Tour Announcement: Halsey
Words by Shelley Te Haara
After playing an intimate show here in August, in support of her recent album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, Halsey returns on April 19th to play her first ever headline show here in Au...
Gig Announcement: Sleeping With Sirens
Words by Shelley Te Haara
American pop-rockers Sleeping With Sirens have announced they will be returning to our shores in 2018 with one all ages show in support of their 5th studio album, Gossip. They will ...
Gig Announcement: Yelawolf
Words by Shelley Te Haara
After playing to a massive crowd at Trust Stadium in 2015, a sold-out Bay Dreams Festival this year, an intimate and very special gig following Bay Dreams at Cassette 9, he is back....
Tiny Ruins to support Fleet Foxes this January
It’s about a month until we get to welcome Fleet Foxes back to New Zealand – and I don’t know about you, but I’ve already wept my way through their entire discography about three times in preparation for what i...
Stylin’ it in up in Auckland with Harry
Standard conversations between individuals with no clue to who Harry Styles is, might go something like this:
“Yeah, y’know the guy from One Direction?”
“Who?”
“Harry Styles! He dated Taylor Swift for a wh...
Tour Announcement: Paul McCartney
On December 16, 1/4 of The Beatles will be gracing Auckland’s Mt. Smart Stadium (which is better than Christmas, frankly). That’s right – Paul McCartney is coming to town!
The One on One Tour will span McCar...
In Review: Led Zeppelin Masters, Auckland
Words Johan Rocha
Not being exposed to Led Zeppelin in my young life as a teen, my musical tastes were eclectic at best. I have a faint memory of some of their songs – like the one which starts out and conti...
Gig Announcement: SZA
Words by Chris Wong
Fresh off the release of CTRL, one of the year’s most highly anticipated and well received albums, rising alternative R&B singer SZA heads to New Zealand for the first time, kicking o...
Interview: Alice Canton of OTHER [chinese]
Sometime in early June I attended a theatre workshop run by Alice Canton and Julie Zhu called “What is Chinese?”. It featured a series of activities and discussions on what “being Chinese” was in Aotearoa/New Z...
Time Is Running Out To Check Out The World Press Photo Exhibition
Time is running out for Aucklanders to experience the eye-opening World Press Photo Exhibition. Hosted at Smith and Caughey’s on Queen St, the arresting images are complemented by captions outlining the fascina...
In Review: Sigur Rós @ Spark Arena – 21/07/17
Words by Eloise Sims
Here’s the thing - I am quite possibly the worst person to be objectively reviewing Sigur Rós’ recent gig at the Spark Arena last Friday.
For one thing, I’ve been a dedicated fan 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: Chance to Ignite
It was midday when I visited Trinity Hall in Kingsland, where the cast of Chance to Ignite were practicing for their upcoming show. I met with two of the energetic performers from the set, Stef and Eleanor, bot...
The NZ Comedy Festival Isn’t Done For 2017 Yet!
Comedy fans who are feeling a little empty inside after the end of this year's NZ International Comedy Festival are in for a pleasant surprise.
Some of the hot ticket shows people were gushing about during t...
In Review: DragonForce at the Kings Arms – 1/7/2017
Words by Shrek Sreedharan
On the afternoon of May 17th 2007, a trio of late teen aged metal-heads sat excitedly in the office of one of their parents, a convenient walk away from the Powerstation in Eden Ter...
In Review: Hanson at Auckland Town Hall – 27/06/2017
I hadn’t thought about Hanson, for around 20 years. But now that they were back at the forefront of my mind, I had questions: Had their voices broken? Would they still sound the same? What does 'Mmmbop' even m...
In Review: RiFF RAFF live at the Studio 9/6/17
RiFF RAFF, Friday 9 June, the Studio.
Review by Diana Lambert
I love a good rap concert, and something about a badass MC from the United States making it all the way to little ol' New Zealand makes it even ...
8.5
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: David Dallas – keeping his hood pass intact
David Dallas 'Hood Country Club Tour', Friday 26 May, Powerstation.
In the words of musician Dam Funk, “you need to keep your hood pass intact y'all, cuz you never know when you gon’ need to go back.” Well,...
In Review: Like Sex
Like Sex | The Basement Theatre | 24 May-3 June, 6:30pm
Review by Jennifer Kirby
If you attended high school in New Zealand, chances are you remember the horror that was the dreaded “beep test.” Designed to...
Suffering from comedy withdrawal? Uxbridge Comedy Night is here to help
Suffering from comedy withdrawal? Well, just because the NZ International Comedy Festival is over, that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of opportunities to find your daily dose of laughs.
One way to do...