Music
06:00am Fri 19 Jul, 2024
If you were judging by concerts, 2024 is the Year of the Tribute Band. Perhaps it simply reflects current tough times, a retreat into safe stuff that's easy... Read More
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06:00am Fri 12 Jul, 2024
It is regularly suggested that because Tauranga is a middle-of-the-road city, I should write about middle-of-the-road music. The problem is that my musical... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
How bands approach the recording studio has changed a lot, at least since the 1960s. Why the 1960s? That's when studios started using multi-track recorders,... Read More
10:21am Thu 27 Jun, 2024
No time to waste, new music is here... First up, Gary Harvey's latest album ‘Outta My Head' is officially out and very good it is too. Gary has been... Read More
08:38am Fri 21 Jun, 2024
Exciting times are on the horizon, and I am an avid observer. But only an observer. When you good folk of Tauranga vote for the first new council since 2021,... Read More
10:27am Fri 14 Jun, 2024
I'm looking at two new local albums today, very different from each other but with one big similarity. One is from Irish band The Whittakers, the other from... Read More
06:00am Fri 07 Jun, 2024
It seems my tidy plan for New Zealand Music Month has descended into chaos. C'est la vie. And though it's all over now, it seems the sudden glut of local... Read More
09:12am Fri 31 May, 2024
I was ready to review a couple of local albums today when I heard Rodger Fox had died. I write in advance, of course, so by the time you read this it will be... Read More
11:49am Fri 24 May, 2024
Okay. Into the final straight of New Zealand Music Month. Being a month with five weekends I have two columns left: just as well as things are happening apace. I've... Read More
10:40am Fri 17 May, 2024
Continuing to celebrate New Zealand Music Month, it's time to fill what has become a gaping hole in the column's recent content - no ‘Shadow & Light'. Which... Read More
10:14am Fri 10 May, 2024
We're about one-third of the way through New Zealand Music Month - and thank you for asking, yes, there is a plan. It's pretty simple: write about the many shows... Read More
06:00am Fri 03 May, 2024
There is a time for every season under heaven and currently it's time for New Zealand Music Month. I mentioned it last week and I hope to no one's great surprise... Read More
08-Oct 11:45
Getting inked for a worthy cause
08-Oct 11:15
Community projects receive $140,000
08-Oct 10:45
Luck abandons Team NZ in its hour of need
08-Oct 10:10
Young siblings make waves at golf champs
08-Oct 09:15
Celebrating a Century: Tauranga woman turns 100
08-Oct 08:30
Every three hours, a NZer develops vision loss
08-Oct 08:00
$25K for WBOP school robotics programme
08-Oct 07:30
Spring marks subtle shift in market conditions
08-Oct 07:00
Tribesmen gang member dies in motorbike crash
08-Oct 06:45
Unsettled westerlies, but brightening up late week
08-Oct 06:33
Dangerous area: Ship crewman seriously injured
07-Oct 19:25
Car crashes down bank on SH2, Whakamarama
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