Gravel Pit / Wolves: Split (2022)

Gravel Pit / Wolves: Split (2022)

What we have here is a good old-fashioned split EP, something which I don’t get to see too often these days, bringing together two hard-hitting acts. Each band has one side, with three tracks from Auckland-based Wolves and two from Wellington’s Gravel Pit. This is the...
Greenrose Faire: Following the Wind (2021)

Greenrose Faire: Following the Wind (2021)

As with many bands, Greenrose Faire have worked with different labels over the years, but although I don’t have their debut EP or compilation, I have been fortunate enough to have reviewed all their studio albums and in 2021 they came back with their fifth. Just...
Gwar: The Disc with No Name (2021)

Gwar: The Disc with No Name (2021)

One of the problems of being a comedy or parody rock band is that it can be difficult to get anyone to take any of your music seriously. True, wearing garish costumes and singing songs which lyrically do not leave much to the imagination while frequently covering...
Ivan Macleod: The Magnolia Sessions (2021)

Ivan Macleod: The Magnolia Sessions (2021)

Although this was the final title to be released at the end of the first year of this series, this session was actually the first to be recorded. Anti-Corporate Music and Black Matter Mastering’s Dan Emery, who engineers and produces the recordings, only built the...
Ignatia – Rising: Not One Step Back (2022) single

Ignatia – Rising: Not One Step Back (2022) single

Apparently, these guys were around in the Nineties before they went on an extended sabbatical, getting back together in 2019. Since then, they have released a few singles, of which Not One Step Back is the latest. They describe their music fock ‘n’ rolk,...