Jakob, Napier NZ, 2021
Jakob 6th November 2021 The Cabana, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, Photography by Eileen Potter. In 1605, a plot to kill the English King was foiled. More than 400 years later, the plot, or its forestalling (depending onContinue Reading
The Killers announce massive Australasian Tour for 2022
Frontier Touring are thrilled to welcome The Killers back to Australia and New Zealand for a massive nine-date mix of arena and outdoor shows on their Imploding The Mirage Tour 2022 in November-December. Originally announced in 2020 when COVID firstContinue Reading
Album Review: Nightmares On Wax – Shout Out! To Freedom…
Nightmares On Wax – Shout Out! To Freedom… (Warp Records) Reviewed by Sam Smith. After a three year gap, legendary British electronic producer George Evelyn AKA Nightmares On Wax has returned with what might just be his best album inContinue Reading
Album Review: Hollie Smith – Coming In From The Dark
Hollie Smith – Coming In From The Dark (Soundsmith Records / Warner Music NZ) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. The age-old saying, or cliché, that ‘good things take time’ frequently has some merit. After all, a masterpiece very rarely materialises overnight.Continue Reading
Arahi – The Hurricane Years, Hastings NZ, 2021
Arahi – The Hurricane Years 30th October 2021 Toi Toi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Andrew & Liz Caldwell. The winds of change. Rebirth. Rethinking. Stormy weather. Portents of doom. Hard rain. Revival. The search for meaning. All theseContinue Reading
Paul Bosauder – Tierra Y Mar, Napier NZ, 2021
Paul Bosauder – Tierra Y Mar 27th October 2021 MTG Theatre, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Andrew Caldwell. Once more, in this insecure time of masks and mandates, needles and nihilism, prophylaxis and pontification, the small butContinue Reading
Ish, Napier NZ, 2021
Ish (Ishtopia) 25th October 2021 Toi Toi, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Andrew Caldwell. Under the shadow of Covid and its’ potential impact, organisers of the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival have, in the face of adversity, pushedContinue Reading
Album Review: Rob Sinclair & Bevan Revell – Pansousiance
Rob Sinclair & Bevan Revell – Pansousiance (Rattle Records) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. For the music community the hardest thing about last year’s pandemic had to be the enforcement of performance shut down. Due to social distancing and restricted congregationContinue Reading
Album Review: Shihad – Old Gods
Shihad – Old Gods (Warner Music NZ) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Having followed Shihad since the release of their first album ‘Churn’, it has been fascinating to observe the evolution of what must be New Zealand’s most beloved band. It’sContinue Reading