Concert Review: Michal Martyniuk – Ponsonby Social Club
From the ridiculous to the sublime, I dash from New Lynn to Ponsonby to catch Polish/Kiwi keyboard master Michal Martyniuk in concert.
From the ridiculous to the sublime, I dash from New Lynn to Ponsonby to catch Polish/Kiwi keyboard master Michal Martyniuk in concert.
No, this ain’t the Lay Down/Brand New Key Melanie who performed at Woodstock. This Melanie is a four-piece band of ratbag punk rockers from Glendene who play loud, fast and hard.
Holy Ground is all about the culture and tradition of Rock music, and this album is a grand celebration of all its fine elements and ingredients. The continuing progression of White Revivalist Pentecostal and American Black Baptist Church music. Holy ground absolutely.
From her new album, Archetypes, just released today, here is a brand new video from Estère of her song Into The Belly Of Capricorn.
Starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Rachel House Warning! This Australian film has all the trappings of a disease/movie of the week…a paralyzed mum, three young children, a benign dad and a bird. Fortunately the mum is played by Naomi Watts and that magpie can really act!
After watching the news this morning we say, “Out With The Old!” and so do Monowhales.
Canadian punk/pop trio The Dirty Nil released their new album, Fuck Art on the first day of the new year. Here is vocalist/guitarist Luke Bentham talking to The 13th Floor.
We’ve got new music from Goat Girl today! The song is Badibaba and it is taken from forthcoming album, On All Fours, due out January 29th.
Our MusicTalk Series rambles on! Today we take you to Minneapolis, Minnesota to meet singer/songwriter Luke LeBlanc.
A downbeat song from an artist who is feeling uneasy about his country’s state of the union. It’s John Grant with The Only Baby.