NZ rock still… rocks! We Search For Yeti!
They probably won’t be performing at Spark Arena anytime soon, but GARY STEEL reckons Wellington-based independent rockers Search For Yeti are well worth a
The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films right now
A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old
OMD, The Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, etc: LIVE REVIEW
Despite a strong aversion to such things GARY STEEL attends an ‘80s nostalgia music festival and survives to tell the tale.
Antipodes Kala 21: the ultimate music streaming solution
There’s a lot of confusion over music servers and streamers, but GARY STEEL spends quality time with a product from Aotearoa that beats all-comers.
Matthew Bannister’s The Dark Backward reviewed
Matthew Bannister’s latest album is packed with 15 charming songs of sneaky feelings and revealing couplets, writes GARY STEEL.
Unwind’s Embers album a healing balm
The world's in a state of chaos, right? Here's an album that will give you gentle solace, writes GARY STEEL, who reckons taking a
Becoming Led Zeppelin – Cock around the clock
GARY STEEL discusses the still-contentious “classic rock” group Led Zeppelin and their first ever so-called “documentary”.
Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins – Witchdoctor Q&A
For a while in the mid-1980s, the Thompson Twins were the biggest thing in pop, but when Tom Bailey retired the project in the
Panasonic wows CES audiences with new ear gear and smart TVs
At CES, Las Vegas, Technics announced its latest true wireless earbuds, the EAH-AZ100. You’d be forgiven for wondering what the fuss is about, but
Win! Audio Art Interconnect Cables
Award-winning Audio Art Cables have hi-fi publications like Stereophile, Tone Audio and Audiophilia raving fulsomely about their sonic and aesthetic properties. Even sceptics will
Technics announces important firmware updates
Firmware updates give proud owners of recent Technics products direct access to Roon and Tidal.
The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films right now in NZ
A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old
From The Archives: Sly Dunbar talks
That time GARY STEEL chatted with drummer Sly Dunbar of the famed Jamaican rhythm section, Sly & Robbie. First, the story. After, the unexpurgated
The Great Witchdoctor Q&A: Paul Quilter
For the best part of five decades, Paul Quilter has built a reputation as one of New Zealand’s most reputable hi-fi dealers/importers. Now on
Let there be drums!
Six diverse percussion compositions performed by virtuosic musician Justin DeHart challenge common notions about the most primal of instruments.
Auckland-based hi-fi outfit JAVA Hi-Fi shines on world stage
Plucky Kiwi player JAVA HI-FI wins distribution in the US and wows the natives at two well-respected hi-fi shows in the US and UK.
Heilung – A cyberpunk reimagining of ancient culture
Hardened atheist GARY STEEL attends bizarre show by German/Nordic group Heilung and has “spiritual” experience.
The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films right now
A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old
Wellington in the ’80s through the lens of an outsider music group
GARY STEEL reviews a new book that’s not only the story of an extraordinary band, label and scene, but an alternative history of Wellington
Dance around the world with Corben Simpson
He won a Silver Scroll award in 1971. He sang for Blerta. He recorded an album in bed. After more than 50 years Corben
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