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I get an email from my editor today. He said he had a challenge for me. “I think that your sarcastic satyrical style of writing will suit this quite nicely.” Is…

This was my third Splore and it’s still one of my favourite festivals in the world. Aw screw it, just one of my favourites? That’s not doing it justice. This year…

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This was my second Camp A Low Hum and my first at the Wainuiomata site. Camp Wainui is about an hour out of Wellington and much prettier and more spread out…

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Splore only comes round every two years, which is a damn shame cos many would agree it was the best weekend of the year, and a gleaming highlight of their summer.…

Karaoke, poetry, and a good old fashioned game of Bingo with a cash prize! All this and there’s a free bar and buffet for the earlybirds. Sounds like the perfect Friday…

Blang are an inspirational underground label based in East London who have a penchant for more unusual and subversive acts. It was started by Joe who’s since been joined by Jules.…

I was looking for a job, then I found a job, and heaven knows I’m miserable now. Ah yes, Morrissey said it best when he sang these wise words. It’s a…

Since it first appeared in 2005, Latitude festival has earned a reputation for being a glorious weekend away, boasting the best bands, theatre, comedy, culture, food and everything you could ask…

Before I begin, let me just get one thing off my chest. The fluorescent lighting was shit. I’m still a fan of 12 Bar, and the festival, but I think a…

Anyone who’s been to Girl Talk gig before will know what I’m about to say. General mayhem, disco stage invasion chaos, two laptops wrapped in cling film, and big grins on…

I had been looking forward to this gig for months. I was already excited to be heading home to Auckland for the summer, so imagine my excitement when I got an…

I still recall my first impression of Paul Hawkins, a lone figure on stage at the 12 Bar, strumming a guitar and bawling out a tuneless rant. “Is this guy for…

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The drinks and the mud flowed freely and we had one hell of a time. In it’s fifth triumphant…

As it was my first Bestival, I arrived at the Isle of Wight feeling wildly excited. I’d only had a glimpse of the festival on a tv documentary, where I learnt…

As Kelly from Architecture In Helsinki cited The Mighty Boosh as (and I quote) ‘The greatest influence on me in the past five years’, I thought it’s about time that we…

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After many blinding live shows from this New Zealand three piece, it’s great to finally see the arrival of the finished album. They’ve played all over the world, done a stint…