09:40am Fri 06 Sep, 2013
I'm sure last week's trawl through the minutiae of Bob Dylan's new boxed set warmed many a heart after a hard Friday at work. But this time let's stick closer to... Read More
10:15am Fri 30 Aug, 2013
It's hard not to feel divided by Bob Dylan's latest release, the tenth volume in his 'Bootleg Series”, which frequently leaves one awestruck at the casual... Read More
09:31am Fri 23 Aug, 2013
We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy... and this week it's all gigs. Little gigs, big gigs, all sorts... Read More
01:56pm Fri 16 Aug, 2013
I'm a bit of a pedant about the English language.It's not an awfully popular trait and it certainly irritates - and on occasions embarrasses my friends - but, nagdarnit,... Read More
12:17pm Mon 12 Aug, 2013
Laughing Lenny's on his way back to New Zealand.Yep, Leonard Cohen returns to New Zealand for three concerts in December. I was there for both of his previous tours... Read More
09:53am Fri 02 Aug, 2013
What a week. Every time I turn on the news the country seems embroiled in a new scandal. Amazingly, we've had two protest marches in sleepy little Tauranga in the... Read More
08:45am Fri 26 Jul, 2013
We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy... 89) International Blues Music Day! August 3 is (apparently)... Read More
09:42am Fri 19 Jul, 2013
It's official - four out of five people like Matt Bodman* I don't personally know the man so I couldn't say but I've long admired his music. His debut CD from a... Read More
10:58am Fri 12 Jul, 2013
For something to be popular these days it needs to be part of a competition. That's the lesson we learn from television, and who can argue with ratings? Music is... Read More
09:42am Fri 05 Jul, 2013
We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy... 84) The Entertainer's Club turns two! The new Entertainer's... Read More
09:08am Fri 28 Jun, 2013
It's cold up here at the Watusi Country Club and there's frost on the croquet lawn. Reminds me of the 'Middle Class Blues”. 'Woke up this afternoon and both... Read More
09:07am Fri 21 Jun, 2013
I sometimes head over to Rotorua on a Wednesday night. It's a good time to be in the town since Bay of Plenty Blues Club gets together on the second Wednesday of... Read More