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August 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
A Vinyl Affair – Record Fair: Saturday, October 6, 2018
Following the success of June’s pop-up record fair at the Rogue and Vagabond – the good news is that A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair will be back there, doing the day shift this time. It’ll be Saturday October 6, from 10am-4pm. As always there’ll be a huge range of vinyl treasures – new and second-hand […]Archive
August 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Film Preview: The Man From Mo’Wax – Exclusive NZ Screening & Afterparty (Wgtn/Akld)
James Lavelle is a legend of electronic music and DJ culture – and his label Mo’Wax has been influential and inspiring. Its story and James’ story are shared in the documentary film, The Man From Mo’Wax. This September in Wellington on Saturday, September 8 at The Roxy Cinema and in Auckland the following week, Saturday […]Archive
June 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Suzanne Vega to Play Two NZ Shows: August 2018
Anyone reading this will know I’m such a huge Suzanne Vega fan. So it’s huge news – to me anyway – that she is going to be playing two shows in New Zealand in August this year. I’ve already booked tickets to see her play in Australia in late-July. I’ll return home with the chance […]Archive
June 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Writers on Mondays: July-October 2018
Once again the popular Writers on Mondays sessions by Victoria Univeristy’s International Institute of Modern Letters will take place at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum (Level 4, Te Marae) from 12.15-1.15pm on Mondays from July 16 to October 1. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]Archive
May 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
An Evening with Sam Cutler: Film Screening and Q&A
UPDATE: The Wellington show has now been cancelled due to low ticket sales. Sam Cutler was tour manager for The Rolling Stones during the tumultuous Altamont show that capped the 1969 tour. He was left to clean up the mess – and eventually wrote about it, along with so many other stories from his life […]Archive
May 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Anna van der Leij
Anna van jer Leij works with “the fantastic folks at Chamber Music New Zealand”, and they’re touring The New Yorker music critic and author Alex Ross with New Zealand mezzo soprano Bianca Andrew and STROMA – an ensemble made up of a selection of NZSO players and pianist Emma Sayers. They mostly perform modern chamber […]Archive
January 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: 2018 Films To Screen at Wellington’s Iconic Embassy Theatre
New Zealand’s largest Film Society will move to screening at Wellington’s iconic Embassy Theatre after the demise of the Paramount in late 2017. The Wellington Film Society will launch its 2018 programme with a screening of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) on 26 February. The Embassy Theatre will for the first time host the entire film society programme […]Archive
January 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Joshua Radin: Two NZ Shows (May, 2018)
Singer/songwriter Joshua Radin brings his self proclaimed “whisper rock” to New Zealand for an evening of intimate and deeply personal performances. Get your Tickets Now! The dear diary-esque world of Joshua Radin’s music has been heard across Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill and countless others. With live performances characterized by his endearing and open […]Archive
January 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Bad Manners: NZ Tour 2018
Ska Legends BAD MANNERS bring their non-stop party back down under for a Greatest Hits Tour! Get your Tickets Now Fronted by the larger than life Buster Bloodvessel, BAD MANNERS setlist is all chock-a-block full of bouncy ska toons – ‘Lip Up Fatty’, ‘Special Brew’, ‘Just A Feeling’, ‘Skinhead Love Affair’, ‘My Girl Lollipop’, ‘Inner London Violence’, ‘Walking In The Sunshine’, ‘Lorraine’ and of course the […]Archive
November 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Sepultura – NZ Tour (May, 2018)
Brazilian Heavy Metal Icons Sepultura + San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Legends Death Angel tour this May! Get your tickets here: “The second Sepultura entered the stage the whole place went absolutely crazy. Neck-breaking headbanging, mosh pits and crowdsurfers were there right from the first minute to the very last note” – Heavy Metal Bands Info (Sepultura Review)Archive
September 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman