5:30am Friday 22 Jan, 2021
Fifty years is a long time to do anything – if you want to spend that length of time on something you need to start young. Luckily, Shona Laing... Read More
5:30am Friday 15 Jan, 2021
Many people I know switch off a bit at this time of year. While a lot of folk are now back at work and the beaches are becoming quieter, there are a... Read More
9:02am Monday 11 Jan, 2021
So we're now over a week into 2021. Hmmm... There was a vague sense that once we farewelled that savage Year Of Our Lord 2020 things would change.... Read More
5:30am Thursday 31 Dec, 2020
This is the last column of the year and it comes with traditions. There's a cocktail recipe coming up, and I'd like to offer a big swoop of... Read More
5:30am Friday 18 Dec, 2020
We're taking next week off, so this'll be the last column before Christmas. Traditionally for this one I try to include a bunch of recommendations... Read More
5:30am Friday 11 Dec, 2020
OK. Nearly Christmas. Footloose and Covid-free. This week I have three shows for you. First up a concert by the most excellent Grant Haua, who has spent... Read More
6:00am Friday 04 Dec, 2020
I have always thought of the Tauranga music scene as pretty middle-of-the-road. But perhaps I've been wrong. That struck me the other day as I prepared... Read More
6:00am Friday 27 Nov, 2020
Is it wrong to keep patting ourselves on the back for being so lucky? After a while does it come across as hubris? I don't know. But I do know that... Read More
6:00am Friday 20 Nov, 2020
The Tauranga launch for Janne Izett's debut album is next weekend. It's been a long journey... You might have come across Janne in this paper.... Read More
6:00am Friday 13 Nov, 2020
Let's start this week's column in a humble manner: with an apology. Actually, a few apologies, though I do try to get things as accurate as... Read More
6:00am Friday 06 Nov, 2020
November must have been designated Album Release Month by the musical powers that be. Sean Bodley and Anthony Coulter and the two Jans - Jan Preston... Read More
5:30am Friday 30 Oct, 2020
We may be fresh out of a long weekend but the music never stops. Well, I say that but it does seem that there is a little breathing space this weekend.... Read More
5:30am Friday 23 Oct, 2020
It seems a long time since I've written about Bob Dylan. No doubt that has caused rejoicing amongst the many of you fine readers who harbour an... Read More
5:30am Friday 16 Oct, 2020
Just occasionally I feel a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of music all around us. And this week is one of those times since every day seems to... Read More
5:45am Friday 09 Oct, 2020
This week it looks like a case of déjà vu all over again. Shows once cancelled are returning apace. It's happening so much that when... Read More