Billy Strings Reveals His Renewal: Interview
Billy Strings, the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist is about to release his next album, Renewal. Here he is to tell us about it.
Dylan Storey – Tracing The Lines: New Song Of The Day
Dylan Storey delivers Tracing The Lines to us and, of course, its our New Song Of The Day.
13th Floor Uptown Lowdown Ep 9: Watch Now!
Uptown Lowdown Episode 9 is now posted for your musical edification with features on Lorde, The Beths, Billy Strings, Matthew E. White and much more.
The Ice Road – Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh: Movie Review
The Ice Road is a slow-burn action-thriller written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, set on the treacherous ice roads of Manitoba, Canada. It arrives with a solid cast and enough middle-of-the-road action enjoyment to haul the audience across the film’s 109-minute finish line without sinking under the weight of its story.
Bad Bad Hats Release Their Walkman: Interview
Bad Bad Hats are an indie-rock trio based in St. Paul, Minnesota and have just released their third album, Walkman.
A Fracking Tour of Taranaki – Film Premiere
A Fracking Tour of Taranaki part of Someday Stories Series 5 Film premieres at 11am, Monday 20 September
Elvis Costello – Spanish Model: a classic revisited
Elvis Costello reworks his 1978 classic, This Year’s Model. Released at the time of the punk and new wave explosion in the UK the original version was his second album and the first to feature The Attractions as his band. The combination of Pete Thomas’ powerful drums, Bruce Thomas’ melodic bass lines and Steve Nieve’s […]
The Haka Party Incident Cancelled Due to Covid 19
The Haka Party Incident cancelled. Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) is deeply disappointed to advise that due to ongoing uncertainty arising from the Alert Levels in Tāmaki Makaurau, the return Auckland season of The Haka Party Incident by Katie Wolfe, due to open 2nd October at ASB Waterfront Theatre, has been cancelled.
The Dawns – Alibi: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
The Dawns don’t need an Alibi, but they have one anyway and its our New Song Of The Day.
Carrie Newcomer – Until Now – topical folksongs wrapped in kindness: Album Review
Carrie Newcomer brings us her latest album, Until Now, a collection of finely played and intimate folk songs. The lyrics reflect on the current challenges in the world from a Quaker perspective, with rich imagery from the natural world and observations of the day to day.
Mako Road – Stranger Days: cool kiwi vibes on a debut album
Mako Road release their debut album close to four years from their first single. They make it a good one. The Cantabrian-to-Wellington quartet have an immediately familiar Pacific Dub Reggae signature to their music, but they branch out and expand from there.
Julia Bardo – Bauhaus, L’Appartamento (Wichita Recordings): Album Review
Julia Bardo, an Italian singer-songwriter has given us a gem of a Pop debut. Drenched in the atmosphere of The gold star, Girl-Group-Beatles-Byrds axis; tapping into the Jet Age Sound.
Vikae – Moon City Review – A cool and consuming single
Vikae continues to radiate in her artistic progression. The Indie Pop innovator, aka Veronika Bell has released the fourth song from the forthcoming debut album Inferno.
Le Ren – I Already Love You: New Song Of The Day
Le Ren gets the “working” week underway with the gentle, melancholic, I Already Love You.
Al Ross & The Planets Bring Their Blue Crystal: Interview
Al Ross & The Planets have emerged from Abbey Road Studio with their new album, Blue Crystal. Here is Al Ross to tell us about it.
Bernhoft – Songwriting and Dancing On My Knees: Interview
Bernhoft is Jarle Bernhoft, a Norwegian rocker with a new album, Dancing On My Knees, and a new lease on life.
Missy – Don’t Get Me Wrong: New Song Of The Day
Missy gets our Sunday underway with her latest single, Don’t Get Me Wrong.
Matthew E. White Takes Us Down To K Bay: Interview
Matthew E. White has just released his new album, K Bay, his first solo album in quite a while, but as you’ll hear, Mr. White has been keeping very busy at Spacebomb.
Tommy Castro Presents His Blues Odyssey: Interview
Tommy Castro has been singin’ and playin’ the blues for over 50 years. Today he releases A Bluesman Came To Town, an album he describes as “A Blues Opera”.
Don McGlashan – Now’s The Place: New Song Of The Day
Don McGlashan releases new single Now’s The Place today and we couldn’t be happier!