Mind of Mine - Zayn Malik

Posted 12:53pm Sunday 24th April 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

When Zayn started releasing singles post-One Direction I was worried that it was going to take him an album and a bit to get into the swing of things. I wasn’t overly impressed by ‘Pillowtalk’, although it is a catchy tune I don’t think it is all that cohesive, and Read more...

Behaving Yourself At Gigs

Posted 12:43pm Sunday 17th April 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

The Dunedin music scene is now living in a post-Chick’s Hotel wasteland. We’ve lost our best venue, the venue where there were gigs worth going to, and it’s going to take a while to get back on our feet. But, when we do, we’re going to have to have gigs in Read more...

I’ll Forget 17 — Lontalius

Posted 12:05pm Sunday 10th April 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

Lontalius (Eddie Johnston) uses repetition in all the right ways. I’ve been waiting on his album I’ll Forget 17 since its debut single “All I Wanna Say” came out in 2015. Each time Johnston sings “all I have to offer is my love, it’s not enough” I find Read more...

Made in the A.M. – One Direction

Posted 1:06pm Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

In 2015, in the aftermath of loss, scandal and uncertainty, British boybanders One Direction came out with their fifth studio album, Made in the A.M. The start of 2015 saw Zayn Malik leave the group, claiming creative differences, and the announcement of an indefinite hiatus for the remaining four Read more...

New Track: “Your Best American Girl” - Mitski

Posted 2:23pm Sunday 20th March 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

I’ve come to know Mitski as the princess of propulsive sadness, and her new track, “Your Best American Girl” doesn’t disappoint. Like most of her songs, it’s a slow burn running into a scorching, explosive chorus. Mitski slips us into the body of the song with a soft, Read more...

Sleater-Kinney: Live At The Powerstation

Posted 2:43pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

When Sleater-Kinney made their way onto the stage and launched into the opening riff of “Price Tag” (the opening track off the 2015 album No Cities to Love) my breath was caught, part way between a scream and a strangled sob. I found myself crumpling, my bottom lip trembling and my face Read more...

G.L.O.S.S. Girls Living Outside Society’s Shit

Posted 2:22pm Sunday 6th March 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

I was initially tempted to describe G.L.O.S.S.’s debut EP Girls Living Outside Society’s Shit as feeling like a punch to the gut, but I was wrong, it’s a whole lot more like throwing a punch with all your weight behind it. This EP makes my heart race and my palms itch. It is walls Read more...

Objectivity & Positivity

Posted 12:52pm Sunday 28th February 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

Music writing is fraught. For the past four years of my life I have studied English Literature, and I understand all too well that often, to write with clarity and objectivity, there needs to be, in the mind of the critic, a clear distinction between author and text. I also understand that sometimes Read more...

Disclosure - Caracal

Posted 3:20pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Veronika Bell

Rating: 2/5 After the announcement of Disclosure’s new album, I was beyond excited. I felt like Christmas was just around the corner. I was ready to be blown away. Instead, the experience was much like Santa forgetting about me. Miserable. With the amount of hype that surrounded the album, Read more...

Best and Worst Lyrics

Posted 1:09pm Sunday 27th September 2015 by Basti Menkes

The poetic addition of lyrics to our music over time has resulted in some truly stunning lines of verse, as well as a few crimes against the human intellect. Basti Menkes shares some of the greatest and the most cringeworthy moments in our lyrical history. The Good Pink Floyd, Read more...