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Steve Hackett: The 13th Floor Interview Part 1

Steve Hackett was the guitarist for Genesis from 1971 until 1977, playing on albums such as Selling England By The Pound, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and A Trick Of The Tail…spanning both the Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins-led versions of the band. Since then, he has released a staggering 25 solo albums, the […]

Ben Ottewell – Tuning Fork June 23, 2017

With his band Gomez on indefinite hiatus, gravelly-voiced Ben Ottewell carries on with his solo career. He’s just released his third album and, last night, he presented a good portion of that record to a live audience at Auckland’s Tuning Fork…his second solo show there in three years.

My Cousin Rachel, Director: Roger Michell

Rachel Weisz delivers a wonderfully enigmatic performance in this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1951 classic novel, My Cousin Rachel. Impeccably shot and set in the lush Cornish countryside, it’s a mystery-romance-thriller that leaves the viewer pondering the possibilities long after you’ve left the theatre.

Transformers: The Last Knight Dir: Michael Bay

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Hopkins That’s right Transformers is back, and so is Michael Bay with the 5th in the franchise. Can you believe it? There’s 5 of these things. The Transformers franchise has been critically panned for the most part, but has grossed 3.7 billion worldwide. It’s a smart business […]

Paul McCartney Announces Auckland Show

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 21-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Sir Paul McCartney will bring his acclaimed long-running One On One Tour to Australia and New Zealand this December.

The Return Of The Dream Syndicate!

The Dream Syndicate were one of the coolest of the so-called “Paisley Underground” bands of the 1980s. Now, they are back with a new album due on Anti- Records on September 8th.

The Wedding Present: The 13th Floor Interview

David Gedge has been leading The Wedding Present for over 30 years and he’s getting ready to lead the band to New Zealand for a five-date touring beginning in Auckland with a show at The Kings Arms on July 4th. The band is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of their acclaimed debut album […]

Watch: Interview With Hotel Coolgardie Film Director Pete Gleeson

Pete Gleeson’s documentary, Hotel Coolgardie, takes a hard look at the Australian male through the eyes of two female Finnish backpackers. Described as “sociologically fascinating and morally icky”, the film follows the young women as they take on jobs as barmaids in Western Australian town of Coolgardie. They quickly realize they are in a world […]

Lorde – Melodrama (Universal)

For  mainstream music, Lorde’s debut album, Pure Heroine, was a bolt out of the blue. Laced with the precocious ennui that only a 16 year old could possess, it was a cutting critique of pop hedonism. But what made this album truly fascinating was that Pure Heroine was an internationally successful pop album that was purposely […]

The Tuning Fork Presents Rodrigo Amarante

The Tuning Fork and Christchurch Arts Festival are proud to present Brazilian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Rodrigo Amarante at Auckland’s Great South Pacific Tuning Fork on Saturday 16 September and Christchurch’s The Piano on Sunday 17 September.

Finn Andrews – Leigh Sawmill June 17, 2017

Stephen Allely travels north to catch The Veils‘ frontman’s solo set… Arriving after a hike at Goat Island and watching the sunset over the exquisite Hauraki Gulf at 6.30, we had plenty of time to soak up the ambience of the charming venue at the sawmill prior to the music starting a few hours later.  […]

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