Will Not Fade

Bill Conway is a very funny man, and is also co-founder of The Hard Times - a hilarious satire site focused on hardcore, punk and associated genres.

Ohio's The End Of The Ocean are back after a seven year wait with third album, -aire, an inspired album that bucks trends and forges something new.

Filipino math-rock quartet tide/edit are back with third album All My Friends, a wonderfully upbeat and energetic record filled with joy.

Florida's Europa have just dropped impressively ambitious debut album Small Steps, a complex and catchy well-recorded foray into prog-rock.

A retrospective of the past year, looking back at some of the best and most memorable concerts and albums of 2018, and looking forward to 2019

The End Of The Ocean have a new album, -aire coming out on Equal Vision, plus an upcoming tour with Tides Of Man. They are also funny #TEOTO #dailyhardstyle

Two albums and almost four years later, Frank Turner returned to Wellington for two shows in one night - playing a whopping 43 songs in total.

Bill Murray and Jan Vogler – New Worlds Tour Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Wednesday 14 November 2018 Jan Vogler and Bill Murray met each other on a plane ride from Berlin to New York. A friendship formed, and soon the two decided to collaborate. Vogler, being a renowned cellist, and Murray a famous actor. The…

David Byrne – American Utopia Tour w/ Kimbra TSB Arena, Wellington Tuesday 13 November 2018 I’ve never seen TSB Arena set up with carpet tiles. I guess most of the time I’m watching rock bands and the bogans spill beer all over the floor, but still, it added a slight air of classiness to the…

Italian act Winter Dust set the bar high with their Thresholds EP, but their emotive new album Sense By Erosion is essential listening.

Suburban Dinosaur is the work of Gonçalo Trindade, a Portuguese guitarist living in Berlin. He deserves applause for his choice of his pseudonym, let alone his music. Suburban Dinosaur: isn’t that just the best name? Trindade is also prolific writer, with this latest EP, Mountains, being his third release so far this year. Mountains features seven short, calming guitar…

Wellington rock legends Shihad came home for a night to celebrate their 30th anniversary as a band, and 20 year anniversary of The General Electric album

Local composer Rhian Sheehan managed to bring his magical soundtrack music to live with a spectacular audio-visual show at Wellingtons Michael Fowler Centre

Kansas City quartet Listener brought their fantastic viseral show to Wellington, melding both intensity and intellect with their unique style of talk music.