I must confess to some reservations when writing about Tauranga's hardcore music scene. That's because I suspect the vast majority of you reading this don't... Read More

The Tauranga National Jazz Festival is a lunar event; dates change each year depending on the moon. Here's how it works: the core jazz festival is on Easter... Read More

Many musicians I know are talking about AI. Not just musicians, of course. But recently AI music generators have become widely accessible, in the way text... Read More

'The past is never dead. It's not even past.” So said William Faulkner, and though he was more exercised by ghosts of the gothic South, it's a quote... Read More

I know this column has different audiences, from musicians and music fundis, to general listeners and the bored just looking for something to read. All of... Read More

Here we are in February and I haven't mentioned this year's Port of Tauranga 62nd Jazz Festival once yet. Let's rectify that ... But first, allow me to use... Read More

Objectively speaking, the local music scene has had a rotten year. I've been around a bit; I've studied history's great philosophers. I learned about survival... Read More

Damn. Turn your back for a minute and a month disappears: there goes January. That's the way of the world. Without further ado let us turn to February's music,... Read More

There is so much music to write about but, once again, this week death has intervened. Local artist, musician, father, husband, and friend to so many, Dave... Read More

I am not a fan of musical biopics; I hate them in almost every way. So as something of a Bob Dylan fan I've been dreading A Complete Unknown, the new film... Read More

In the blink of an eye, we're back! The brave new world is forming around us. Holding any 2025 news until next week, I wanted to begin with things I missed... Read More

Columnists' holidays are here! This is the last one before Christmas, and indeed for the year; I'll be back on January 10. So I realise attention spans are... Read More