New Music & Video Release - Dellacoma's 'Never Say Die' from 'Searching For You In The Darkness' album - 1st May 2026
Artist Name - Dellacoma
Release Name - Never Say Die
Release Date - 1st May 2026
Genre - Heavy Metal, Rock, Heavy Rock
Label - X
New Music & Video Release - Death Cab For Cutie share 'Punching The Flowers' single - 29th April 2026
Artist Name - Death Cab For Cutie
Release Name - Punching The Flowers
Release Date - 29th April 2026
Genre - Indie Rock, Indie, Rock
Label - ANTI- Records
Tour News - Final lineup announced for Strange Universe: Winter 2026 - 29th April 2026
Tour News - Final lineup announced for Strange Universe: Winter 2026 - 29th April 20261 Sentence Excerpt
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New Music & Video Release - Hokka unleash debut album Via Miseria IV and title track - 28th April 2026
Artist Name - Hokka
Release Name - Via Miseria IV
Release Date - 28th April 2026
Genre - Goth, Rock, Gothic Rock
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
Concert Review - Jimmy Barnes - Auckland - 19th April 2026
Review By: Faith Hamblyn & James Brown
Artist/Band: Jimmy Barnes with Ian Moss
Image Credits to: Megan Moss Photographer
Venue/City: Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Event: Sunday 19th April 2026
Live Photos - Machine Gun Kelly - Auckland - 18th April 2026
Image Credits to: Rachel Mathews
Artist/Band: MGK Machine Gun Kelly
Venue/City: Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Event: Saturday, 18th April, 2026
New Music Release - BB & The Bullets drop second album, 'Wrong Side Of The River' - 17th April 2026
Artist Name - BB & The Bullets
Release Name - Wrong Side Of The River
Release Date - 17th April 2026
Genre - Blues-Rock, Blues, Rock
Label - Dixiefrog Records
Concert Review - Big Rock Tour - Auckland - 15th April 2026
Review By: Rachel Matthews & Josh Matthews
Artist/Band: A Day to Remember, Papa Roach, LANDMVRKS
Image Credits to: Rachel Matthews
Venue/City: Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Event: Wednesday 15th April 2026
Concert Review - Shayne P Carter - Hawke's Bay - 2nd April 2026
Review By: Rob Harbers
Event: Shayne P Carter - A Small Hall Session
Venue/City: Pukehou Christ Church, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Date of Event: Thursday 2nd April 2026
Concert Review - Electric Six - Auckland - 27th March 2026
Review By: Faith Hamblyn
Image Credits to Rachel Matthews
Artist/Band: Electric Six
Venue/City: The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Date of Event: Friday 27th March 2026
Live Photos - Electric Six - Auckland - 27th March 2026
Image Credits to Rachel Matthews
Artist/Band: Electric Six
Venue/City: The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Date of Event: Friday 27th March 2026
Live Photos - Jim Beam Homegrown 2026 - Hamilton - 14th March 2026
Photos/Image Credits to: Rachel Matthews
Artist/Band: Jim Beam Homegrown 2026
Event: Homegrown Festival
Venue/City: Claudelands Oval, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Event: Saturday, 14th March 2026
Concert Review - Jim Beam Homegrown 2026 - Hamilton - 14th March 2026
Review By: Faith Hamblyn
Image Credits to Rachel Matthews
Event: Homegrown Festival
Venue/City: Claudelands Oval, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Event: Saturday 14th March 2026
Concert Review - The Bats - Auckland - 7th March 2026
Review By: Faith Hamblyn
Artist/Band: The Bats with support by HalfSisteR
Venue/City: The Hollywood Avondale, Auckland
Date of Event: Saturday 7th March 2026
Tour News – Iron Maiden Announce Final Return to NZ with Guests Megadeth in Celebration of their 50th Anniversary – 27th February 2026
With a set list highlighting the biggest songs from Iron Maiden’s career-defining early decades accompanied by their most spectacular show ever
Iron Maiden are bringing their hugely acclaimed 'Run for your Lives' World Tour 2026’ to New Zealand in November 2026 to Celebrate their 50th Anniversary!
And they're bringing good friends & special guests... Megadeath!
Live Photos - Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie - Auckland - 6th February 2026
Photos/Image Credits to: Ginny Cocks
Artist/Band: Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie, With Guests Silcrow & Skitch Hiker
Venue/City: Ding Dong Lounge, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Event: Friday, 6th February 2026
Live Photos - OneRepublic - Auckland - 4th February 2026
Photos/Image Credits to: Ginny Cocks
Artist/Band: One Republic, SUP by Freya Ridings
Venue/City: Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Event: Wednesday, 4th February 2026
Concert Review - OneRepublic - Auckland - 4th February 2026
Review By: James Brown
Photos/Image Credits to: Ginny Cocks
Artist/Band: OneRepublic with special guest Freya Ridings
Venue/City: Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Event: Wednesday 4th February 2026
Concert Review - Outfield Festival - Hawke's Bay - 31st January 2026
Review By: Rob Harbers
Event: Outfield Music, Food & Arts Festival
Venue/City: Te Awanga Downs, Hastings, New Zealand
Date of Event: Saturday 31st January 2026
Interview - Brendan B Brown of Wheatus - 14th December 2025
Ahead of their long-awaited tour of Australia and Aotearoa, Bridget talked to Brendan B Brown from Wheatus about the food down under, giving audiences what they want, and the lasting universal appeal of being a teenage dirtbag.
Interview By: Bridget Herlihy
Interviewee: Brendan B Brown
Date: 14 December