Poor Little Things – Disco’s Burning (Independant) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. As the proverbial curtains come down on 2019, nothing cures and reinvigorates the weary soul quite like a dose of energised, seductive rock’n’roll and Switzerland-based Poor Little Things have justContinue 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
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
Starcrawler – Devour You (Rough Trade Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. A certain media-personality recently commented that regardless of what some critics have said, rock never died. It was, however, in dire need of resuscitation. Regardless of whether or notContinue Reading
Alice In Chains 7th March 2019 Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. It could be argued that Kiwi Alice In Chains fans are a patient lot. Given that the band was formed by Layne Staley and JerryContinue Reading
Florence + The Machine 30th January 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. On a balmy Auckland evening in the middle of a much publicised heatwave, thousands of eager punters converged onContinue Reading
Muse – Simulation Theory (Warner Bros. Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Its not really any surprise that Muse’s eighth studio album ‘Simulation Theory’ has blasted straight into the number one spot on the UK music charts a week after itsContinue 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
Body/Head – The Switch (Matador) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Imagine the soundtrack to your wildest dreams. Unpredictable, distorted, intimate, and above all, fascinating. The Switch might just be that soundtrack.Continue Reading