Machine Head 14th July 2018 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. Once in a blue moon, there comes along a show that can often be summed up with one word. Tonight it wasContinue Reading
Pale Waves 14th July 2018 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Molly O’Brien. Photography by Doug Peters. An enthusiastic trickle of fashionistas somewhere between Beetlejuice and Robert Smith filed into The Tuning Fork on Saturday night, buzzing with talk ofContinue Reading
Boycrush – Desperate Late Night Energy (Independent) Reviewed by Emily Lipsys. This is the first full album release from New Zealand based artist Alistair Ross Deverick the beats mastermind behind Boycrush. Packed full of chilled beats to get you readyContinue Reading
Kimbra 13th July 2018 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Doug Peters. Western folklore and popular culture have for generations insisted that Friday the 13th is the unluckiest of days. Yet good fortune was bestowed uponContinue Reading
Lil Dicky 11th July 2018 Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. David Burd, or as the majority of his fans would know him – Lil Dicky – is a conundrum. It’sContinue Reading
City Calm Down 6th July 2018 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. Whether it was their breathtaking 2012 EP Movements or their debut album In A Restless House released just three years later; fans ofContinue Reading
Gruff Rhys – Babelsberg (Rough Trade Records) Reviewed by Emily Lipsys. At a first listen to Gruff Rhys’ 5th solo album, you could have sworn you had been whisked back into a musical movie soundtrack from the 1960’s. The formerContinue Reading
The Hayleys – Raato (Gorba Records) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Pressing play on Raato by The Hayleys, I knew I was going to be in for something different. A Finnish band, The Hayleys have previously released English language albums underContinue Reading
Howl – Rat Helmet: Double EP (Bat-Cave Productions) Reviewed by Ambient Light. On confirming an interest in reviewing this CD, we were sent a video clip from Howl rehearsals, in which the band storms through an ear-splitting cover of JoyContinue Reading