Blur – The Ballad Of Darren (Parlophone) (Album Review)
Blur follow up their triumphant two-night stand at Wembley Stadium with an equally triumphant new album.
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King Loser – Dir: Cushla Dillon & Andrew Moore (Film Review)
King Loser documents the ups and (mostly) downs of one of the greatest unknown and underappreciated bands of the nineties.
Idles – Spark Arena (Elemental Akl): July 21, 2023
Idles got Elemental Nights started in a big way at Auckland’s Spark Arena. We sent Simon Coffey and Ivan Karczewski to see what all the noise was about.
Bird Machine – Hellos & Frowns: New Song Of The Day
Hamilton’s rising alt-pop-rock duo Bird Machine (Luke and Jenna Grbin) release their eagerly awaited new single Hellos and Frowns.
Will McClean – Don’t Forget To Breathe (Album Review)
Wellington hip-hop artist Will McClean warns us Don’t Forget To Breathe releasing today an album that is, ’diving into the depths of vulnerability’.
Seth Haapu Performs Rongoā at The 13th Floor (Singles Session)
Last Friday Seth Haapu released his new album, Whai Ora, this Friday, here he is at The 13th Floor to play a song from it.
Ebony Lamb – My Daughter My Sister My Son: New Song Of The Day
Ebony Lamb releases a new single My Daughter My Sister My Son on Slow Time Records, the boutique label helmed by acclaimed Aotearoa/New Zealand musician Nadia Reid.
Sudan Archives with Jujulipps – Powerstation: July 20, 2023
Sudan Archives brought her show to Auckland’s Powerstation last night and we were there. Sudan is an avant-garde violinist who channels sounds through loop pedals and is described as a “boundary-defying R&V innovator”.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: July 21, 2023
Wooo-hooo! It’s New Music Friday and among our top five picks today is a brand new album by Blur. Find out what all five are right here!
Anatomy Of A Fall Dir: Justine Triet (Film Review)
Anatomy Of A Fall kicked off this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival at Auckland’s beloved Civic Theatre. It’s a Palm d’Or winner that gives the viewer plenty of space (and time) to think. It’s been quite a week for films…I’ve seen previews of Mission Impossible, Oppenheimer, even Barbie…all four films very different, but all […]