Normally I write about new music, but a bunch of old music has unexpectedly appeared this week... Before that though, a quick reminder that the National Jazz... Read More

I have all sorts of titbits for you this week: reviews, gigs, gossip... yep it's more action-packed than an Oprah interview. First up, let's revisit the... Read More

Once again I find myself writing to you from limbo, from a level that may be different by the time you read this... Which means that whatever plans I had to write... Read More

Last week Grant Haua launched Awa Blues, already probably the most significant Tauranga release of the year. It was sent out into the world via a small and quickly... Read More

Writing about promotional (ad)ventures from Your Enabler Presents makes me think of a David Lynch movie. Blue Velvet, to be exact. He was once called Tauranga... Read More

There are all sorts of musical stories in Tauranga; Shirley Ryder's must be amongst the more unusual. Not long ago Shirley, a singer/songwriter who had released... Read More

Who's the most popular band in the Bay this summer? It's a close run thing. What with Tauranga now being celebrated as Festival Central for New Zealand... Read More

There seems to be an increase of dissatisfaction in Tauranga these days; people are cross and getting crosser. Perhaps it's because this is an ever-expanding... Read More

Fifty years is a long time to do anything - if you want to spend that length of time on something you need to start young. Luckily, Shona Laing did. Now a new... Read More

Many people I know switch off a bit at this time of year. While a lot of folk are now back at work and the beaches are becoming quieter, there are a bunch of... Read More

So we're now over a week into 2021. Hmmm... There was a vague sense that once we farewelled that savage Year Of Our Lord 2020 things would change. Unsurprisingly,... Read More

This is the last column of the year and it comes with traditions. There's a cocktail recipe coming up, and I'd like to offer a big swoop of the Bogie... Read More