Interview: Bruce Soord, The Pineapple Thief
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Interview: Bruce Soord, The Pineapple Thief

By Mark Derricutt

Two years after the release of his eponymous solo album, The Pineapple Thief's frontman Bruce Soord has released his second solo album All This Will Be Yours ahead of the bands upcoming new live album Hold Our Fire and their first North American tour. It's been a busy year for Soord and yet we sat down to discuss the new album, the recording and writing process, and the changing landscape of the world.

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Interview: Neil Fraser, Villainy
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Interview: Neil Fraser, Villainy

By Levi Harris

Kiwi-rockers, Villainy, have re-entered the scene after a four-year hiatus with a crash and yell!

Their recent album, Raised in the Dark—the collective —is a 10-track testament to their musical prowess… and with the ten being the best 10 out of 107 songs, you know that each song is deliberate and speaks to a vulnerability underneath all the heavy smashing, crashing, and noise. Being the collective imagination of the band and long-time collaborators, Tom Larkin (Shihad) and Samuel K, the album is loaded with creative riff-work, slamming rhythms, heavy guitar solos, and poetic lyrical work.

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Interview: Amy Mansfield, I Didn't Invite You Here To Lecture Me
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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. 

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Interview: Richard Shaw, Cradle of Filth
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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.

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