Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns on Not Fading Away: The 13th Floor Interview
“Live fast, die young,” and “Not fade away,” surely apply to the first punk generation that exploded in a blitzkrieg of bile and fury in the 1970’s. The mantra was like some anarchic politico-SAS mission. Yet a few of the old guard endure – The Sex Pistols reformations or the return of the Buzzcocks… and […]
Ne Obliviscaris, Metal Tower, Set On End – King’s Arms February 21, 2018
Rising prog-metal stars Ne Obliviscaris gave the King’s Arms a fittingly epic send off last night. It wasn’t the last show the storied venue is putting on before it closes, but it was the last metal show, and to Auckland’s metal fandom and musicians that was a swansong in itself.
New Song Of The Day: Emily Fairlight – The Escape
Here’s today’s new song…Emily Fairlight presents us with a new tune and a new video clip.
Portugal. The Man Lock In New Zealand & Australian Headline Shows This May
Portugal. The Man are continuing to take the world by storm, and Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce that the Alaskan juggernaut is set to perform a series of Groovin’ The Moo sideshows, playing headline shows along Australia’s East Coast as well as a one-off show in Auckland!
Michael Hurley Returning To Golden Dawn
A true original American folk icon, Michael Hurley is returning to The Golden Dawn for one more very special show.
New Song Of The Day: Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker – Bathed In Light
Chill out to this new song from Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker.
Chris Botti – Bruce Mason Centre February 21, 2018
Globetrotting jazz trumpeter Chris Botti finally made it to New Zealand, treating Auckland fans to an unparalleled display of musical virtuosity and showmanship.
HOCKEY DAD announce BLEND INN album tour across NZ
Laying early claim to 2018 as their year, Australian rock duo favourites Hockey Dad drop their latest single ‘I Wanna Be Everybody’, taken from their new album Blend Inn, and announce a run of New Zealand album tour dates. HOCKEY DAD NZ tour Christchurch – Friday 30 March @ Blue Smoke Dunedin – Saturday 31 March @ […]
Dweezil Zappa – Bruce Mason Centre February 20, 2018
Legacy is a weighty word, but Dweezil Zappa managed to carry it lightly. Playing “Whatever the F@&# He Wants,” as the tour heading proclaimed, what Zappa wanted to play was a near three-hour tour of his father, Frank Zappa‘s decades-long career.
Lil Uzi Vert Delivers a Spectacular Set to Fans at Logan Campbell Centre
New Zealand hip-hop fans have been blessed with a blizzard of rappers playing down under over the last few months. Philadelphia’s Lil Uzi Vert is the latest to grace our shores, delivering a non-stop fireball of a show to a very, very enthusiastic crowd at the Logan Campbell Centre last night. He didn’t just defy […]
New Song Of The Day: Father John Misty – Mr Tillman
With his performance at this year’s Laneway Festival still fresh in our minds, we present you with new music from Father John Misty.
David Duchovny – Powerstation February 20, 2018
Actor, and now singer, David Duchovny’s appearance at Auckland’s Powerstation brought out the starry-eyed dreamers…although there don’t seem to be as many of those as the artist may have hoped for.
13th Floor Night w/ DJ Kiran Dass and DJ Grans Remedy
13th Floor Night returns to the Ding Dong Lounge on Wednesday the 21st. DJ Kiran Dass and DJ Gran’s Remedy will fire up their Waterview mobile disco to play a witches brew of Krautrock, minimal wave, post-punk, NZ delights and garage rock. We’ll have special guests, prizes, give-aways, drink specials, but most importantly, the best […]
Machine Head Announce – Catharsis 2018 New Zealand Tour
After 2 completely sold out shows of epic proportions in 2015, Heavy Metal Icons MACHINE HEAD are set to make their triumphant return to NZ in 2018 and this time around they will be armed with their new album ‘Catharsis’.
New Song Of The Day: The Melvins – Stop Moving To Florida
All hail The Melvins! The long-running grunge rockers are due to release a new album, titled Pinkus Abortion Technician, on April 20th.
Reverend Peyton: “You Can Almost Smell The Dirt” (Interview)
Reverend Peyton brings his Big Damned Band back to Auckland for a return engagement at The Tuning Fork this coming Friday.
Rise Against Concert Photos – Logan Campbell Centre February 19, 2018
Chicago’s Rise Against hit Auckland last night, performing at the Logan Campbell Centre.
Ben Folds – Powerstation February 19, 2018
Ben Folds Solo Paper Aeroplane Request Tour was genius from start to finish. Because, let’s face it … Ben Folds is a genius!
New Song Of The Day: Sleeping Beasts – Witches, Etc
Witches, Etc is the dreamy new single by Wellington-based Sleeping Beasts.
Wellington’s Coastella Festival 17 February 2018
Small, but perfectly formed, The Coastella Festival returned to Paraparaumu on Saturday and Wellingtonians, who’d been hanging out for their own festival for years, turned out in their numbers for The Black Seeds, The Young Folk, Nadia Reid, Mermaidens, Anthonie Tonnon and a dozen more local and international acts.