In world where stories of government corruption are the norm and greed and violence tend to fill the headlines, this film of how the New Zealand government put an end to years of bloodshed in Bougainville, without firing a shot, shows how powerful peace, love and understanding can be.
John Mayer and Alien Weaponry may have been in town last night, but the truly adventurous music fan would have been found at the Wine Cellar.
John Mayer and a phenomenal supporting band gave an intimate two-hour performance at Spark Arena on Saturday, showcasing both his songwriting history, and how far he has come as a man and a musician.
With the possible exception of Big Star, San Francisco’s Flamin’ Groovies have got to be the ultimate cult band.
Irish singer songwriter Wallis Bird made the most of her first impression with a New Zealand audience at Auckland’s Tuning Fork.
This Sporting Life was originally a quartet from Auckland’s North Shore who were one of the early bands signed to Flying Nun.
Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Shakey Graves, is about to make another trip to New Zealand with a show slated at Auckland’s Powerstation on Wednesday, April 24th.
Little Steven Van Zandt is headed to New Zealand next month and he’s bringing his 14-piece Disciples Of Soul band with him.
Last week members of vintage Flying Nun band This Sporting Life got together in Auckland to perform at Audio Foundation.
Photographer Trevor Villers spent the weekend at WOMAD and got hundreds of incredible shots of the performers and fans. We are grateful to our friends at 95bFM who commissioned these photos. We’re happy to share them all with you.