Before Flying Nun there was… Bunk?
New Zealand was a different planet back in 1981. GARY STEEL dips into his bulging archive with this piece on Wellington record label Bunk.
Snakefinger’s 1981 NZ tour that wasn’t
GARY STEEL excavates a thing about Snakefinger for a tour that never happened from his mouldering vaults. Originally published 12 May 1981 Sometime
Penknife Glides – Sharpies Stab At Success
GARY STEEL pulls another piece from his oozing back catalogue - 1981 story about Auckland band Penknife Glides.
And in the darkness bind them…
What better than a line from Middle Earth to introduce our primer on dark beers. NEIL MILLER is your guide.
La De Da man – Kevin Borich
Freshly disinterred from the festering annals of Gary Steel’s back pages, yet another obscure interview that time forgot. Today, it’s a 1981 story about
The best & worst streaming TV shows & films this week
The Witchdoctor team sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new shows as well as those to
Mind the gaps – Dimmer classic toured 20 years later!
Prompted by its 20th anniversary and an upcoming tour to mark the occasion, GARY STEEL reassesses Shayne Carter’s greatest album. IMPORTANT NOTE: This
Dimmer reforms for 20th anniversary tour
A reconstituted version of Shayne Carter's band Dimmer will perform the entire I Believe You Are A Star album for its 20th anniversary in
New Auckland audio club forms
Fancy a monthly get-together to listen to music on superb hi-fi gear with other audio appreciators? Witchdoctor gets all the info.
The other side of this life
GARY STEEL embarks on a journey featuring Satan, brazen defecation, porn and strangulation. It's a hoot.
The man who fired the Sex Pistols
Bob Mercer signed Kate Bush and The Sex Pistols and then fired the band. GARY STEEL spoke to the industry legend.
All you need is Neon
GARY STEEL has taken a long hard look at streaming TV options and finds himself perpetually stuck on Neon.
Slikback – Quoios/Klout (Byrd Out)
GARY STEEL stumbles across a tantalising snippet of greatness in a new EP by Kenyan electronic artist Slikback.
Boomer With Bubbas – Blankies and cot climbers
It’s almost too much. Old Dad GARY STEEL chronicles two significant developments in a single week.
Frank Zappa – Zappa ’88: The Last US Show REVIEW
GARY STEEL reviews the latest release from the Zappa vaults and reveals both its strengths and weaknesses.
Dianne Swann – The Witchdoctor Q&A
Dianne Swann is an under-sung legend of Kiwi pop with the finest album of her career online and in the shops.
Album Reviews A-Z – A 40-year repository of critiques
This is the landing page for Gary Steel's complete A-Z of album (and a few EPs and singles) reviews.
The Ultimate A To Z Of Album Reviews By Gary Steel – Y
The Ultimate A To Z Of Album Reviews By Gary Steel – Y Gary Steel is slowly compiling all his album reviews in
Wing Zeros – a loudspeaker that rewrites the book
GARY STEEL chats with the two genius designers of a revolution in sound reproduction. Prepare to be amazed.
The Best (And Worst) Streaming TV Shows & Films
The Witchdoctor team sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new shows as well as those to
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