Frank Zappa – Dance Me This (Zappa) ALBUM REVIEW
Frank Zappa's final album arrives a mere 22 years after the composer's untimely death. Gary Steel reckons he must have been on drugs.
F.F.S – F.F.S (Domino/EMI) ALBUM REVIEW
Gary Steel reckons there's loads of wit and irony to chuckle at, and heaps of imagination on the smart collaboration between Sparks and Franz
We Like Yellow
Kody Nielson's new project to release new album as delicious vinyl art object.
Munich High End Show 2015
Simon Brown was one of the lucky audiophiles who made it to this year’s Munich High End Show. The following is his rundown of
Anika Moa. Julia Deans. Strings & Things.
Gary Steel chats with Julia Deans and Anika Moa in anticipation of the June 25 Divas concert with the Auckland Philharmonia.
Reflections Of A Boomer – Summer Of Love
For Gary Steel, no opinion, or position, is set in stone. Time alters everything.
Sally Stockwell – Weightless (Ellamy) CD REVIEW
She's appeared in Shortland Street. She also makes music.
Orbitsound Spaced360 Wireless Speaker REVIEW
This diminutive wireless speaker system promises an “infinite sweet spot”, but Steel is less impressed with the sound than he is its looks and
Juju Jukebox
A regular column in which freaky Peter Kearns casts a spell on a bunch of new album releases! You’ll wake up screaming!
Just Juice
Gary Steel found that he just couldn’t get through the day. Then he found the answer.
Martin Logan Crescendo Wireless Speaker System REVIEW
Think that B&W’s Zeppelin is the only great wireless speaker system? Gary Steel’s here to tell you that there’s a new beauty in the
The Sparrow Thieves – Lethargic Caffeine (Self-released) CD REVIEW
They're from Invercargill - cue much mirth. Actually, Gary Steel reckons The Sparrow Thieves have got something up their sleeves.
Juju Jukebox
A nearly new regular column in which freaky Peter Kearns casts a spell on a bunch of new album releases! You’ll wake up screaming!
A Book, A Tour, A Movie
‘A Movement’ is the name of a set of 10 books chronicling recent, (mostly) Kiwi music history through photographs. But that’s not all. Gary
Samsung Has The Edge
Gary Steel finds clarity and makes a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, Samsung releases the latest two iterations of its Galaxy mobile phone, the S6 and
The Last of Us Re-mastered (Sony Computer Entertainment) REVIEW
James Baker has been cogitating on this reissued classic for months. It’s time to let his cat out of the bag.
Maleficent (Disney) BLU-RAY REVIEW
There's nothing like a fairy tale that works for big people too. Gary Steel actually admits to thinking that Maleficent is a cracker.
Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL Speaker REVIEW
Gary Steel loves Martin Logan speakers. He loves that the brand is now available again in NZ. He loves the incredibly nicely priced ElectroMotion
Lambert Small Wonder Series PREVIEW PART 1
How about a stunning diminutive “lifestyle” range that cuts no sonic corners? Gary Steel gets an exclusive audition of the whole range, and asks:
The Juju Jukebox
A new regular column in which freaky Peter Kearns casts a spell on a bunch of new album releases! You’ll wake up screaming!
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