Sophie founded Music & Gigs because she saw a gap and decided to fill it. She leads all editorial direction, has interviewed the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pale Waves, and Tom Grennan, and has a reputation for spotting great artists early. Writer, photographer, designer — Sophie wears a lot of hats, but the thread running through all of it is the same: a lifelong obsession with music and the people who make it.
Single Reviews
Kodaline — ‘We Were Only Young’ Review: A Beautiful, Bittersweet Beginning to the End
★★★★★
The Dublin four-piece release the first single from their fifth and final studio album — and it's everything you'd want...
News
Daniel Seavey on Letting Go, Moving On, and Why Some People Never Really Leave
The multi-platinum singer-songwriter and producer's first new music since his debut solo album arrives via Atlantic Records, alongside a Kevin...
News
The Veils Return With ‘Aurora’ — and Their New Album Fragile World Is Shaping Up to Be Something Special
The second single from the Auckland band's forthcoming album arrives with a music video and a story about a geomagnetic...
Concert
The Veils Announce Ten-Date New Zealand Winter Tour for June and July 2026
The Fragile World tour takes in six band shows and four solo performances across Aotearoa, presented by Banished Music.
News
FangSlinger’s Debut Album Welcome to the Lost Souls Saloon Is Exactly as Wild as It Sounds
The UK outfit's ten-track debut arrives fully formed — vampire outlaws, big riffs, and a dark corner of the Old...
Concert
LUUDE Returns to Aotearoa This July — Auckland and Wellington Shows Announced
The Australian drum and bass export brings his global momentum to Shed 10 Auckland and Shed 6 Wellington this July.
News
Greta van den Brink’s ‘Levi Jeans’ Is the Sound of Devotion and Doubt Sharing the Same Space
The Auckland artist releases her sixth single ahead of debut album This Wasn't Planned, due late May.
News
CQ Wrestling’s Resistance — An Album Forged in Grief and Built to Last
The Brighton duo's sophomore album arrives 22nd May on Truth Records, and new single Finish Line is the most moving...