06:00am Fri 03 Jun, 2022
Sometimes you come across a bit of information that you've just got to share. Because one of life's great pleasures is sharing; be it sharing movies, music or... Read More
06:00am Fri 27 May, 2022
And just like that New Zealand Music Month comes to an end. Not that you'd notice… Perhaps I have become cynical but the whole ‘music biz' seems... Read More
06:00am Fri 20 May, 2022
It's still NZ Music Month, so this week is more of last week: local music, live and elsewhere... First of all, how about starting your day with a little Kiwi... Read More
06:00am Fri 13 May, 2022
And we're off! Yes, New Zealand Music Month is up and running… So, as promised, I'll be looking at a few upcoming shows this week as it looks like next... Read More
06:00am Fri 06 May, 2022
If April, as T.S. Elliot proclaimed, really is the cruellest month then let's be thankful it's over and move straight on to New Zealand Music Month. Of course... Read More
06:00am Fri 29 Apr, 2022
Prolific local singer Shirley Ryder has been at it again: she has a new album and it is ready for release during NZ Music Month. This will be her fifth set of... Read More
06:00am Fri 22 Apr, 2022
OK! Orange is here and with it music and we are absolutely indubitably rolling again. Some starts immediately, some will arrive after a predictable lag while... Read More
06:00am Thu 14 Apr, 2022
We live in a divided country; it's sad to see and I don't know what can be done to solve the problem. I'm not talking about Covid here. Enough about that. We're... Read More
06:00am Fri 08 Apr, 2022
Welcome to another week of things not quite happening. It is, as pretty much everyone I run into says, a bit weird at the moment. Not that I'm actually running... Read More
06:00am Fri 01 Apr, 2022
All of us have wished, sometime, for a time machine. It would come in handy for many a situation: the brief instant you realise you have just fallen out of a... Read More
06:00am Fri 25 Mar, 2022
Let's start this week with some birthday wishes. It happens that one of the Bay's more famous residents, the very fabulous Richard O'Brien, is celebrating his... Read More
06:00am Fri 18 Mar, 2022
Is it too early to get nostalgic for CDs? I must confess to being slightly baffled by still-flourishing vinyl revival. What is it people hear in vinyl? 'The sound... Read More