Watching the taping of Weezer’s performance for their musical appearance in Season 3 of Yo Gabba Gabba makes me wonder where it all went wrong. The made-for-kids track sounds just like classic Weezer; the stuff that made the Blue album so great, and spawned the genius of Pinkerton… Take a look at the Weezer insects [...]

All kinds of superlatives are being used for this three-piece; and fair enough too. What has been leaked from next months album sounds fantastic – but I still need to hear more before I book to see them next year. New Fang might do it though. The self-titled debut album will take the world by [...]

Being at home for the last four weeks (following the birth of the second baby belle) has been busier than I expected. My list of things to do should be renamed ‘the list of things that will never happen’; partially because the weather has been horrible, I had a innocuous fall on my mountain bike [...]

I find it super hard to hate on Phoenix. ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ is too slick to fathom, yet those frenchies totally got it right, its breezy pop, but still quirky enough to keep the indie kids happy. Now, on the eve of the Remix Collection being released, you can stream it for free thanks to [...]

The third LCD Soundsystem album has proven to be in the works – with Murphy facebooking everyone to let them know as well as dropping hints about song titles here and there to keep everyone waiting with baited breath. Anyone who knows me knows I love LCD. I know there is a heap of material [...]

No surprises last night with regards to the winners from the NZ music awards – Ladyhawke taking 6 awards, a fair representation of her achievements over the past couple of years. The NZ music landscape is a funny kettle of fish, polarised by those who are holding onto some sort of unique musical identity (either [...]

Thom Yorke’s 2006 solo release ‘The Eraser’ is a gem of an album. Obviously it shares a lot in common with recent Radiohead releases, but similar to a piece of work created by a younger sibling, the album seems like a disjointed and simplistic effort in comparison to some of the monsters to come out [...]

London based-but NZ grounded, The Veils have been plodding on and off since early 2001. Having heard some of the earlier material, I had dismissed them (not realizing they were home grown), yet having ‘Advice for Young Mothers to Be’ slipped into one of our music groups earlier discs got me excited about listening to [...]