There's been somewhat of a furore in the past week over the Bay's most prominent international celebrity, the inimitable Richard O'Brien. As many who follow the... Read More

It's getting hard to ignore the number of sons of famous musicians who are ploughing their own row in the music field. I guess the obvious suspicion is that if... Read More

Different places in New Zealand are associated with different things: Kaikoura - crayfish, Raglan - surfing, Nelson - art, Auckland - complaining. The same is... Read More

Nostalgia isn't, as has often been pointed out, what it used to be. I blame it on the internet. You can blame anything you want on the internet and it won't talk... Read More

They say that country music is the world's ‘drinkinest' music. That is, that more booze is consumed on this planet to the sounds of country music than to... Read More

This is New Zealand Music Month, a concept that has become rather vague and nebulous. It seems largely to consist of as many Kiwi artists as possible trying to... Read More

Technology is moving apace in the tangled world of televisual entertainment, so it seems like a good time to have another look at Blu-ray, HD and 3D. What with... Read More

A few weeks back I mourned the loss, a year back, of Plug & Play nights, the monthly showcases for up-and-coming local musicians playing original music. Nothing... Read More

Okay. Easter's done and dusted. But there's another festival coming up next weekend which should sate all remaining desires of blues lovers. Before I get onto... Read More

Anyone who seriously thought I wasn't going to spend this week raving about the Jazz Festival obviously hasn't read the column much. Because it deserves a good... Read More

It's Easter now. The Jazz Festival is here and for the next few days the streets will be alive with the sound of music. It's a special thing, and we're lucky to... Read More

Jazz, jazz, jazz - less than a week to go now and the National Jazz Festival will be starting. And I think it's time again when all the people in the Bay can be... Read More