by Kev Rowland | Nov 24, 2022 | Reviews
I have been a writer for more than 30 years, have written thousands of reviews and literally millions of words, while a publisher has also seen fit to put out four books and ask when the next ones are coming. Yet having been looking through this I feel totally...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 24, 2022 | Reviews
{Swallow The Rat} are back with a new single in time for their NZ tour (with {Ripship} in support, which makes a lot of musical sense to me), where they have also brought in Yuko Miyoshi of {Memory Foam} who provides additional lead vocals. This is a tough one to...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 24, 2022 | Reviews
Here we have the latest single from the self-confessed “worse band in Auckland”, {Late To Chelsea}. There is only one small thing wrong with the comment, they’re not (either late, or the worst). Late To Chelsea are one of those bands who just have fun on the stage,...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 24, 2022 | Reviews
Last night I saw this young band open for one of the biggest bills of the year, and were not phased by it whatsoever, and given what I witnessed then and what I am listening to now, I can see why. They performed this song at the finals of Smokefree Rock Quest two...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 7, 2022 | Reviews
This is the first time I have come across Ōtautahi-based singer/songwriter Deep Water Creek (Matthew Smith), but this single is taken from his forthcoming third album, so I obviously have some catching up to do. Recorded and mixed by Josh Logan at Loho studios, what...