Behemoth: In Absentia Dei (2021) Covid saw quite a few bands release streaming events as a way of keeping fans interested while no touring was taking place, as well of course hopefully […]

Bob Mintzer & WDR Big Band Cologne: Soundscapes (2021) Mintzer has been conductor and arranger for WDR Big Band Cologne for six years now, relishing the opportunity to play regularly in an ensemble of 17 […]

Cooper McBean: The Magnolia Sessions (2022) Here we have another from the indispensable series of amazing bluegrass and roots music from Anti Corp, with Cooper McBean the musician to perform under […]

Daria Kulesh: Eve (2023) One of my favourite musical discoveries in recent years has been that of the wonderful singer Daria Kulesh who was born in Russia, has been in the UK for […]

Chasing Titans: Chasing Titans (2022) Here we have the debut EP by Auckland-based metalcore trio Chasing Titans who were formed in 2018 and comprise Adrian Govender (guitar, vocals), […]

Bellowhead: Revival (2014) During lockdown in 2020, the 11 members of Bellowhead first re-connected online to remotely record “New York Girls – At Home”. That led to re-uniting in […]

Joe Wunderle: The Magnolia Sessions (2021) Here we have another album recorded under the magnolia tree in the rear yard of the Anti-Corporate Music/Black Matter Mastering HQ in Nashville, […]

Linda Moylan: The Merchant (2021) Linda Moylan is a London-based, Irish-born singer-songwriter, and this was her second full-length album, released towards the end of 2021 (her third is […]

Pathology: The Everlasting Plague (2021) Death metal merchants Pathology are back with their second album since their rebirth in 2018 when drummer and founder Dave Astor brought back singer Obie […]

The Resonant Rogues: The Magnolia Sessions (2021) The next in this wonderful and important series of albums is by The Resonant Rogues, whose dark Appalachian folk paints a picture of their lives in the […]

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant: Raise the Roof (2021) Some 14 years on from the somewhat unusual pairing of Plant with American bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss which saw the release of ‘Raising S […]

Uncle Watson's Widow: Hindsight (2021) Uncle Watson’s Widow is a heavy blues rock band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is comprised of Jon Epstein (bass, guitars), Bekkah Moss (vocals), […]

Journey: Live in Concert at Lollapalooza (2022) When a band has been around as long as Journey, one is never sure what they are going to be like in concert, but on July 31st 2021 at their headline […]

Holy Crime: Play Toy (2022) single Holy Crime are a relatively new band from Auckland, comprising Benny Richards (guitar, vocals), Tom Anderson (bass, vocals). Jacob Stutton (guitar) and […]

Adam McGrath: Dear Companions (2022) Due to many reasons, I have been somewhat late to the underground NZ scene but over the last few years have been fortunate enough to meet some incredible […]

This single marks a return to original music for Corey Cross for the first time in more then twenty years, and here he has been joined by Anton Harris (drums), Phil Doublet (ukelele, steel guitar), and Greg […]

It has been more than a year since I last heard from the Whanganui boys, when I reviewed the single/video Footprintz. This is a song which in some ways has been kicking around for a while as Isaac got the rhythm […]

Taipella Tide is the solo project from Chris Buhler, who is also in {Fin Rah Zel}. The song came to Chris when he was on the beach at San Sebastian, Spain, just swimming and strumming his acoustic. It definitely […]

Miinds came together in 2020, which is probably not the best time for a band to be forming, but they all knew each other from different projects and were soon writing music together, albeit remotely. Loveless is […]

In April last year I wandered along to Anthology Lounge to review the winners of the recent Battle of the Bands competition and came away mightily impressed as it felt like I had stepped back in time with a […]