Lorde 4th March 2023 The Outer Fields Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Doug Peters. In what was a bit of a shock to the system, I found myself in full sunlight, the heat beating down on me asContinue Reading
Electric Six 1st March 2023 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Fleming. Photography by Doug Peters. Sold out show, Wednesday night, and a spanking good dose of rock n roll; the ultimate elixir from which to sipContinue Reading
Monthly Feature by Tim Gruar, Bridget Herlihy & Doug Peters. Welcome to May, whānau. And it’s NZ Music Month. Get ready for a hive of activity, with many bands returning to our stages and plenty of lovely new releases. The themeContinue Reading
Monthly Feature by Tim Gruar, Bridget Herlihy & Doug Peters. Welcome back to the second edition of the Ambient Singles Club. Our inbox has been pretty full this month as a many artists emerge out from under their lockdown rocks and braveContinue Reading
CALLING ALL NEW ZEALANDERS… The Aotearoa New Zealand live music, entertainment and concert sector needs your help! With the current COVID-19 Delta outbreak, our much-loved traditional summer of music, entertainment and festivals is in danger, and we are urging musicContinue Reading
NZ Opera Presents: The Marriage Of Figaro 8th, 10th & 13th June 2021 Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by David Rowland. It is without a doubt, an opera of great popularity, Le nozzeContinue Reading
DUANE DENISON of TOMAHAWK: Room To Breathe. An interview by Sarah Kidd. When Duane Denison answers the phone, he sounds happy and relaxed; it’s Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee and Denison is fielding interviews about Tomahawks latest album – theirContinue Reading
WATTIE BUCHAN of THE EXPLOITED: Eating The Rich, And a Pomeranian. An interview by Sarah Kidd. Formed in Edinburgh in 1979, The Exploited have had a long and colourful career, the reputation of their lead vocalist Wattie Buchan without aContinue Reading
A Day On The Green Featuring A-ha & Rick Astley 7th March 2020 Villa Maria Estate, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. The cool kiss of autumn had been bestowed upon Auckland’s head yesterday,Continue Reading