From The Archives: Pacific voyager Mike Cooper
Twenty years ago, GARY STEEL interviewed fascinating Rome-based UK-born folk experimentalist Mike Cooper on one of his Pacific journeys. Here's that story followed by
How not to meet a famous rock star
In 1989, CHRIS BOURKE was in New York and went along to a Frank Zappa book launch on behalf of a friend back home.
World’s Worst Records: Damon Albarn’s Everyday Robots
MATT KELLY is surprised and shocked to find that without the collaborations that are his stock in trade Damon Albarn has a yawningly empty
The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films right now
A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old
Enshitification: How tech companies are crapping in their own nest
We've all been the victim of it, and many of us feel entrapped by it. PAT PILCHER names and shames some of the culprits
The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films right now
A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old
What our wine guru did on his holidays
It gets a bit much reviewing wine and taking wine tours all year so our wine guru PHIL PARKER took a break, but not
Cooking without gas: Ninja’s Woodfire Electric BBQ Grill reviewed
Like all good old-school Kiwis PAT PILCHER loves a barbeque binge. But how will Ninja's smoke-enhanced electric grill compare to traditional BBQs?
Crafty Corner – The Hallertau taste test
Witchdoctor's hopping mad (geddit?) craft beer guru is a longtime fan of the craft beer legends at Hallertau and couldn't resist the opportunity to
How not to set up a stereo system
GARY STEEL discovers that when setting up a stereo system, just one dumb decision can have horrific results.
Will banning kids from social media really work?
Steps are being taken to ban kids under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms, but PAT PILCHER argues that the idea
Ecovax Deebot X8 Pro Omni: The next step in robot cleaning?
PAT PILCHER lives in a rambling, old and very dirty house. Until, that was, the Deebot X8 Pro Omni robot vacuum cleaner came to
From The Archives: Tony Levin
Thirty-one years ago, GARY STEEL spoke to bassist extraordinaire Tony Levin who was about to perform in NZ with his good mate Peter Gabriel.
Cracking the pizza code
Are you disappointed at your attempts at homemade pizza, or maybe even too scared to try? PAT PILCHER is here to explain the techniques
Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven reviewed
Witchdoctor's pizza guru PAT PILCHER learns how to make world-class pizza in a nifty portable oven that's - get this! - electric.
Drop is a flop
ASHTON BROWN doesn't mince words on his opinion of Drop, a film that's so incredibly mediocre he even forgot its name.
The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films right now
A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old
JBL SoundGear Audio Frames: Sound and vision
This might seem like a crazy idea but PAT PILCHER found that JBL's sound-emitting sunglasses made for an ideal musical accompaniment to his holiday
From The Archives: Pacific voyager Mike Cooper
Twenty years ago, GARY STEEL interviewed fascinating Rome-based UK-born folk experimentalist Mike Cooper on one of his Pacific journeys. Here's that story followed by
