Express is stageside for 2018’s biggest pop concert. Her Herstory: Popstars generally fall into two categories: celebrities who can sing, and genuine artists. Taylor Swift it definitely the latter. Her rise to fame is well documented. The young country singer-songwriter with a penchant for befriending and dating other celebrities; who’s worldwide success became too big […]
Two-time Billy T award nominated (and twice robbed) comedian James Malcolm falls on his gay knees and pledges his heart and soul to pop’s reigning queen, Taylor Swift. I self-identify as the Taylor Swift of NZ comedy because we both write about our ex-boyfriends. Taylor Swift is petty, dramatic, self-referencing and everything I aspire to […]
Star’s of Silo’s Here Lies Love: Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Ria Hall and Colleen Davies discuss what it means to be a diva. For their end of year show, SILO theatre have made an intriguing avant-garde choice: Fat Boy Slim and David Bryne’s Here Lies Love, a concept album based on the life of the former first […]
Call it divine intervention, but Sam Smith has a habit of pulling off the impossible. After his first album In The Lonely Hour was an international critical and commercial success, pundits suggested there was no way his second LP, The Thrill of It All, could be better. Yet Smith crafted a masterpiece that was somehow […]
One half of your favourite Grooms talks about his MAFS experience. Where did you grow up and how was life growing up for you? Growing up in New Plymouth was amazing. I have a very supportive family and an incredible group of friends. When did you first realise you were gay? I had a good […]
Kiwi music’s queer revolution is here! To celebrate the release of their next singles, Julia and Maude Morris of dream-pop duo LEXXA spoke with their sometimes co-collaborator, biggest fan and best friend Possum Plows, lead vocalist for Kiwi powerpop band Openside. “I feel like we’re only just starting to get into the sweet spot,” said […]
One half of our favourite Grooms spills the tea on his MAFS experience. Where did you grow up and how was life growing up for you? I grew up on the west coast beach in Piha. Life was pretty simple, nothing extreme. When did you first realise you were gay? I always had an […]
Double Billy T nominated comedian James Malcolm checks out the NZ leg of Calum Scott’s Only Human tour. I went into The Powerstation last night knowing little about Calum Scott, other than his iconic cover of Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’ but left a true stan. Calum is just so clearly the total package and […]