TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Kendrick Lamar to play 3 NZ shows!
King Kendrick is back!
Kendrick Lamar has announced a New Zealand Tour, in support of his fourth album DAMN. He will return to our shores for two sho...
STRAIGHT OUTTA JAKARTA: Rich Brian at The Powerstation, 16/5/2018
Close your eyes and listen to a Rich Brian track. Open them and it’s a surprise to see a young Asian guy rapping in a neat polo shirt and bumbag. With...
Laura Daniel X Joseph Moore: NZ’s Next 100% Serious Pop Duo
Words by Laura Roberts and Jesse Knight
Through the beautiful symbolism of personified octopi and squished pink buns Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore ...
GIVEAWAY: double pass to Niall Horan up for grabs!!
Irish cutie Niall Horan is heading back down under this June and The Speakeasy has a double pass to give away!
The tour will be Horan's first full ...
In Review: Royal Blood @ Logan Campbell Centre 02/5/18
Holy Shit! That was something!
We’re gonna get drunk and have a good fuckin’ time together”, Royal Blood’s lead singer and bassist Mike Kerr informed...
In Review: Sleeping With Sirens @ Logan Campbell Centre 29/4/18
Words by Kate Mallinson
Photography by Chony Musson
Sleeping with Sirens, is the ultimate punk rock band.
I already knew that, but when the g...
In Review: Daniel Champagne @ Blue Smoke 22/04/18
Sunshine, a pint, and some chill tunes - is there any better way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon? This weekend's tunes were provided by Daniel Champa...
In Review: Biffy Clyro @ Spark Arena 24/04/18
It’s been three years since the grizzly Scottish three-piece, Biffy “Fucking” Clyro, made their way to our fair shores. The band has spent the last tw...
In Review: Simple Plan @ The Powerstation 19/4/2018
Words by Chelsea Pickens
Photography by Chontalle Musson
I had seen Simple Plan before... It was 15 years ago and I was 15 when I fancied myself...
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Drax Project to play headline show
Words by Chony Musson
After wowing crowds opening for NZ faves Ed Sheeran and Lorde this year alone, the lads of Drax Project have ann...
IN REVIEW: Hockey Dad + Good Boy – Totara Street, Tauranga
Words and photography by Chontalle Musson
It’s not every day that bands venture beyond Auckland while on tour, so to find out that Aussie...
INTRODUCING: Good Boy
Good Boy have been taking Australia by storm for a few years now. Now, they're finally about to embark on their first trip to New Zealand as a band to...
IN REVIEW: Vance Joy @ The Tuning Fork, Auckland
Photography by Chontalle Musson
Whether he's playing to 80,000 people at a stadium in a supporting slot or headlining an intimate 400 capacity ven...
NEW MUSIC: Theia – Bye Bye
Kiwi queen of everything is finally back with new music and we are loving it.
The track Bye Bye showcases monumental growth in terms of production ...
Shania Twain to play New Zealand this December
Words by Shelley Te Haara
The queen of Country-Pop is heading down under for the first time! Shania Twain will play 2 shows in New Zealand in Decem...
NEW MUSIC: Panic! at the Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night)
It's only been a little over a year, but it's felt like so much longer since Panic! at the Disco visited our little country down under in support of t...
IN REVIEW: Fall Out Boy @ Trusts Arena, Auckland
Words by Shelley Te Haara
Photography by Chony Musson
As I arrived at Trusts Arena, the line of eager fans had extended down the road and across the...
Fall Out Boy are hitting our shores THIS WEEK
It'll be the band's first trip to NZ since 2015's WestFest and their first headline show since they ended their hiatus in 2013, and the wait is nearly...
NEW MUSIC: Jamie McDell – Tori
Jamie McDell has been busy this past year, not only working alongside her sister Tessa on their sister project Dunes, but also working on some music o...
PHOTO GALLERY: Rise Against @ Logan Campbell Centre
All photos by Chony Musson
Rise Against
Dead Favours
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In Review: Paramore @ Genting Arena – Birmingham, UK
Considering After Laughter was my #1 album of 2017, Paramore had a lot to live up to in terms of the expectations I had for the live show.
While I ...