BNP, SALAD BOYS, DANCE ASTHMATICS, XRAY CHARLES, THRILL COLLINS at Cassette in Auckland on Friday 24 May 2013 [PHOTOS]
Photos by Holly Davies
DUSK JAM 25 MAY 2013 – Too Many Skies by This Dead Hospital feat Mmdelai
Fresh out of the (email in)box is this track from Too Many Skies – aka Auckland based producer Michael Bullen who, frankly, I know next to nothing about…
KANYE WEST video to be projected in Auckland
Last Friday KANYE WEST debuted the video for ‘New Slaves’ by projecting it on walls in 66 places around the world. Now his website’s been updated with a new map which includes two locations in Auckland – Britomart Place and High Street – the only locations in Australasia and the Asia-Pacific rim.
TUNE AT NOON 25 MAY 2013 – Confidence by The Dodos
THE DODOs are returning with a brand new album in August – it’ll be their fifth long player – Confidence is the lead single which got released this week. I think you should listen to it. It thrashes and propels itself along quite wonderfully on the edge of losing control at times.
They Might Be Giants at The Studio, Auckland on Saturday 18 May 2013 [LIVE REVIEW]
Live Review by Lawrence Mikkelsen
TRACK O’ DAWN 25 MAY – Get Free by Anna Coddington (Major Lazer Remix)
ANNA CODDINGTON has done a superb cover version of Get Free by Major Lazer (feat Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors) which you can stream / download here…
DUSK JAM 24 MAY 2013 – Dream Date by Salad Boys
Imma gonna go check out SALAD BOYS tonight at Cassette here in Auckland… Here’s their track Dream Date to get ready to…
I Hate The Mall (EP) by PCP EAGLES [REVIEW]
PCP Eagles have, single handedly, with just two minutes of that particular song, united a group of disparate misfits with joyous vitriol for the banal…
Watch THE NATIONAL perform Sea of Love on Colbert
THE NATIONAL performed their song Sea of Love live on Colbert earlier this week. You can watch the clip of the performance here.
TOUR DIARY : Luckless and Nadia Reid Ballads & Badlands Tour – episode twelve – THE CAR ACCIDENT
In the latest instalment of our Tour Diary with Luckless and Nadia Reid, Ivy (Luckless) tells of their car accident and write-ff of her Mazda 323
TUNE AT NOON 24 MAY 2013 -Don’t Wait Up by Tweens
TWEENS are a young trio from Cincinnati, Ohio who make skuzzy-fuzzy garage guitar pop. Really well.
oOoOO to return to NZ for two shows
oOoOO is returning to New Zealand for 2 dates after his one-off show in Wellington last year.
TRACK O’ DAWN 24 MAY 2013 – Laura is Fading by Jesse Ruins
Good morning! Jesse Ruins is a band from Tokyo, Japan.
Stream DAFT PUNK Bonus Track
The Japanese version of DAFT PUNK’s new album Random Access Memories comes with a bonus track called Horizon – you can stream it here…
Watch brand new music video for Best of Friends by PALMA VIOLETS
PALMA VIOLETS have released a brand new music video for their single Best of Friends.
DUSK JAM 23 MAY 2013 – Cockroach by Crocodiles
This evening’s DUSK JAM comes via Stereogum, actually, who premiered this new single from CROCODILES earlier this week.
Here She Comes by GHOST WAVE [VIDEO]
GHOST WAVE have released their brand new music video for their single Here She Comes which is from their forthcoming debut album “Ages”, due out late June on Arch Hill in New Zealand.
TUNE AT NOON 23 MAY 2013 – Retrograde (Mist Glider & Tree Remix)
Today’s TUNE AT NOON is a remix of James Blake’s Retrograde by two producers from Santa Cruz in California Mist Glider and Tree. You can stream and/or download it here Or click this…
Anthonie Tonnon and Watercolours announce double-bill winter tour
Anthonie Tonnon and his new band have announced a double-bill winter tour with Watercolours, around New Zealand in June and July.
Trouble Will Find Me by THE NATIONAL [ALBUM REVIEW]
On The National’s sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, Matt Berninger’s rich, deep and beautiful baritone is as rich, deep and beautiful as ever, perhaps even more so…
THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION announce NZ tour
In celebration of the release of their brand-new double album ‘Fandango’, THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION have announced a six-stop New Zealand tour this July.
THE ADULTS announce 6-date tour / offer a free track to download
Jon Toogood’s THE ADULTS are hitting the road again this winter, with a brand new lineup featuring Aaron Tokona of Cairo Knife Fight stepping into Shayne Carter’s guitarist role.
LADI 6 announces extensive national tour with @PEACE
Ahead of a forthcoming new album, Ladi6 with Parks, Julien Dyne and Brandon Haru join forces with Auckland hip hop collective @Peace for a mid-winter national tour.
TRACK O’ DAWN 23 MAY 2013 – Chale (Kids of 88 Remix) by Weird Together
WEIRD TOGETHER is a studio and live collaborative music project from NZ producer/DJ Dick Johnson and George FM Breakfast and Making Tracks’ host Nick Dwyer….
DUSK JAM 22 MAY 2013 – Running by Terace ft Jupiter Project
Todays DUSK JAM is from a brand new musical act by the name of Terace (that’s right just the one ‘r’) – which is Auckland DJ (now based in Australia) Daniel Farley – titled Running.
TOUR DIARY : Luckless and Nadia Reid Ballads & Badlands Tour – episode eleven
Today’s entry from the tour diary is on the tours home stretch, from Nadia
