Steve Earle
By Wal Reid
Singer, songwriter and activist Steve Earle and his band The Dukes are set to take a detour to New Zealand following Byron Bay Bluesfest for one show at The Tuning Fork tomorrow night Tuesday March 29th.
Shakey Graves
By Will Brown
Fresh from performing at Auckland City Limits last Saturday, Shakey Graves now heads to Wellington to play one show tonight at Bodega. We were lucky enough to get a bit of time with Shakey Graves following the festival and fired a few questions his way.
Gang Of Youths
By Wal Reid
Gang of Youths are an Australian indie rock group formed by Max Dunn on bass guitar, Jung Kim on guitar and keyboards, David Le'aupepe on lead vocals and piano, Joji Malani on lead guitar and Dom Borszestowski on drums.
Interview - Buckcherry - March 2015
By Troy Culpan
“Isn’t it bazaar that all we are is a band, two guitars, drums, bass and a vocalist and we just write about our experiences and our lives around us and what we did and we’re like this thing, and I don’t know one other band that’s making new, traditional rock and roll records and this has been going on since our first record in 1999."
Reigning Days
By Jennifer Quinlin
One of the advantages of social media is the opportunity to discover and connect with musicians from around the world, which feels particularly important when you live on the opposite side of the globe to the most vibrant and diverse music scenes.
Interview - Charlie Benante (Anthrax) - March 2016
Interview By: Jules Diepstraten
Artist: Charlie Benante
Date: March 2016
JD McPherson
JD McPherson is in town, playing one show at The Tuning Fork in Auckland this Saturday, February 27th.
Interview - Diana King - February 2016
Interview by: Leah Victoria
Artist: Diana King
Date: February 2016
Mi-Sex
Mi-Sex are back, with a new single 'Somebody', an EP titled 'Extended Play', and are about to embark on The Clash Of The Titans tour with Dragon and The Angels.
Fez Fa’anana AKA Shivannah - from 'Briefs'
By Leah Victoria
Get ready for a cabaret show with the ultimate twist - Briefs!
An all male, extravagant carnival of flamboyant “Boylesque”combined with gravity defying aerial acrobatics, trapeze, juggling, glitter, feathers and comedy.
Interview - Maxi Priest - February 2017
By Stella Gardiner
Artist: Maxi Priest
Date: February 2017
Photo courtesy of Marco DiFlorio/Positive Image Pro
British Reggae vocalist and Lover’s Rock legend Maxi Priest is heading down under to play the Raggamuffin Festival in Auckland this Saturday. I had the absolute pleasure of talking to him about travel, musical influences and plans for another new album.
Interview - Fleshgod Apocalypse - February 2016
By Mark Derricutt
Tommaso Riccardi is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Italian symphonic technical death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse. Mark Derricutt recently chatted with Tommaso about the release of their upcoming opus King on February 5th.
Inner Circle
By Leah Victoria
The "Original Bad Boys of Reggae" Inner Circle have a career spanning over 20 years. Famous for hits such as Sweat and that theme song from Cops, the original roots reggae band are heading to New Zealand to enjoy some summer sun at this years Raggamuffin.
Interview - House Of Shem - January 2016
By Wal Reid
Carl Perkins; singer/songwriter from Reggae outfit House of Shem, is is ready to play Tauranga's One Love Festival in a couple of weeks.
Tali
By Poppy Tohill
Kick starting next week, Tali & Georgie Fisher are hitting the road for their first ever New Zealand Tour, which will see these two dynamic women taking to the stage as co-headliners, with Georgie on her acoustic guitar and Tali triggering beats on the keys.
UB40
By Poppy Tohill
With a 24 hour stop-over in New Zealand halfway through their journey back home to Birmingham, UB40's Robin & Duncan Campbellkindly took some time out of their tight schedules to sit down for a chat about the year that has been for UB40 and their excitement to return to New Zealand next year to headline Raggamuffin in February.
Interview - Alexander Hallag - December 2015
By Ben Doy
Wellington based photographer Alexander Hallag has just released his book 'Shhh... The Music Is Talking', a music photography book which features some of the greatest Kiwi musicians. Included in the 200 page book are artists such as Dave Dobbyn, Neil Finn, Jordan Luck, Don McGlashan, Shihad, Kora, Shapeshifter and Head Like A Hole... to name but a few!
Grace Potter
By Poppy Tohill
It has been an exceptionally busy year filled with numerous monumental changes for Vermont based rock/pop chick Grace Potter. Amidst a tour of the US in support of her debut solo record ‘Midnight,'a cheerful Potter excitedly squealed "Hello!" as she picked up the phone joining me for a chat all the way from Huntington, New York.
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.