Crave! episode 80: Dumbo, Daffodils, Us, and Hozier’s new album Wasteland, Baby

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…

Dumbo: you’ll see an elephant fly, but this film fails to soar

There is, presumably, a question to be asked when approaching the re-making of a classic film like Dumbo. Should the updated version cleave closely to the original, retaining story, and characters, or should it simply identify what was the heart…

Crave! episode 79: Leaving Neverland, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bryan Adams, Captain Marvel

Alleged paedophilia isn’t really the stuff entertainment review podcasts thrive on, but Leaving Neverland, the new HBO-produced doco about the allegations surrounding Michael Jackson, is a compelling — a very tough, but compelling — watch, and Simon and Steve have…

Bryan Adams live: Go on, try not to like him, I dare you

Bryan Adams, Spark Arena Auckland, March 12 Let’s start with the bleeding obvious: this guy can belt out a song. Performing what he told the Auckland audience was his first ever indoor arena show in New Zealand, Bryan Adams’ voice…

City of Souls joins forces with Circles for New Zealand and Australia tour dates

Auckland’s post-alternative rock kings, City Of Souls, will headline shows in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch this July with support from Melbourne-bred progressive alternative rock juggernaut, Circles. The tour then travels to Australia for Circles’ headline shows with City Of Soulsin Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, and…