Badcrop to the Oldskool Being the cool kids in a room full of cool kids takes some effort, but Badcrop managed it with their dope set in Cassette Nine for the VICE Cassette Day party in Auckland. I was invited to shoot an incredible set for VICE in Auckland New...
Big Bux for the Skux Tasked with shooting a punk rock band in a small music venue in the centre of Auckland City. I head out with low expectations, but I am rewarded with some wonderful creative talent in the name of Skux. With free beer and above all else, great...
Seriously, She Loves You. Pictured below are the incredibly sexy and talented She Loves You (article), the charismatic Dead Beat Boys (band website), and the gig veterans; Armed in Advanced (IG). I miss gigs as much as anybody does. But specifically, I miss going to...
Piha the Black Sand Beach of Auckland Piha Black Sand Beach is a well-known black sand beach located a couple of hours west of Auckland. Despite being a popular tourist destination, the area is refreshingly free of commercialism. It's unclear whether this is due to...
First Impressions of New Zealand: From Misery to Magic When I first touched down in New Zealand, I hated it. Auckland greeted me with cold rain and a dismal grey sky that matched my mood perfectly. The hostel I checked into felt like it was cobbled together from old...
Kiwi Grand National – Boxing Day at the Auckland Races The Auckland Races are New Zealand’s version of the Grand National, just without the horse deaths that come with hedge jumping. It’s a day of excessive drinking, questionable betting, and women wearing hats...
Chinese Zest at the Auckland Lantern Festival Everybody likes lanterns. They're attractive at night, unintimidating, and unoffensive. Organised by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, the Auckland Lantern Festival isn't the usual kind of place I would find myself....
Meeting Toby covered in blood Here's the story of how I ended up at a wild teen party in the arse-end of West Auckland. I meet Toby in the streets of Auckland at around 3am on a Friday night. Toby's walking towards me with blood dripping down his head. He's spotted my...
Contemplating the future of music fills me with both trepidation and excitement. I question my own creative prowess, wondering if I have lost touch with the essence of musical expression. Nonetheless, I vow to continue posting my recent work and to occasionally...