Folks, this won’t take long. Scream VI is poor. It’s a poor excuse for a horror movie, and just as poor an excuse for a comedy – and sadly it tries to be both of these things at the same…
Scream VI: a scream for all the wrong reasons
Harry Styles at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland: review—A great show, and the singing might have been good, too.
A Harry Styles concert is about many things. It’s a shared experience, an opportunity to dress up in Harry-themed costumes, a chance to sing, or scream, along to a thoroughly eclectic mix of songs, it’s a chance to be with…
Lorde at Western Springs, Tāmaki Makaurau: a long time coming—The Solar Power Tour, reviewed by Jeremy Elwood
It was a long time coming, but after two years of COVID disruption and two months of nervously watching the skies, Solar Power finally arrived in Tāmaki Makaurau. “My name is Ella…you might know me as Lorde”. Indeed we do. …
Ed Sheeran at Eden Park, Auckland—excellent in quite unexpected ways
Ed Sheeran played a quite excellent show at Eden Park in Auckland last night. It just wasn’t quite the show he’d expected to play. It was, from the start, something a little different. The first time I saw Sheeran, at…
The most beautiful music in town—Cowboy Junkies delight Auckland
“Well, she’s got range,” I heard a woman in the row behind me at last night’s Cowboy Junkies concert remark about singer Margo Timmins as the band finished My Little Basquiat. Thing is, if you’ve only heard Sweet Jane, the…
Red Hot Chili Peppers with Post Malone at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland—photo gallery
So good to see the big shows from the world’s best acts coming back to Aotearoa. Last night saw the return of Red Hot Chili Peppers, with Post Malone opening up for them, and Crave! was, of course, there to…
Pixies and Die! Die! Die! at Town Hall, Auckland—picture gallery
As Auckland’s live music scene comes back to life, so does Crave!’s coverage of the very best shows. And last night, it was the turn of Pixies, at Auckland’s Town Hall, with Auckland’s own Die! Die! Die! opening up the…
The Art Of Black Grace 1/5: dance, but not as we know it
The Art Of Black Grace 1/5 is a curious, creative, ingenious thing. A six-meter-high cylinder of screens fifteen meters across, it’s an art installation in itself, but also a way of showcasing Black Grace, Neil Ieremia’s acclaimed contemporary dance company.…
George Thorogood and The Destroyers: photo gallery
After a very long, very strange couple of years, live music is finally coming back, and Crave! is going to be there as your favourite artists return to the stage. Last night saw George Thorogood and The Destroyers play Auckland’s…
Crave! talks to Jamie McDell
Kiwi singer Jamie McDell releases her latest album today, and she’s take a few minutes to talk to Crave! about family, recording, and the musicians she’s been fortunate enough to work with in Nashville making her record. Podcast: Play in…