Postmodern Jukebox played in Auckland on Friday night, and Grace Watson was there to shoot the show for Crave!
GOOD FOR THE SOUL – The Teskey Brothers, with The Bads, Auckland, October 6
It might seem an odd thing to say that an evening with a blues band can be a joyous occasion. But so it was at Auckland’s Mercury Theatre on Saturday October 6. The Teskey Brothers performed with touch, skill, and…
VENOM: Hardy makes it worthwhile, despite what others say
I have to say the trailer for this film didn’t grab me. And although I try not to read other reviews before watching a film, I couldn’t escape the headlines, and those headlines told a sorry story about Venom, the…
Crave! episode 70: Johnny English, A Simple Favour, Ladies In Black, Kim Benzie
In the seventieth — seventieth! — episode of Crave! Steve struggles to convince Simon of the merits of A Simple Favour, the new Blake Lively—Anna Kendrick two-hander; while Simon rates it, he isn’t as taken in with the film’s charms…
JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN – more miss than hit, thanks to Peter Sellers
Essentially, this is a collection of gags. Most of them, as you’d expect from Rowan Atkinson, are of the physical variety. Some are without doubt laugh out loud funny, but others feel rather tired and predictable. Overall, this is a…
DEAD LETTER CIRCUS – new album, interview with Kim Benzie
Dead Letter Circus is a Brisbane based rock band who’ve built up a loyal following on the other side of the Tasman. This week lead singer Kim Benzie was in Auckland to promote their new – and fifth- album, cunningly…
Crave! episode 69: BlacKkKlansman, The Happytime Murders, Steven Wilson, Pink
Two films of very different calibres have been occupying Simon and Steve’s attention this week. BlacKKKlansman, the Spike Lee joint about a black detective who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan, made a very positive impression; The Happytime Murders simply managed…
STEVEN WILSON interview – ahead of his tour, a chat about life, music and why it’s good not to wear shoes
He’s been called the King of Prog Rock, and also the most successful musician you’ve never heard of. Those who have heard of him are clearly a devoted lot, as Englishman Steven Wilson has sustained a career for 30 years.…
P!NK at Spark Arena, Auckland — flying high
There’s a lot of flying at a Pink concert. There is, in fact, a lot of an awful lot of things. But somehow the show manages to hang together in a way that other concerts can’t quite pull off. Following…
The Happytime Murders: not a happy time at the cinema
What’s most frustrating, perhaps, about The Happytime Murders is that there is the germ, the nubbin, of a potentially really enjoyable film hiding somewhere inside it. That really enjoyable film, however, has been crushed by the weight of the monumental…