The Dream Syndicate – ‘The Universe Inside’

First published: https://www.ambientlightblog.com/album-review-the-dream-syndicate-the-universe-inside/#more-44418 The Dream Syndicate were one of those US alt-rock/neo-psychedelia bands that injected the vibrance of the Paisley Underground into the depressive veins of the late 80’s, at a time when music was dominated by fatalism courtesy of Margaret Thatcher and Joy Division.  Their first two albums –

Six 60 – Hutt Recreation Ground 25th January 2020

Photos I took were used in the Hutt News  

Queen + Adam Lambert, Wellington NZ, 2020

First appeared at: https://www.ambientlightblog.com/queen-adam-lambert-wellington-nz-2020/  For the last five days I’ve been looking out my office windows, spying on the construction of a massive multi-story stage going up inside the Capital’s Sky Stadium – aka ‘The Cake Tin’. Any big show at the stadium is special due to the amount of

Same Planet Different Orbit: A PLUTO Interview

First appeared at: https://www.ambientlightblog.com/same-planet-different-orbit-a-pluto-interview/ There’s a famous line from that great Ackroyd/Balushi movie The Blues Bothers: “We’re getting the band back together!” That’s exactly what’s happened to Auckland based alt-pop crew PLUTO (Pipe Lines Under The Ocean)  who, after a 10 year break, have managed to almost seamlessly remerge back onto

Three Penny Opera – Wgtn Repertory Theatre (June 2019)

From his lofty position in the lighting box Tim Gruar took a few sneaky snaps of this year’s production.  He’s collected together the choicest cuts and created two albums that capture talent and magic of this show.  Photos – Part 1 & Part 2 Feel free to email him at tim_gruar@yahoo.com

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