Mike Keneally – You Must Be This Tall (Exowax) CD REVIEW
"In a world of land-bound cookie-cutter sound-alikes operating within a me-too culture, Mike Keneally’s music is an ocean," writes Peter Kearns.
David Lynch – The Big Dream (Sunday Best) CD REVIEW
Lynch's latest needed a T Bone Burnett at the controls to make it what it could have been, reckons Peter Kearns.
Kirin J Callinan – Embracism (Siberia/XL) CD REVIEW
Peter Kearns discusses a genuinely original singer-songwriter and his debut long player.
Olivier Libaux – Uncovered Queens Of The Stone Age (Cartell/Border) CD REVIEW
It doesn't reveal much about Queens Of The Stone Age, but this album of cruisy covers is a very pleasant Gallic stroll.
Editors – The Weight Of Your Love (PIAS) CD REVIEW
Editors' latest is a "long-lens out-of-focus view of a dark night of the soul", writes Peter Kearns.
Daughn Gibson – Me Moan (Sub Pop) CD REVIEW
Here's a 'country' album that's more Wall Of Voodoo than Willie Nelson, writes Peter Kearns.
Dennis O’Brien – Still In The Same Dream (Ode/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
One of NZ's great 'could have been' singer-songwriters finally gets his tunes out to a new generation of listeners.
Howard Kaylan – Shell Shocked (Backbeat) BOOK REVIEW
The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Marc Bolan... this star-studded rock and roll memoir is simply breathless.
Oneohtrix Point Never – R Plus Seven (Warp/Border) CD REVIEW
Despite all the hype, Oneohtrix Point Never prove worth a listen. But Gary Steel has reservations (hasn't he always?)
Bilal – A Love Surreal (BBE/Border) CD REVIEW
An album of sensual, jazz-tinged funk. Who could complain?
Boards Of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest (Warp/Border) CD REVIEW
Boards Of Canada a real shitter, according to Gary Steel.
Sigur Rós – Kveikur (XL) CD REVIEW
Have Sigur Rós got anything left to say? Gary Steel has his doubts.
Nightmares On Wax – Feelin Good (Warp/Border) CD REVIEW
Gary Steel inhales some THC-infused grooves.
Jackson Scott – Melbourne (Fat Possum) CD REVIEW
Jackson Scott makes eerie lo-fi psychedelia that's worth checking out, according to Peter Kearns.
PVT – Homosapien (Create/Control) CD REVIEW
There's much unrealised potential in these Aussie electronicists, writes Peter Kearns.
Nektar – Down To Earth (Purple Pyramid) CD REVIEW – REISSUE
Peter Kearns acclaims a sadly neglected prog-rock gem, dug up and reissued.
The Wolverine – FILM REVIEW
The Wolverine has two really great things going for it. They're Japanese, and they're women.
Killing Joke, The Studio, Auckland, Thursday June 13 LIVE REVIEW
Gary Steel did not expect to have to watch television at the Killing Joke gig.
iFi Audio Micro iDac / iUSBPower REVIEW
iFi Audio's new micro iDac and iUSBPower could quite conceivably rule the world.
Zaine Griff – Ashes & Diamonds; Figures (both Ode/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
NZ singer-songwriter Zaine Griff reissues his two English New Romantic-era releases.
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