Grant Gillanders deserves a medal for his services to New Zealand music. The archivist/label owner submits to the great Witchdoctor Q&A.
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Purple rain and looming catastrophe
The end of the world is nigh, and humans are just not computing the facts. CARRIE STEELE on some compelling evidence.
The Witchdoctor Q&A: Andrew Beer
He’s our best classical artist and concertmaster of the Auckland Philharmonia. RICHARD BETTS has a wide-ranging conversation with Andrew Beer.
Oppo announces slew of new smartphone camera tech
PAT PILCHER looks down the newly announced long lenses to be found on the next batch of Oppo smartphones.
The UK’s Telegraph puts the boot into NZ’s Covid response.
Is it just envy? A popular UK media outlet slams NZ’s Covid-19 response, and our own PAT PILCHER hits back with the facts.
Meemees hit the top
Forty years ago the Screaming Meemees were a genuine pop sensation in NZ. GARY STEEL marks the occasion with two stories from 1981.
A Wellington band not like the others – The Digits
GARY STEEL pulls yet another mouldy 40-year-old story out of his considerable behind. This one’s about an obscure Wellington group called The Digits.
Before Flying Nun there was… Bunk?
New Zealand was a different planet back in 1981. GARY STEEL dips into his bulging archive with this piece on Wellington record label Bunk.