Sometimes there's just too much to fit in.There are upcoming gigs to plug, past gigs to recall, and then albums for review started arriving out of the blue last... Read More

The first person I ever wrote about for a Tauranga newspaper was Ritchie Pickett.I was pretty excited and even arranged for a friend to draw a caricature of Ritchie... Read More

I thought that after he moved to Hawke's Bay last year I'd stop writing about Graham Clark. Yeah right.Graham is probably the person who has cropped up most in this... Read More

Tauranga is - as few can fail to notice - a rapidly growing city. And with growth comes growing pains.As has been noted by far more irritated people than me, traffic... Read More

I was in Auckland last weekend for Sun Kil Moon at The Tuning Fork. It was a great gig.First things first, since it's an obscure band. They're named after a Korean... Read More

I used to assume, because it seemed rather obvious, that time ran in a linear manner. Now I'm not so sure.The more I stumble through life, the more time seems circular,... Read More

France has been in the news recently.Not only have they had an election that thankfully rejected their very own far-right Trumpian populist but for a while they... Read More

I've got two gigs for you this time. They're both next week and, wouldn't you know it, they're on the same day. Having said that, they're so different I can't really... Read More

Grand musical gestures. Why not? There's always room to plunge relentlessly over the top.Continuing last week's theme - check out the Music section at sunlive.co.nz... Read More

Tauranga-born musician Mark Mazengarb moved to America to chase his dream, and now he's seen his name in lights he's returning to his hometown to share his talent.All... Read More

I've always been a bit of a sucker for Grand Musical Gestures.By Grand Musical Gestures I mean those moments when artists, inspired by either an excess of creative... Read More

Laura Collins Back Porch Blues Band.Do we need to talk about the Jazz Festival? I think so. After all, I spotted many thousands of people enjoying the vibe downtown... Read More