Tauranga's Harmony a Plenty men's barbershop chorus performed at a birthday party at No. 1 The Strand last weekend and is now preparing for Sounds Capital. The... Read More

As I type, we are mere hours away from Michael Jackson's official public farewell and subsequent burial, entombment, mummification and cryogenic storage. The... Read More

Okay, I have five columns in which to change the local musical world, or at least raise some questions. Perhaps I can answer some, too, and stir up debate if possible.... Read More

This will be my last column for a month - it's been a long time and I need a break. And it has been a long time. Looking back I notice that I wrote my first column... Read More

Many things have changed in the music biz in the past couple of decades, and the role of the music video is no exception. Just as home mixing technology has brought... Read More

These are tough times, and everyday there seems to be another sign that the world has gone barking mad. This week I have a whole pile of music for you, an unreasonable... Read More

I've been thinking about Susan Boyle in the last few days, well not Susan Boyle herself but that ungainly thing now known as the Susan Boyle Phenomenon. And of... Read More

This week, more of the music I'm listening to - some Kiwi stuff, but I'll start with my current fave, Benji Hughes. I've been mentioning him for a while now,... Read More

I don't, as it happens, own an i-Pod, so returning home brings the pleasure of being reunited with my music. Having spent the best part of the past couple of... Read More

As threatened last week I am actually on holiday. Yes, this column comes to you with an impressive total of 5227 air miles, being written from my current headquarters... Read More

I'm going on holiday. The weather's turned cold and it's been too long so I'm off to sunny Singapore. It has been a long time. I rarely go on holiday - since... Read More

One of the things that I love about music is that it goes in all directions at once. Music, of course, is always developing, and there are modern cutting edge... Read More