Archive - Ephemeral

My Favourite Day Of The Year

A look through my public holiday vinyl purchases

Oct 30 •

How do you inspire when you feel so low?

Oct 15 •

Games People Play

Royal Oak Mall, train route planning, some twisted cryptids, and a reflection on relationships from the perspective of this old fella.

Oct 1 •

September 2025

It's been a minute, hasn't it.

Sep 14 •

August 2025

Singles In Your Area: w/c Aug 11

Brand new music from KORA, Hayley Williams, MELODOWNZ, AFI, Amaarae, Disclosure & Anderson.Paak, Huia, and heaps more

Aug 12 •

How To Unwreck A Car

My Week In Music: reissues from Shihad and Goodshirt, plus new releases from Paul McLaney, No Cigar, Renee Rapp and (ugh) $uicideboy$

Aug 8 •

Review: PUP - who let the dogs out?!

My good friend Richard Matthews steps in with a review of PUP, touring New Zealand off the back of latest album Who Will Look After The Dogs

Aug 7 •

Singles In Your Area: w/c Aug 4

Brand new singles from Chappell Roan, Lola Young, The Beths, Hayley Williams and Burial, plus My Chemical Romance debut a new track at a live show

Aug 4 •

My Weeks and Weeks ... and weeks ...

How to proceed when the enthusiasm is waning

Aug 3 •

July 2025

Singles In Your Area: w/c Jul 28

Brand new local music from Borderline, Sons Of Zion, Prosa and This Silent Divide, plus SPRINTS, Wednesday, Fisher, Amaarae, Tame Impala and more

Jul 28 •

Super, Thanks For Asking

New films starring Marvel's First Family and DC's Big Blue Boy Scout hit theatres a fortnight apart; they have more in common than you might think

Jul 27 •

Singles In Your Area: w/c Jul 21

New tracks this week from Nine Inch Nails, Jazeerabad, Jeff Tweedy, Leisure, The Last Dinner Party and (surprise!) Tyler, The Creator

Jul 22 •

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