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...
In Review: Alice Cooper – Live at Trust Arena
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...
New Music: Tonight Alive – Temple
Tonight Alive are back, baby!
The Aussie band may have evaded our shores in terms of touring for the past few years, but they certainly haven't evaded our hearts, and now they have returned with their latest...
We The Kings announce 10 year anniversary tour
I remember living in England and feeling September creep ever closer as summer drew to a close, listening to We The Kings' August is Over from their self-titled record on repeat. The nights were getting longer ...
In Review: Brand New – Science Fiction
Words by Mary Varvaris
It’s strange to express just how it feels to be listening to Brand New’s fifth album. It’s an album many fans, including myself, lost faith in ever happening. It has been eight years s...
In Review: Mayday Parade – Cambridge Junction, UK
If you went through an emo phase in the early 2000s, then it stands that A Lesson In Romantics is (or at least has been) one of your favourite albums. You will have scream-cried along with your equally emo frie...
Linkin Park pay tribute to Chester Bennington with video for One More Light
When the news of Chester Bennington's death broke, I spent the whole morning thinking about the impact that Linkin Park had had on my life. They're probably the band that got me into rock music, and Minutes to ...
In Review: Twin Atlantic @ Wheels and Fins Festival, UK
There's nothing quite like seeing your absolute favourite band headline what appears to be England's best kept secret. Wheels and Fins combined skating, surfing, and live music over the course of a very wet and...
Interview: Joe Principe of Rise Against
With their NZ headline tour fast approaching, I took a break from my European travels and had a 2am phone chat with Rise Against's bassist Joe Principe from my stuffy loft-bed-situation in the heart of Prague. ...
Watch the Video for The Contortionist’s ‘Reimagined’
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...
New Music: Don Broco Release New Single, ‘Technology’
Bedford rock four-piece, Don Broco have just released a brand new single, the hard-hitting riff-driven ‘Technology’.
Of the new tune, frontman Rob Damiani says: “Technology is about a casual swipe through In...
Tour Announcement: Big Country Announce New Zealand Tour
Scottish rockers Big Country are bringing their bring their energy infused, foot tapping live shows back to New Zealand for four nights next March.
The tour comes as the group marks the 35th anniversary of t...
In Review: Japandroids @ Kings Arms 21/7/2017
Japandroids at the Kings Arms
Review by Michael O'Connell
Japandroids returned to the stormy shores of New Zealand to play the Kings Arms on Friday night in the midst of turbulent winter weather perfectly ...
Interview: Decades
Ten years ago, Decades were an emo cover band called Taking Back Thursday*. Today, they've not only had the opportunity to support Taking Back Sunday, the band that pretty much started it all for them, but they...
Tour Announcement: Fall Out Boy to return to NZ
The rumours have been flying around all week after a cheeky tweet posted by the band, but today it was confirmed that Fall Out Boy will indeed be returning to New Zealand in March next year.
It will have bee...
Tour Announcement: Rise Against tour NZ with special guests SWMRS
Hot off the heels of the release of their new album Wolves, four-piece punk rockers Rise Against have announced that they will be showcasing their new, politically-charged album by heading to New Zealand in Feb...
Interview: Luke Player – The Pinheads
Seven-piece Aussie punk-rockers The Pinheads have been on the scene for four years and, when not putting on one of their famously wild live shows, they can be found ten-pin bowling and eating slimy pizza in the...
New Music: The National – Guilty Party
It's not every day The National releases new music. In fact, before this year we haven't had new music from the indie rockers since 2013's full-length Trouble Will Find Me. But 2017, it seems, is the year for r...
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...
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In Review: Wolfmother at the Powerstation 9/6/2017
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...
IN REVIEW: Last Young Renegade – All Time Low
We may have already been given 5 out of the 10 songs before the release date, and it would be easy to assume that the surprise had all but been spoilt, but there truly is nothing like listening to a concept alb...