It's official - John Key has moved to town; no, not that one, the other one... I mentioned this a couple of weeks back and promised further information; consider... Read More

I had my first brush with cancel culture last week, and I can't say I'm a fan. It was a result of the column I wrote a fortnight back lambasting Recorded Music... Read More

After last week's sustained rant we've got snippets this time; strap on those short attention spans. And the snippets du jour are a distinctly mixed bag: new... Read More

A few weeks back I wrote of APRA's annual Silver Scroll songwriting awards. Specifically I wrote that the Australasian Performing Right Association have stripped... Read More

You'll have to give me a little leeway with this column; it's hard to find the right tone just before deadline when you hear a friend has died. Especially when... Read More

I've been thinking this week about community; a couple of events on July 24 show again that it's happening and growing all around us. First of all though, I must... Read More

It seems I've been on a bit of a rant recently; let's return to regular stuff. Largely. This week that includes: Reb Fountain in Katikati; a band with a name... Read More

Everyone seems to be talking about drugs right now; or perhaps I just need some different friends... For starters, everyone still seems unhappy about the result... Read More

The French Film Festival is on right now, so let's go a little French this week. Only a little mind you. We don't want to accidentally slip in un peu Français... Read More

Snubbed! Yep, I've been hearing from people all week that Tauranga has been snubbed. Of course it was the Queen that started it. It often is. Those pesky royals.... Read More

The last two columns have been about gigs - it must be time for some controversy. Because something controversial happened last week and it seems to have received... Read More

Writing this column there is one complaint I get more frequently than any other. It's that people don't know about stuff that's happening. It's... Read More