Review By: Daryl Habraken
Artist/Band Name: Salmonella Dub
Album Name: Soul Love Trippa
Label:n Blackout
Artist: Malcolm Black
Album Name: Songs for the Family (Posthumous Album Release)
Release Date: 10th May 2021
Artist Name: L.A.B
Release Name - IV
Release Date - 18th December 2020
Genre - Roots, Soul, Funk
Label - Independent
Artist Name: Merci,Mercy
Release Name - no thank you, no thanks (EP)
Release Date - December 2020
Genre - Alternative, Indie
Label - Liberation Records
Artist Name: Hyro the Hero
Release Name - We Believe (Single) Fight (Album)
Release Date - 15th December 2020
Genre - Rap, Metal, Hip Hop
Label - BMG
Artist Name: Alice Cooper
Release Name - Our love will change the world (Single)
Release Date - 15th December 2020
Genre - Rock, Hard Rock, Shock Rock
Label - e.a.r.Music
Artist Name: The Hollywood Stars
Release Name - King of the Night Time World (Single)
Release Date - 14th December 2020
Genre - Rock, Heavy Rock, Classic Rock
Label - Golden Robot Records
Artist Name: SILAS
Release Name - Precious (Single)
Release Date - 11th December 2020
Genre - Hip Hop, Rap
Label - Independent
Artist Name: Wheel
Release Name - Movement (Single out now),
Resident Human (Album out March 2021)
Release Date - 14th December 2020
Genre - Progressive, Rock, Metal
Label - Odyssey Music
Artist Name: Adrian Smith/Richie Kotzen
Release Name: Taking my Chances Here (Single)
Release Date: 14th December 2020
Genre: Rock, Metal
Label: BMG
Artist Name: Mike Rosenberg (Passenger)
Release Name - Remember to Forget (Single),
~Songs for the drunk & broken hearted (Album).
Release Date - Album 8th January 2020
Genre - Rock
Artist Name: The Dirty Knobs (Mike Campbell)
Release Name - Fuck that Guy [Single] Wreckless Abandon [Album]
Release Date - 20th November 2020
Genre - Rock
Label - BMG
Artist Name: Hayley Mary
Release Name - The Chain [Single]
Release Date - 5th November 2020
Genre - Alt, Indie, Pop
Label - Mushroom Labels
Artist Name: IMUGI 이무기
Release Name: Dragonfruit [EP]
Release Date: 30 October 2020
Genre: Pop, Synth-Pop, Meditative
Label: Independent
Artist/Band: Raw Collective
Release Name: ‘Good Things (All We Need)’
Lead single from the album ‘The Good Things’
Release Date - 23rd October 2020
Genre - Hip Hop, Funk, Soul
Artist/Band: AC/DC
Release Name Shot in the Dark (Single), Power Up (Album) Single out now!
Release Date - 13th November 2020
Genre - Rock
Label - Sony Music
Artist/Band: So Below
Release Name - Fool (Single) + Left Behind (Album)
Release Date - 21st October 2020
Genre - Goth - Pop
Format - Digital via DRM
Artist/Band: Roger Waters
Release Name - US + Them (CD, Vinyl, BLU-Ray, DVD)
Release Date - 5th October 2020
Genre - Rock
Label - Sony Music Entertainment
Artist/Band: Tommy Lee
Andro (Album)
Release Date - 16th October 2020
Genre - Rock, Pop, RnB
Label - Better Noise Music
Legal Ghost (Single)
Release Date - 11th September 2020
Genre - Rock, Punk
Label - Flightless Records
Wellington-based artist Cam MacLean has released his widely-anticipated debut single, New Horizon.
Dunedin singer Molly Devine has released the visually compelling music video for her track ‘Rain’.
15-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Alicia Keys makes her musical return with the powerful track and visuals for “Show Me Love,” featuring Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and producer, Miguel via RCA Records.
Ireland’s Wallis Bird has been enrapturing audiences for over a decade with her irrepressible trademark stage show and inescapable live energy! Wallis Bird presents her unmissable new Single 'Life is Long', off the global multi award winning artists, upcoming album 'Woman' out on Sept 27th.
photog. E. Altankhuyag
Following the viral online success of their previous videos for Wolf Totem and Yuve Yuve Yu in December 2018—which combined have over 40 million views to date!—The Great Chingiss Khan marks the first official video release from the band in 2019.
Forming in early 2016 from the most unlikely late-night encounter, The Dead Amigos have been unrelenting in spreading their unique sound across Australia. A blend of blues-y stoner rock, psychedelia and funk, the St Kilda four-piece is back with their first single since their debut: Hold Out.
Andrew Fagan returns with a satirical take on today’s social media preoccupied society. Being an amateur social anthropologist, it is a topic close to his heart. Listen to new track On Channel Me below, off Fagan’s forthcoming solo album Act Normal, due for release in October on Southbound.
Award-winning New Zealand artist RAZÉ has just dropped her new single Jump, a groovy and melodic tune, which shines a light on her powerful and sultry vocals and unique blend of soul and RnB.
For the second day in a row this year’s Summer Concert Tour brought together thousands of music lovers for yesterday’s Summer Concert – Claudelands Oval in Hamilton, following on from Saturdays crowd pleasing Taupō Summer Concert.
