Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett – The Witchdoctor Q&A
Peter Garrett gave GARY STEEL a piece of his voluminous mind as the revived Midnight Oil prepared for the world tour that brings the
German Music Genius Holger Czukay Dies
One of the key figures in German music’s Krautrock renaissance of the 1970s has died. GARY STEEL weeps all over his keyboard.
Steely Dan – A Love/Hate Relationship
Walter Becker’s death prompts GARY STEEL to examine his curiously topsy-turvy relationship to the music of Steely Dan.
Kill Me Quick
GARY STEEL grew up in the punk era when everyone wanted to die but few did, and wants to know why suicide is suddenly
TomTom Sports Launches Fitness Age & Personalised Workouts
TomTom takes a combinatory approach to fitness. TomTom has launched Fitness Age, Fitness Points and Personalised Workouts across their sports watch range. TomTom
Cambridge Audio Introduces Its Play For 4K
It’s a 4K universal Blu-ray player with a difference. It’s the Cambridge Audio CXUHD.
Launches & Lunches: Oppo’s Stunning R11
Oppo has launched its premium ‘camera phone’ in NZ. GARY STEEL reports on the event, and the phone.
The Ones That Got Away #1
An occasional column in which GARY STEEL reviews a bunch of recordings that escaped his attention at the time of release, and finds them
Broadband Matters
Broadband is important. We rely on it. So why do broadband service providers still treat outages as if it didn’t matter?
No, You Don’t Like Music
Most people reckon they love music, and that it’s a soundtrack to their lives, but they never actually listen to it.
Consequences
Could widespread knowledge of a simple piece of homespun philosophy set off a chain reaction and change the way we treat each other? GARY
Love You For All Time
A few thoughts on Glen Campbell from Witchdoctor’s music editor.
PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP Integrated Amplifier REVIEW
GARY STEEL is falling in love with music all over again, and it’s taken a nifty valve amplifier to shoot love’s arrow.
The Death Of Two Legends Of Hi-fi
Hi-fi pioneers Martin L. Borish (NAD) and Richard E. Lord (REL Acoustics) both died in July.
Two New Dual SIM Phones From OPPO
OPPO has released two new smartphones in New Zealand, the A77 and A57, featuring superior selfie cameras and dual SIMs.
Hoax With The Most – IMMRAM Origins Revealed
Legendary prog rock reissue is a hoax. But an instructive one, claims Gary Steel
Infinity – Infinity ALBUM REVIEW (No Label)
It’s deeply unfashionable, it’s not even on a label, and it involves guitar solos. And GARY STEEL quite likes it.
Harry Styles – Harry Styles (Erskine/Columbia) ALBUM REVIEW
One Erection, did you say? Oh, the guy from One Direction! Old fart GARY STEEL grapples manfully with the debut Harry Styles solo album.
The Great Witchdoctor Movers & Shakers Q&A
Terry Humphries runs a unique “by appointment” hi-fi showroom and auditioning facility called Audio Reference, which he first launched in Hamilton 10 years
Sony A1 Series Bravia 4K OLED TVs Now Available
Sony's OLED sound-through-screen A1 Series is here at last.
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