On his first album since 2014 David Kilgour floats in haunted suspension. GARY STEEL soaks up the grief
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Atrad Audio Matariki Valve Amplifier REVIEW
RICHARD VAREY discovers a very fine valve amplifier that’s made in Porirua. Yes, you heard right! Read on for his full review.
The Day I Met Elton John
In this 1980 piece, GARY STEEL gets an unexpected interview with Elton ‘Rocketman’ John, and attends the formal press conference.
From Trash To Treasure: A Guitar CD’s Odyssey
RICHARD VAREY finds genuine musical gems amongst the trash in opshops, and even tracks down the obscure artist behind one such discovery. Sandwiched between hundreds of dusty Kamahl and Nana Mouskouri CDs in opshops and second-hand stores around New Zealand there are genuine forgotten treasures to be found. It takes […]
Huawei P30 Pro Smartphone Review
PAT PILCHER discovers that he is indeed a world-class photographer, thanks to the amazing, scenery-changing photographic chops of Huawei’s award-winning new smartphone.
Twenty Years Ago – Dirty Three
Twenty years ago GARY STEEL interviewed Warren Ellis of so-called post-rock trio Dirty Three.
Hand-carved Speakers From Hawaii Making Waves
Parmenter Sound has takes on connoisseur loudspeaker brand JWM Acoustics in NZ.
McLaren FILM REVIEW
McLaren is anything but just another film about a car-racing driver, writes ANDREW JOHNSTONE