by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 11, 2015 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
So yeah, D’Angelo happened. I don’t mind admitting that I was late to D’Angelo. Obviously I’d heard Brown Sugar and Lady but I didn’t actually get to album listening levels until maybe 2012? But when I knew, I knew. D’Angelo...
by Ngaio Anyia | Nov 18, 2012 | Culture, Music, Opinion
As regular blog readers will know, I do like to occasionally have a rant. Today is one of those days. Too many times have I found myself in this situation: surrounded by new acquaintances, in a club, or someone’s house, suddenly Beyonce’s popped onto the...
by Ngaio Anyia | Sep 8, 2012 | Community, Music Reviews
Did NOT realise there was so much to Nelson Street! Jig-tastic music everywhere, (somehow it always sounds better when its free) and graffiti that totally blew me away. Saturday was standardly rammed, and all the different areas were awesome. Sunday was a more chilled...
by Ngaio Anyia | Aug 24, 2012 | Culture, Festivals, Reviews
Having barely recovered from Secret Garden Party, along comes Boomtown! Now, I love a festival as much as the next raver. I fully embrace my hippy side by wearing mismatched clothes, waving farewell to any sense of personal hygiene (bar the...
by Ngaio Anyia | Aug 15, 2012 | Festivals, Journal, Music Reviews, Reviews
Boomtown has been and gone and what a festival it was! I will report on it more fully when the pictures have landed. But I will say this-I went expecting to get mash-up for four days (which I did) but I didn’t expect to embark upon any deep thoughts or...
by Ngaio Anyia | Sep 2, 2011 | Culture, Festivals, Reviews
Well well, here we are in September already! Why does the summer always have to go by so quickly? I feel like I’ve barely seen the sun in between working and gigging! However, it is an amazingly lovely day today, which is nice to wake up to. So, biggest achievement in...
