Twenty Years Ago: Tortoise – The Quietest Post-rock Band
Twenty years ago GARY STEEL interviewed Jeff Parker of so-called post-rock band Tortoise. There’s something wrong with this picture: One of the most anonymous-looking
How To Improve Audio On Your Samsung S7/S8/S9
Samsung’s got a hidden gem on its phones for those of us with less than perfect hearing - or just getting a little older.
TomTom’s Music Watch
New TomTom watch lets you listen to your favourite happy house anthems while working out. Hands in the air, everybody!
The Worst Interview – The Stones
Gary Steel’s nightmare interview with The Stones.
Beth Orton, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Saturday 18 May LIVE REVIEW
James Bradfield discovers Beth Orton, and wishes he hadn't.
Paul Van Ross – The Buck Stops Here (Rattle) CD REVIEW
That calloused and abused instrument, the saxophone, is put to good use on this live jazz release.
Eagles Retrospective Out In April
Massive Eagles retrospective to be released in April.
Rickie, Don’t Lose My Number
Gary Steel loves Rickie Lee Jones, who performs in Auckland this coming week. Below, he explains his love affair, and makes public for the
It Couldn’t Have Happened To A Nicer Bunch Of People
Pat Pilcher discovers that RIAA has a wee fiscal situation and gets all misty eyed
Carol King – Music (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Silver Label) VINYL LP REVIEW
Carol King's platinum follow-up to Tapestry reviewed on audiophile vinyl.
Radio Windy Homegrown Album Volume 1!
The first item Gary Steel ever had published in a "proper" rock rag: Rip It Up, 1979
From The Archives – Ha-ha, death!
Jaz Coleman is an unusual man.
The Music Club
The NZ Music Awards take place on October 7. Meanwhile, a METRO magazine column written by Witchdoctor writer Gary Steel whips up controversy in
The Mountain Goats – John Darnielle interview
The Mountain Goats' eccentric frontman John Darnielle converses with Gary Steel
FROM THE ARCHIVES – The Gordons
Gary Steel digs out possibly the first two articles ever written about NZ's seminal group, The Gordons.
Love Is Strange–Jackson Browne David Lindley En Vino Con Tino
Ashley Kramer reviews Love Is Strange – Jackson Browne David Lindley En Vino Con Tino. Acoustic Browne with a Spanish flavour makes for a
Nowt so strange as folk
Gary Steel rejects Jackson Browne and David Lindley's live double CD Love is Strange and distracts Kramer from work in the process
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea
Gary Steel reviews Corinne Bailey Rae's new album – The Sea
The Ute Lemper Interview
Gary Steel interviews Ute Lemper, one of the world’s most raved-about interpretative singers about her Angels Over Berlin show, and much more.
Turin Brakes – Outbursts
Gary Steel reviews Turin Brakes - Outbursts
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