Tour Announcement: Big Country Announce New Zealand Tour
Scottish rockers Big Country are bringing their bring their energy infused, foot tapping live shows back to New Zealand for four nights next March.
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Tour Announcement: Pop-phenom Billie Eilish is Coming in September
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 fi...
Sigur Ros in Review: Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Before
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 w...
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...
New Music: Phoebe Bridgers
With an impending trip around Europe/move to the UK, I gave myself a deadline as to when I would stop writing and start packing. This deadline was 5 d...
Tour Announcement: Fall Out Boy to return to NZ
The rumours have been flying around all week after a cheeky tweet posted by the band, but today it was confirmed that Fall Out Boy will indeed be retu...
Interview: Sam Hales – The Jungle Giants
It was the afternoon before the release of The Jungle Giants' new record Quiet Ferocity, and frontman Sam Hales was sure he wouldn't be sleeping that ...
In Review: Theia’s EP release tour @ Neck of the Woods
It's been quite a month for our girl Theia, as we've seen her take over the nation in the lead up to (and following) the release of her self-titled EP...
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...
Northern Bass: First lineup announcement includes Stormzy, Post Malone, and Andy C
The first lineup for the seventh annual Northern Bass Music Festival in Mangawhai is here!
The recently announced lineup and sees the international...
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 paren...
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?...
Interview: Tristan Evans – The Vamps
Four-piece Brit pop-rockers The Vamps have been on the scene for 5 years - since the oldest member was only 17 - and have yet to make it to our little...
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 ...
In Review: Melodrama
Words by Mary Varvaris
Ah, heartbreak. There’s nothing quite like your first heartbreak. The intensity, confusion, feeling like you’re the only on...
Interview: Theia
There may be times that we scan the endless lists of tour dates posted by international artists and feel our hearts sink when New Zealand, once again,...
All-girl support crew announced for Theia’s NZ tour!
As if Theia wasn't enough of a bad-ass babe all on her own, joining her on her mini EP release tour are DJ Alisha, Arcee Rapper, DJ Mali and Missy G -...
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 ma...
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Lorde to play SIX New Zealand shows this November
Our favourite pop princess is coming home this November in support of her upcoming Sophomore album Melodrama to play six intimate shows across New Zea...
IN REVIEW: Last Young Renegade – All Time Low
We may have already been given 5 out of the 10 songs before the release date, and it would be easy to assume that the surprise had all but been spoilt...
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'a...