This thing is just incredible. The Bubble comes from Rhombus’ forthcoming sampler CD Rhombus In Dub: Volume 1 (which also features Optimus Gryme) and on it Rhombus provide the perfect type of beat (raw drums surrounded by spacey synth splurts) for Rodney P to just dominate this thing. For example: […]
Grayson Gilmour Bodega, Wellington Saturday May 8
Considering people who attended the Chris Knox benefit show at Le Poisson Rouge were told ‘no cameras of any type – not even camera phones’ we were expecting there to be little to witness of the show all the way back in New Zealand. Thankfully videos from the show, mostly […]
Considering people who attended the Chris Knox benefit show at Le Poisson Rouge were told ‘no cameras of any type – not even camera phones’ we were expecting there to be little to witness of the show all the way back in New Zealand. Thankfully videos from the show, mostly […]
Six years ago, Usher Raymond released Confessions, an album which has since sold 10 million copies and been certified diamond. It’s reasonable then to assume that each album since that career highlight was going to be an experiment to see if he could repeat that triumph, and despite the success […]
Musical magpie Rufus Wainwright returns with a remarkably stripped down album; All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu. On first listen, hearing Wainwright pared back to pianos and vocals for an entire album is a disorienting experience. Gradually though, the expressiveness of Wainwright’s performance overcomes the initially jarring shift, and […]
Musical magpie Rufus Wainwright returns with a remarkably stripped down album; All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu. On first listen, hearing Wainwright pared back to pianos and vocals for an entire album is a disorienting experience. Gradually though, the expressiveness of Wainwright’s performance overcomes the initially jarring shift, and […]
I was going to say something insightful about how Young Jeezy has seemingly mastered the perfect ratio between releasing solid mixtapes and great albums, but just download the damn thing already. [Download it via Nah Right]
Young Sid Juice Bar, Auckland Monday May 3
The fourth edition of the Awesome Feeling compilation is up for download right now over at Real Groove. It’s a 24-track mix of the some of the best new artists from around the country and includes tracks from Home Brew, The Drab Doo-Riffs, Diana Rozz, Popstrangers, Bandicoot, and The Corner’s […]
Auckland’s Street Chant have been doing pretty good for themselves lately. They played the Laneway festival back in February and they recently scored big when they nabbed the support slot for The Dead Weather both here and in Australia. They’ve also just finished recording their debut album which will be […]
Auckland’s Street Chant have been doing pretty good for themselves lately. They played the Laneway festival back in February and they recently scored big when they nabbed the support slot for The Dead Weather both here and in Australia. They’ve also just finished recording their debut album which will be […]
More specifically, he’s coming to New Plymouth. Slash will headline G-TARanaki International Music Week as well as playing a show at TSB Stadium on August 14. Not sure how he is planning on performing anything from his latest self-titled album (I’m guessing he’ll sub in some touring vocalists or something) […]
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