Published in Rip It Up, December 2013 “He lives there?”- exclaims ex-vocalist for seminal Goth band Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, upon leaning that Killing Joke Front man Jaz Coleman has an Island outside Auckland. “Tell him that he better well come and pay homage, if he’s in town.” Laughing out loud
The first time I met electronic artist/composer Rhian Sheehan was when I was babysitting his daughter, Niva. He’d just released his first album Paradigm Shift on the fledgling label Loop. It was constructed in the dingy spare room of his Newtown flat. Yet despite this tiny biosphere his subjects, and
The Earth is in its Menopausal state, I am reminded by Loop Records’ manager, it seems the planet is going through a midlife crisis, suffocated by air pollution, drained of it’s natural resources and over populated. This is the clear and simple message composer Rhian Sheehan wants to get across
And here’s the article for your reading pleasure: Guitarist for Nu-Metal band Blacklistt, Marcus Powell, is taking a break when the phone rings. “A bit of a relief” he tells me. It’s good to do an interview right now. Take the heat off. He’s in the middle of getting ink
Published in Groove Guide Jly 2013 (abridged) Despite less than glamorous weather, the Capital turns on a red carpet party for a new film about responsible imbibing, midlife crises and saving the world between pints. Tim Gruar sobers up after the international premiere of The World’s End for a chat
