GARY STEEL reviews the latest release from the Zappa vaults and reveals both its strengths and weaknesses.
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Dianne Swann – The Witchdoctor Q&A
Dianne Swann is an under-sung legend of Kiwi pop with the finest album of her career online and in the shops.
Album Reviews A-Z – A 40-year repository of critiques
This is the landing page for Gary Steel’s complete A-Z of album (and a few EPs and singles) reviews.
Gitbox Rebellion’s Pesky Digits – Every Rattle release reviewed and rated
In the first of a new series celebrating the 30th anniversary of New Zealand record label Rattle, GARY STEEL takes a look at its debut release from 1991.
Julee Cruise on her David Lynch experience
Thirty years ago GARY STEEL met David Lynch’s Twin Peaks musical muse, Julee Cruise. For the first time, here’s the encounter in full.
Darren Watson: The great Witchdoctor Q&A
Darren Watson is possibly New Zealand’s greatest living blues exponent. GARY STEEL asks the hard questions of this superb singer/guitarist/songwriter.
Tears For Fears – The Seeds Of Love Interview
GARY STEEL talks with Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith in a previously unpublished 1989 interview.
Tim Buckley’s Starsailor – an unknown solar system
Fifty years ago Tim Buckley released an album that killed his career. Five years later he really was dead. GARY STEEL on Starsailor.