

New Zealand music site, Amplifier, to close down at end of month
Founded in 1999, Amplifier.co.nz was one of the southern hemisphere's earliest and most innovative online music stores, and the home of New Zealand music. It was a one-stop shop where you could catch up on Kiwi music news, listen to your favourite homegrown musicians, watch locally-grown music videos, buy CDs and legal MP3 music downloads.


'Shhh… The Music Is Talking' is out now
Get in quick - with all copies of the deluxe edition sold in pre-orders, and 1/3 of the standard edition also sold, get in quick to order your copy of the standard today - only a total of 500 are being printed, making this photographic book very limited!

Rudimental (DJ Set)
By Wal Reid
Artist: Rudimental (DJ Set)
Date / Venue: Saturday December 12th, 2015 - The Powerstation, Auckland

AC/DC
By Clare McCabe
Artist: AC/DC
Date / Venue: Tuesday December 15th, 2015 - Western Springs Stadium, Auckland

Ed Sheeran
By Wal Reid
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Date / Venue: Saturday December 12th, 2015 - Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland


Avalanche City
By Cam Mansel
Artist: Avalanche City
Date / Venue: Wednesday December 9th, 2015 - Tuning Fork, Auckland

Jack Ladder
By Wal Reid
Jack Ladder is one of those people you just love to hate. A singer, songwriter & composer he has talent to boot, oodles of the stuff that makes him an enviable target for naysayers. The Sydney sider's music is characterised by his baritone voice and poignant observations on love and death, often featuring a gallows humour, today was no different as we were served up a more than generous portion.
The Amity Affliction
By Wal Reid
The Amity Affliction's Joel Birch sounds relatively composed as he drives while talking to me somewhere in the great wide Oz - Australia to you and me.
Concert Review: Halestorm - Auckland - 5th December 2015
By Lisa Tagaloa
Artist: Halestorm
Date / Venue: Saturday December 5th, 2015 - The Powerstation, Auckland
Like A Storm make chart history again
New Zealand rockers Like A Storm have made kiwi rock history again this week, taking claim to the highest charting New Zealand made rock song in American radio history. Sitting at #11 in the US rock charts, ‘Become The Enemy' and their two previous singles have now become the three highest charting songs by a kiwi rock act in the USA ever.
Cold Chisel & Supergroove
By Leah Victoria
Artist: Cold Chisel & Supergroove
Date / Venue: Sunday December 6th, 2015 - Villa Maria Winery, Auckland