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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.
I love baby Yoda
Rose Merlini has spoken When I say the word love, the picture that most likely comes to your mind is of a couple of people, both...
Rose Merlini
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Review: Cicada—Live at Valhalla
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) Attending this Cicada gig was an unparalleled experience. Standing amidst the crowd and watching them...
Jia Sharma
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Review: Kick Up a FUS
By: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Photo credit: ana.filmz (photos have been used with performers consent) Venue: Valhalla Seeing Valhalla...
Phoebe Robertson
Mar 31, 20244 min read
Review: Park Rd: ‘Every Night’
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) “She goes out like every night, on my mind like all the time,” Park Rd’s newest single ‘Every...
Jia Sharma
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Music Retrospective
Listened by Ethan Wolfe (he/him) From the Days of Black and White: Modern American Roots The 1960s were a socially, politically and...
Ethan Wolfe
Mar 25, 20246 min read
Sunday Night Cinema
Ethan Wolfe (he/him) A selection of five movies, each perfect for a lazy night at home. Human Traffic (1999) Music, Welsh A comedy about...
Ethan Wolfe
Mar 25, 20243 min read
Review: Two Guitars
Words by: Alia Marshall (she/they) “Being cool? Yeah, tino māori.” This line from Two Guitars sums up exactly how I felt after leaving...
Alia Marshall
Mar 24, 20243 min read
Review: Crumbly Jack
By Guy van Egmond (he/him) Venue: Valhalla Editors note: review updated 30/03/2024. Fixed grammar, and added photos. Author’s confession:...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Review: Call The Plumber Tour—Frank on Tap and Wet Denim
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) Frank on Tap and Wet Denim concluded their “Call The Plumber” tour in Wellington at San Fran this past...
Jia Sharma
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Review: First Eyegum Of The Year - Cruelly, Sleeping Village, and Empress Oli
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) Eyegum (Free!) Wednesdays at San Fran are a staple of the local alternative music and creative scene in...
Jia Sharma
Mar 10, 20243 min read
Ranking Wikipedia's List of Aotearoa's Biggest Things
Words by: Stephen Woods (he/him), Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Aotearoa boasts an abundance of unique items: kiwifruit, sheep, and craft...
Stephen Woods
Mar 10, 20245 min read
Sunday Night Cinema #1
Words by: Ethan Wolfe (he/him) Movies have been a life-long passion of mine, I love their ability to transport you, to make you think,...
Ethan Wolfe
Mar 10, 20243 min read
Review: blackpill
Content Warning: Misogyny, sexual content Words by: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Before I watched this show I was warned it would...
Phoebe Robertson
Mar 5, 20244 min read
Review: Antarctic Endeavours
Written by: Guy van Egmond (he/him), Phoebe Robertson (she/her) How do you summarize a play that has no summary? A play whose own blurb...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 5, 20243 min read
Review: The New Blue—A Portrait of Pixie Williams
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) I’d consider myself a dedicated music nerd. So a few weeks ago when I heard about Pixie Williams,...
Jia Sharma
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Review: Hāpaitia—Fringe Festival
Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Tūhoe Hāpaitia, created by Parekawa Finlay and Raureti Ormond and...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Behind the Screens
Words by Guy van Egmond Oh, the magic of the movie theatre. The latest cinematic art and entertainment on the silver screen; luxury seats...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 3, 20245 min read
Unirec Gym: A Review
After a summer away, it’s time to get back into shape, right? Thankfully, the university has a gym on-campus. Dan Moskovitz reviews...
Dan Moskovitz
Mar 3, 20242 min read
Hospo & ur mother & dog
Words and images by: Nadezhda Macey (she/her) Everyone and their mother and their dog has worked hospo, and if you haven’t, I’m a little...
Nadezhda Macey
Mar 3, 20244 min read
Review: Bars Behind Bars - An Old-Fashioned Lesbian Love Story
Watched wistfully by Chloe Eichler (they/she) Whisking us back to a world of swing jazz and giggle juice, Bars Behind Bars is an...
Chloe Eichler
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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