Hey, hey, it's National Poetry Day! And there you have it, a rhyming one-line poem to kick off the column.John Donne.Sure, it's not the longest or most profound... Read More

It's always a famine or a feast; there's either nothing happening or everything. The plan was to spend this week talking about the International Film Festival, which... Read More

We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. Last time it was three gigs; this time it's three albums. One... Read More

The music business in New Zealand is full of people you've never heard of unless you're in the music business. This week I'm writing about one of them.His name is... Read More

We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. This week it's three shows. During three weekends. Is that enough... Read More

News of France's Bastille Day horrors arrived too late for last week's deadline.So, slightly belatedly, I thought we'd make this week French Week and look at a great... Read More

So what did you do in June? A real ale festival in Kent? A day wandering the streets of Venice? Win $400 at bingo? Hang out with UK blues legend Paul Jones? Probably... Read More

Recently, whenever I have plans to write about something, people die.Is it something about this year? Because 2016 certainly seems to have been a particularly attritious... Read More

Cuisine is so hot at the moment; I keep seeing billboards advertising a band called The Food Show. Okay, obviously that's a joke. But what a good name for a band:... Read More

Bands often make the mistake - particularly after a long, slow album recording process - of thinking they've done all the hard work when the album is released. But,... Read More

It's official. Nothing's happening this week. If you want to know more, go elsewhere. Okay, there are a few gigs. Look on Eventfinda. I'm taking the week off local... Read More

We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. And this week, once again, it's gigs. Two weekends; four gigs.... Read More