INTERVIEW: Frank Turner
Interview by Shelley Te Haara
After announcing a couple of New Zealand shows as part of his Be More Kind World Tour, The Speakeasy was lucky enough to be able to
chat to Frank Turner ahead of his visit next...
IN REVIEW: Listen In Festival – Spark Arena, Auckland
Words and photography by Chony Musson
I would say, I’m no stranger to hip hop and drum and bass, but my mother told me not to lie. Regardless, when I saw the Listen In, Auckland line-up it had me so very intri...
IN REVIEW: Wolf Alice @ The Powerstation, Auckland
Words by Grace Hood-Edwards
Photography by Shelley Te Haara
“How the fuck is everyone doing on a Sunday night?!” Theo Ellis, bassist for Wolf Alice, cried out at the heaving Powerstation crowd.
Pretty da...
IN REVIEW: Vance Joy @ Auckland Town Hall
Words by Maddy Hattan
A rush of excitement filled the room as the lights went down and what could have been an angel appeared, guitar in hand and a heavenly light shining down on him. He didn't say a word be...
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 was the first single to be released and now we have Don’t.
...
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 You and For You.
With You is a fun and upbeat track with ...
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 out and about, especially in the hip-hop/rap scene, there are ...
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 but sadly were unable to make the trip. Now they are finally...
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, with a one off show at Auckland's Neck of the Woods. As I ar...
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 finally went out and the intro music - Do You Hear the People Si...
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 lineup of all the well-known local and international designers t...
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 and poppy teen-targeted movies like Age of Adeline, and Anna K...
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 might think are just like any other pop-punk band, but their mu...
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 already in line upon doors opening, the band proved themsel...
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 don’t have a sister or even a sibling that communicate with ...
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 on some real themes with Mrs. Krishnan’s Party. Directed by...
Interview with The Jungle Giants’ lead guitarist Cesira Aitken
Australian band The Jungle Giants are hot on the airwaves with the release of their 2017 album Quiet Ferocity. They’ll be heading to New Zealand for a one-night show in Auckland.Our writer, Grace Hood-Edwards c...
Australia is getting a brand new heavy music festival!
Words by Shelley Te Haara
Good Things! That was the teaser we kept getting out of Australia, and while everyone knew a festival announcement was on its way, no one could have expected it to be as insane as i...
Auckland teens ready to Stand Up, Stand Out
A thousand young hopefuls have taken to the stage across Auckland over the last month in Auckland Council’s Stand Up Stand Out 2018 (SUSO) – Auckland’s premier secondary school music and dance competition.
Now...
In Review: Latinaotearoa at Whammy Bar!
Words by Kim Newton, photos by Jesse Knight.
An eclectic mix of sounds streamed through Whammy Bar! on a Friday night. The night, which was a was a celebration of Latinaotearoa's latest album; Influencis Et ...
In Review: HIR
I began to feel uncomfortable the second I walked into the theatre. The set of HIR looked like a scene from Hoarders, portraying a home so disorganised, I wouldn’t have been surprised to see a rodent scurry acr...