One thing I love about music, and the music scene, is that it exists simultaneously in so many different guises. Case in point: from several recent and upcoming... Read More

We all know about what they say about famines and feasts and buses. It's also true of music. Sometimes I struggle to think of something to write about. These... Read More

The only thing I've got to say this week about the Port of Tauranga 59th National Jazz Festival is a reminder. Here's that reminder: there are still tickets available... Read More

Tauranga's been in the news a bit recently; you've got to be proud. As only the fifth-largest city in the country we tend to get a little passed over, so any... Read More

Okay. Through the downpour and drizzle, I think I see a jazz festival approaching... It's not long now till Matariki and, being the first time we've celebrated... Read More

Sometimes you come across a bit of information that you've just got to share. Because one of life's great pleasures is sharing; be it sharing movies, music or... Read More

And just like that New Zealand Music Month comes to an end. Not that you'd notice… Perhaps I have become cynical but the whole ‘music biz' seems... Read More

It's still NZ Music Month, so this week is more of last week: local music, live and elsewhere... First of all, how about starting your day with a little Kiwi... Read More

And we're off! Yes, New Zealand Music Month is up and running… So, as promised, I'll be looking at a few upcoming shows this week as it looks like next... Read More

If April, as T.S. Elliot proclaimed, really is the cruellest month then let's be thankful it's over and move straight on to New Zealand Music Month. Of course... Read More

Prolific local singer Shirley Ryder has been at it again: she has a new album and it is ready for release during NZ Music Month. This will be her fifth set of... Read More

OK! Orange is here and with it music and we are absolutely indubitably rolling again. Some starts immediately, some will arrive after a predictable lag while... Read More