Let's have a jazz week. Why not? And let's start in the driest possible way. Apologies in advance. The Tauranga Jazz Society is having its annual meeting... Read More

Every day is a celebration at the moment. I like it. Last weekend was International Blues Music Day, a perfect excuse to bask in something musically lowdown... Read More

Farewell New Zealand's busiest drummer During the past two weeks I've written about Loserpalooza. Let's move on. Which I'm sure comes as a relief for many... Read More

Last week we talked Loserpalooza. Let's continue... Recapping quickly, Loserpalooza is Tauranga's annual alternative one-day music festival, now in its eighth... Read More

It's always interesting to find out what others think of us here in Tauranga. I chat to musically-minded people all over the country and I can confirm that... Read More

I've been thinking recently about tribute shows. It stuck with me after writing somewhat disapprovingly two weeks back about ‘Jazz Room' concerts happening... Read More

Perhaps it's a throwback to my more radical youth, but I'm a sucker for a political song. More likely it was seeing Strawbs on British record chart television... Read More

I hang out with musicians a lot so it's possible I don't have the clearest view of the world. Aside from the usual conversations - gigs, gear, guitarists... Read More

A musician wins Lotto. Everyone asks what they'll do with the money? 'Keep playing with the band till it runs out.” Creative people want to create,... Read More

Some weeks the pieces just won't fit together, and this is one of them. I have a bunch of things to share but they remain stubbornly unrelated. Unsegue-able.... Read More

Popular wisdom is that time travels in one direction. I have my doubts. Sometimes it feels we have become, like Kurt Vonnegut's Billy Pilgrim from Slaughterhouse... Read More

It's the end of May; another NZ Music Month is coming to an end. To be honest, I've grown increasingly sceptical about the whole venture. It's simplistic... Read More