Lawrence Arabia – Absolute Truth (Flying Nun)

  Good ol’ James Milne.  We’re so happy to have you back.  It’s been nearly 4 years since your last release, The Sparrow, a sublime and truly satisfying album.  With clever, twisted songs like Early Kneecaps and Travelling Shoes creating deliciously determined earworms it seemed almost inconceivable that you could

Ladyhawke – Bodega, Wellington – 22 July 2016

Although it may be rooted in the sweet soul pop and glam of the early 1990’s Pip Brown’s music and stage performance remains a crisper, more economical version those glamorous disco idols like Michael Jackson and Donna Summer.   As we’ve come to expect, Brown appears without fanfare on Bodega’s small

Broods – Shed 5,Wellington – 17 July 2016

“Thank you, Wellington,” announced Georgia Nott, midway through tonight’s set.  “Thanks for coming out to see us on such a cold night.  We’ve a full house.  But then this is like a home coming, and, as you probably know, we’re pretty much related to half of New Zealand!”  She was

Felice Brothers- Life in the dark (Yep Roc)

First published on http://www.13thfloor.co.nz The wonderful Felice Brothers (2 real and several ‘adopted’) are back again, and the world is better for it.  Bringing with them is their own fairy tale version of America, a place that can no longer exist in this bitter world of shopping mall terrorism and

Motörhead – Clean Your Clock

Review written for http://www.13thfloor.co.nz Lemmy Kilmister’s Untimely death left a huge hole the music world, that’s for sure.   Since I first saw them playing Ace of Spade on an episode of the Young Ones they’ve been in a secret joy to behold.  With his handle bar moustache, warts and high

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