A mother looks out into the cornfields surrounding her home, the image of both strength and vulnerability, talking about the horrific grief that comes with losing a son during a student prank – without knowing what happened to him. Ai Weiwei, a contemporary artist and activist, directs Vivos, a visually stunning examination of how a […]
A punk rock comedy drama, Dinner in America‘s cassettes, tape decks, combat boots and bomber jackets, drop us somewhere in the late 80s, with a couple of misfits, struggling to find their place in the world.
Heroic Losers (La Odisea De Los Giles) (2019), an Argentine heist comedy set in the early 2000s, tells the story of an endearing bunch of working-class pals that have their dream to own a cooperative stolen from them, and their tenacity to get it back. The film is based on the novel La Noche De […]
Whammy Bar was solidly packed with black jeans and long hair on Friday 6 March, 2020 to welcome cult overlords of psychedelic doom Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats back to Auckland. Andy Baker didn’t miss a minute of the action and files this report.
Alien Weaponry kicked off the Auckland Fringe Festival at The Town Hall, with a headbanging show that delivered a unifying message about the dangers of cultural misunderstanding. Read Andy Baker‘s review of the show and browse a gallery of brilliant photos from Rachel Webb.
Pluto treated a small crowd of Aucklanders to an afternoon of free music, face painting and a bouncy castle in Basque Park, organised by Auckland Council.
Clear blue skies made for a stunning start to the afternoon at Western Springs leading up to Fat Freddy’s Drop taking the stage for a 2 hour set at 9pm.
13th Floor Photographer Chris Zwaagdyk was at Powerstation last night shooting Villainy and openers, Dead Favours and Sit Down in Front. We’ll have a review along shortly, but for now, enjoy the images.
The animated Dilili in Paris offers much more than its family rating might suggest. Set in early 20th century Paris, Dilili is young girl who stows away from Kanak (New Caledonia) to Paris seeking to experience the world outside of her home. It manages to tackle issues of race, gender and power inequality but still […]
Beastwars returned to Galatos in Auckland on 29 June, 2019 for their second date of a 7 stop NZ and Australia tour, celebrating the June 28 release of the band’s album IV. The tour is also celebrating vocalist Matt Hyde’s remission of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which oh so thankfully allowed this album come to be.
