Album Review: Moby – Reprise
Moby – Reprise (Deutsche Grammophon) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. After some years of silence Moby returns to our ears with a collection of old material, that essentially re-makes the originals, except there’s an orchestra and a few new faces behindContinue Reading
The Marriage Of Figaro, Auckland NZ, 2021
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
Cruel World Festival – New Lineup, New Location, Two Days!
In what promises to be an absolutely spectacular occasion for anyone who grew up or was a fan of goth, post-punk, new wave and alternative pop in the 80’s, the re-try one-day festival called Cruel World was announced this weekContinue Reading
Jakob, Auckland NZ, 2021
Jakob 4th June 2021 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Henry Appleyard. Photography by Doug Peters. I confess, this review comes from a Jakob loyalist. There were a lot of us last night at the Tuning Fork toContinue Reading
Troy Kingi announces NZ tour with Delany Davidson
Troy Kingi‘s fifth installment in his 1O 1O 1O Series (10 albums in 10 years in 10 genres), ‘Black Sea Golden Ladder‘ is due for release on June 18th. A collaboration with award winning artist and producer Delaney Davidson, thisContinue Reading
Album Review: KITA – KITA
KITA – KITA (Independent) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. It isn’t often that this reviewer clearly recalls when and where they first heard a particular artist. KITA, however, is one of those all too rare instances; a moment during lockdown inContinue Reading
The Pink Floyd Experience, Napier NZ, 2021
The Pink Floyd Experience 1st June 2021 Municipal Theatre, Napier, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Reef Reid. Continuing a habit they have been involved in for nearly 25 years, the Pink Floyd Experience are currently touring aContinue Reading
Wellington Jazz Festival 2021 Interviews: Callum Passells
CALLUM PASSELLS: Wellington Jazz Festival 2021 Interviews An interview by Tim Gruar. You may already have seen him on stage and not realised it. Tāmaki Makaurau composer and musician Callum Passells has toured with some of out best, like Aldous HardingContinue Reading
Room To Breathe – A Tomahawk Interview
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