We are into the second half of NZ Music Month, a designated time of year to become saturated with the goodness of kiwi music – choice aye? Yeah it is. Instead of reviewing the latest of primo local sounds or praising the success of some of our cuzzies out in the global scene, I turn my...

Auckland was ready to rock on Monday night when legends Tenacious D kicked off their New Zealand tour. These guys have loyal and loving fans who couldn’t wait to rock hard in Auckland Town Hall. With a back catalogue of  three albums – Tenacious D (2001), The Pick of...

The rock genius that is Tenacious D return to our shores this month for a tour of Aotearoa. This is Jack Black and Kyle Gass  first tour of New Zealand since their last run supporting Foo Fighters in 2011. There are a lot of excited fans our there and with gigs in Auckland, Wellington and...

In 1973, and in their flesh, Black Sabbath carved their behemoth mark into NZ music fans at the Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival. A music festival in Ngaruawahia sounds curious enough to whip up some investigative storm. Consequently, I found that Black Sabbath’s appetite for controversy...

REVIEWED BY BENJAMIN BLACKMAN Dinosaurs do still roam the world of rock n’ roll and many of them end up limping into Auckland’s Vector Arena with a creak and a groan. Sometimes the nostalgia itself is worth the price of the ticket and an expensive t-shirt but on Thursday night former Led...

Reviewed by Ben Blackman The Neo-Kalashnikovs debut album, She’s on Heat, was recorded by three siblings, across two continents, and between the powers of Mt Eden, Los Angeles and Point Chev combined. Something unusually freaky usually comes to mind when those areas are hypothetically fused...

REVIEWED BY BENJAMIN BLACKMAN OutsideIn wIith support from The Favoured Few, The Neo-Kalashnikovs and Vessel Juice Bar Parnell On Friday night Auckland four-piece OutsideIn put on a show that would delight all of those who don’t mind a bit of progressiveness in your musical Scroggin. An...

Uber talented British vocal group The Magnets performed their opening night in Auckland’s Festival Club! This six man group covered songs from many genres but their real trick is that they perform them all a capella, playing all the music with their voices alone. Take some...

REVIEWED BY LIAM GOLDS The Auckland CBD on a Monday afternoon isn’t one’s first idea for a musical showcase, but Sounds Aotearoa isn’t your ordinary festival. Intended to bring exposure to indigenous music, Sounds Aotearoa 2013 gave a dozen up-and-coming Kiwi bands Aotea Square for the...

Texan singer songwriter Ruthie Foster used the wonderful acoustics of the Auckland Town Hall to full effect last night as her beautiful and powerful voice filled every last part of the room. This Grammy Award Nominee was a laid back star who enjoyed every minute of her performance almost as...