1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – William Hung x 3
MATT KELLY traces the mercifully brief career over just three abysmal albums of former American Idol star William Hung.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Mrs Miller’s Greatest Hits
MATT KELLY finds himself actually enjoying this awful album, and siding with the masses who put it on the charts in the '60s.
The Death Of Co-Aklan – Cathal Coughlan, gone…
GEORGE HENDERSON pays tribute to former Microdisney and Fatima Mansions singer-songwriter Cathal Coughlin.
Live shows from long ago… The Crocodiles/The Whizz Kids
By late 1980 The Crocodiles lineup had splintered. GARY STEEL wrote this review of their Wellington gig at shortlived venue Billy D'Club.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Grand Funk Railroad’s All The Girls In The World Beware
Do you want to hear the singer boast about the dark brown stains on his underwear? MATT KELLY sure as hell does not.
Ancient Album Review Columns #3: Pity the critic
GARY STEEL suffers a complete breakdown while attempting to review all the shit that came out in December 1987.
Automatic Static’s Time Before Time – an imagined sax and drum duel
Jazz duets aren't dead, they just smell weird, writes GARY STEEL about an odd sax/drums project.
The Opshop Critique – unbearable music icons and celebrities, ’90s-style
Guest columnist GEORGE HENDERSON is shocked by a book of 1990s interviews with more than a few repugnant personalities.
The iPod is history – but is that such a big deal?
GARY STEEL reflects on Apple's announcement on the demise of the iPod and our relationship to the iconic music player.
Live shows from long ago… Wolfgang/Coup D’Etat
GARY STEEL's 1980 review of a gig by the Red Mole theatre troupe splinter band that was soon to become the hitmaking Coup D'Etat.
Live shows from long ago… Mangaweka Viaduct Blues Band/The Gen
GARY STEEL wrote this gig up for In Touch magazine way back in May 1980. It wasn't his (or their) finest hour.
Live shows from long ago… Gary Numan
When Gary Numan played in Wellington local punks spat on him, but his show was great according to GARY STEEL.
Flight X7 – An NZ Music Month 1980 archive special
GARY STEEL had great expectations of NZ new wave band Flight X7 in this 1980 feature on the band. History had other plans… If
Live shows from long ago… Split Enz 1980 (Second Coming)
GARY STEEL wrote this review of the homecoming heroes' second 1980 Welly gig in the first edition of In Touch magazine.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – ELO Part 2’s Moment Of Truth
MATT KELLY has his sights on a record made by most of ELO (but minus Jeff Lynn) and he's in a vicious mood. What
Live shows from long ago… Racey
In one of his first live review assignments, GARY STEEL was surprised to find that novelty act Racey wasn’t as cack as he’d thought
Sharon O’Neill & Jon Stevens, Wellington Town Hall, 1980
GARY STEEL wrote this review for the Evening Post back in March 1980. It's not something he's proud of.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Robert Plant’s Shaken And Stirred
MATT KELLY saw Robert Plant as someone to trust to always do the right thing. That is, until he released this piece of unmitigated
An awful record that’s also great, and why: Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds
Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds stubbornly remains as bad as it is beautiful, writes GARY STEEL, who reveals its magic formula.
This Melbourne hi-fi show is worth a trip across the Tasman
Delayed for a couple of years by the dreaded Covid, the StereoNET Hi-Fi & AV show in June is a must for Kiwi audiophiles.
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