Stubs: # 13 – Feelers, Wellington, 1999
Backstage at a Feelers concert – it’s the musical version of waterboarding right? For the record I never went backstage. I almost never go backstage. Backstage is not my place – people seem to have a...
View ArticleStubs: # 68 – Shihad, Wellington, 2011
I’ve seen Shihad dozens of times, even if I’m not that excited by their latest album I’ll generally still catch their tour. They’re one of the best live rock bands you could ever see. I’ve managed to...
View ArticleStubs: #126 – Off-Key: Concert For Artistic Freedom, Wellington, 2014
Last year Darren Watson released a satirical song called Planet Key (with a video by Jeremy Jones). It was banned. And so a bunch of Wellington bands got together and put on the Off-Key: Concert for...
View ArticleMy Date With Fergie: The Time I Was Summoned to Interview The Duchess
I got the phone call the day before the gig. Could I interview Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas? Sure. Why not? Interviews are a fascinating process. The person doesn’t really want to talk to you. You...
View ArticleStubs: # 223 – Alejandro Escovedo, Wellington, 2019
I don’t usually write about a show for Stubs the same year that it happens – but I’m doing this here now with Alejandro Escovedo in place of an actual review. I didn’t review the show – but I did love...
View ArticleStubs: # 238 – The Shot Band + Guests, Wellington, 2011
It’s hazy – but this was a 50th Birthday party I think. And there were a few local bands and solo acts and things and I missed a fair bit of it – but also I was on the bill. And my son, Oscar, was one...
View ArticleStubs: # 240 – Cuba Dupa, Wellington, 2015
Give me a name-tag and I’ll hide it. Lanyards. They go in my pocket. Backstage passes…even more cringe. And something with “VIP” on it. FUCK OFF! But – as you can see – I hold onto this shit. I keep...
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