Author: Steve McCabe

Iron Maiden world tour starts — brand new tour content revealed!

Last Thursday, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off The Book Of Souls World Tour 2016 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first of 69 dates currently announced in 36 countries around the world! There is now some fantastic new…

Crave! episode 14: Prince, Deadpool, Dad’s Army, Pop-Up Globe

This week’s episode of Crave! features a special guest review of one of Prince’s two shows at the ASB Theatre in Auckland’s Aotea Centre. Simon and Steve have been very impressed with Deadpool, but less so with Dad’s Army. Steve’s…

Twenty One Pilots announce Auckland show

In the wake of their wildly successful 2015 headline tour, American alt-pop duo TWENTY ONE PILOTS will return to Auckland for their biggest New Zealand headline show yet. Twenty One Pilots have grown astronomically since the release of their self-titled LP and…

THE TAITE MUSIC PRIZE: UNVEILING THE FINALISTS

Independent Music NZ is very pleased to announce that the finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2016 have now been confirmed. Named after the late Dylan Taite, one of the countrys most highly respected music journalists, this will be the seventh year for…

Death Cab for Cutie announce support acts

Washington alt-rockers Death Cab for Cutiereturn to New Zealand this week to play Wellington’s Opera House on Saturday 20 February and Auckland’s St James on Tuesday 23 February. Exciting Wellington act Mermaidens will be the opening act for the Wellington date and Lontalius will play…

Villainy announce Dead Sight NZ tour

Auckland Alt-rock band Villainy are hitting the road this March and April for seven headline concerts around New Zealand and an appearance at Homegrown. 2015 was a massive year for Villainy with the release of their second album Dead Sight(which debuted at #4 on…

Crave! episode 13: Spotlight, Steve Jobs, Zoolander No. 2

Simon and Steve have seen Spotlight, the Oscar-tipped true-story film about clergy sex abuse in Boston. In need of a little palate-cleansing after Spotlight, they’re also talking this week about Zoolander No. 2. And, having seen Steve Jobs, Steve talks…