'You don't write about English anymore.” That's what a guy said in the supermarket the other day and he was completely correct. The thing... Read More

Last week I started on the local blues scene - let's continue... There are a number of acts to watch for, from traditional blues players - Mike Garner... Read More

The world can be strange. Even l'il ol' New Zealand sometimes surprises. Who would have expected, for instance, Easter news to be dominated by tales... Read More

Easter. After all the build-up, it's arrived. And I've said all that I'm going to say about it. Check out last week's column on SunLive. Or just head straight... Read More

The jazz festival is here. Yes, The Port of Tauranga 61st National Jazz Festival, now expanded to 10 days, has arrived. ‘Blue Eyes - The Music of Frank... Read More

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