With 2015 drawing rapidly to an end and a New Year poking its head over the horizon, I thought I'd turn this week's column over to a bunch of local musicians. Here... Read More

Ho ho ho! Clearly this is The Christmas Column. Well it will be shortly. I've got music and drinks suggestions for Christmas. But, before that, I wanted to share... Read More

It's almost that time of year, when columns such as this become lists.Best movies, best albums, top 10 Christmas presents, exciting gigs coming up, New Year resolutions;... Read More

Dunno. It's rather sneaked up on me this year. Hard to believe there's a mere two weeks to gather the requisite sack-load of pressies...Usually about now I have... Read More

I guess you could call this week part two of last week's column.I popped out to Paengaroa's Funky Lizard Cafe on Sunday and caught blues maestros The Hipshooters.... Read More

At some point Tauranga's music scene changed. It's hard to spot the exact moment, but some time in the last decade Tauranga shifted from being a place you complained... Read More

Once again I find myself blown away by music coming out of Tauranga.Of course that's ambiguous. It's a toss-up whether being surprised at how good something from... Read More

On the local front, we have a great new CD from Sean Bodley to give away and review next week, plus Matt Bodman has just released his latest EP on Bandcamp, and... Read More

Just to open with a warning for those who follow this column for it's slightly cynical bent - this week we have a ‘cute kids' story.Perhaps extreme old age... Read More

If you made a list of people who have made a significant impact on Tauranga's music scene in the last 20 years Tim Julian would be close to the top.He is a keyboard... Read More

First up, I wanted to have a word about the now-relocated McLaren Valley Festival. And that word is 'Aaaaaaaarrrrggggghhhh!”. Selling tickets before resource... Read More

I've been thinking a bit about nostalgia recently. Frankly, I'm not a fan (though I remember those halcyon days when I was...) No, dammit, I don't. We don't do nostalgia... Read More