Betsy And The Reckless – Salty (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Betsy and the Reckless (Maki Phillips, Justin Rangi, Riley Smith) are a Taranaki Based four piece who make gutsy, gnarly RnB with Kiwi roots. As a live band, audiencesContinue Reading
Kraftwerk 1st December 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Doug Peters. Kraftwerk and the terms such as ‘pioneers’ and ‘innovators’ have become synonymous over the last fifty years, with no doubt whatsoever that theirContinue Reading
Limp Bizkit 26th November 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Nostalgia is a powerful thing. So when it was announced that Limp Bizkit would be performing a headliner show at Spark ArenaContinue Reading
C.R. Avery & The Storm Collective 25th November 2023 Common Room, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Some say lightning doesn’t strike twice. But they don’t know fuck all, because tonight, for the second timeContinue Reading
Behemoth 24th November 2023 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. There can only be one thing sweeter than an international metal gig, and that is one that is held on a Friday night. ForContinue Reading
Joji 22nd November 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Whether it be Filthy Frank, Pink Guy or Joji, George Kusunoki Miller has certainly been a few different personas in his lifetime. EachContinue Reading
Post Malone 21st November 2023 The Outer Fields, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Charlotte Lightbody, photography by David Watson. The Western Springs’ Outerfields bore witness to a pulsating party of beats and melodies as Post Malone, with his signature easy, self-unseriousContinue Reading
Great Sounds Great 18th November 2023 Cuba Street Precinct, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and photography by Tim Gruar. For the second year running Eyegum Collective brings us the coolest lil’ festival in the Coolest Little Capital. The lineup was aContinue Reading
Mermaidens – Mermaidens (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Long-term friends and creative audio-visual boundary pushers, Pōneke/Tāmaki Manukau based three-piece Mermaidens – Gussie Larkin (vocals, guitar), Lily West (vocals, bass) and Abe Hollingsworth (drums) – are back with their fourth album.Continue Reading