This trio is formed around singer/songwriters and father and son team Shayn (guitar, harmonica, viola, vocals) and Zephyr Wills (guitar, bass, vocal) along with Freddy Limbert (drums, vocals). Shayn is a […]

While the band name may be new, and this is their debut single, all three of the guys involved in this are no strangers to success in the NZ rock market as here we have a combination of drummer Nick Douch ({Ekko […]

What with the number of challenges this band have been going through over the years, from line-up changes through to legal battles, I had long given up on expecting a new album from Journey, yet here we are with […]

Grey Mouse is a Russian psychedelic/progressive rock band from Russia who were formed in Moscow in the late 90’s by bassist Alexey Chunikhin, who has remained the only constant part of the collective. They are n […]

By the time Moscow’s Grey Mouse returned with their second album in 2008 they had changed guitarists, with Arseny Fedorov now in that role while Herman Aleshin guested on two tracks as well. In many ways it is d […]

By the time Grey Mouse came back for their third album in 2013 there is no doubt they had been on quite a journey, but that is not the “trip” referred to in the title but instead is something of a rather more dru […]

Even though Grey Mouse were back with their fourth album only a year after their previous one, of course there had been some line-up changes. This time they had added a second sitar player in Sergey Perehov and […]

It took a long time for Grey Mouse to return with their next album, but in 2021 they released ‘A Moment of Weakness’ with yet another considerable twist in both line-up and style. Founder and bassist Alex Chu […]

Only two years after ‘Life’, Hardline returned with their seventh studio album “Heart, Mind and Soul’ with the same line-up of Johnny Gioeli (lead vocals), Alessandro Del Vecchio (keyboards, backing vocals) […]

{Gerry Paul} surely needs no introduction, as not only he is an established musician who has shared his wares in more than 40 countries around the world (as well as more than 40 American states), a festival […]

Here we have the second single from Kiwi/Aussie duo {Bird Machine}, and if the debut is anything like this then I can see I need to check it out. Jenna and Luke Grbin come from different musical backgrounds, one […]

I first came across Matt when I was asked if I could write a release for his tour, and I was fortunate enough to catch him in Auckland playing solo in the middle of last year. It was a great night, and since then […]

Here we have the latest single from {No Man’s Land}, which is quite different indeed to the last one of theirs I reviewed, West Coast. That was heavily based on the piano, but here the keyboards are much far m […]

The video accompanying this song probably tells you all you need to know about the five guys from West Auckland, as interspersed with playing in the studio is them going to a fancy-dress party, and there is a real […]

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to come across the incredible album When Turkeys Fly by {Turkey The Bird} which meant I was determined to see them when they came to Auckland and had an amazing evening. […]

It has been some 15 years since {CHOEY G} has been in a studio, and on this album, he provided all the lead vocals and guitars. Working with producer Reagan McKinnon at The Porch Recording led to Reagan playing […]

Daniel is a multi-instrumentalist who played in metal bands and released solo work during his mid-20’s, but stopped about six years ago, with no intention of creating any more music. These songs started off as t […]

A short while back I reviewed Ash Tree Lament by {MOoFiSh}, and the first thing I said was that I had no idea how on earth I was going to be able to describe it, and now I have their latest single I am wondering […]

Some 30 years ago I heard one of the most amazing prog albums I had ever come across, ‘Don’t Bring The Rain’ by Aragon. At the time I bemoaned the fact they were Australian and unlikely to get the success or criti […]

Golden Plates from San Diego, California and {DateMonthYear} from Hamilton, New Zealand have teamed up for a new single song release called Thots and Prayers. DateMonthYear’s Trevor Faville wrote a instrumental t […]