Pearl Jam – Gigaton (Republic Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. In recent days a number of artists have chosen to delay the release of new material in the face of the global COVID-19 crisis. Yet it is refreshing to seeContinue Reading
Roger Eno and Brian Eno – Mixing Colours (Deutsche Grammophon) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. “The more you listen to this, particularly with the fabulous worlds that Brian has created, you can really walk into this enormous landscape and stay.” –Continue Reading
WOMAD 13th – 15th March 2020 Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. WOMAD New Zealand is famous for bringing together artists from all over the globe for a vibrant showcase of theContinue Reading
Alex Cameron 14th March 2020 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sam Smith. Photography by Sarah Kidd. Last time Alex Cameron came to our shores he played a rollicking show at the Kings Arms just months before theContinue Reading
The Exploited 13th March 2020 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd In the words of the infamous Wattie Buchan himself; “Fuck coronavirus!” Yes the world may be going to hell in a hand basket, takingContinue Reading
NZ Opera Presents: Eight Songs For A Mad King 11th – 19th March 2020 Ellen Melville Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Jeff McEwan. At a board room table, the gloss coating its dark wood glintingContinue Reading
Ari Lennox 10th March 2020 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Warren Paea. The talent pouring out of Dreamville Records chalice seems eternally endless as the labels first lady Ari Lennox from Washington D.C graced our shores with one ofContinue Reading
Australasian WorldTurbojugendDays 2020 5th-8th March 2020 Melbourne, Australia. Review by Janne Vee. Photography by Matt Gleeson. In late summer 2003 Turbojugend St Pauli organised the first WorldTurboJugendDays in Hamburg, Germany. It was the first global meeting of a fan clubContinue Reading
A Day On The Green Featuring A-ha & Rick Astley 7th March 2020 Villa Maria Estate, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. The cool kiss of autumn had been bestowed upon Auckland’s head yesterday,Continue Reading