Hermitude 13th November 2019 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Richard Myburgh. Wednesday is hump day, the tantalizing decent into the weekend one that most Aucklanders savour with relish, a mid-week show by Australian electronic hipContinue Reading
Gang Of Four 12th November 2019 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. When Entertainment! was released in 1979, Gang of Four established themselves as a band that wasn’t afraid to challenge the status quo. FromContinue Reading
Shawn Mendes 9th November 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Feature photograph by Doug Peters. Performing to a room filled to the brim with predominantly females under the age of twenty-five (as well as a fewContinue Reading
Fox Medicine – Procédures Mystiques (Night Nurse Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Self-proclaimed purveyors of ‘bubblegum doom’ (aka ‘pastel grunge noise rock’), Portland duo Fox Medicine are back with a vengeance with their new LP, the aptly titled ‘Procédures Mystiques’. IntroductionContinue Reading
U2 8th November 2019 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. There is a word. A word that shows such as U2’s Joshua Tree tour that touched down in Auckland last night willContinue Reading
Les Misérables 6th – 30th November 2019 The Civic, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Feature Photograph by Lyndon Katene. Celebrating their one hundredth anniversary, Auckland Music Theatre in a debut production partnership with The Amici Trust once againContinue Reading
The Sisters Of Mercy 3rd November 2019 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. It seemed rather appropriate that last night’s Sisters of Mercy show was being held on a Sunday; the sea of bodiesContinue Reading
Gomez 1st November 2019 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. When a band has a genuine connection between its members, neither time nor distance can ever break those bonds. It’s almost rare to findContinue Reading
Desert Sessions Vol. 11 & 12 (Matador) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. It is hard to fathom that it has been 16 years since the last instalment of the Desert Sessions, Josh Homme’s “bizarre supergroup”. Rumours started circulating several months agoContinue Reading