HELEN COLLETT stalks the members of New Order and their greater entourage during their first New Zealand tour in 1982.
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Carnivorous Plant Society, The Civic Club, Auckland, 22 March 2021
Aliens, ghosts, monsters and marimbas all feature in a Carnivorous Plant Society concert. FRANCES CHAN loves every moment, and you will too.
Spell On You, The Civic Club, Auckland, 20 March 2021, REVIEW
FRANCES CHAN reviews a beguiling, bizarre evening of connoisseur songs of love and loss featuring some of our most admired music figures.
Crowded House, Spark Arena, Auckland, 19 March 2021, REVIEW
Who thought we’d get to see Crowded House perform in these virus-laced times? FRANCES CHAN reports on the Auckland performance, and JUSTIN REDDING takes the visual evidence.
ZAPPA – REVIEW
Lifelong fan GARY STEEL knows a thing or two about Frank Zappa, so who better than to pass judgement on the first official documentary on the eccentric composer/guitarist.
Gitbox Rebellion, Civic Theatre, Auckland, 14 March REVIEW
FRANCES CHAN – one of 95bFM’s longstanding jazz show hosts – reviews an eight-piece guitar ensemble whose music is really something else.
Keith Emerson’s Knife-Edge
On the fifth anniversary of Keith Emerson’s tragic death, GARY STEEL calls for a reassessment of the pioneering keyboardist.