One of the questions about rock music has always been what happens when the people who make it grow up? For a proud 'hope I die before I grow old” genre... Read More

As relative calm descends again over Tauranga, all I can do is look back at Easter and the National Jazz Festival with awe. Over the top though it might sound,... Read More

OK. It's Easter and the longest-serving jazz festival in New Zealand is up and running again. And, although I'm writing this in advance, it looks like the weather... Read More

With only a week to go until Easter, I think it's worth remembering quite what an extraordinary event the National Jazz Festival is, and how lucky we are to have... Read More

Last week I had a brief peek at the jazz festival. This time, with the advertising push in full swing, we'll go a little deeper. But I do have to mention the... Read More

For the next two weeks - and possibly longer - we're going to look at the Jazz Festival. That might seem like a lot of column space to spend on one event, and... Read More

Some weeks are quiet, nobody home, and others are awash with interesting happenings. This week seems to have been busy. So, for that reason I'll leave getting... Read More

The rain finally came down last weekend, in a veritable deluge, and it caused chaos at many events around the country. The Mission Estate concert was cancelled... Read More

In the same week that New Zealand dodged a bullet by postponing the fascistic Copyright Amendment Bill, a court case started in Sweden which could have equally wide... Read More

I am continually reminded by people of the huge diversity of music happening all around Tauranga. And, although I try to write about a fair range of it, I know... Read More

There are - and it is hard to miss it - a helluva lot of festivals at this time of year. And, so far, every one of them seems to have struck it lucky with the weather.... Read More

Say what you will about America - and I have, frequently - they certainly have their holidays down. Americans make such a fuss over their public holidays that I... Read More