Music Plus is the name of the column so I tend to skip between a solid diet of music and a smorgasbord of related cultural food groups. This week we're munching... Read More

So here we are on the long road back from winter; it'll be summer before you know it... Yep, last weekend marked the year's shortest day - June 22 - an auspicious... Read More

I write this just as the first line-up announcement for next year's One Love Festival has been made. And very impressive it is too. You've probably come across... Read More

I've written about Shirley Ryder a lot this year; today I'm writing about her again. Shirley is a singer, songwriter, YouTube presenter and producer, and a bunch... Read More

Perhaps everyone was waiting for the Queen to have her birthday before organising gigs; whatever the reason, there's a lot of music about to occur. That's what... Read More

Though I listen to music in all the ways one listens to music nowadays, I still have a preference for CDs. So colour me old-fashioned, stuck in my ways and ultimately,... Read More

It seems to be that the colder it gets the more likely bands are to release new albums. Which actually makes a certain amount of sense. When it's bright and sunny... Read More

As New Zealand hems and haws over the efficacy of legalising marijuana, musicians and songwriters face a different conundrum: What happens to the future of the... Read More

Tauranga has a number of cottage industries. One of them is guitarist Sean Bodley. I'm not sure if 'cottage industry” is exactly the right term but there... Read More

There is, once again, a raft of unusual and interesting shows on the music horizon. But before moving onto more musical matters, a recent newspaper story has... Read More

So Easter and the Jazz Festival are over for another year. But the beat goes on... Actually, this weekend is a quiet one. Perhaps everyone needs time to recover... Read More

Today I want to do nothing but rave about The Jazz Festival. Because it deserves it. The 57th Tauranga National Jazz Festival is about to kick off and even if... Read More