Hot Lava / Kings / Turoa Lodge, Ohakune, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Under a crystal blue sky with the picturesque snowcapped mountains in the background, theContinue Reading
Michael Bolton 19th June 2018 The Civic, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Sarah Kidd. Does Michael Bolton really need an introduction? He was without a doubt one of the most iconic, powerhouse voices of the 90s,Continue Reading
Holly Arrowsmith – A Dawn I Remember (Independent) Reviewed by Laura Starling. Folk singer songwriter and award-winning Holly Arrowsmith is just about to release her second studio album. With a few singles already released, her soft, floaty voice promises aContinue Reading
The Brian Jonestown Massacre 16th June 2017 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Connor Crawford. When defining psychedelic rock it is often outlined as ‘music intended to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenics’. AndContinue Reading
Blasphemy 15th June 2018 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. In what promised to be an evening of nihilistic perversity played out on a stage of black paint and animal bones, Canadian black metallers BlasphemyContinue Reading
APO Does Disco (The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra feat. Esther Stephens, Annie Crummer and Laughton Kora) 14th June 2018 ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by David Watson. Everybody loves disco. It’s a fact. Whether you haveContinue Reading