Molly Payton Announces the Porcupine Tour
UK-based, New Zealand-born Molly Payton announces the Porcupine Tour. NZ’s fast-rising indie talent kicks off proceedings on Thursday 18 February at Auckland’s Whammy Bar, before visiting Lyttelton’s Wunderbar on Friday 19 February before rounding out the set of Summer shows at Wellington’s Moon on Saturday 20 February.
Auckland Live’s Fringe Town 2021 Line-up Announced
Banquets, Beats, And Hip-Hop Feats: This Is Auckland Live’s Fringe Town 2021 This year’s line-up includes: Sorry for Your Loss, Barrier Ninja, SUSO Alumni, FRNjam, Kita, Imugi 이무기 & Zuke, and more.
Naked Whammy Fest Announces 2021 Line-Up
Naked PR is proud to present the inaugural Naked Whammy Fest. It’s happening on Saturday January 30, at Whammy Bar and Whammy Backroom, and entry is free (until it’s full)!
Film Review: The People Upstairs Dir: Cesc Gay
Starring: Belén Custa, Javier Cámara, Alberto San Juan, Griselda Siciliani (Spanish with English subtitles) Two middle class couples find plenty to bicker about until one comes up with a potentially indecent proposal.
Album Review: Barry Gibb – Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook Vol. 1 (Capitol)
Sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb goes country! Or does he? This new album was recorded in Nashville, produced by Dave Cobb and features Keith Urban, Jason Isbell and Dolly Parton.
Chelsea Jade Announces Nationwide Homecoming Tour
Los Angeles-based performance artist and singer-songwriter – Chelsea Jade – has announced an eight show nationwide tour.
New Song Of The Day: The Antlers – Solstice
Need some interpretive dance with your music? May we present the new song and video from The Antlers.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Matthew Sweet
With his guitar firmly slung over his shoulder, Matthew Sweet rocks out on his new album, Catspaw, due out this Friday.
Album Review: Aaron Frazer – Introducing… (Dead Oceans)
The debut solo album by Aaron Frazer is actually a time vortex where you are transported back to the latter Sixties in America when Soul music was on an artistic plateau. Anyone hooked on Casey Kasem’s American Top Forty in that time will instantly recognise the Motown to Philly Soul to Stax sounds.
New Song Of The Day: Jane Weaver – Heartlow
Our friends at Fire Records have sent us this new track from Jane Weaver and we pass it on to you.
Watch: Aro at The 13th Floor
Husband and wife duo Aro trekked up to The 13th Floor to give us a taste of what we can expect when they perform at the 48th Auckland Folk Festival.
New Song Of The Day: Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over The Country Club
And the winner for most glamourous Covid Mask in a music video goes to…Lana Del Rey (of course) in her new clip, Chemtrails Over The Country Club.
Concert Review: Corduroy – Anthology Lounge January 9, 2021
Wellington band Corduroy step out boldly on the Anthology Lounge stage and proceed to deliver a remarkably lively and energetic set. With feet planted in mid Seventies R’n’B to Pop, they branch out from there and show how a good Power Pop unit can unshackle the hips and the mind will follow.
Album Review: Passenger – Songs For The Drunk And Brokenhearted (Nettwerk)
When did British singer songwriters start crooning away in such high voices and funny accents? Does it go back as far as the bards with their lutes, or the Bee Gees, or that other guy who I’d rather not say for fear of getting that song stuck in my head who used to drive tanks?
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with The Lickerish Quartet
With a new EP fresh out of the box, The Lickerish Quartet (former members of Jellyfish) talk to The 13th Floor about Threesome Vol 2.
New Song Of The Day: Gramsci – Excuse Me, Mr. Jones
Paul McLaney & Gramsci present this loving tribute to one D. Bowie on the fifth anniversary of his death.
Festival Review: Bay of Islands Music Festival – Kainui Vineyards, Kerikeri January 8, 2021
Benee. Dave Dobbyn. The Beths. Melodownz. Benee headlined a magnificent afternoon of some of the cream of New Zealand’s artists. An undeniable charisma on stage that had rapturous response from a large number of the young audience who attended this festival. Not to exclude us older groups right up to the Boomers. She was an […]
Still Missing Bowie: Two recently unearthed tracks and a Livestream Tribute
After spending last night spinning David Bowie discs at Whammy, this morning we thought we’d share these two rarities with you on this, the fifth anniversary of the great man’s death.
Concert Review: Cloudy Single Release Party – Wine Cellar January 8, 2021
Cloudy with a chance of good musical vibes…that was the forecast as we headed on down to The Wine Cellar on this Friday night in Auckland.
Tonight at Whammy: Bowie Night!
Its was five years ago that David Bowie passed away after releasing one last masterpiece, his album, Blackstar. Now, tonight join Tina Turntables, Pennie Black, Kailee Raven and The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda as we spin nothing but Bowie all night long at Whammy Bar.