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Nintendo’s Music Given The World Stage It Deserves

August 3, 2017

Entertainment, Film Score, Gaming, Geek and Web, Main, Music

Words by Marie-Claire Taylor Gamers and a night out at the symphony. It’s one of those pairings that shouldn’t work but just does. On 14th August, at ASB Aotea Theater, you can witness The Legends of Zeld...

In Review: Decades @ Re:Fuel Bar 29/07/17

The Speakeasy

August 1, 2017

Music

Words and photography by Sarah Bowden With the promise of a free meat pack from The Rock’s Mike Garvey and a steady stream of beer flowing, the crowd at the final stop on Decades' All Our Truths Tour were in...

In review: LANY @ The Powerstation 26/07/17

The Speakeasy

July 28, 2017

Music

Words and photography by Chony Musson Christchurch native "alt-pop" four-piece band took to the Powerstation stage like seasoned pros. Front woman Nakita Turner brought their electro-pop m...

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LANY @ the Powerstation 26/7/17

The Speakeasy

July 28, 2017

Main, Music, rock, Uncharted

Words by Emily Joshua and Theo Lee It's not every day that you're asked to review a gig for a band that you've never heard of with only an hours notice. Wednesday was one of those days. We turned up to Au...

Tour Announcement: Pop-phenom Billie Eilish is Coming in September

The Speakeasy

July 25, 2017

Main, Music

Fans of teenage pop sensations are in luck as it looks like 15 year-old international pop-phenom Billie Eilish will land in our fair shores for her first live show on this side of the world this September. The ...

Sigur Ros in Review: Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Before

The Speakeasy

July 25, 2017

Main, Music, Uncharted

Sigur Rós @ Spark Arena – 21/07/17 Words by James McGeorge On a fairly miserable, rainy Auckland Friday night the thought of immersing myself in what had been billed as seeing “something no one has ever see...

In Review: Sigur Rós @ Spark Arena – 21/07/17

The Speakeasy

July 24, 2017

Music

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

The Speakeasy

July 22, 2017

Main, Music, rock, Uncharted

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: Luke Player – The Pinheads

The Speakeasy

July 8, 2017

Main, Music, rock, Spotlight, Uncharted

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...

Chanelle & Friends Announce Nationwide Tour

The Speakeasy

July 6, 2017

Entertainment, Music

Chanelle & Friends have planned a huge massive enormous 14-date tour around Aotearoa to celebrate the release of The Little Green Turtle and Other Songs for Kids! Chanelle will be brightening winter days...

In Review: DragonForce at the Kings Arms – 1/7/2017

The Speakeasy

July 4, 2017

Main, Metal, Music, Spotlight

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: Melodrama

The Speakeasy

June 25, 2017

Main, Music

Words by Mary Varvaris Ah, heartbreak. There’s nothing quite like your first heartbreak. The intensity, confusion, feeling like you’re the only one who’s ever had a broken heart. It’s all so… dramatic. This...

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In Review: Wonder Woman

The Speakeasy

June 2, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web

Review by Glenn Blomfield When I was a young lad, Wonder Woman, was a hot wee lass on a TV Show, that would spin around to her own theme music and miraculously reappear dressed in a skimpy outfit as the supe...

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In Review: Monsieur Chocolat

The Speakeasy

May 30, 2017

Entertainment, Film

MONSIEUR CHOCOLAT | 119 mins | Director Roschdy Zem Reviewed by Isabelle Brunton Monsieur Chocolat lands us in rural France around the turn of the century. The head of a travelling circus troupe watches on...

Doc Edge In Review: The Reel People of New Zealand

The Speakeasy

May 28, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Watch, Watch and Listen

In Review: McLaren

The Speakeasy

May 26, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Watch, Watch and Listen

MCLAREN | 92 mins | Director Roger Donaldson Reviewed by Glenn Blomfield Directed by our very own Kiwi Rodger Donaldson, who also made the great kiwi film about Burt Munro ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’. F...

In Review: Churchill

The Speakeasy

May 25, 2017

Entertainment, Film

CHURCHILL Reviewed by Amy Mansfield Right from the start, you get the picture this is big history played by big men who sometimes feel a little small on the face of it, a little human. It’s the kind of hist...

A new indoor music festival is coming to Auckland this July

The Speakeasy

May 23, 2017

Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life, Uncharted

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 of Auckland’s most colourful strips, Karangahape Road, the m...

NZ International Comedy Festival in Review: Angella Dravid – “Down the Rabbit Hole”

The Speakeasy

May 19, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Angella Dravid – Down the Rabbit Hole, 18/5/17 Review by Clayton Barnett Sitting in the front two seats at Angella Dravid’s show, "Down the Rabbit Hole", was always going to be awkward, but for a comedian k...

Crystal Castles to play Auckland next week

The Speakeasy

May 18, 2017

Electronic, Main, Music

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The countdown has begun. You have exactly one week to get hold of your Crystal Castles tickets for when they play the Canadian duo play the Powerstation next Thursday night, and after a painful 18 month hiat...

HANSON: Anniversary World Tour coming to New Zealand this June

The Speakeasy

May 18, 2017

Main, Music

If you love a '90s throwback, triple denim and all, this one's definitely for you, as the Hanson brothers will be hitting our shores again at the end of next month! Set to play Auckland's Town Hall, and ridi...

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