Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
By Rathan Paul Harshavardan
Released Monday December 15th, 2014 - Republic Records
Fear Factory
By Sebastian Mackay
Fear Factory are legendary. They do stuff with guitars and noise that made people I like want to do the same stuff. That's where my connection to Fear Factory began and up until chatting to Burton C. Bell I thought that was where it ended - it's not though. So like an elephant on a tightrope I proceed to make myself look like a right dick in the following interview but Burton had fun... I think.
Raggamuffin 2014
By Jake Ebdale
Date / Venue: Saturday December 13th, Trusts Arena, Auckland
Che Fu
By Steven Grant
It's a busy couple of months ahead for Che Fu. This Saturday December 13th, Che and his band The Kratez are ready to perform some good vibes at Raggamuffin on an impressive bill featuring UB40, Cypress Hill and Ice Cube (just to name a few), while in January he heads of on The Winery Tour with his band Supergroove.
Various Artists - The Art Of McCartney
By Frank Gates
Released Monday November 17th, 2014 - Arctic Poppy
A Christmas Carol - RNZB with the APO
By Christina Croucher
Date / Venue: Wednesday December 3rd, ASB Theatre, Auckland
Jon Toogood
By Sebastian Mackay
I got 25 minutes with Jon Toogood during a lightning storm in Melbourne. During that 25 minutes Jon covered everything from existential life questions to working as part of a theatre to the food that he'd eat every day until the day he died ("I reckon you'd get sick of it by dinner" he said, only half mockingly) and just how readily available thermals are.