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 Frid...
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, the...
Introducing: DUNES
I've always loved that feeling of laughing or smiling so much that your jaw aches for hours after a conversation ends, and just a short time chatting ...
A new indoor music festival is coming to Auckland this July
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 ...
In Review: $uicideboy$ Live at The Studio 07/05/2017
$uicideboy$ Live The Studio
Reviewed by Wal Reid
There was more green smoke than a Katchafire gig, plus more references to ‘bishes’ than a Tony B...
Songs You Should Know: “Smoke And Mirrors” – Strangers You Know
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...
This Brilliantly Executed, Extremely NSFW Reversed Music Video Is Amazing
Leningrad, a Russian electronic/rock band hailing from Saint Petersburg, recently released a music video for their song “Kolschik” (or “Tattoo Artist”...
In Review: Taking Back Sunday @ The King’s Arms Tavern – 15/03/2017
I'm usually the kind of person that will express any extreme emotion through endless weeping, particularly when it comes to live music. On occasion, t...
In Review: Alexisonfire @ The Powerstation – 23/1/2017
There are very few situations in which I find myself in a room of grown men jumping up and down in excitement, while screaming lyrics into the abyss a...
New Music: Sorority Noise – You Are Not As _____ As You Think
Sorority Noise are set to release their latest full length LP - You Are Not As ____ As You Think - on March 17th through Triple Crown Records.
If t...
Laneway Festival 2017: ‘Young Thug’ Out, ‘What So Not’ In
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
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
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...
Top 5 Creepiest Christmas Songs
I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas music. On one hand it carries a lot of nostalgia, it reminds me of the time as a kid when dad would dus...
Interview: The Smith Street Band – Chris Cowburn
When The Smith Street Band drummer, Chris Cowburn (far right in the picture above), suggested we do our interview in one of the band's vans in The Cor...
Interview: Alexisonfire – George Pettit
Prior to their upcoming New Zealand show in January. I spoke to front-man George Pettit of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. We talked about the up...
In Review: The Smith Street Band @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
If I could have one wish, it would be to go back and see fantastic musicians that now play arenas and stadiums, perform at those small, damp clubs at ...
In Review: Awaken, My Love! – Childish Gambino
Awaken, My Love! is a powerful cultivation of musical dreams, especially if you are tired of soulless, dispassionate records and have been waiting for...
In Review: VNZMAs 2016
Being English, there are often times where I am left feeling quite alien in New Zealand. I still don't really know who The Wiggles are, and, despite i...
Your Daily Dose of Weird: Scarlett Lashes – Chicken Thighs
How's this for your daily dose of weird? Kiwi Cabaret Queen Scarlett Lashes has been working hard in the kitchen to bring you her new delightfully odd...
NEW MUSIC: Fleet Foxes
For me personally, Fleet Foxes has never existed outside of 2008. This is partially due to its popularity at the time amongst a few angsty souls, and ...