Boom Crash Opera – Kick It Out Live: Interview
Boom Crash Opera. There’s a blast from the past! The Aussie band is still going strong with a live EP due out in February. Here’s vocalist Dale Ryder with the lowdown.
Cat Stevens – Teaser and the Firecat (Island)
Cat Stevens celebrates 50 years of Teaser and the Firecat, his biggest selling record, released originally in October of 1971.
Waxahatchee – Tomorrow: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) releases Tomorrow today! The new tune will appear on the soundtrack for El Deafo.
Noise – Moving From NY To NZ: 13th Floor Interview
Noise is a Wellington-based band led by Will Marshall who has recently moved back to New Zealand after an extended stay in the US. With a new band assembled Will and his Noise are set to rock Wellington’s Meow this Friday.
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof (Warner)
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss finally follow up Raising Sand 14 years later. Was it worth the wait?
Shihad – Old Gods: Album Review
Shihad would like to kill those Old Gods. The Gods of death, war and destruction are also the Lords of the Future. Rebirth and regeneration.
Best Coast & The Linda Lindas – Leading: New Song Of The Day
Best Coast and The Linda Lindas team up on Leading and new tune that will feature on the Deluxe Edition of the latest Best Coast album, Always Tomorrow.
Leisure – Sunsetter: Album Review
LEISURE is what Sunsetter is. A deep dive into the immersive waters of Ambient Soul Sonic Groove Thang. The album glides across that ocean like a sleek racing yacht up on its foils.
Phoebe Rings – The Tuning Fork December 11, 2021
Phoebe Rings bring their brand of dream pop to The Tuning Fork as we ever so gently ease back into the live music scene and anxiously await moving into “orange”.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Paint The Red Rose Blue
Elvis Costello and his Imposters present a second song from their upcoming album, The Boy Named If. The song is named, Paint The Red Rose Blue.
Tame Impala – No Choice: New Song Of The Day
Tame Impala teases us with No Choice, a tasty track that will be part of The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set, set for release in February. And announces an NZ show in October 2022.
Eden Mulholland – The Wild Wind: New Song Of The Day
Eden Mulholland turns a 30 second TV theme into a fully-fledged new song.
Jaz Paterson – Ache: 13th Floor Interview
Jaz Paterson is a Christchurch-based artist who has just released her debut EP, titled, Ache.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Barn (Reprise): Album Review
Neil Young saddles up The Horse one more time for an album that sounds part solo/part band effort but, as always, pure Neil. It also happens to be his best work in a wee while.
Sorrento – Getting It On: New Song Of The Day
Sorrento is New Zealand’s own ace of bass Marika Hodgson and here she is teaming up with Andy Lovegrove on the summery anthem, Getting It On.
R.I.P. Michael Nesmith: A Monkee Dies Age 78
Michael Nesmith of The Monkees has died age 78. In addition to being a Monkee, Nesmith was a respected and accomplished songwriter, bandleader and video pioneer.
Makaya McCraven – Deciphering The Message: Interview
Makaya McCraven is a jazz drummer/producer and self-described “Beat Scientist”. Here he is to tell us about delving into the Blue Note Records archive to make Deciphering The Message.
Adele – 30: Album Review
Adele is the reigning Empress of Soul and takes us on a trip into the heart and mind which is deeply personal and simultaneously all inclusive. That most rarefied atmosphere at the pinnacle of artistic achievement that few are privileged to breathe in.
Anna Coddington – Tuning Fork December 9, 2021: Concert Review!
Anna Coddington got the summer season started with a whisper rather than a roar at The Tuning Fork last night. After four long months, Auckland music lovers were finally treated to live music.
Edie & Karnan Saba – A Stone’s Throw: New Song Of The Day
Edie & Karnan Saba share the lush and cinematic electronica single A Stone’s Throw alongside a transfixing video featuring dancer Villa Junior Lemanu.