Stalwarts, yes stalwarts of the Tamaki Makaurau punk, not-punk, scene, rock ‘n’ roll rascals Bloodbags were to be joined by not tahi, one, but rua, two fellow noisy bands, Echo Ohs and The Ideas. Sadly, COVID is still with us (though thanks to Jacinda’s leadership, not murderously) so toru, three became rua as Echo Ohs […]
The Dandy Warhols… will forever be associated with recent visitor Brian Jonestown Massacre due to the opus documentary DIG!. Their style of eclectic alternative punk rock is still aweing and daunting audiences 30 years on, a history of hits and misses has dogged them, but with a late 90s/early 2000s cache of songs like: Bohemian […]
“I came up with the name Orange Goblin as all our favourite bands had colours in their name (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Pink Floyd etc.)” Ben Ward. 28 years later UK Stoner/Doom/Metal Orange Goblin finally performed toru shows in Aotearoa, Simon Coffey was at the Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland show with beer in one hand […]
Carcass, A name synonymous with uncompromising sonic brutality, these UK grindcore pioneers, were joined by US melodic death metallers The Black Dahlia Murder and Melbourne’s groovy death metal supergroup Flesh Merchant in a night of unrelenting metal crescendos that rattled the bones of Tamaki Makaurau’s Galatos.
Filter return, 24 years after their last visit, to Aotearoa…delayed by artistic malaise, substance abuse, the failure of others (PledgeMusic going bankrupt) and the Covid pandemic.
W.I.T.C.H. performed at the Hollywood Avondale last night and The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey was on the scene, as was photographer Aaron Christiansen.
Starting his weekend in style, 13th Floor Reviewer Simon Coffey, went to see Scottish musical situationists Mogwai at the Powerstation, to relive 2016 all over again.
Wax Chattels and Cable Ties were stuffed into Whammy’s Backroom last night and The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey managed to squeeze in.
Holy Fuck are a Canadian four-piece, no strangers to Aotearoa/NZ having been here at least twice before, a friend described them as ‘brilliantly bonkers’ when he experienced them at the 2011 Laneway festival.
A Two For One Night as 13th Floor Reviewer Simon Coffey, darted between venues, to see Totally Unicorn (AUS) + Carthage + Dick Move @ Whammy and Twine (AUS) + Swallow The Rat + Neither Do I @ The Wine Cellar on a single night in Tamaki Makaurau.
