Wiley – The Studio January 27, 2018
Last night in Auckland, grime hit the Studio and who better to represent it than the Godfather of the genre himself, Wiley!
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End Of An Era – Kings Arms January 26, 2018 Photo Gallery
The end is drawing nigh. Venerable Auckland venue The Kings Arms will be closing its doors forever in February.
Salad Boys – This Is Glue (Trouble In Mind)
Cantabrian outfit Salad Boys’ second album, This Is Glue, opens with a propulsive beat, chugging guitar, and lyrics about driving. It has, from the first few seconds, the feeling of going somewhere.
Cut Copy – The Studio January 24, 2018
After a mediocre response to their most recent LP, Cut Copy pooh-poohed the naysayers by storming The Studio.
The Beat & The Selecter – Powerstation January 24, 2018
Two of the grandparents of ska hit our shores and delivered a blast from the past on a hot and humid evening in Auckland and reminded the enthusiastic crowd where the 2 Tone sound all started.
Roger Waters – Spark Arena January 24, 2018
Six years after bringing The Wall to Auckland, Roger Waters returns with his Us And Them Tour. Rather than simply a trip down memory lane, Waters and his crew have put together a show that is technically stunning, thought-provoking and quite beautiful. The 74-year-old artist has reached a new high in live performance, and that’s […]
I, Tonya Dir: Craig Gillespie
Best actress nominee, Margot Robbie brings one of the most reviled figures in sport history to life in this wildly original biopic, based on real-life conflicting interviews with figure skater Tonya Harding and her violently repulsive ex-husband Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan.)
Mayhem – Kings Arms January 23, 2018
Controversial legends Mayhem exhumed a fetid piece of black metal history last night- and our local talent wasn’t about to be shown up.
Jeff Rosenstock – Post- (Polyvinyl)
People who say rock is missing clearly have not been looking hard enough because if they were they would have found Jeff Rosenstock.
The Remains Live 1969 (Sundazed)
Almost 50 years after the fact, legendary garage band The Remains finally release a live album, documenting their wild, unleashed stage show, that until recently has only been privy to those who were there at the time.