Music

Through talking to a lot of musicians I have become interested in the progressions that have taken place in regards to what people listen to throughout the years. Some go the classic and consistent route of being exposed to their parents music early on such as Black Sabbath, Queen, AC/DC, or The …

Well the time has finally passed, Devilskin have completed their set at Download Festival, and from all accounts it seems like it went off massively!! Paul Martin stating that it may be have been the most enjoyable Devilskin set he has ever played! Which is pretty big considering some of …

New Zealand has some hugely talented musicians that just do not get the support they deserve from local media as they mostly play old recycled shit, or new cookie cutter nonsense, most of which is from the international market that really doesn’t need our support. I really doubt that playing …

Everyone has that old faithful song/album/or artist that they can always listen to no matter what, who or what is that for you? For me I have quite a few…. generally any of these artists I can listen to their whole catalogue but here’s a few fave songs. Mudvayne Breaking Benjamin …

A tonne of NZ rock bands have just released this video, each to their own page… none of them are letting much be known only that we have to wait til May 19th to find out!! The list of bands includes Ekko Park, Setting Fire To Stacey, Silence The City, …

Believe it or not, May is still NZ music month despite it being a shadow of its former self. I remember it being a pretty big deal about 10 years ago but in semi-recent years it has really dropped off the radar at least in regards to the more mainstream …

How often do you come across a cover of a song and find it to actually be better than the original, generally it’s not very often but lately i’ve been finding a few that have been pretty killer! Hearing a couple sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole …

I used to be all about the physical cds, something you can hold in your hand. I never quite got on the iTunes buzz, but now that streaming and Spotify is so prolific and easy I have mostly jumped ship onto this platform unless it’s something I am really getting …

As many of you will have already seen, on Saturday night a gig was cut short featuring some international bands at the Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland. There has been a lot of debate as to who was at fault, who should pay, and whether or not the authorities over-reacted. …