Sufjan Stevens described his mesmerising and moving Civic Theatre show last night better than anyone else could: "A celebration of termination."

They've just released a song dubbed "so bad it would make Tupac cry" so let's hope Macklemore and Ryan Lewis don't play it when they return to New Zealand in July.

Frog-marched by my caregiver to see the aging pop star, Madonna, my only concern was: Would I be recognised as NZ's oldest dad?

It's a sad reality that we'll never be able to see David Bowie play live again, but announced today is a concert which will help to make up for it.

For those of you getting ready to rock, jive, skank, or twerk at Auckland City Limits on Saturday March 19, we've some more handy information for you.

I first saw Sleater-Kinney at the Kings Arms in 2002 as a teen punk, back when the stage was barely a stage. I loved them so much I flew to Melbourne to see them again.

On record, Jeremih's smooth, sexed-up take on R&B sits somewhere between R Kelly and Miguel, his voice mixing with electronic bass tricks that feel so current it hurts.

Prince showed he had more rhythm in his little finger than most humans during his last NZ concerts.

If you judged them by their photos, Death Cab For Cutie would not fare well.

The day was marred by a last-minute line-up change, but Raggamuffin did something amazing: it got Wu-Tang Clan here. Chris Schulz was there.

Veteran Australasian rockgiants Mi-Sex, Dragon and The Angels kick off lineup of NZ gigs in Auckland tonight.

They rocked a sold-out concert in Auckland last year and now Twenty One Pilots are set to return to New Zealand for an even bigger show.

Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are set to play their first show together as Flight of the Conchords in more than three years.

Ellie Goulding will burn her way through two arena shows later this year.

Veteran Australian singer-songwriter Ed Kuepper might be coming to support English band the Stranglers in April but he's finding time for his own solo gigs too.

They're about to make their first appearance in New Zealand, so it's only fair that Cold War Kids stick around for a second show.

Disappointed fans say they're "crying pools of Purple Rain" after missing out on tickets to Prince's first New Zealand shows.

Eagles of Death Metal lost 89 fans when terrorists opened fire during a concert in Paris. That hasn't stopped them from touring: they're on their way to NZ.

There are a lot of disgruntled Prince fans in Australia right now.

He has never stepped foot on New Zealand shores before, but Prince promises to make up for that.

Prince will play two New Zealand shows in one day later this month, with fans looking at costs of up to $389 to see the Purple Rain hitmaker perform.

Only 2000-plus Kiwi Prince fans will have a chance to see him when he plays in Auckland in 18 days.

The Purple Rain hitmaker will perform in New Zealand for the first time later this month. But he won't be bringing his guitar.

Fan will remember him from an energetic appearance at Laneway, but next time he's here Vic Mensa will be headlining his own show.

He's known for going ballistic at his live shows, jumping around, over and on to his mixing desk. He'll often invite as many crowd members as will fit on stage to dance to his mashed-up medleys.

Two high-profile Americana singer-songwriters will be heading to Auckland for shows in the coming months.

If you were looking forward to catching Ben Harper during his New Zealand jaunt later this month, you're out of luck.

Cat Power has pulled out of two sold out New Zealand shows after falling ill.

The beards! The silos! The bands! The dancing bananas! Chris Schulz, Rachel Bache and Amy Shanks take in the last Laneway Festival at Silo Park.