I don't write the headlines here. That's not a philosophical statement, just a matter of fact. So I was as surprised as anyone to read when I checked out the column... Read More

Many years ago - sometime in the mid-nineties - there was for two years an event called the Bay Music Awards. It was a great idea and one that is well deserving... Read More

Here's a Tauranga musical trivia question: which band or singer has released the most albums? There are, in my admittedly anecdotal calculations, three obvious contenders.... Read More

It's been a good week: another local CD out and another album from Bob. What more can one ask? The local CD arrived courtesy of singer/songwriter Colleen Gibson,... Read More

Anyone who's read this column for a while knows I love Hot Club Sandwich. I have all their albums and have seen them several times in concert; each time I see them... Read More

It's good to know that CDs haven't totally disappeared off the collective radar yet, despite declining sales. Because, late in the year though it may be, the slow... Read More

What a pleasure to be writing this and looking out to a clear blue sky. It seems to have been raining for ever. Not that I mind the rain. I grew up reading Philip... Read More

The new album from Redwood Trail is so good that people don't know what to make of it. If that sounds strange, let me explain… Every so often a local CD comes... Read More

There seems to have been a lot happening this past week: amazing achievements, deaths, fascinating court cases, and some musical stuff too… The Olympics are... Read More

It's been a feast of local music recently at the Watusi Country Club and Fallout Shelter, and I'm finally going to get around to reviewing some of it. Most recently... Read More

It's all eyes on the Olympics right now, certainly at the Watusi Country Club. This weekend we'll all be cooing over how spectacular the opening ceremony was. At... Read More

Ho, ho, ho. Dust off those Santa suits, it's Christmas-time in Tauranga! Yep, it's time again for the Mid-Winter Christmas Market, happening tomorrow - Saturday... Read More