There's nothing worse than reviewing catchy music: it messes with your head. Many reviewers listen to albums once and make notes. But, sticking mainly to... Read More

This week let's start on some of the new music being released. After gaps of weeks where nothing emerges from Tauranga - much like our buses which apparently... Read More

Sometimes I don't recognise this place any more. I know, I keep going on about this; perhaps there's a song in it. Tauranga has changed: once it was... Read More

It's not often I blow it two weeks in a row; blame it on too much sun... Last week I aimed to write about the jazz festival, got distracted by this weekend's... Read More

I realise I've not yet even mentioned this year's jazz festival. Better late than never on that one and you still have six weeks to mentally prepare,... Read More

I have one gig I promised to mention, so I'm doing that right up-front. It should be outstanding. Critically-acclaimed Australian duo This Way North celebrate... Read More

Being something of a political sceptic, it always impresses me when MPs do something useful. So it was a couple of week's back, when Bay of Plenty MP Tom... Read More

Two long weekends in a row - can life get any better? Of course the second one isn't strictly a long weekend. Waitangi Day is a Tuesday. But is anyone... Read More

Amanda Palmer has a complicated history in New Zealand. Now she's back... The American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist is playing Queenstown,... Read More

The news that most interested me as we arrived in 2024 is the wealth of cultural material that has moved into the public domain. What that means is anyone... Read More

So we come to Christmas. Nearly there. In case you didn't know, this is also the last column of the year since The Weekend Sun team is taking a well-earned... Read More

OK. We're approaching the 'Ho, Ho, Ho” end of the year. Don't panic. I have a few things to share this week. Look upon it as a loose smorgasbord... Read More