Taylor Swift
By Kelly Carmichael and Jo Coulam
Artist: Taylor Swift
Date / Venue: Friday November 29th, Vector Arena, Auckland
Interview: Shapeshifter
By Jake Ebdale
As I talk to Shapeshifter co-founder, keyboard and sax player Devin Abrams over the phone, he excuses himself for a minute. A painter knocks on his door with a new type of paint. He then pops back on the phone, apologises, and we start a very casual interview, covering new album Delta, Rhythm and Vines, and the connection between band and crowd.
Puerto Flamenco
By Kelly Carmichael
Date / Venue: Thursday November 21st, Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland
OneRepublic
By Poppy Tohill
Artist: OneRepublic
Date / Venue: Saturday November 16th, Vector Arena, Auckland
Salt N Pepa
By Paul Ballard
Artist: Salt N Pepa
Date / Venue: Friday November 15th, ASB Theatre (Aotea Centre), Auckland
City And Colour
By Christina Croucher
I spoke to Dallas Green, the artist we now know as City And Colour before his trip to NZ in December. The down to earth artist is at the end of his tour around the US and looking forward to his trip down to the Southern Hemisphere.
The Members
By Clare McCabe
Artist: The Members, with support from Roofdog and The Caveman
Date / Venue: Saturday November 9th, Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland
ENZO - Stranger Than Fiction
By Patricia McInerney
Artist: ENZO - Stranger Than Fiction
Date / Venue: Saturday November 2nd - St. Mary's In Holy Trinity, Auckland
Eddie Rayner
By Jake Ebdale
Split Enz have arguably carved their path as New Zealand's seminal act, a statement that is hardly stranger than fiction. In a grey Kiwi music scene, they were an unabashed dash of colourful punk-rock and new wave pop, wrapped up in a theatrical spectacle both weird and wonderful. This other worldly aesthetic would span across the Tasman, eventually stamping Split Enz on the world stage.
Tutus On Tour
By Kelly Carmichael
Date / Venue: Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland - Wednesday October 30th