The Beths 11th July 2020 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Madeleine Pasley. Photography by Richard Myburgh. After a prolonged dry-spell of gigs thanks to lockdown, The Beths’ album launch was a great excuse to leave the house on oneContinue Reading
Jarv Is – Beyond The Pale (Rough Trade) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Explain yourself, Mr Cocker. What is this beast, you have created? “JARV IS… an ongoing live experience because life is an ongoing live experience” exclaims the press release,Continue Reading
Deadbeat Dads 4th July 2020 Lucky Bar, Whanganui, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. It is relatively safe to say that 2020 has at the very least been memorable thus far, although perhaps not for the best of reasons. ItContinue Reading
L.A.B 3rd July 2020 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. It would be fair to say that this year has definitely come out swinging, and not in a good way. Natural disasters, ineptContinue Reading
Norah Jones – Pick Me Up Off The Floor (Virgin / EMI / Blue Note) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Norah Jones is a frustrating artist to pin down. Industry types always want to bag her as a jazz artist, butContinue Reading
Sit Down In Front – Confessions Of A Pie Thief (Independent) Reviewed by Doug Peters. With this country’s recent waking up from the slumber of the recent virus induced lockdown, it has meant a return to live music events andContinue Reading
Various Artists – 1:12 Party (1:12 Records) Reviewed by Doug Peters. Originally meant as a Record Store Day 2020 release, 1:12 Party is the latest compilation from Tāmaki Makaurau’s 1:12 Records. A 14 track celebration of the best DIY andContinue Reading
Giantess – Big Woman (Independent) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. One of the silver linings of the slower pace of life brought about by the recent lockdown, and a gradual transition to a new kind of normalcy has been a bitContinue Reading
Tim Allen – The Last Bastion Of A Lad (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Originally from Lancashire, now based in Auckland, moonlighting carpenter Tim Allen (not the ‘Tool Man’) is a diamond in the rough. He loves a bit of irony,Continue Reading