Megaupload shutdown backlash looms
Those nosy Yanks shut it down, but soon the heat will be turned on the prosecutors, says Pat Pilcher
Skank Attack
Eighties Wellington band releases archival material
Iron Maiden release monster Blu-ray disc
"The Maiden" releases concert Blu-ray utilising 22 HD cameras
BDO DOA?
Should we care about the demise of the Big Day Out?
Who WILL Stop The Rain?
Is Creedence Clearwater REVISITED really the ‘Summer event of 2012’? asks Gary Steel
Best of 2011, Sort Of
Gary Steel finally gets around to compiling a best of 2011, and naturally, everybody’s listening.
Mubi Now Downunder
Sony makes its internet movie service available in NZ
Zapped
What better day than what would have been Frank Zappa’s 71st birthday to interview Pauline Butcher, the composer’s secretary during his halcyon years, whose
John Waters – A Q&A
A conversation with the remarkable John Waters
Freak Out! My Life With Frank Zappa by Pauline Butcher (Plexus) BOOK REVIEW
A personal perspective on Frank and his freaks by his secretary
Bad Company – Live At Wembley (Eagle Vision/Shock) DVD REVIEW
Bad Company still have thrusting power, reckons Gary Steel
Beyondsemble – Beyondsemble (Ode/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
More compelling acoustic/instrumental endeavours from the super city
Beat Rhythm Fashion – from the archives of oblivion
Gary Steel dips into his archive of stories about the Wellington scene of the early '80s with this piece on Beat Rhythm Fashion (BRF)
Brighton Rock (Madman) DVD REVIEW
Flawed remake boasts bravura performances, but...
Drive (Pinnacle Films) FILM REVIEW
Drive may just be motion picture of the year for an otherwise cinematically impoverished Gary Steel
Graham Slee Gram Amp 2 Communicator II Phono Preamp REVIEW
Gary Steel is seduced back into the vinyl fold with a tiny phono preamp
Fair Game (Sony Pictures) BLU-RAY REVIEW
Fair Game is an 'action thriller' without much action or many thrills. But it's worth a watch.
New Order/Joy Division – Total (Rhino/Warner Music) CD REVIEW
New Joy? Division Order? Total is a woeful act of attempted necromancy, according to Gary Steel
Four Budget Cartridges From Grado: Prestige Black1 ($163), Prestige Blue1 ($194), Prestige Silver1 ($265), Prestige Gold1 ($299) REVIEW
The latest entry-level cartridges from those legends of the turntable world, Grado
Grado Prestige Black Cartridge Review
Grado's entry level cartridge, the Prestige Black is reviewed by Ashley Kramer
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