Kollaps – Sibling Lovers (TRAIT Records/Silken Tofu) Reviewed by Michel Rowland. From the fertile underbelly of Melbourne’s St. Kilda, Kollaps has manifested in one form or another since around early 2015. At that time, a handful of early live clipsContinue Reading
Billie Eilish 11th September 2017 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Shahlin Graves. She has been touted as “pop’s best new hope” by the BBC with just one EP under her belt. Billie EilishContinue Reading
Midnight Oil 9th September 2017 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. It has been over twenty years since the band affectionately known as ‘The Oils’ to their fans have graced the shoresContinue Reading
Hawthorne Heights 5th September 2017 The Kings Arms, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. It’s taken them over fourteen years to get to New Zealand, but Hawthorne Heights are finally here. And for manyContinue Reading
Sounds Like Winter – Sticks & Stones (Fundamental Illness Records) Reviewed by Michel Rowland. ‘Sticks and Stones’ is the second album from Sydney band Sounds Like Winter. In the eighteen months (ish) since last year’s debut, ‘Initiate’, the band hasContinue Reading
BAYNK 2nd September 2017 REC, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. He is one of the hottest acts in New Zealand right now. His rise to fame is almost the stuff of urban legends, and is oneContinue Reading
Kreator & Vader 2nd September 2017 The Studio, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kate Taylor. Photography by Mark Derricutt. Last night Auckland’s Studio The Venue may have smelled like the back of a wardrobe, due to the amount of patchContinue Reading
Christopher Cross 30th August 2017 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. There are very few artists who could ever claim to have won a total of five, yes that’s right five Grammy awards withContinue Reading
Northlane 26th August 2017 The Kings Arms, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. When those painted black doors of The Kings Arms opened at 8pm tonight there was already a solid line of fansContinue Reading