Tour News - Counting Crows Announce Frank Turner as Special Guest The Butter Miracle NZ Tour
Summer Concert Tour 2023 ft. ZZ Top, Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Stone Temple Pilots and the Angels
PIXIES one of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time, return to both Australia and New Zealand in December 2022 Presented by Live Nation; Tickets go on sale at 2pm Tuesday 5th April 2022
Chelsea Wolfe to finally tour New Zealand this June 2022.
Presented by The Bird’s Robe Collective and Valhalla Touring.
TICKETS WILL SELLOUT!
By: Daryl Habraken
Artist: Aotearoa Music Awards
Date: Friday 17th December 2021
Venue: Aotea Centre, Auckland NZL
Elemental Nights can now confirm a third artist announcement including the highly anticipated performance by internationally lauded artist Dope Lemon.
The pop-jazz phenomenon makes its long-awaited return to live performance with a celebration of the new Roaring 20s travelling across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
Indie-rock four-piece MAKO ROAD have just released their surefire biggest hit yet Don’t Keep Me Waiting and to celebrate the band have just announced a national New Zealand tour!
Crowded House are set to tour New Zealand in March 2021 on their “To the Island” tour. The band also released their first new music in more than a decade with the debut of the single “Whatever You Want” In exciting news, Crowded House are thrilled to confirm one the of hottest bands of the moment, indie rock band THE BETH’S and Reb Fountain will join them as special guests at various shows (Read more for details).
Outerfields2021 has today announced its opening of the gates for a 12 hour long dose of Aotearoa sounds and good times on Saturday 6 March 2021 at the central city Outer Fields at Western Springs, Auckland in March 2021 !
Iconic band Crowded House have today announced, they will tour New Zealand in March 2021 on their “To the Island” tour. The band also released their first new music in more than a decade with the debut of the single “Whatever You Want”
Bic Runga, Tim Finn and The Topp Twins will perform a two hour variety concert, together with the Hātea Kapa Haka group. Expected to be a stand-out entertainment event, the Kiwi Concert Party brings together a who’s who of musical and comedic talent at Auckland’s exceptional outdoor venue Villa Maria. Bic Runga, Tim Finn and The Topp Twins will perform a two hour variety concert, together with the Hātea Kapa Haka group.
In a year like no other, the team at Greenstone Entertainment are bringing life back into the live entertainment industry in the summer of 2021 with a killer Trans-Tasman Line-up
Set to be another groundbreaking tour for the multi-platinum selling band; Six60 have announced they’ll be carrying on the latest summer tour craze, and preforming across Aotearoa over six weekends in January and February 2021!
Elemental Nights; Unique to Elemental AKL, is an exclusive curated concert series showcasing an impressive line-up of emerging and high-profile local artists with its first dates featuring CHURCH & AP this weekend Saturday 10th October 2020
Eccles Entertainment and Mediaworks are pleased to announce a new show date of Sunday 1st November 2020 for Dave Dobbyn live at The Cauldron at Spark Arena.
Alien Weaponry are set to unleash their relentless live show on New Zealand this November & December with the Level One Tour.
By Lisa Diedricks
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or you weren’t born in quarantine, TikTok is probably downloaded on your phone and let me guess, it is by far the most used app?
Dave Dobbyn and full band, with the addition of a horn section, will take the stage to play through a selection of homegrown anthems and rarities.
Young Auckland singer-songwriter Grace Kelly is thrilled to finally announce her first live shows to celebrate the release of her debut EP ‘before.’ – a collection of five catchy, upbeat tunes of feel-good country songs and heart-felt ballads. I
Iconic Kiwi band Th’ Dudes announce new dates for Th’ Bliss Tour, with the nine-date tour now scheduled to kick off in Wellington on 13 November. Also check info on previously purchased ticket status and how to get refunds. (Photo Credit Murray Cammick)
Steel Panther announces rescheduled 2021 dates on ‘Heavy Metal Rules’ Australasian tour.
Due to recent announcements by the Australian and New Zealand Governments the Lenny Kravitz – Here to Love Tour is being rescheduled.
The East Pointers upcoming NZ and remaining AU dates are now cancelled due to COVD-19.
See statement below from the band.
Frontier Touring and Chugg Entertainment regret to advise that under the Australian Government COVID-19 directive to restrict all public gatherings of more than 500 people from Monday 16 March 2020, a number of concerts will no longer be able to proceed as scheduled.
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Under The Southern Stars Australian (UTSS) spectacular rock carnival festival series 2020 has regretfully been postponed. Read the Official Statement.
Live Nation regret to announce that My Chemical Romance will be postponing their New Zealand Auckland date.
See the announcement from My Chemical Romance
It is with intense disappointment Fuzen, Storm The Gates and The Rock announce the Deftones New Zealand show, scheduled for Sunday March 15th 2020 at Trusts Arena in Auckland, is now postponed.
Read the official statements here.
Download Australia 2020 is officially cancelled, read the statement from both My Chemical Romance and Download. “The Download team are devastated not to be able to deliver this show to Australian Downloaders as planned”. Read more to find out the details / ticket refunds official statements
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Artist Name: HANS
Release Name - KIMYUNTAK
Release Date - Friday 25th March 2022
Genre - House, Electronic, Rap, Hip-Hop
Label - Independent