Big Country 24th March 2018 The Studio, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. While thousands of fans attended the show of a rather famous pop star, across town at Auckland venue The Studio a celebration that couldContinue Reading
Ed Sheeran 24th March 2018 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. To say that New Zealand is home to a legion of dedicated Ed Sheeran followers is an understatement, and quite franklyContinue Reading
Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain (Fat Possum Records) Reviewed by Mike Thornton. Let’s just get straight to the point, here. This is a terrific album. It’s country in style, it’s folk in content, and it’s borderline gospelContinue Reading
Seven Crowns 22nd March 2018 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. Punk is universal; and as such punks will travel. So it is by this good fortune that Auckland’s Whammy! Bar had the pleasure ofContinue Reading
Boom! Boom! Deluxe – Boom! Boom! Deluxe (Bear Family Records) Reviewed by Mike Thornton. Take a good dose of Country and Western twang, a little R&B soul, combine with a driving Rock & Roll sound and you have the ingredientsContinue Reading
Neck Deep 21st March 2018 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Courtney Newbold. Photography by Lara Marie. Let’s start with kudos for the all ages shows. Arriving at 7pm, I was all geared up for an opening act…Continue Reading
Mick Jenkins & The Underachievers 22nd March 2018 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Leah Victoria. Auckland has been seeing its fair share of tasty double headers recently, but when it comes to hip-hop, tonight is easilyContinue Reading
Prophets of Rage 20th March 2018 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. Supergroups are certainly not a new thing, but few could argue that Prophets of Rage are the supergroup to endContinue Reading
Lauv 19th March 2018 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Most would agree that Monday’s never hold much joy, and Monday nights are certainly not high on the social calendar either… But as theContinue Reading