Gary Steel is slowly compiling all his album reviews in one place. This is a work in progress, or what we call a “live document”. Today is the letter ‘B’.
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Let there be light – Luminata Voices
RICHARD BETTS chats with the music director of new women’s choir Luminata Voices ahead of its first performance.
The world is a problem: Henry Cow
GARY STEEL finally finds a book about a group he had stencilled on his pencil case as a high school nerd, and explains why it matters.
The Man Kit REVIEW – Upping your manscape game
PAT PILCHER allows himself to get horribly hairy in order to properly test The Man Kit, VSforMen’s manscape solution.
Lenovo X1 Fold REVIEW
Foldly going where no-notebook has gone before, Lenovo’s X1 Fold is a radical new concept in on-the-go computing, writes PAT PILCHER.
Simple Minds – New (Zealand) Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
HELEN COLLETT almost succumbs to the elements hitching a ride to the Simple Minds 1982 gig in Auckland and Jim Kerr writes in her diary.
Obituary – Kiwi hi-fi legend Gary Morrison
Gary Morrison was a true legend of New Zealand hi-fi, and the man behind iconic amps from Craft, Plinius and PureAudio. SIMON BROWN shares memories of Gary, who died recently.
Transparent Audio announces Generation 6 cables
Highly regarded cables go through an evolution. The new Generation 6 likely to land in NZ this June. The Transparent Audio Cable company has announced its new Transparent Generation 6 series, which it says represents a higher level of refinement and precision. The new series takes advantage of the design […]