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

It's that time of year. Our Spotify Wrapped individualised charts have been sent out and Facebook is abuzz, noting the several hundred or thousand listeners... Read More

As I believe has been occasionally noted, New Zealand is not a large country. So it seems all the more unlikely we should produce two internationally-regarded... Read More

We're pretty much into December. It focuses the mind, doesn't it? As I mentioned last week, gigs drop off the closer to Christmas we get. It's just too busy.... Read More

We must be getting close to the end of the year - gigs are starting to wind down. Not the gigs themselves of course, but as December arrives they get sparser.... Read More