Death was in the air last week. Excuse me if I dwell on it. Luke Perry, star of a TV show that 'defined the ‘90s” died at 52 after a stroke. Keith... Read More

If you're planning something musical in the Bay - be it a festival, concert, show, gig, album, EP or single - there's one easy way to publicise it: contact me. There... Read More

It's always a pleasure to dish out a happy birthday, and that's what I'm doing this week. It's a big birthday at the beginning of March in the ever-expanding,... Read More

We return to the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things currently making him happy. This week he's once again as contented as a cat sitting in a... Read More

An obvious indicator of getting older is people you know dying. I realise that's not a very happy way to start a column, but at a certain time of life - and I... Read More

What a fantastically sunny run of events we've had! It's been great this year. Bay Dreams, One Love, Slash, Toto, the 80s disco show, Live Music at The Lettuce... Read More

There are all sorts of people recording music in Tauranga. At one end of the scale are professional bands and musicians - practitioners who either have been,... Read More

Katikati is officially one of the best towns in New Zealand. That's what they tell me. It was a headline I read the other day, and I think what bugs me most about... Read More

The mythical phoenix gains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. So there appears to be a certain retrospective irony in Tauranga City Council's... Read More

There are a bunch of ‘nostalgia' acts playing around the Bay during summer, but The Narcs aren't one of them. So what's the difference, in a holiday season... Read More

One of the world's favourite American rock bands will meet Tauranga residents all the way, at what's been pegged as the region's hottest gig of the summer. Toto... Read More

I think I can say - without fear of contradiction - that we're getting close to the end of the year. Let's assume that y'all by now have plans for New Year's... Read More