I was getting ready to write this week's column when I came across the following quote… 'I think the music situation today has reached the point where... Read More

Perhaps it's because I was there last week, but I've been thinking about The Jam Factory. And perhaps it was because the sun was shining and there were smiling... Read More

Things are piling up on the ‘To Do' list, much as always happens at the end of January. That's the downside to New Zealander's perennial habit of basically... Read More

As has become clear to us all, there is simply too much music. Statistics show a gazillion new songs are released every day. And I could keep up with that. Just... Read More

Last week we looked at 2025 music from the Bay of Plenty. Let's cast the net wider... It was easy last week - aside from Te Puke punks Punktuation who have... Read More

We're back! So, this week, a glance in the rear-view mirror at music that emerged from the Bay in 2025. First, however, I'd like to mention three... Read More

It's the last column of the year, so it must be time for awards: the Golden Turtles are back! It has, from many perspectives, been a pretty rotten year. 'Things... Read More

December is rapidly running out of weeks and I'm running out of columns. Two more in fact, then we pull the shutters at The Weekend Sun until January 9 and... Read More

Sometimes a band has been around so long they almost seem part of the social fabric of a place. Here in the Western Bay of Plenty we have The Greenroom. They're... Read More

How quickly Halloween turns to Christmas; in the blink of an eye pumpkins are replaced by tinsel, reindeer and ho-ho-hoing. Just as the Watusi Country Club's... Read More

I'm a big fan of ‘tribute albums'. The only thing I dislike is the name, tribute album. Most such albums feature multiple people playing the songs of... Read More

There's so much music to follow at the moment, but I wanted to start by plugging one of my favourite non-musical events. The Bay of Plenty Open Studios Art Trail... Read More