Pictish Trail – In The Land Of The Dead: New Song Of The Day
Pictish Trail offer up this brand new song for your Sunday enjoyment. The title? In The Land Of The Dead.
Lady Bonestripper – Awaken The Snake Hips: EP Review
Lady Bonestripper serves up an EP of soothing balm to take out a troubled year. Behind that warmth is some fire and burning passions.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Farewell, OK
Elvis Costello and his trusty Imposters serve up one more new song ahead of the release of their new album, The Boy Named If.
No Girl – Whelmed (Album Review)
No Girl is an Indie-Pop quartet from Auckland who threaten to get under your skin and quietly enchant you with their debut album. Consider yourself Whelmed.
Alt-J – Hard Drive Gold: New Song Of The Day
Alt-J strike Hard Drive Gold with this, their third single from upcoming album The Dream, due out February 11th.
Single Girl, Married Girl – Three Generations of Leaving
Single Girl, Married Girl is a Los Angeles country band who have high ambitions by planting themselves in name at least at the Big Bang moment, when Americana came into creation.
David Byrne & Yo La Tengo – Who Has Seen The Wind? (New Cover Of The Day)
David Byrne and Yo La Tengo get together to record Yoko Ono’s Who Has Seen The Wind?
The Smile – You Will Never Work In Television Again
The Smile is a new group featuring old friends such as Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) and Tom Skinner (Sons Of Kemet). Their debut song is You Will Never Work In Television Again.
Album Review: Dope Lemon – Rose Pink Cadillac (BMG)
Dope Lemon finally rolls out their Rose Pink Cadillac after being postponed due to “vinyl delay”. This new solo album by Angus Stone should be ready to go, complete with its “Animated Vinyl”.
Let’s Eat Grandma – Happy New Year: New Song Of The Day
Let’s Eat Grandma ring in 2022 with Happy New Year a song inspired by a falling out between bandmembers Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth.
The Beau Brummels – Turn Around: The Complete Recordings 1964-1970 (Now Sounds/Cherry Red)
The Beau Brummels were just one of many American bands attempting ride on the coat tails of The Beatles in 1964. And they did just that with early Beatle-esque hits such as Laugh Laugh and Just A Little. But as this 8-CD set reveals, there was much more to this band than their chart hits […]
Uptown Lowdown Year-End Special!
Uptown Lowdown wraps up 2021 with a Year-End Episode where we bring you our favourite albums, concerts, singles, films, interviews and more from 2021.
The Black Keys – El Camino (10th Anniversary Edition)
The Black Keys come up with the perfect solution for any last minute Christmas shopping for that rocker on your list.
The Matrix Resurrections – Director: Lana Wachowski: Film Review
The Matrix Resurrections – Director, Lana Wachowski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Henwick, Neil Patrick Harris Eighteen years after the “last” Matrix film and 22 years after the much-lauded first Matrix film comes The Matrix Resurrections. So let us roll away the stone and see if this resurrection is worth getting excited about.
The End ft: P.H.F., Power Nap, Uncanny Valley & Toy Triptech – The Wine Cellar Dec 18, 2021
The Wine Cellar brings the very short “concert season” to a close with The End… four acts taking 2021 out kicking and screaming.
Dirt – Bloom: Album Review
Dirt is essential to well-being. For your health, roll around in it and consume it. An exploration of soundscapes which bleeds out of and into all manner of Pop Art. Feet planted in the magnificent Sixties and heart soaring out from there.
Josie Moon – Deep Space: New Song Of The Day
Josie Moon takes us to Deep Space. It’s the sophomore single from her debut album Paint Me How You Need Me.
Mel Parsons – The Tuning Fork December 16, 2021
Mel Parsons re-heats the Auckland live scene with her warm voice and cool songs.
Star Chart – Level Life: New Song Of The Day
Star Chart is Chrissie Hart with producer Jess Haugh. Today they release Level Life, inspired by being locked down in Auckland.
Troy Kingi Is Ready For The AMAs: Interview
Troy Kingi is in Auckland ready to perform and (hopefully) to accept at Tui or two at tonight’s Aotearoa Music Awards ceremony. Here he is with his “thoughts and feelings”.