New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Publicist, Writer, Editor & Reviewer. Views my own. @tomcardy.bsky.social
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Joined January 2008
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After a sensational 2023 show, this vibrant celebration returns to Auckland, uniting traditional and modern songs from Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau. Tickets for Mana Moana are on sale now! 🎫 lvntn.com/ManaMoanaTix25
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Out today, For LA features 33 unreleased tracks, with all proceeds supporting We Are Moving The Needle and GiveDirectly for family relief. Available now on Bandcamp.
Thanks to @holliekenniffmusic, @goldmundpiano, and @kenniffs!
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Watch the official trailer for #28YearsLater ☢️
In theatres June 20, 2025
Very sad to learn of the death of my former colleague & indefatigable ‘old school’ journalist Nicholas Boyack. My condolences to his whānau & friends. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360490…
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John Pain's superb profile of Stuart Page caused quite a flurry yesterday. But wait, there's more: we've just published Stu's choice of photos from his personal collection, with stories about each one. audioculture.co.nz/articles/…
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First teaser for Taika Waititi’s Holiday short film ‘THE BOY & THE OCTOPUS’ for Disney
• Follows a child who finds a curious octopus attached to his head
• Already has 2.5M views on YouTube xitter.gq/Disney/status/18563863…
First it was vinyl, then cassettes & now…
Just announced by writer and director Fede Álvarez at #BeyondFest: A limited-edition VHS of #AlienRomulus will release on December 3. Artwork by @Cakes_Comics.
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Peter Jackson joins other cashed-up celebs donating multi-millions to revive Dodo bird
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Look who's praised a movie by New Zealand director James Ashcroft from a story by fellow Kiwi Owen Marshall. None other than the awesome @StephenKing
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As night follows day, there comes the moment in every music critic's life when this happens. (Fortunately, Ride's debut album is timeless.) 👇nzherald.co.nz/entertainment…
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A superb appraisal (as usual) by @neil_mccormick
✍️ 'The furious yet inimitable chemistry between the Gallagher brothers guarantees an electrifying reunion – if they keep the peace another year' | Writes @neil_mccormick
Read more 👇
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You're supposed to get more critical with age. Maybe I'm the opposite. I've always had low expectations for the Star Wars universe post-1983 but liked The Acolyte, despite @CritiKarl 's excellent dissection. 🥴rnz.co.nz/news/national/5258…
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When walking in #Wellington CBD it’s best not to jump to conclusions when you see a sign from a distance.
Looking forward to this on general release, as I missed its Te Whanganui-a-Tara screenings. But 'decades' before the internet? 🤔It was less than two decades later.
"It's 1979 in Ōtautahi Christchurch and an energetic underground punk scene is spewing up. It's decades before the internet, with the very latest overseas sounds dribbling in slowly by import. Records shipped all the way from the UK."
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