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

Love is in the air: only a short time now and we can embrace the romantic charm of St Valentine's Day. Regular readers might be surprised at a jaded sceptic... Read More