Ella Mai to play Auckland show
Chart-topping, Grammy-winning R&B artist Ella Mai will top off a phenomenal year and kick off 2020 in style with an Auckland show.
Review: I Didn't Invite You Here To Lecture Me
By Andra Jenkin
Date / Venue: Tuesday 10th September, 2019 - Basement Theatre, Auckland
Shapeshifter announce New Years Eve show
Festival favourites SHAPESHIFTER return to welcome in 2020 on the stunning paradise coast of the Coromandel this New Years Eve!
Concert Review - Stan Walker - Auckland - Friday 13th September 2019
By Daryl Habraken
Artist: Stan Walker
Date: Friday 13th September 2019
Venue: Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
Concert Review - Troye Sivan - Auckland - Friday 13th September 2019
By Saffy Wihiote
Artist: Troye Sivan
Date: Friday 13th September 2019
Venue: Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
Backstreet Boys announce Auckland show
Backstreet’s back, alright! Get your group together, because the biggest selling Boy Band of all time (100 million albums), the BACKSTREET BOYS are heading back to New Zealand in 2020 for a show at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Saturday, May 16.
Concert Review - Fleetwood Mac - Auckland - 12th September 2019
By Francine Auger
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Date: Thursday September 12th, 2019
Venue:
Concert Review - Greta Van Fleet - Auckland - 10th September 2019
By: Teylor Moss
Artist: Greta Van Fleet
Date: Tuesday 11th September 2019
Venue: Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland
Interview - Amy Mansfield, I Didn't Invite You Here To Lecture Me
By Andra Jenkin
One of our writers sat down with Amy Mansfield, writer of I Didn’t Invite You Hear To Lecture Me, ahead of the Basement shows. Most students throw out their study notes, but not Amy. She has kept hold of them for the past 20 years--vertibiam quotes from her lectures that are too good to ever get rid of. The play was shown throughout the Auckland Fringe Week 2018, and even in some personal living rooms, the vibe is very independent and witty.
Interview - Richard Shaw, Cradle of Filth
By Mark Derricutt
It was a cold bleary eyed Saturday night as the clock struck midnight, and counted towards 1am… the time set forth to conjure Richard Shaw, guitarist for legendary UK black metal act Cradle of Filth. We talked ahead of their sold out, first ever performance here in New Zealand.
Concert Review - Pouya - 7th September 2019
By Saffy Wihoite
Artist: Pouya
Date: Saturday September 7th, 2019
Venue:
Interview: Amelia McNabb
By Lisa Diedricks
NZ is about to get OBESSED, with the newest in kiwi music. Local Tauranga sweetheart, Amelia McNabb comes to us fiercely, independently, and with more fire in her lungs than I've heard from any kiwi artist in while. THIS is what we’ve been waiting for.
Tour News - Mel Parsons Announces Solo Spring Tour in 2019
Needing little introduction on these shores, award-winning singer songwriter Mel Parsons is hitting the road with her new album 'Glass Heart' for an intimate solo tour of some her favourite New Zealand venues.
Book Review: Dead People I Have Known, Shayne Carter
By Andra Jenkin
Title/Author: Dead People I Have Known / Shayne Carter
Concert Review - Ride - Auckland - 29th August 2019
By: Floyd Lee
Artist: Ride
Date: Tursday 29th August 2019
Venue: Powerstation, Auckland, NZ
Soundsplash 2020 - First Line-up for Raglan and Timaru Festivals announced!
Soundsplash 2020 locks in some
of the biggest names in music for Raglan and Timaru festivals including Peking Duk (DJ set), Polo G, Winston Surfshirt, Stan Walker, Mitch James, Tiki Taane and Sons of Zion!
Presented By Pato Entertainment & Mitch Lowe (Audiology)
Interview: Hermitude
By Andra Jenkin
Elgusto, one part of the innovative electronic/dance music duo, Hermitude, sat down with one of our interviewers this past week; chatting about their loaded schedule, the bands ethos, how they communicate an instrumental show, and their creative collaborations.
Mousey announces first ever NZ tour in support of debut album, Lemon Law
One of the most exciting new acts in New Zealand music, Mousey, has just announced her first-ever nationwide tour to celebrate the release of her debut album, LEMON LAW, due for release on October 4. Mousey and her six-piece band will kick off the nine-date tour in Raglan on October 4; winding up in Akaroa on October 24.
The Flaming Lips add special guest, The Grates, to Brisbane show
photog. George Salisbury
Tickets on sale now!
Brisbane’s own indie rock royalty, The Grates, have been invited along for the ride, and will treat their hometown crowd to classics from their extensive and impressive catalogue of tunes including 19-20-20 and Turn Me On.
Live Photos - Justin Townes Earle - Auckland - 23rd August 2019
Photos By: Trevor Villers
Artist/Band: Justin Townes Earle
Venue/City: The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Event: Friday 23rd August 2019