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    • In Review: DragonForce at the Kings Arms – 1/7/2017

      The Speakeasy
      July 4, 2017
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      Wonder Woman Review: Gal Gadot Takes Flight In This Timely Superhero Movie

      Shawn Moodie
      June 4, 2017
    • Chye-Ling Huang talks about her new play ‘Like Sex’

      Shawn Moodie
      May 30, 2017
    • In review: David Dallas – keeping his hood pass intact

      Natalie Crane
      May 29, 2017
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    • Watch: Jason Statham fights a Mega Shark? Yes Please.

      Shawn Moodie
      April 11, 2018
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    • Vance Joy Returns With New Single ‘Lay It On Me’

      Oliver Smith
      August 2, 2017
    • Watch the Video for The Contortionist’s ‘Reimagined’

      Shawn Moodie
      July 27, 2017
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      In Review: Wolfmother at the Powerstation 9/6/2017

      Shawn Moodie
      June 11, 2017
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      April 17, 2018
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      Johan Chang
      April 18, 2018
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      In Review: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s “Rampage”

      Craig Moodie
      April 13, 2018
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    • In Review: Simple Plan @ The Powerstation 19/4/2018

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      April 20, 2018
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      TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Drax Project to play headline show

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      April 17, 2018
    • IN REVIEW: Hockey Dad + Good Boy – Totara Street, Tauranga

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      April 11, 2018
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      September 29, 2017
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      September 12, 2017
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      Nancy Yang
      August 1, 2017
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    • The NZ Comedy Festival Isn't Done For 2017 Yet!

      Shawn Moodie
      July 6, 2017
      Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival
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      Lincoln Vaz
      May 19, 2017
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      May 19, 2017
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      The Speakeasy
      May 19, 2017
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      Craig Moodie
      May 18, 2017
    • NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Patch Lambert – Terrordactyl

      Oliver Smith
      May 17, 2017
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      May 17, 2017
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Laneway Festival Schedule and Map released

Shawn Moodie
January 22, 2018
Electronic, Main, Music

In Review: The Chainsmokers

Craig Moodie
October 26, 2017
Electronic, Main, Music

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

Shawn Moodie
July 6, 2017
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A new indoor music festival is coming to Auckland this July

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May 23, 2017
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Gorillaz Are Creating A 10-Episode TV Show

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April 20, 2017
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A new indoor music festival is coming to Auckland this July

The Speakeasy
May 23, 2017
Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life, Uncharted
The inaugural Madcap Madness Festival is arriving in Auckland on Saturday the 1st of July, and you'll definitely want to be there! Situated on one ...

Crystal Castles to play Auckland next week

The Speakeasy
May 18, 2017
Electronic, Main, Music
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The countdown has begun. You have exactly one week to get hold of your Crystal Castles tickets for when they play the Canadian duo play the Powerst...

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, ...

Songs You Should Know: “Smoke And Mirrors” – Strangers You Know

Shawn Moodie
April 12, 2017
Electronic, Listen, Main, Music, Uncharted, Watch and Listen
One of the best things about music is the joy of discovering a new band or song to obsess over. Songs You Should Know is a new segment where we look t...

Damon Albarn announces new Gorillaz album, ‘Humanz’ and releases four new songs

Shawn Moodie
March 24, 2017
Electronic, Listen, Main, Music, Watch and Listen
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It looks like Damon Albarn finally decided that Gorillaz fans had been teased enough. First, we thought we were getting a new album in 2016. That obvi...

GIG GUIDE: Red Bull Sound Select – Soulection, Peach Milk, And Villette (Wellington)

The Speakeasy
February 20, 2017
Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life
After the massive success of the last collaboration at K Road's Neck of the Woods last year, Red Bull Sound Select, Madcap, and Soulection are teaming...

