Live Shows From Way Back – Wellington 1983
Gary Steel sniffs out another mouldering review from another not-so-present era. Wellington Performers Collective Fundraiser, Rock Theatre, Friday/Saturday 27/28 May 1983
Forty years ago – Philbo keeps a low profile
To celebrate New Zealand Music Month GARY STEEL reaches far back into his archives for two pieces he wrote on musician Phil Bowering.
Forty years ago – This act ends with a bang
GARY STEEL loves interviewing obscure and entertaining NZ bands. Back in 1983 Moving Targets had big plans. Where are they now?
Sharon O’Neill & Jon Stevens, Wellington Town Hall, 1980
GARY STEEL wrote this review for the Evening Post back in March 1980. It's not something he's proud of.
Live shows from long ago… The Whizz Kids/The Steroids
The Whizz Kids/The Steroids, Last Resort, Wellington, New Zealand In Touch, March 1980
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.
The Ultimate A To Z Of Album Reviews By Gary Steel – How It Works
GARY STEEL - who has been flinging his controversial critiques at a disgruntled public for more than 40 years - gives the background to
The Best Year Ever For Music? 1979 Of Course!
In 40 YEARS IN 52 WEEKS, GARY STEEL trawls through his archives to celebrate a lifetime of writing about modern music, and pens some
Lots And Lots Of Albums
GARY STEEL stole a dead man’s job and kept doing it for 19 long years.
Plumbing The Depths
We're saving lives with fancy medical procedures. Meanwhile, writes Gary Steel, we can't even get our plumbing right.
William Tyler – Modern Country (Merge/Southside) ALBUM REVIEW
It’s Gazza’s Big Ketchup, wherein GARY STEEL chips away at the massive review pile that accrued during 2016.
Bonfire Baby – Bonfire Baby (No Label) EP REVIEW
It’s Gazza’s Big Ketchup, wherein GARY STEEL chips away at the massive review pile that accrued during 2016. Today, NZ’s ‘most acerbic music writer’
Peter Posa – Plays The Hits Of The British Invasion (Sony) ALBUM REVIEW
It’s Gazza’s Big Ketchup, wherein GARY STEEL chips away at the massive review pile that accrued during 2016. Today, NZ’s ‘most acerbic critic’ listens
Various Artists – Come & See Me (Frenzy) ALBUM REVIEW
It’s Gazza’s Big Ketchup, wherein GARY STEEL chips away at the massive review pile that accrued during 2016. Today, NZ’s ‘most acerbic critic' gets
John Cale – Music For A New Society (Domino) ALBUM REVIEW
It's Gazza's Big Ketchup, wherein GARY STEEL chips away at the massive review pile that accrued during 2016. Today, NZ's 'most acerbic' critic gets
Public Service Broadcasting – Live At Brixton (Test Card/Southbound) ALBUM REVIEW
Gary Steel has one word (cribbed from the toddler) to say about this album: "YUCK!"
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Heart Speaks In Whispers (Virgin/Universal) ALBUM REVIEW
Corrinne Bailey Rae turns Gary Steel into a beastly man with beastly thoughts.
Don’t Give Me Culture
Gary Steel has realised why his appreciation of music is different: he's just not cultural. Please, let him explain.
Alien Soundtracks
Gary Steel tunes in to a transporting audio aberration that turns out to be a sonic solution.
From The Archives: Smith’s Dream
In his ongoing series of stories rescued from the dumpster of time, Gary Steel gifts us his August 1998 interview with Patti Smith, who
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