ANNOUNCEMENT: Pennywise, NZ Show
WHEN & WHERETuesday, 4th February - Studio, AucklandTICKETSR18 show
Press Release:Pennywise have announced a New Zealand show as part of their 20th Anniversary Tour, where the So Cal punk rock l...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Bad Religion – Venue Change
WHEN & WHEREWednesday, Decemeber 4th - Powerstation, AucklandTICKETShere.
Bad Religion, Frenzal Rhomb and Bodyjar will perform back-to-back at Auckland's The Powerstation, next Wednesday December 4th. ...
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Knocked Loose
WHEN & WHEREThursday, 9th January - Neck Of The Woods, AucklandTICKETSon Sale 9th Novemberhere.
US-based band Knocked Loose will be bringing their blend of metal and hardcore down to New Zealand fans in...
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: The Menzingers NZ Tour
WHEN & WHEREMonday, 16th March - Valhalla, WellingtonTuesday, 17th March - Whammy!, AucklandTICKETShere.
Press Release:Chicks That Scream couldn't be more stoked to welcome Philadelphia-based punks The ...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Patti Smith & Her Band, New Zealand Tour
WHEN & WHERESaturday, 25th April - Town Hall, ChristchurchSunday, 27th April - Town Hall, AucklandTuesday, 28th April - Town Hall, AucklandTICKETSCHCHAKL
Press Release:"I really thought that I wouldn't ...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss June – New Zealand Tour
header photo by Chontalle Musson
WHEN & WHEREWednesday, 4th December - Cassels Blue Smoke, Christchurch Thursday, 5th December - San Fran Bath House, WellingtonFriday, 6th December - Totara Street, Taur...
ANNOUNCEMENT: F**KED UP announce NZ support
WHEN & WHERETuesday, 15th October - Whammy Bar, AucklandWednesday, 16th October - San Fran, WellingtonTICKETShere.
In Auckland Fucked Up will be joined by Contenders, and in Wellington the band will be ...
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Bad Religion, Auckland Show
WHEN & WHEREWednesday, 4th December - Eventfinda Stadium, AucklandTICKETShere.
Press Release New Zealand get ready! Storm The Gates is returning Down Under with a line-up of 80s/90s punk ‘n’ rock roy...
IN REVIEW: Screaming Females @ The Cook, Dunedin
Photography and words by Sarah Bowden.
New Jersey's Screaming Females hit Dunedin for the last date of a whirlwind New Zealand tour this Saturday. As anyone can tell you, eyes are often focused on Marissa P...
GALLERY: Mermaidens @ The Cook, Dunedin
Photography by Sarah Bowden
With the release of their latest 7" spilt 'You Maintain The Stain' / 'Cut It Open', New Zealand indie rock band Mermaidens played at The Cook in Dunedin on Saturday night. Openi...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Carb on Carb, Auckland show & new video
New Zealand's very own emo-punk band Carb on Carb has an exciting few months ahead! Although the band are no strangers to touring, they are heading out on their first trip to Japan this May. Where they are set...
IN REVIEW: Alien Weaponry @ Fifty Gorillas, Dunedin NZ
Photos: Sarah Bowden
Fast rising thrash metal kiwis Alien Weaponry are on their first every Australasian tour. The 2016 Smokefree Rockquest winners have are taking the world by storm in 2019, having already...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Pussy Riot, Auckland
Russian group Pussy Riot are headed to Auckland to headline the Auckland Fringe when they take over Auckland Town Hall on the 22nd of February. Before they head down to Wellingtons San Fran. This is the f...
NEW MUSIC: Simple Creatures ‘Drug’
Header photo: Matty VogelWe all have dreams of someday meeting our heroes. Well Alex Gaskarth, front man for pop-punk icons All Time Low, has taken his dreams one step further and has been working with Mark Ho...
In Review: UNIFY 2018
Words and photography by Shelley Te Haara
UNIFY: A Heavy Music Gathering is a rather new addition to the Australian festival scene and it was very wet to say the least. Just as I arrived, a...
Cameron Boucher of Sorority Noise releases 14 minute track – hell is warm
Cam Boucher is the lead singer of one of my favourite small-time American bands Sorority Noise, and I'm lucky enough that he is continually creating and releasing music without the constraints that come with be...
The Smith Street Band recreate AC/DC Video for their song Shine
Sometimes I get complacent and stupidly think that I couldn't love The Smith Street Band more than I already did, and then they go and pull something like this and I am proven completely and utterly wrong.
T...
In Review: Girlpool – Powerplant
From the high pitched screams in Jane, a song about punching boys in the mouth, to singing about the fears of stepping out of your teenage comfort zone in Plants and Worms, folk punk band, Girlpool, consisting ...