Changes are afoot, but then changes are always afoot. And the more you write it, the weirder the word ‘afoot' seems... I have a few public information announcements... Read More

It takes a lot to render me speechless, but last week did it. Alarmingly, it seems the Curse of the Column is still alive and well. There is a small window between... Read More

Since I wrote about the (possible) end of the world, this column has been cursed. I'm not sure how it went so wrong. Maybe it was the Trump jokes. Maybe... Read More

Go away for a week and everything falls apart... A couple of weeks ago it seemed a good idea to write two columns in advance before jetting off to sit beside... Read More

Despite my almost non-existent social media presence, I get a few emails. The single most common enquiry, if I look back, is from musicians new to the area looking... Read More

Sarah Spicer I don't have a lot of connective tissue for this week's column. But what I've got are many interesting and eclectic gigs, which have... Read More

If you'll excuse me this week, I'll skip what's coming up and pause for a few recollections; one of Tauranga's great 'characters” has left... Read More

Folk music is noticeably popular in the Tauranga area. It's been that way since I started writing for The Weekend Sun and doesn't seem in any danger of dying... Read More

Perhaps I've become a little pessimistic, but lately I keep seeing signs of the end of the world. Because things don't seem good. Fears of an impending... Read More

Next Saturday, June 16, there's a gig to say goodbye to Brilleaux. Again. Many people suspected that when Brilleaux frontman Graham Clark moved to Hawke's Bay... Read More

It's a messy one this week - a couple of bits 'n' bobs that I can't tie together. Firstly, I wanted to follow up on last week's column. You can find... Read More

One of the many enjoyable things about writing a column is learning new things. That's about fifty per cent of the beat really: you learn a bunch of new stuff,... Read More