Billy Crystal in Auckland, July 21 Oh he makes it look so easy. Billy Crystal is relaxed, comfortable, unfussed. He’s invited us around for a chat and a catch up. We might be sitting in his living room, or around…
Mr Natural
Star Trek Beyond
How does a writer reinvigorate a story that on one hand is full of characters dear to the hearts of many, but on the other is decades old? How to stave off fatigue? The co writers of Star Trek Beyond,…
Beautiful Disaster, Vancouver
We’ve covered all manner of bands in Crave: big names like the late Prince, hot younger bands like 21 Pilots and Hozier, and brand new acts like Auckland singer songwriter Miller, a name many will be (so far) unfamiliar with.…
Postcard from Oslo, via Ponsonby
They like him here, they like him there. When the “him” is Bruce Springsteen, that’s hardly a surprise. Most of the time I rein in my liking for the man’s music so as not to bore people, but it’s nice…
Steel Panther at The Powerstation, Auckland
Steel Panther played Auckland’s Powerstation last night, and Steve was there to shoot the show for Crave!
Crave! episode 21: Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft: The Beginning, Me Before You, Central Intelligence
In a film-heavy episode of Crave!, Steve and Simon have both seen Me Before You, the alleged weepie starring Emilia “no dragons in this film” Clarke, Independence Day: Resurgence and Warcraft: The Beginning, and they’re both struggling to find an…
Crave! episode 20: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Miller, Paul Simon, Big Country
Steve has been to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows, but Simon wisely saved his money. Steve has seen Big Country at the King’s Arms in Auckland, while Simon has been talking to newcomer Miller about his…
Crave! episode 19: The Nice Guys, X-Men Apocalypse, Bad Neighbours 2
Steve’s been highly entertained by The Nice Guys, Shane Black’s new film-noir pastiche with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, while Simon’s been a little less impressed by the somewhat formulaic X-Men Apocalypse. In music news, Simon has a clutch of…
Cherie Currie at the King’s Arms, Auckland
Cherie Currie, the voice of 1970s punk-glam-rockers The Runaways, came to Auckland for the first time last night, and Crave! was there to cover the show. The full review will be in the next edition of the podcast; in the…
Crave! episode 18: The Jungle Book, Captain America: Civil War, Twenty One Pilots
Steve and Simon talk with great enthusiasm about the near-live-action remake of The Jungle Book, but with slightly less unanimous enthusiasm about Captain America: Civil War. Simon saw Twenty One Pilots, but Steve didn’t see Iron Maiden. Podcast: Play in…