We're taking next week off, so this'll be the last column before Christmas. Traditionally for this one I try to include a bunch of recommendations for... Read More

OK. Nearly Christmas. Footloose and Covid-free. This week I have three shows for you. First up a concert by the most excellent Grant Haua, who has spent nearly... Read More

I have always thought of the Tauranga music scene as pretty middle-of-the-road. But perhaps I've been wrong. That struck me the other day as I prepared to... Read More

Is it wrong to keep patting ourselves on the back for being so lucky? After a while does it come across as hubris? I don't know. But I do know that the luck... Read More

The Tauranga launch for Janne Izett's debut album is next weekend. It's been a long journey... You might have come across Janne in this paper. For a couple... Read More

Let's start this week's column in a humble manner: with an apology. Actually, a few apologies, though I do try to get things as accurate as possible here. For... Read More

November must have been designated Album Release Month by the musical powers that be. Sean Bodley and Anthony Coulter and the two Jans - Jan Preston and Janne... Read More

We may be fresh out of a long weekend but the music never stops. Well, I say that but it does seem that there is a little breathing space this weekend. So this... Read More

It seems a long time since I've written about Bob Dylan. No doubt that has caused rejoicing amongst the many of you fine readers who harbour an irrational... Read More

Just occasionally I feel a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of music all around us. And this week is one of those times since every day seems to have brought... Read More

This week it looks like a case of déjà vu all over again. Shows once cancelled are returning apace. It's happening so much that when I started... Read More

This year has been a bit of a write-off from many perspectives. But since we've now managed to crawl through till October, allow me to preview a couple of... Read More