Category: Review
express talked to hilarious cabaret star Jason Chasland last year on the eve of his one-man show Imposter, in its fifth international season, developed especially for Pride. Roll on to 2018, and we were amped to catch this rising star in his return to New Zealand with his latest show, Leather Lungs: Son of a […]
Oliver Hall visits Auckland’s Laneway Festival. It’s no wonder the Big Day Out’s resurrection crumbled quickly after the Laneway festival was formed. Sure the festivals catered to different tastes, but Laneway set the bar in what a festival could offer from a line up that presented female artists as something more than a token gesture, […]
The undertones of love and desire in Call Me By Your Name. Call Me By Your Name is one of those movies you won’t forget. Not only because it is a beautiful coming-of-age love story, with impeccable cinematography, but because the characters in this film will take you on a marvellous journey in search of idyllic […]
In the secluded mountains of the East Cape an Xhosa tradition known as Ukwaluka takes place twice a year as a group of teenagers are guided into manhood. The teenagers, known as the novitiates, are circumcised and then spend several weeks recovering in isolation from the wider world, while being mentored and nursed by caretakers. […]
The xx certainly impressed the crowds at their Auckland show at Henderson’s Trust Arena – the very first show that the band have played as headliners here, first coming to our shores eight years ago playing Auckland’s Laneway Festival. It was a stunning performance of effortlessly smooth atmospheric pop – perfect for a hot summers […]
Sia’s contemporary dance extravaganza redefines what you can expect from a pop concert Flashbacks of Big Day Out’s past come flooding back as we approach the maze-like gates of Mount Smart. Inebriated memories swirl as we bounce from gate B to gate F only to realise we are in the wrong section entirely. The weather […]
Oliver Hall takes in the Star Boy’s futuristic fantasy. The Weeknd’s Starboy: Legend of the Fall tour felt like it was literally ‘landing’ at Auckland Spark Arena last night. After the lights are cut, the blackness was interrupted by the show’s feature set piece, a huge ‘Star Wars Star Destroyer-esque’ lighting rig that floats above […]
At Henderson’s Trust Stadium, legendary British Boyband Take That made their NZ debut with an intimate concert that offered every fan a VIP experience. Since the Internet changed the music industry – touring has become the key for acts to make big money. But talk in the industry is that the current vogue of production-heavy […]