Category: Episodes

Crave! episode 63: Ocean’s 8, Hereditary, Niall Horan, Alien Weaponry

Simon has gone where Steve wasn’t brave enough to this week, to see Hereditary, the new thriller/horror with Toni Collette. He’s also been re-visiting Alien Weaponry, who impressed at this year’s Auckland City Limits festival and who have released a new…

Crave! episode 62: Deadpool 2, Solo, Steven Adler and his Mum, The Handmaid’s Tale

Steve and Simon have both been to the pictures this week, and while they’re by and large in agreement that Solo: A Star Wars Story is perfectly serviceable but ultimately less than remarkable, they’re a little more divided on the…

Crave! episode 61: The Breaker Uppererers, Olive Copperbottom, Hilary Clinton, Auckland International Comedy Festival

Episode 61 of Crave! has a mix of the international and the local. Steve’s at home in New Zealand, while Simon is broadcasting from the Crave! northern studios in Tromsø, north of the Arctic Circle. But they’ve both seen the…

Crave! episode 59: Melissa Etheridge & Sheryl Crow, Rag n Bone Man, Early Man, A Quiet Place, The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society, and an interview with Penny Ashton

It’s been a busy week for Steve and Simon. Monday evening saw them both at Auckland’s Trusts Arena, where they were very impressed with Melissa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow. Steve has also seen English soul singer Rag n Bone Man,…

Crave! episode 58: Ed Sheeran, Ready Player One, Mary Magdalene, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Blockers, The Death Of Stalin

Like most of the population of New Zealand, Simon’s been to see Ed Sheeran recently, as has Crave!’s regular guest reviewer Debbie, and while Debbie’s unqualified in her praise of both of the shows she went to, Simon’s only reasonably…

Crave! episode 57: Lauv, Tomb Raider, Annihilation, Melissa Etheridge, Death Wish

In the latest instalment of Crave!, Steve and Simon share their thoughts on a concert that they were probably a little too old for, Lauv’s recent show at Auckland’s Powerstation. But, age notwithstanding, they were both impressed by the American…

Crave! episode 56: Auckland City Limits, Bruno Mars, Red Sparrow, Marlon Williams

Music to the fore this week, with Simon’s coverage of Grace Jones, Beck, and the rest of the Auckland City Limits festival, as well as our regular guest reviewer Debbie’s thoughts on the first of Bruno Mars’ four dates at…

Crave! episode 55: Queen + Adam Lambert, Robbie Williams, Black Panther, Fifty Shades Freed, Hibiscus and Ruthless, Lady Bird

Simon and Steve have been busy this week. Following their recent meeting with Robbie Williams, Simon’s been to see him perform at Spark Arena, where just a few days later Steve caught up with Queen + Adam Lambert, and it’s…

Crave! episode 54: Foo Fighters; The Stranglers; Laneway 2018; Darkest Hour; I, Tonya

Steve and Simon both find themselves slight disappointed with largely impressive musical events this week, for very different reasons. Steve just couldn’t quite engage with Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters at Mount Smart Stadium, while Simon hugely enjoyed The Stranglers…