Album Review: Hiss Golden Messenger Quietly Blowing It
With a Grammy nomination in his back pocket, M.C. Taylor (aka Hiss Golden Messenger) is on a roll and Quietly Blowing It looks to be one of the year’s finest Americana records.
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Album Review: Squirrel Flower – Planet (i)
The album Planet (i) is titled for a new world that Ella Williams, who is Squirrel Flower, imagines people settle and destroy after leaving earth and for her internal world of thoughts and feelings.
Hiatus Kaiyote – Watch MusicTalk with Simon Mavin
Here is Hiatus Kaiyote keyboard player Simon Mavin to tell us all about making the band’s acclaimed third album, Mood Valiant.
Kim Salmon Charmed The Wine Cellar: Concert Review June 29, 2021
There’s no punk like an old punk…proven last night at Auckland’s Wine Cellar as 64 year old Kim Salmon gave us a broad overview of his varied and much respected career, both as a solo artist, and member of any number of Aussie bands including Beasts Of Bourbon, The Scientists, The Surrealists and Antenna.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Squirrel Flower
One of the highlights of last week’s new releases was the latest from Squirrel Flower (aka Ella Williams) and her new album, Planet (i).
Concert Review: Maggie Gould and Nanny Assis at Freida Margolis, 26 June 2021
Maggie Gould and Nanny Assis Band – Kiwi and Brazil, Be-Bop piano and Monster bass, swinging on a Latin beat. The entanglement of time and space dropped Birdland New York (or French Quarter New Orleans) right into the hole-in-the-wall Freida Margolis in Auckland. Ye Olde Butcher Shop of the distant past
Uptown Lowdown Ep2 – Watch The Latest Music News
Uptown Lowdown -The 13th Floor’s Jemilah Ross-Hayes and Marty Duda bring you the latest news and reviews. The episode features Toto’s Steve Lukather along with new music from Hiatus Kaiyote, Lana Del Rey and Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth.
Concert Review: Rachel Leo at Anthology Lounge, 25 June 2021
A leisurely walk through K-Road’s bustling Friday night happenings eventually led to the Anthology Lounge for Rachel Leo and her single release gig. Opening for her were Avya and Honeybee, both acts that have been travelling around the music-scene grapevine for a short while now.
Come Together – The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers
50 years ago, The Rolling Stones recorded Sticky Fingers – what is arguably their greatest ever album. It was 500 days in the making and the wait was worth it.
Concert Review: Wax Chattels at Galatos, 25 June 2021
A sustained blitzkreig of sonic assault. Somehow, calling it a concert is far too inadequate. Wax Chattels in a moment instantly transformed the Galatos Stage into the centre of a firestorm. There was no end, the show could only be abandoned.