Film & TV·Thought Piece Fire Of Love’s magnificent magma September 22, 2022 Gary Steel GARY STEEL is mesmerised by an explosive documentary about a pair of intrepid volcanologists living a "kamikaze existence". Read More
1001 albums you must die before you hear·Albums·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Run DMC’s awful comeback September 21, 2022 Matthew Kelly Does hip hop get any worse than the execrable comeback album by Run DMC? MATT KELLY thinks not and explains why. Read More
1001 albums you must die before you hear·Albums·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – eyes wide shut September 21, 2022 Matthew Kelly Widely considered their worst album, MAT KELLY somehow manages to listen to all 74 bloated minutes of the Yes album that nobody likes. Read More
Thought Piece Video surveillance anywhere – Arlo’s nifty Go 2 September 21, 2022 Pat Pilcher With school holidays coming up and summer holidays just around the corner, PAT PILCHER checks out the latest security camera from Arlo. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece Cruz and Banderas both brilliant in Official Competition September 16, 2022 Gary Steel Donโt let the fact that itโs a film about making a film put you off: Official Competition is fabulous, writes GARY STEEL. Read More
Gaming·Thought Piece Analogue gaming vibe recaptured – 21st Century-style! September 16, 2022 Pat Pilcher Perfect for older folk who yearn for old-fashioned analogue dice games and tech-nerd youngsters alike, GoDice is a win-win for PAT PILCHER. Read More
1001 albums you must die before you hear·Albums·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Elvis’ Greatest Shit September 8, 2022 Matthew Kelly MATT KELLY listens to a collection of Elvis Presley's worst songs and ends up finding it quite endearing, in a naff kind of way. Read More
Life·Thought Piece Is the Commerce Commission broken? September 8, 2022 Pat Pilcher Despite price-gouging by supermarkets and other large players, the Commerce Commission has done bugger-all about it. PAT PILCHER reports. Read More
Thought Piece Never lose your dog again with a dog tracker September 8, 2022 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER loves his greyhound. That's why he invested in a nifty gadget that will prevent him from ever getting lost. Read More
Life·Thought Piece NZ is not a state of Australia! September 5, 2022 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER has a fairly large bone to pick about a tech industry hellbent on ignoring the fact that NZ is not part of Read More
Gear·Hi-Fi·Sound and Vision·Speakers·Thought Piece Perceptual listening is the brand new thing September 2, 2022 Andrew Baker Witchdoctor hi-fi guru ANDREW BAKER has heard a lot of speakers in his time, but this amazing new brand takes the cake (and wins Read More
Albums·Music·NZ music·Recordings·Thought Piece Easy listening art music โ Darren Pickeringโs Small Worlds September 1, 2022 Gary Steel Sometimes musical contemplation is just what the doctor ordered and Small Worlds massaged GARY STEELโs aural cavities in just the right way. Read More
Food & Drink·Thought Piece Your grandparents were right: cast iron cookware rocks! September 1, 2022 Pat Pilcher It turns out your grandparents were right all along and cast iron pans are healthier and much more resilient, writes PAT PILCHER. Read More
1001 albums you must die before you hear·Albums·Music·NZ music·Recordings·Thought Piece 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Shihad’s Beautiful Machine August 31, 2022 Matthew Kelly MATT KELLY finally finds a Kiwi group to name and shame, and he reckons that this is easily the Wellington band's worst record. Read More
Gear·Smartphones·Thought Piece The phone that folds time and space – Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 4 August 31, 2022 Gary Steel PAT PILCHER gets to play with a very sexy foldable smartphone from Samsung that does just about everything right. Read More
Life·News·Thought Piece Media’s clickbait coverage of KiwiSaver fees shameful August 31, 2022 Pat Pilcher When did the government-owned RNZ become a vehicle for Luxon's fatuous and unchallenged pronouncements on the KiwiSaver fees? By PAT PILCHER. Read More
1001 albums you must die before you hear·Albums·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Joel’s Super Ghostbusters August 30, 2022 Matthew Kelly Reviewing an album that makes him despair for humanity MATT KELLY has a fleeting affair with Joel. Read More
Albums·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece Space is the place for Stinky Jim August 30, 2022 Gary Steel GARY STEEL pronounces the second pleasing concoction by Kiwi dub connoisseur Stinky Jim in the space of a year a sensorial stunner. Read More
1001 albums you must die before you hear·Albums·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Onision’s I Am Trash August 27, 2022 Matthew Kelly Shock and horror! Onision keeps his trap shut and almost makes a good album, writes a visually shocked MATT KELLY. Read More
Gear·Hi-Fi·Sound and Vision·Speakers·Thought Piece Gauder Akustik Arcona 100 MK2 Floorstanding Loudspeakers REVIEW August 27, 2022 Gary Steel German speaker design may be all about maths and physics but these Gauder Akustik beauties found a place in GARY STEEL's heart. Read More