Katchafire & Kora
By Wal Reid
Artist: Katchafire & Kora
Date / Venue: Friday June 26th, 2015 - The Powerstation, Auckland
Brooke Fraser
By Wal Reid
Artist: Brooke Fraser
Date / Venue: Saturday June 27th, 2015 - Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland
Timberwolf
By Poppy Tohill
"I've had a pretty cruisy day," a cheerful Chris Panousakis (better known by his stage moniker - Timberwolf) happily chimed on the other end of the phone as we launched into a full blown conversation about our mutual love for Netflix, lazy days in bed, noodles and of course - chocolate.
The Black Dahlia Murder
By Lou Mitchell
Artist: The Black Dahlia Murder
Date / Venue: Wednesday June 24th, 2015 - Kings Arms, Auckland
5 Seconds Of Summer
By Leah Victoria
Artist: 5 Seconds Of Summer
Date / Venue: Thursday June 18th, 2015 - Vector Arena, Auckland
Gay Paris
By Poppy Tohill
Birthed in 2009 from the corpse of something that kicked and screamed until it died, the monster rock and rollers that are Gay Parisentered this world running with wolves and howling in the hills. Spending their time loping around the dimmest haunts of the Australian music scene, Gay Paris have shaken of the dust of sleep, flexed their muscles and are now gearing up to release their third studio album, ‘Dark Arts.'
Lindemann
By Clare McCabe
Hands up who likes Rammstein? Well you are in for a treat because Till Lindemann, the lead singer, is about to release a new album and this time he sings in English. Yes that's right chums. In English. Till's new band, Lindemann, is a collaboration between Till and Peter Taegtgren(of Hypocrisy and Pain fame). Their debut album, Skills In Pills, will be released next month. And it is good. Also turns out Till is a huge fan of New Zealand and he was hanging out here earlier in the year.
Adam Westcott
By Jennifer Quinlin
South-West England isn't the first place that springs to mind when somebody mentions Flamenco. Adam Westcott, 32, is aiming to change that. Westcott hails from Teignmouth, a lovely seaside town in beautiful Devon.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Artist: Yngwie Malmsteen
Date / Venue: Thursday June 4th - The Powerstation, Auckland
Yngwie Malmsteen
By Keith Wright
In modern exclamations, this article for me has the OMFG. WTF?! I had the rarest privilege to speak to a living legend, Yngwie Malmsteen.