The Charlatans 22nd August 2018 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Megs Moss. Joy. Euphoria. Bliss. Exultation … Call it what you will, but last night Auckland’s PowerStation bore witness to hundreds of people rejoicing underContinue Reading
Archspire 21st August 2018 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. “Stay Tech”. This was the definitive catchphrase for a Tuesday night in Auckland as Canadian tech death metal band Archspire rolled into town with aContinue Reading
Katy Perry 20th August 2018 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kate Taylor. Photography by Doug Peters. “Pop stars have brain farts. We don’t fart otherwise, but we have brain farts.” – Katy Perry With one little soundbite, theContinue Reading
Interpol – Marauder (Matador) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Interpol are one of those bands which I feel like I should know, but for some reason, I don’t. They have a long and impressive career behind them, their first album havingContinue Reading
Emily Fairlight 18th August 2018 Anthology Lounge, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. At the bottom of a flight of wooden stairs that descends past lovingly decorated walls is Auckland’s Anthology Lounge; a sumptuous newContinue Reading
Delphine Coma – Leaving The Scene (Swiss Dark Nights) Reviewed by Ambient Light. ‘Leaving the Scene’ is the debut album from US coldwave/post-punk/gothgaze project Delphine Coma. Currently receiving rave reviews from fan media in Germany, Italy and Belgium, the albumContinue Reading
Céline Dion 11th August 2018 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. Five Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, over two hundred and fifty million albums sold worldwide and tonight the first ofContinue Reading
Julian Temple Band – Antarctica (Oscillosonic Records) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. The track “Hundred Year Storm” opens Antarctica with a sound that, to this listener, immediately conjures images of a dimly lit bar somewhere. Intimate, the band is performing liveContinue Reading
October Burns Black – Fault Line (Outland Media) Reviewed by Ambient Light. October Burns Black’s pedigree alone opens the window directly onto what to expect from their debut EP, ‘Fault Line’. Conceived and founded by James Tramel, bassist from USContinue Reading