Another film-heavy episode, and this week Simon and Steve are in agreement about Dumbo, a heavyweight of a film that fails to take off. Daffodils, the new New Zealand film featuring the songs that Kiwis grew up with over the…
Steve and Simon have been to see Bob Dylan in Auckland, and while Simon came away from the show duly impressed, Steve’s really not quite sure what to make of it all. He does, however, know what to make of…
This week the Melbourne based soul-funk band The Bamboos are to release their eighth studio album, Night Time People. Simon caught up with band leader, Auckland born Lance Ferguson, to chat about the new album, and in particular a stand…
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the big film in cinemas this week, and Simon and Steve ask if it’s time for the Jurassic series to go extinct. (Hint: yes, it is.) Altogether more engaging is Tag, the true-ish story of…
Tu is passionate, direct and uncompromising – a battle cry for social justice from a trio of angry young men. And not just any young men. Lewis De Jong, Henry De Jong and Ethan Trembath hail from New Zealand’s north,…
This is quite simply a stunningly good album. Marlon Williams probably knew expectations were high for Make Way For Love, his second outing, and the Christchurch born singer songwriter and his band The Yarra Benders meet them with ease. It’s…
He’s a 23 year old American pop singer songwriter who’s captured plenty of attention in his home country and next month Lauv (the “au” is pronounced as in “Owl”) will play his first ever New Zealand show as part of…
If you were at Auckland’s Mt Smart stadium last year to see Justin Bieber you may have caught opening act Australian pop band Sheppard. They play catchy melodic pop, and with five years performing and two recorded albums under their…
Pop can rightly traverse all manner of serious subject matter, from social and political to cultural and sexual issues. Sometimes, just as rightly, it can be about the fun and joy to be found in life. Auckland singer songwriter Miller…
Simon and Steve have been enjoyed Thor: Ragnarok enormously. Simon has a lot of very positive things to say about Alice Cooper’s most recent visit to New Zealand, although his support act Ace Frehley was less impressive. And Robert Plant’s…