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And The Winner Is… The Metro Garage Band Finals
The grand final of Metro’s Garage Band series was a hoot says judge Gary Steel
Fink – Perfect Darkness (Ninja Tune/Border) CD REVIEW
Fink’s a singer-songwriter with a DJ background, and revitalises the genre with a sonically superior production
Beatchild – Something Forever (BBE/Border) CD REVIEW
Beatchild channels Marvin Gaye into a contemporary context, and Steelio likes its sensuous grooves
F In Math – Couch EP (Flying Nun/Warner) CD REVIEW
Another release by a former Mint Chick shows promise
Going Deaf In London
Noisy London transport foiled by noise isolating earphones
And The Winner Is… Heat Number 3
Heat three of Metro’s Garage Band competition is a blast
Smart Travel
Ashley Kramer finds smartphone enabled travel the only way to go
Slice Of Kiwi Music History Gets Scrub-up
Historic Kiwi sounds get restoration treatment
Cults – Cults (In The Name Of/Sony) CD REVIEW
Gary Steel has reservations about the skewed brat-pop of Cults, but finds himself singing along anyway.
TomTom iPhone App with HD Traffic Review
TomTom’s iPhone app with HD Traffic functionality reviewed by Ashley Kramer
Blast From The Arse – The Cure (Third Time Lucky)
In 1981, The Cure are still cult enough to hang – and jam – with their Wellington fans. Gary Steel was there.