Louisa Nicklin - Album Review: The Big Sulk
26 Aug 2024 // review by Tim Gruar
Fresh to the turntable is the second full suite release from Tamaki Makaurau songwriter and graduate of Te Koki New Zealand School of Music Louisa Nicklin. Regular gig attendees may already know Nicklin from her time playing with Dimmer and Mermaidens, tucked in the back providing robust rhythms on their trusty six string.
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Nathan Haines - Album Review: Notes
18 Aug 2024 // review by Tim Gruar
The whakapapa of Nathan Haines' 11th studio effort, his first since 2014, stretches back over a decade and features a through-line narrative from his iconic London Jazz Café days to his darker moments battling throat cancer and brighter days as
a new parent.
The signposts of Haines career are as easy to read as neon in the darkness.
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Womb - MNZ Interview: Coffee Bar Kid Cuts S01 / E01: Womb: Sibling Harmony
12 Aug 2024 // interview by Tim Gruar
Later this month Eyegum Collective’s magnificent Great Sounds Great Festival returns for a third year with bands known and unknown, including Jujulipps, Grecco Romank, Ebony Lamb, Death and The Maiden and
Fur Patrol. The one-day multi venue event has moved to a new date in late August, to add some welcome warmth to the dreary Capital winter months.
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