Violent Soho
By Wal Reid
Queensland rockers Violent Soho are not your typical band. The young quartet are on their way to play the Laneway Festival next year but not without first playing a one-off gig at Auckland's iconic Kings Arms Tavern last week.
Interview - Hollie Smith - November 2015
By Ben Doy
Hollie Smith is back with her latest single 'Lady Dee', and a New Zealand & Australia tour which kicks off in Raglan tonight (all dates below).
With a new album in the works for release next year as well, we had a chance to catch up with Hollie before she hit the road.
Interview - Eden Mulholland - November 2015
Eden Mulholland kicks off his Hunted Haunted Tour tonight at Meow in Wellington, before heading for more shows in Whanganui, Auckland, Leigh, Christchurch and Dunedin.
Hunted Haunted is the latest album by Mulholland, which was released in August this year and has been receiving rave reviews. We had the chance to catch up with Eden Mulholland before he heads off on the tour.
Sola Rosa
The 50th annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards are just around the corner, taking place at the Vector Arena in Auckland on Thursday November 19th.
We had the chance to fire some questions through to Andrew Spraggon from Sola Rosa, who are up for Best Electronica Album for their album Magnetics.
Diaz Grimm
The 50th annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards are just around the corner, taking place at the Vector Arena in Auckland onThursday November 19th.
We had the chance to fire some questions through to Diaz Grimm who is up for Best Urban/Hip Hop Album with his album ‘Osiris'.
Ekko Park
By Ben Doy
Today sees the release of Ekko Park's highly anticipated second album Know Hope. The new record, which features the singles Validation and Probable Cause, follows the band's 2013 release Tomorrow Tomorrow Today, which was nominated for two New Zealand Music Awards in 2014.
Villainy
By Ben Doy
Last month Villainy released their highly anticipated sophomore album 'Dead Sight'; the follow up to their impressive 2012 debut release 'Mode. Set. Clear'. Consisting of James Dylan, Neill Fraser, Dave Johnston and Thom Watts, I had a quick chat with Neil and find out some more about the new album and what the band have been up too.
METZ
By Ben Doy
The St. Jerome's Laneway Festival is returning to Auckland in 2016, once again taking place at the fantastic Silo Park in Wynyard Quarter. Among the fantastic acts appearing at the festival is the Toronto 3-piece METZ.
Interview - Boyz II Men
By Wal Reid
One of the most influential R&B groups to have entered the world of music, American vocal group Boyz II Men are touring New Zealand this weekend, playing Auckland (sold out) and Wellington.
Parabola West
Raglan based singer-songwriter Parabola West is releasing her new single 'Fire' this Friday October 16th, with a special release showcase at Galatos in Auckland (see details at the bottom of this page).
Ritesh Vaghela
A Fine Balance is an explosive offering bringing over 20 cast members to the stage in an enduring tale of 1970s India and the effects of the state of emergency rule. Four strangers are thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment as they shift from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love.
Mac Major
Mac Major is well known for his work with hip-hop group 'The Doqument' and DJing on the local music and entertainment scene. I sat down with Mac in his first solo interview to chat about how his DJ career came together and also to get the low down on the next Shenanigans event this Sunday, September 27th at Sweatshop Brew Bar, which is fast picking up quite the following.
Anathema
Courtesy of Spotlight Report
2014 marked Anathema's hugely successful first tour of Australia and the band is set to return in October of this year for a set of acoustic performances. This time, Anathema will also be performing for their fans in Adelaide, Perth, and New Zealand.