Wondering what’s on this month in Aotearoa? Check out some of the upcoming shows we can’t wait for below!     MATT CORBY Friday December 1 – The Powerstation, Auckland   *SOLD OUT*   Saturday December 2 – On A Good Day, Anderson Park, Wellington   Find tickets here         ALEX G   Tuesday December 12 – The Powerstation, Auckland Wednesday December 13 – San Fran, Wellington   Thursday December 14 – San Fran, Wellington *ALL SOLD OUT*         MORRISSEY     Thursday December 14 – Civic Theatre, Auckland ..read more

50 Cent dominated the charts and music media in the early 2000s. In 2003, the same year Jay-Z announced his “retirement,” the Jamaica Queens native dropped the nine-times platinum Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. At his peak, 50 Cent probably appeared on more than 50 magazine covers (over a dozen XXL covers alone). After a decade-plus of hustling on various blocks, Curtis Jackson entered the rap game with 1999’s “How to Rob.” A hilarious account of how he’d rob every popular rapper from Jay-Z to DMX, it garnered 50 a massive amount of attention. After he turned in his Columbia ..read more

Through the phases of change, Noah Kahan casts universal experiences into music like a filmmaker onto a vintage projector. With his uniquely haunting voice and ability to sing straight from the heart, Kahan has raked up over a billion streams worldwide and just received his first Grammy nomination for ‘Best New Artist.’ With three full length albums and a pandemic EP under his belt, it’s clear that despite this early success Noah is just getting started. He’s already got a varied, dedicated fan base and reached even more recently by going viral on TikTok with his hit ‘Dial Drunk.’ He is contin ..read more

After re-issuing studio albums over the past few years, Paul McCartney recently completing his ‘Got Back’ tour in Australia, and The Beatles officially releasing their already ranked number one final single ‘Now And Then’ last week, the band have now reissued their Red and Blue albums as 2023 editions. A masterclass in stereo mixing and arrangement, this reissue adds textures and exposes nuances from multi-track recordings that will sure leave fans critical of whether the original or the remixed version was sonically better. One thing we can all agree on, is that with the addition of the final ..read more

Beginning his career behind the country music curtain as a songwriter for other artists, Chris Stapleton has undoubtedly become a force of nature in his own right with his most recent release Higher. Following career-high collaborations with acts like Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Adele, as well as a much-acclaimed discography of four previous albums and several EPs, there’s plenty of pressure on Chris Stapleton to deliver with his fifth full-length project. Unsurprisingly, deliver he does.    Higher boasts Stapleton’s distinctive songwriting style, gravitating towa ..read more

24 year old Dylan Gossett has been making his mark lately. A country singer-songwriter from Texas, he’s recently captured the hearts of people worldwide on Tiktok with his viral hit “Coal” which has achieved a whopping 70+ million views on the platform. You might recognise his raw lyricism and acoustic melodies, but in light of his new EP having just hit streaming platforms, now is the time to brush up on your Gossett knowledge with these things to know.   1. He writes all his own music from his bedroom Gossett’s music is clearly from the soul. It’s undeniable that the passion and emotion ..read more

“My artpop could mean anything”, Lady Gaga declared to the world on her bombastic third studio album ARTPOP, now miraculously celebrating its tenth anniversary. It’s a statement of a title, one that carries the weight of a polarised critical reception, modern cult classic status, and a turbulent emotional era for Gaga herself. Regardless of its reception, from the opening moments of ARTPOP’s tremendous lead single ‘Applause’, this is an album which indeed stands to “crash the critics saying ‘is it right or is it wrong?’”. Brought into the world on November 6th, 2013, ARTPOP is an aesthetic mel ..read more

An unlikely gift from the passage of time with a release of the dubbed ‘Final Beatles song’; Now And Then. A song that began as a demo from John Lennon playing his piano in his New York apartment in the early 1970s, this song has had an interesting journey to fruition.  A short film was released a day before the release of the song, chronicling the over-four-decades-long journey that Now And Then has taken to get to this point. In addition to the short film, the song will be released alongside their debut single, Love Me Do, remastered in 2022 in stereo for the release of the last Beatles ..read more

It’s that time of year again…every celebs’ fave excuse to dress up and make the Halloweekend history books!! This year we’ve seen a mix of classic characters, and some super iconic recreations of viral pop culture moments. Let’s take a look at how the best celebrated spooky szn Boygenius as Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Lucy Dacus (@lucydacus) Boygenius band members Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker are up first, with one of the most iconic pop culture throwbacks of this year’s looks. The pair recreated the instantly-recognisab ..read more

  Wondering what’s on this month in Aotearoa? Check out some of the upcoming shows we can’t wait for below!     LAUREN SPENCER SMITH Saturday 4 Nov – The Powerstation, Auckland   *SOLD OUT*         SAM SMITH   Saturday 11 Nov – Spark Arena, Auckland   Find tickets here       GEORGE VILLA     Friday 17 Nov – Whammy Bar, Auckland Saturday 18 Nov – The Loons, Christchurch   Sunday 19 Nov – Meow, Wellington   Find tickets here     POST MALONE     Tuesday 21 Nov – Outer Fields at Western Spr ..read more