The Lap: Day -1 (Minus One): The Calm Before The Storm
"Everything so far has gone quite smoothly", I congratulated myself last night, shoving the last of my kit into the large drybag I was planning on us...
Lookin Up release second single from upcoming album ‘Gold’ and announce NZ tour
NZ locals LOOKIN UP have released their 2nd single from their upcoming album Gold, which is set to be released this year on the 5th October. Enough wa...
Otium release new EP ‘You’
After recently playing a couple of shows with Sons of Zion, Whangarei locals OTIUM have released a small 2-track EP titled You. The 2 tracks are With ...
The Lap: Day -2 (minus two)
I decided today would be the day I sat down and wrote about my planned recklessness for the next coming while. I don't know how many people will read...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Cohle Harris to play 5 NZ shows this November
Cohle Harris has just popped up on the NZ music scene and he is definitely someone people should know about. As much as there’s a lot of NZ artists ou...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus to head to NZ shores this November
US post-hardcore band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus hit New Zealand for the first time this November. The band have tried to visit our shores previously ...
IN REVIEW: Hoodie Allen @ Neck of the Woods, Auckland
Words and photography by Shelley Te Haara
After cancelling his last planned trip to NZ, Hoodie Allen finally got around to heading to New Zealand, ...
IN REVIEW: Amy Shark @ The Powerstation, Auckland
Words and photography by Shelley Te Haara
The crowd was packed in down in the stalls, with a line of people on the level above when the lights fina...
Interview with ‘Walk The Line’ – NZ’s premier fashion show for young designers
Interview by Kim Newton
The who’s who of the local fashion scene crowded in at the Viaduct in Auckland last week. Fashion week 2018 featured a line...
Interview: Malia Johnston discusses directing WOW®
With less than two weeks till this year’s World of WearableArt® season begins, show director Malia Johnston treats us to an inside scoop of what to ex...
Interview: ASHY discusses her latest single ‘Over You’ and plans for the future
With her latest single ‘Over You’ released and more on the way, ASHY (Aswini Batchelor) is the freshest pop talent coming out of Christchurch. At only...
9.3
In Review: Orientation
There’s something legitimately discomforting with the first half of Orientation.
It’s certainly not bad theatre; the music is sound, the lighting m...
In Review: A Simple Favor
Review by Chelsea Pickens
As I think is probably true with a lot people, I only really know Blake Lively as the ‘cool sexy girl’ from Gossip girl an...
Introduction: Bristol to Memory
Words by Shelley Te Haara
Let me introduce you to a band:
Bristol To Memory is a 4-piece band based in Southern California, who at first you mig...
In Review: Sons of Zion @ The Powerstation
Words and photography by Shelley Te Haara
Night 4 of Sons of Zion's 7 date Vantage Point tour took place at The Powerstation, and with 20-30 people...
In Review: Me and my sister tell each other everything
Review by Laura Roberts
I was initially hesitant about going along to a show called “Me and my sister tell each other everything” considering that I ...
Interview: Jonas Bloquet talks “The Nun”
If you haven't heard about Corin Hardy's upcoming horror film, The Nun, the latest release in the 'Conjuring Universe' then where the hell have you be...
Interview: WOW® Music Director discusses colab with 7 kiwi composers
With the 2018 World of WearableArt® season fast approaching, the show’s Music Director Paul McLaney took the time to discuss why this year will be par...
Irks And Quirks With Oliver Smith: There’s Just Too Much Content
Is there a more obvious first world problem, than stating that there's too much media to consume? I accept this, but at the same time the fact of the ...
In Review: KORORAREKA: The Ballad of Maggie Flynn
My intrigue for early colonial history in New Zealand was basically non-existent until last night when I went along to see Kororareka: The Ballad of M...
7.6
In Review: Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
Review by Gayatri Adi
20 years on from Krishnan’s Dairy, Indian Ink brings back the same feel good comedy looking to push boundaries while touching...