We are living, and forgive me for stating the bleedin' obvious, in unusual times. While we ponder moving to Level One, much of the world is tearing itself... Read More

While many things seem almost normal again, the music scene is currently living in limbo. Actually, I think that's true of a lot of Tauranga; this slightly... Read More

The music scene at the moment reminds me of one of those David Attenborough documentaries. We've all seen them: gorgeous time-lapse photography takes us through... Read More

As I write this we are about to end level 3; as you read this we will have just entered level 2. Things are changing. Many of us - including at the Watusi Country... Read More

I have a strange tale for you today. It involves the notion of being an artist and, I guess, that age-old question: what is art? I find the whole 'being an artist”... Read More

Greetings from lockdown. We're all in the same boat now... I got in early, going into self-isolation 30 hours before the entire country after picking up the... Read More

This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a slowly descending silence. Things are not going well right now. I sat down with a friend for a drink... Read More

'Jazz is not dead” - that's what Frank Zappa famously said; he added 'It just smells funny”. It's a good line. I almost hesitate to repeat... Read More

An endless stream of new music is continuously escaping all round the world; this week I'll look at some coming from right here. But first let me take a tiny... Read More

A new week, new gigs and a new shade of brown for what we once used to call the lawn here at The Watusi Country Club. These days it's more a swathe of dusty dirt... Read More

As we all look at the skies awaiting rain, music continues to pour into Tauranga. I'm sure there's a pile of it that I miss. But I do try to keep up, mainly via... Read More

There's been a lot of folk around town recently, and I mean that both ways. A bunch of tourists are still on the beaches and there have been frequent sightings... Read More