Turn your back for a second and it sneaks up on you - yes, it's time again for New Zealand Music Month.Of course, every month is New Zealand Music Month here at... Read More

This year has been rough on musicians; every week seems to come with sad unexpected news of someone we've lost.And last week was much the same. We lost a giant in... Read More

‘The Right Note' is the massive new book about the last 50 years of the Tauranga music scene; I talked about it last week. Written by Brilleaux frontman Graham... Read More

History is so easy to lose. Some things almost immediately vanish into the past in a contradictory swirl of memory. But even when history is documented it can still... Read More

We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expands on things that currently make him happy. And, once again, this week he's very happy. Why? Gigs. Yep, music... Read More

Hello again y'all! Hope you've recovered from the pleasures of Easter...And what a splendid Easter it was: the sun came out and showed off Tauranga at its best.... Read More

We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. And this week he's very happy. Izzy Bones (Dylan Israel). Photo:... Read More

On Valentine's Day a new radio station launched in Tauranga. I gave it a nod and promised to follow up in more depth - a chat with the owners, a couple of DJs and... Read More

We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. This week he's sampling a little something from each of the major... Read More

I'm glad I'm not organising a festival at this time of year.As I commented a few weeks back; there are a few nervous promoters out there at the moment and as summer... Read More

Gigs are like buses sometimes, but that covers a lot of possibilities.You could say that they're both usually late enough to be inconvenient; you could say they're... Read More

We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. And this week he's very happy. New radio, a new CD, and new gigs.... Read More