The Light in the Dark

Cue Beetoven, symphony No. 5.  Duuh duh duh duuhhh  Duh duh duh duuuuhhhhhhhh…   That’s the song I get when I’m standing in a gothic cathedral,

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History 4 Dummies

Hannibal Fucks up the Romans The year is 218 BC, into our story walks Hannibal Lecter. He’s a one-eyed Carthaginian General (from modern day Tunisa,

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History 4 Dummies

What’s the deal with WW1? Alright so there’s this loser called Gavrilo Princip. He’s got nothing going for him, He’s poor, he’s scrawny, an outcast,

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Love in the Future

My girlfriend blinks to awake as I roll over, the gloomy smog peering in through the slit in the curtains. “Good morning, how did you

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Spooky Moons, Spooky Moods

It’s a windswept October’s night; a long howl echoes through the night, curling and searching its way through the misty streets. The clouds scud across

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THE ALMIGHTY ALGORITHM

Swipe.   Next reel.  Swipe.   Next Tik Tok.  Again. Again. Again. Again. It never ends. The algorithm feeds you more. It gives you what you want.

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Coast Arcade

Last week I interviewed Bella, the frontwoman and vocals, and Leo, the bass player of Coast Arcade – a 4-piece indie rock band from Auckland

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Soundcheck – Issue 5 2026

The Beths – gig Review  We’re in an old church-turned-music-venue, you can feel the lingering evangelical spirit whipping up the crowd into a holy fervour, worshiping

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YouTube live Concerts 

Are you too broke to go to live concerts? Do you live in an island nation that your favourite artist won’t ever come to? Or maybe they came to

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The fires of war in Sudan

The fires of war in Sudan continue to rage, with the frontline shifting from the capital, moving west into the oil-rich region of Kordofan. The

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