We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds onthings that currently make him happy. 50) It's time for feijoas! Also known (elsewhere) as the pineapple... Read More

I've talked before in this column about the wonders of the ukulele and got myself into trouble for it. Fair enough. I have been known from time to time to be less... Read More

I was down in Gisborne last weekend at the Harbour the Beat Jazz Blues & Roots Festival, which was a reminder that, however much we take Tauranga bands for granted... Read More

There are some people whose CDs I buy automatically whenever they make one. Top of the list are obviously Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen, but Ry Cooder is... Read More

I love new words, and there seem to have been a lot coined recently. With the financial crisis in Europe we had Eurogedden; in America the Republicans have been... Read More

Last week, in the list of things that currently make me happy about the Bay, I mentioned Soundtree. Soundtree rocks! Soundtree is a fairly new recording studio in... Read More

We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. 43: It's time for passionfruit! Passionfruit are cool. Now in... Read More

It's Oscar time again! And all I can say this year is that the Oscars are rubbish. I dunno what it is about the Academy. Every year they try and retool the event... Read More

The other day during a rambling conversation I realised that this week marks the 450th column I've written at The Weekend Sun. I tend not to dwell on the past too... Read More

'I love to speak with Leonard, He's a sportsman and a shepherd, He's a lazy bastard living in a suit.” So starts Leonard Cohen's new album, one of the most... Read More

February already, and I hope for many musicians and gig organisers that it's less wet than January. The Credence boys had a clear time of it with their two concerts... Read More

I get continually more confused by this issue of piracy on the old interweb, especially now that New Zealand has hit the international news. That the media jumped... Read More