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There’s A Tuesday/ The Butlers – The Tuning Fork July 31, 2020

Friday night at The Tuning Fork and it’s a sold out show with two bands from Christchurch, The Butlers and There’s a Tuesday. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling like there is a new wave of exciting local talent running rampant through the country while the overseas artists are stuck under lockdown.

From Scratch: A band talking to today’s nuclear movement

The legendary group, From Scratch, takes you on a magical sonic journey with original DIY instruments, creating rhythms and sounds and an unforgettable Pacifica message for eyes and ears of all ages. Featuring their stunning historic work, Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero, their sound and songs are a conch call to the fallout of nuclear […]

Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Danica Bryant

Wellington-based singer/songwriter Danica Bryant releases her debut EP, Cider today. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Danica yesterday about her songwriting and how she is feeling about finally releasing an EP.

Film Review: Britt-Marie Was Here

Britt-Marie Was Here (Swedish: Britt-Marie var här) is a charming, pleasant Swedish drama film based on Fredrik Backman‘s 2014 novel of the same name, filled with moving and authentic performances throughout its 98-minute runtime. Dir: Tuva Novotny Starring: Pernilla August, Peter Haber, Anders Mossling, Malin Levanon, Vera Vitali, Olle Sarri

Concert Review: Dan Sperber, Wine Cellar 30 July 2020

Dan Sperber and his band, with special guest Caitlin Smith, deliver an outstanding show at the Wine Cellar this evening. Launching Think on Your Feet, an album of pain and heartbreak and possibly redemption. Quietly locked down for 2 years before finally finding its right moment.

Summer Solstice 2020 Announces Line-up

Get ready for the most anticipated Hawke’s Bay summer event on Saturday December 19th at the iconic Hawke’s Bay Racing Centre The sensational Summer Solstice concert, will take place on Saturday December 19th at the iconic Hawke’s Bay Racing Centre. Featuring a staggering line-up of award-winning kiwi acts, The Black Seeds, Sola Rosa, Mild Orange, […]

Lauv Reschedules Auckland Show for September 2021

Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring wish to advise that Lauv’s ~how i’m feeling~ Australian and New Zealand Tour has been rescheduled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour, originally scheduled for September 2020, has shifted a year back and will now take place in September 2021.

Film Review: The Truth (NZIFF)

The Truth seems to be a subject of some concern this Film Festival. After all, we’ve had the True History of The Kelly Gang, which wasn’t. And now, The Truth, is the story of a veteran actress (played by the incandescent Catherine Deneuve) who has just published her memoir, which is more fiction than fact.

Film Review: True History of The Kelly Gang (NZIFF)

True History of The Kelly Gang is definitely NOT as advertised as it is a very fictionalised account of the life and times of legendary Australian bush-ranger Ned Kelly. That said, it IS one eye-popping, wild tale of what might have been… in another universe…

Film Review: Heroic Losers (La Odisea De Los Giles) (NZIFF)

Heroic Losers (La Odisea De Los Giles) (2019), an Argentine heist comedy set in the early 2000s, tells the story of an endearing bunch of working-class pals that have their dream to own a cooperative stolen from them, and their tenacity to get it back. The film is based on the novel La Noche De […]

Sam Bartells Announces “Let’s Go” EP Release Tour

New Zealand rock-country singer/songwriter Sam Bartells is ready to hit the road for three dates this October, taking in Whangarei on Friday 2nd October, before heading to Hamilton on Saturday 3rd October and finishing in Auckland on the following Friday 9th October.

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