Jon Toogood - Album Review: Last Of The Lonely Gods
06 Nov 2024 // review by Daniel OBrien
Ten years ago I saw Jon Toogood perform a solo acoustic rendition of some classic Shihad songs to an absolutely packed Hunter Lounge in Wellington. He casually walked out onto the stage with his acoustic guitar, sat down, and proceeded to smash out what is one of the most explosive and commanding performances I have ever seen.
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Salmonella Dub - Album Review: For All Things Alive
05 Nov 2024 // review by Daniel OBrien
In the late 90's and early 2000's, Reggae and Dub formed the heart of the NZ music scene, with bands like Rhombus, Fat Freddy's Drop and Salmonella Dub (among many others) pumping out so much high quality original music that the Roots sound became synonymous with the idea of NZ music.But nothing lasts forever, and despite a few notable exceptions (Kora and TOI for example) the scene slowly homogenised into a cloying mix of chart-baiting BBQ reggae pop nonsense and vapid club hungry dance tracks.
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Louis Baker - EP Review: Medicine
04 Oct 2024 // review by Daniel OBrien
I’ve never tried heroin.
But after listening to Louis Baker's new EP Medicine, I have a greater appreciation of what the experience may be like.
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