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Herriot Row – Lesser Stars – Southbound

From the first few notes from the debut album of Aucklander Simon Comber (aka Herriot Row) you are instantly transported back to James Taylor’s 1970s.  These are songs of place and time, polished carefully like precious, fragile gemstones.  They are soft and sensual in their own way, with just a hint of the Kiwi dry […]

Sol3 Mio Announce Christmas Summer Tour

Sol3 Mio are delighted to announce that they are extending their traditional end of year concert season, with an eight-date tour in December 2017 and January 2018, celebrating Christmas and the beloved kiwi summer.

David Duchovny in Concert February 2018

David Duchovny is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, director, New York Times best selling author and a singer songwriter. Duchovny today announced he will perform his first-ever New Zealand concert dates, heading to Auckland and Wellington in February 2018.

Stevie Nicks – 24 Karat Gold Tour – November 2017

Superstar singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks today announced her return to New Zealand for an exclusive run of her 24 Karat Gold shows this November. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, August 18 at 1pm. Joining Stevie for these special concerts are the legendary Pretenders, fronted by Chrissie Hynde.

Ros Ballinger – An Idiot’s Guide To Kink

I was drawn to this show by the well designed flyer, featuring a flattering photo of a woman in a leather corset, wearing lacy gloves, singing into a very large, er, “neck massager.” The woman on the flyer is Ros Ballinger, a comedian/poet from Manchester, and this is her Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut.

The Southern Fork Americana Fest Announces Lineup For 2017

The Great South Pacific Tuning Fork, 95bFM and Under The Radar with support from Jim Beam, are proud to announce the lineup for the Southern Fork Americana Fest 2017 as it returns full steam for its fourth year. Taking place at The Tuning Fork from the 7th-15th of October, this year’s festival is jam packed with some of the very best names in […]

Supersuckers Return to New Zealand

Donning cowboy hats and kicking out a gleefully trashy brand of throttling, rockabilly-flavoured garage punk, the legendary Supersuckers return to New Zealand this November. Led by original member Eddie Spaghetti, they have consistently maintained their over-the-top celebration of all things rock’n’roll, namely the raucous essentials of booze, the devil and other assorted vices. The band’s […]

Marlon Williams returns with new single and announces November tour dates

Marlon Williams returns with “Vampire Again,” his first new material since releasing his acclaimed debut album in 2015 and touring relentlessly around the world, including performances on CONAN, Later…with Jools Holland, opening for Bruce Springsteen and picking up both an ARIA Award nomination and two New Zealand Music Awards. “Channeling Roy Orbison at moments with […]

Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live In NZ

Glenn Hughes, the Voice of Rock, played his last concert with Deep Purple on March 15, 1976, at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre. On that night, the UK bassist and vocalist walked away from one of history’s truly game-changing rock revelation and never looked back — until now.

Watch: Superturtle at The 13th Floor

Watch as Auckland band Superturtle perform at the Backbeat Bar on K Road.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda talks to members of the band and they play three songs including their latest single, The Industry.

Good Vibrations – My Life As A Beach Boy – Mike Love (Book Review)

Mike Love tells his own jaundiced version of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history.  His own story has never been fully told, of how a sheet-metal apprentice became the quintessential front man for America’s most successful rock band, […]

Check Out This Previously-Unreleased Recording From Neil Young

Neil Young has just made available his solo acoustic recording of Hitchhiker, recorded in 1976. It was to be the title track for an album that Neil recorded in one “drug-fueled night”, and then left abandoned. Now Reprise Records will release the long lost album on September 8th. Neil has promised to made everything he […]

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