WOMAD 2018: Day 2
Here’s Michael Flynn and Tim Gruar with photos and reviews from Day 2 of WOMAD 2018 in New Plymouth.
Storm The Gates – Trusts Arena March 17, 2018
Storm the Gates festival had the air in Trusts Arena thick with machismo and downtuning, as an odd patchwork of yesteryear’s international hard rock acts delivered performances ranging from superb to abysmal.
Kamasi Washington Blows The Roof Off The Powerstation
Kamasi Washington – Powerstation March 16, 2018 It’ll be a long time until The Powerstation hosts another show as powerful, beautiful and transcendent as the one Kamasi Washington and his band put on last night.
WOMAD 2018: Day 1
As always 13th Floor photographer Michael Flynn has unfettered access to all the stages at WOMAD. This year Tim Gruar is along to add words to Michael’s pictures. Here’s their report from Day 1.
Big Boi – The Studio March 16, 2018
Atlanta rapper Big Boi is a busy boy these days. When he is not touring the world performing songs from his illustrious career, a career that included being part of the most successful rap duo in history Outkast, he is running a bulldog breeding business Pitfall Kennels.
Tomb Raider Dir: Roar Uthaug (Film Review)
Starring Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas The video game movie curse is alive and real. Does Tomb Raider defy all odds and do what like the likes of Warcraft and Assassin’s Creed could not? Well keep reading and let me tell you.
New Song Of The Day: Sean Kelly & Friends – Peggy-O
It’s St Patrick’s Day and so here is Sean Kelly & Friends’ version of Peggy-O.
A O Lang Pho – Civic Theatre March 15, 2018
More 13th Floor Auckland Arts Festival coverage… here is Yoson An with his take on A O Lang Pho…
Cecile Hits Her Mark But Misses The Spark
Cecile McLorin Salvant – Auckland Town Hall March 15, 2018 Mixing jazz, blues, opera, show tunes and pop, vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant brought some New York City sophistication to Auckland’s Town Hall last night.
Josienne Clarke: The 13th Floor Interview
English folk duo Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker release their sixth album today, titled Seedlings All. The twosome has been recording together since 2010 with Josienne handling most of the vocal duties and songwriting while Ben plays a myriad of instruments and arranges the tunes. Seedlings All is the duo’s first long player to feature […]
Perfume Genius and Aldous Harding – A Night of Heartbreak and Musical Recovery
Aldous Harding & Perfume Genius – Silo Park March 15, 2018 Three days after King Krule’s wet Auckland debut, grey clouds had threatened another Auckland Arts Festival show but thankfully the rain gods withdrew their ominous threat of damp conditions and blessed us with a glorious evening of weather which was blessed with music befitting […]
New Song Of The Day: Courtney Barnett – Need A Little Time
It’s Courtney in space! Watch the video clip from Courtney Barnett’s new single, Need A Little Time.
Watch: Part 2 Of Our Session With Broods’ Georgia Nott
Broods’ Georgia Nott has stepped out on her own, releasing The Venus Project, Pt. 1 last week.
New Song Of The Day: Wax Chattels – In My Mouth
Auckland trio Wax Chattels have just released their first single from their upcoming Flying Nun debut album.
Perfume Genius Dazzles with Struts, Slides and an Unmistakable Croon
Perfume Genius – Odlins Plaza March 13, 2018 Seattle’s alternative-pop star Perfume Genius played his first of two consecutive Wellington dates in majestic fashion, fusing well-written pop with experimental elements and a visually arresting performance. The venue was the picturesque and cosy circular pop-up tent (“tent” is somewhat of a reductive term in this instance) […]
New Song Of The Day: Leon Bridges – Bad Bad News
Hey hey! Leon Bridges is back with a new track, Bad Bad News.
King Krule finds the sweet spot between seduction and disgust
King Krule – Festival Playground Music Arena, Silo Park – 12 March 2018 As (another) cyclone threatened to break over Auckland city last night, 23 year old King Krule (Archy Marshall) used the ominous weather to his advantage. His guttural London growl twisted in the wind as he opened his debut Auckland Arts Festival performance […]
Sixties Soul Legend PP Arnold Announces Auckland Show
PP Arnold is a legend! The Los Angeles teenager, who became London’s First Lady of Soul after hitting town in 1966 with Ike & Tina Turner and coming to the attention of Mick Jagger, is still going strong. And she’s once again at the right place in the right time, as she has been so […]
Night Lovell Announces First Ever NZ Show This May
Illusive Presents and Frontier Touring are elated to announce that experimental hip hop prodigy Night Lovell will play his first ever New Zealand show this May. The young Canadian will be stopping by Auckland to perform tracks off his acclaimed, independently released albums Concept Vague and Red Teenage Melody, as well as unreleased tracks from […]
New Song Of The Day: A Perfect Circle – Disillusioned
Maynard James Keenan and his band of merry men who make up A Perfect Circle have just released a new song titled Disillusioned.