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What an EPIC gig to kick off my Labour weekend bender. For the last few weeks I had my heart set on taking advantage of the long weekend by drinking and mucking around at a pool party until noise control put an end to it. WORDS BY THEO LEE | PHOTOS BY BRAD HOLLAND ..
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I had been wanting to get along to see Tiki Taane live for some time now, so when I was asked recently, I took the opportunity with pleasure. Tiki Taane’s current show (Tiki Taane Mahuta) and the thirteen-date tour of New Zealand is quite unlike any other of his previous performances. WORDS AND PHOTOS BY ..
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I had the pleasure and privilege of joining “The Pink Floyd Experience” (referred to going forward as PFE) over both nights on the Wellington leg of their New Zealand and Australia tour to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Animals album (23rd Jan 1977). In addition, this year also marks the bands 20th Anniversary ..
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Iconic Flying Nun band The Bats are in good spirits as they approach the stage. Their tour for their new album Deep Set is the band’s ninth and more notably, thirty years since recording their debut album Daddy’s Highway, part of it was recorded in Glasgow in the mid-eighties. WORDS AND PHOTOS BY WAL REID ..
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Having never had the opportunity to see Mel play live, my only foray into her music catalogue was scampering through Spotify and maybe watching a handful of her well-crafted music videos on YouTube. WORDS BY WAL REID Mel epitomises the hard-working musician, working her arse off with constant tours of Europe, Australia & North America, ..
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K Road’s broody Wine Cellar was humming with anticipation as Auckland locals Violet Highway geared up to play for a loyal crowd of drunkards, deviants and strumpets. The grand occasion was the release of their sophomore EP Breathe – a high-powered mix of pop-rock genres, laced with touches of husky jazz and blues. Jacqui Munro (vocalist and guitarist) and ..
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After two months of solid touring, Kiwi electropop artist Ladyhawke, aka Pip Brown, graced The Powerstation in Auckland for the final show of her tour in support of her third album, Wild Things. Her new album, which took a few years to gestate, is full of synth-heavy and hook-laden pop songs, and the new tracks ..
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In the words of musician Dam Funk, “you need to keep your hood pass intact ya’ll, cuz you never know when you gon’ need to go back.” Well, Kiwi rapper David Dallas was back in his hood playing live and loud to a packed AKL crowd. WORDS BY NATALIE CRANE PHOTOS BY BRAD HOLLAND ‘Hood ..
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Attired in tasselled jacket, singer Georgia Nott and sartorially futuristic brother Caleb on keys took the stage with band in tow, as the group tore into their set starting off with the ambient Conscious, the title track to their newly released album. Words by Wal Reid | Photos by Brad Holland Broods have come a ..
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Violet Highway began their show at the Kings Arms by giving the audience an exclusive screening of their new video Desire. Words By Ashlee Grigg. Photos by Darkroom Violet Highway began their show at the Kings Arms by giving the audience an exclusive screening of their new video Desire, which will be released in the ..
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