There are new local music releases, and things approaching fast - let's look backwards and forwards in part one of two. A couple of bands I mentioned last... Read More

There's one of those weekends coming up in Tauranga, actually more of a week, that's incredibly busy. If you have friends with broad music taste wanting to... Read More

The Tauranga edition of this year's New Zealand International Film Festival has arrived. It's always a bittersweet moment for film-lovers as the smaller Tauranga... Read More

Spring has sprung. I think. Daffodils have bloomed at the Watusi Country Club and fresh musical shoots are sprouting all over. It's a start. Let's begin at... Read More

It always good to welcome a new member to the family so this week I'm delighted to feature Creatures Of Comfort. The five-piece is the latest Tauranga recording... Read More

This column generally focuses on local music. However, as I sit freezing my fingers off and spring blossoms prematurely attempt to brighten the overcast day, there... Read More

Apologies. This week's column is a bit bitty. Making preparatory notes I realise there are five things on the list, all of which would usually be introduced... Read More

I must confess that on first listening, back in the day, ambient music left me somewhat bemused. Coming at the tail of the punk revolution, music with purpose... Read More

It's been a while since we checked on the weird and increasingly worrying world of AI. However, things are moving so fast right now that what you're reading... Read More

Festivals are tricky; Tauranga's jazz one is well-established, but Rotorua has struggled with the blues. Having hosted two splendid Blues & BBQ events in... Read More

It always comes as a jolt, realising half the year has passed. On the bright side it heralds the year's first arrival of lists. The ‘Best of' lists. I... Read More

A couple of months back I wrote about legendary Kiwi prog-rock band Think. Their fabled 1976 album ‘We'll Give You A Buzz' has been issued on vinyl... Read More