by Kev Rowland | Aug 22, 2022 | Reviews
When the pandemic hit Sepultura, like many other bands, found they had an album out and were unable to tour. To prevent themselves from going stir crazy they set up a weekly event where they could play music and talk to people from throughout the world, and this in...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 21, 2022 | Reviews
When it comes to mixing uncompromising rock and metal with pop there is no doubt that there is one band who stand head and shoulders above the rest, The Wildhearts. In Ginger they have a songwriter who delivers album after album, while their live shows are a mess of...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 16, 2022 | Reviews
There are some people who come into this world and put the rest of us to shame as to what they achieve, and undoubtedly one of those was Eva McGauley, who at the age of 15 was diagnosed with terminal cancer, to which she succumbed a little more than 3 years later. Eva...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 16, 2022 | Reviews
This is the debut single from Ōtautahi artist Mim Jensen, and a load of fun it is too. It commences with jangly guitar and Mim’s vocals, and soon we are taken into commercial indie rock which has definite nods back to the likes of Fur Patrol. Although this is credited...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 16, 2022 | Reviews
Ozone is the latest single from Wellington-based band Corduroy, and is taken from their forthcoming EP, Quarter Life. Stylistically it is hitting into many bases, from disco and big soul to soft jazz and even some rap, all designed to get the listener into the groove...