GIG GUIDE: Red Bull Sound Select – Soulection, Peach Milk, And Montell2099 (Auckland)

The Speakeasy
February 20, 2017
Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life
After the massive success of the last collaboration at K Road's Neck of the Woods last year, Red Bull Sound Select, Madcap, and Soulection are teaming...

New David Bowie ‘Sound And Vision’ Vinyl Picture Disc Announced

Bill Hames
January 28, 2017
Electronic, Main, Music
A new limited edition picture disc from the legendary David Bowie has been announced, with a new vinyl release for ‘Sound And Vision’ confirmed. Th...

New Music: Earth Tiger – Slide to the Left

Yasmin Brown
January 24, 2017
Electronic, Music
Kiwi artists Earth Tiger have just released the music video for latest single Slide to the Left - taken from their October release, Holiday. The track...

Crystal Castles returns to NZ for a one-off show in Auckland

Jesse Carpenter
January 24, 2017
Electronic, Main, Music
Electronic extraordinaries Crystal Castles have just announced a New Zealand show as part of their upcoming MJR Presents tour Downunder. The ground...

Laneway Festival 2017: ‘Young Thug’ Out, ‘What So Not’ In

Jesse Carpenter
January 18, 2017
Electronic, Main, Music, Uncharted
Despite having his New Zealand visa, recent complications with the visa process for Australia means that Young Thug is not able to play any Laneway Fe...

Your Favourite Albums of 2016

Shawn Moodie
January 10, 2017
Electronic, Main, Music, R&B, rock, Spotlight, Uncharted
The People Have Spoken. A week ago Music Editor Yasmin Brown offered up her Top Albums of 2016 but I wanted to see how your favourite albums compared...

The Speakeasy’s top 16 albums of 2016

Yasmin Brown
January 2, 2017
Electronic, Main, Music, R&B, rock, Uncharted
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16. Blink 182 - California Blink-182 is one of those bands that just never goes away. After an 8 year hiatus, we were sure it was over, but lik...

New Music: twenty one pilots x mutemath

Yasmin Brown
December 20, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music, rock
In case you've been hiding under a rock today (or you simply don't have notifications on for every twenty one pilots related Twitter account that exis...

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Justin Bieber to play first NZ stadium show

Yasmin Brown
October 4, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music
After tweeting hints for the past few days, Justin Bieber has finally stopped teasing the heck out of us and has announced the Australian and New Zeal...

RYAN ENZED RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘SHE SAID’ & ANNOUNCED AS FINALIST IN MTV BRAND NEW

Craig Moodie
August 27, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music
Kiwi DJ/producer Ryan ENZED first burst onto the scene with his hugely successful YouTube channel nzmusic101. Since then he has landed record deals wi...

Going Global Music Summit Announces Full Line-Up

Shawn Moodie
August 25, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music, Uncharted
Aspiring musicians who are looking to take their music offshore will be excited to hear that with the countdown to the annual Going Global Music Summi...

Auckland City Limits returning for 2017

Shawn Moodie
July 25, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music, Uncharted
Auckland City Limits Music Festival will return to Auckland's Western Springs stadium and park on Saturday 11 March 2017. The inaugural Auckland Ci...

Electronic extraordinaire Kilter is bringing his beats to New Zealand this September!

Jesse Carpenter
July 22, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music, Uncharted
Sydney beats maker and party-starter Kilter has announced a three-date New Zealand tour. It follows the rip-roaring success of his latest track - the ...

2016’s Most Exciting Music Reunions, Returns & Rumors

The Speakeasy
May 27, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music, Uncharted
Written by Shawn Moodie (SM) and Yasmin Brown (YB) 2016 is the year of the comeback. While 2016 has seen us lose many musical legends, such as Princ...

Coachella 2016: Watch Disclosure Perform With Lorde, Sam Smith, AlunaGeorge

Shawn Moodie
April 20, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music, Watch, Watch and Listen
Disclosure played Coachella last night, and it wasn't an ordinary set for Howard and Guy Lawrence. They were joined by several special guests, includi...
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