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Laneway Festival Schedule and Map released

January 22, 2018

There’s just under a week of waiting to go until Laneway 2018, and the playing times and map are here! Carry them with you on the Laneway Festival app, available to download below. Download for Android HERE ...

In Review: Alice Cooper – Live at Trust Arena

Shawn Moodie

October 30, 2017

Main, Metal, Music, rock

Halloween is just around the corner and it felt fitting that last night I was sitting in a packed Trust Arena, surrounded by a sea of face paint and black-clad rock fans, eagerly awaiting the arrival of King of...

Watch the Video for The Contortionist’s ‘Reimagined’

Shawn Moodie

July 27, 2017

Main, Metal, Music, rock, Uncharted, Watch, Watch and Listen

Prog rock act The Contortionist have released a new track “Absolve.” The song is the second piece of music we've heard from their new LP Clairvoyant. "'Absolve' was one of the first songs written for Clairvo...

What’s New On Netflix This August?

Shawn Moodie

July 25, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web, TV

We're big fans of a Netflix binge here at The Speakeasy, and as winter rolls on it’s the perfect time to find a warm place to watch your favorite shows and movies on the most popular streaming service on the we...

The NZ Comedy Festival Isn’t Done For 2017 Yet!

Shawn Moodie

July 6, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Comedy fans who are feeling a little empty inside after the end of this year's NZ International Comedy Festival are in for a pleasant surprise. Some of the hot ticket shows people were gushing about during t...

Northern Bass: First lineup announcement includes Stormzy, Post Malone, and Andy C

Shawn Moodie

July 6, 2017

Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life

The first lineup for the seventh annual Northern Bass Music Festival in Mangawhai is here! The recently announced lineup and sees the international acts like Stormzy, Post Malone, and Andy C join Kiwi favs S...

New Zealand’s Top 100 Restaurants for 2017 Have Been Named

Shawn Moodie

July 6, 2017

Food, Lifestyle

Food mag Cuisine has just revealed its much-anticipated list of New Zealand’s top 100 restaurants for 2017 and the are more than a few surprises! The only nationwide restaurant awards of its kind, every year...

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In Review: Wolfmother at the Powerstation 9/6/2017

Shawn Moodie

June 11, 2017

Metal, Music, rock, Watch, Watch and Listen

HOT DAMN! Wolfmother returned to headline a show in Auckland and what a return it was! The Aussie three-piece hard-rock band annihilated the Powerstation with an energy that is rivalled by no other. Wolfmoth...

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Wonder Woman Review: Gal Gadot Takes Flight In This Timely Superhero Movie

Shawn Moodie

June 4, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web, Spotlight

The scene comes about halfway into Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, and it’s about as carefully prepared and elegantly executed a reveal as you’ll find this side of The Third Man. Our heroine, Diana (aka Diana Prin...

Chye-Ling Huang talks about her new play ‘Like Sex’

Shawn Moodie

May 30, 2017

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Spotlight, Watch, Watch and Listen

Prudes, sluts, users and the used - in a carousel of episodic scenes, Like Sex a bold play written by 2015 and 2016 Playmarket b425 Playwright award winner Nathan Joe, tears into the tropes of teenage sex as so...

In Review: Crystal Castles at the Powerstation – 25/5/17

Shawn Moodie

May 26, 2017

Electronic, Main, Music

I never went to a rave in the 90s. For the majority of the 90s, I was more concerned with eating playdough than clubbing if I'm being completely honest. However, last night's gig by Canadian electro-punk duo, C...

Suffering from comedy withdrawal? Uxbridge Comedy Night is here to help

Shawn Moodie

May 25, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment

Suffering from comedy withdrawal? Well, just because the NZ International Comedy Festival is over, that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of opportunities to find your daily dose of laughs. One way to do...

NZ International Comedy Festival: Talking Comedy with Ashton Brown

Shawn Moodie

May 16, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Watch, Watch and Listen

Ashton Brown likes to offer audiences something a little different with his comedy. His new show, Ashton Brown is Anxious To Meet You, delivers a deeply personal and genuine account of his issues with anxiety, ...

NZ International Comedy Festival: Talking Comedy with Guy Williams

Shawn Moodie

May 16, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Watch, Watch and Listen

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You probably recognise comedian Guy Williams from Jono and Ben and The Edge radio station, but if you haven't heard his stand-up yet you're missing out. We sat down with Guy for a lengthy interview that saw us ...

In Review: Green Day @ Spark Arena 13/5/17

Shawn Moodie

May 15, 2017

Main, Music, rock

Even without the mysterious pink bunny serving as a hype man — who was running around, urging the capacity crowd at Auckland’s Spark Arena to raise their arms while singing along to The Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop...

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Dusty Rich in ‘Dusty Rich and the Voices’

Shawn Moodie

May 11, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

I'm not really sure how to review Dusty Rich and the Voices, not on last nights show anyway. Before you misconstrue my meaning I want to clarify right now, last nights show at the Vault at Q Theatre saw me l...

Six Drunk Friends Review: Ashton Brown – Anxious To Meet You

Shawn Moodie

May 5, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Spotlight

I like reviewing things but I like drinking alcohol more - and so do my friends - so we've decided to combine the two and start reviewing things while on the special sauce. We hope you enjoy our new review seri...

NZ International Comedy Festival: Talking Comedy with Scott W Long

Shawn Moodie

May 5, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Watch, Watch and Listen

Scott W Long likes to offer audiences something a little different with his comedy. He's blessed (or some may argue cursed) with an innate ability to take and idea or concept and run with it, and boy does he ev...

Game Of Rhones Returns To Auckland

Shawn Moodie

May 5, 2017

Culture, Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, TV

Send forth your ravens because wine is coming! With over 100 wines on hand for tasting and a wide range of styles on offer, GAME OF RHONES, the light-hearted day of dress-ups and drinking is returning, is ba...

NZ International Comedy Festival in Review: John Carr in ‘Down With The Young Ones’

Shawn Moodie

April 29, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

John Carr: 'Down With The Young Ones' at The Cellar in Q Theatre, Friday 28 April. “Yo yo yo” John Carr, the Kiwi king of Zimmer frame rap, called out to the audience as he walked on stage at The Cellar at Q...

Gorillaz Are Creating A 10-Episode TV Show

Shawn Moodie

April 20, 2017

Electronic, Entertainment, Main, Music, TV

Since the early 2000s, I've taken great joy in following the Gorillaz through a variety of media (albums, comics, music videos, social media stories, projections, and a rather special live show at Auckland's Ve...

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