Concerts·Music Son Of Shut Up And Play Your Guitar February 23, 2018 Gary Steel Frank Zappa is dead! Long live Frank Zappa! GARY STEEL witnesses the great man’s resurrection through the musical reinvention of son Dweezil Zappa and Read More
Concerts·Music·News Frank Zappa’s Music Gets A Welcome Dusting Off In Auckland This Tuesday February 18, 2018 Gary Steel Dweezil Zappa’s Auckland gig has remained steadfastly under the radar, but GARY STEEL gives it his heartiest endorsement. Read More
Concerts·Music The Next Best Thing To A Frank Zappa Show In NZ January 16, 2018 Gary Steel Next month Dweezil Zappa brings his father Frank’s music to New Zealand for the first time since 1976. LYNN ANSELL talked to the virtuosic Read More
Albums·Concerts·Life·Music·Recordings Tribute To A Dear Friend December 1, 2017 Gary Steel Ron Kane was an American who loved NZ music at a time we barely acknowledged it, a record collector supreme, and part of a Read More
Concerts·Music·News Punk It Up Returns To Doomed Kings Arms Venue November 5, 2017 Gary Steel Original Kiwi punk legends Proud Scum and many others to appear in February death knell for Auckland’s iconic Kings Arms venue. Witchdoctor readers are Read More
Concerts·Music·News Finn, Family And Friends For Summer Tour November 4, 2017 Gary Steel Neil Finn will tour with his son Liam as well as family and friends in unusual NZ venues this summer. Read More
Concerts·Music Punk Poet John Cooper Clarke To Perform In NZ November 3, 2017 Gary Steel Legendary punk poet John Cooper Clarke performing here next April. Read More
Concerts·Music Kraftwerk – 3-D BLU-RAY DISC REVIEW (Parlophone/Warners) September 7, 2017 Gary Steel Seminal German group Kraftwerk has released 3D Blu-ray discs of live performances of their eight most popular albums. GARY STEEL has a thing or Read More
Albums·Concerts·Music·Recordings Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett – The Witchdoctor Q&A September 6, 2017 Gary Steel Peter Garrett gave GARY STEEL a piece of his voluminous mind as the revived Midnight Oil prepared for the world tour that brings the Read More
Albums·Concerts·Music·Recordings Every Day In May – Day 30: The Clean May 30, 2016 Gary Steel The idea? Every day in May, to mark NZ Music Month and 38 years of his own rancid opining and reportage, Gary Steel will Read More
Concerts·Music Every Day In May – Day 29: The Gordons, Spines, etc May 30, 2016 Gary Steel The idea? Every day in May, to mark NZ Music Month and 38 years of his own rancid opining and reportage, Gary Steel will Read More
Albums·Concerts·Music·Recordings Every Day In May – Day 28: Simon Grigg Interview May 29, 2016 Gary Steel The idea? Every day in May, to mark NZ Music Month and 38 years of his own rancid opining and reportage, Gary Steel will Read More
Albums·Concerts·Music·Recordings Every Day In May – Day 19: Fats White May 24, 2016 Gary Steel The idea? Every day in May, to mark NZ Music Month and 38 years of his own rancid opining and reportage, Gary Steel will Read More
Concerts·Music Every Day In May – Day 18: What Is Music? May 24, 2016 Gary Steel The idea? Every day in May, to mark NZ Music Month and 38 years of his own rancid opining and reportage, Gary Steel will Read More
Concerts·Music Every Day In May – Day 17: Steve Braunias On Gerald Dwyer May 18, 2016 Gary Steel The idea? Every day in May, to mark NZ Music Month and 38 years of his own rancid opining and reportage, Gary Steel will Read More
Concerts·Music·News Dawson Down Under August 30, 2015 Gary Steel Acclaimed English guitar troubadour to charm New Zealand audiences in October. Read More
Concerts·Music·Thought Piece Why Symphonic Pop Still Sucks (Mostly) July 16, 2015 Gary Steel Strings with your crackle and pop, Sir? Gary Steel explains why most of the time, adding an orchestra just doesn’t work. Read More
Concerts·Music·Thought Piece Anika Moa. Julia Deans. Strings & Things. June 18, 2015 Gary Steel Gary Steel chats with Julia Deans and Anika Moa in anticipation of the June 25 Divas concert with the Auckland Philharmonia. Read More
Concerts·Music·News A Book, A Tour, A Movie March 5, 2015 Gary Steel ‘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 Read More
Concerts·Music Yes, ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Monday 10 November 2014 LIVE REVIEW November 12, 2014 Gary Steel Gary Steel needs a swift shot of punk after an eternity with Yes. Read More