Random Vinyl Play: This 1969 debut is an unheralded classic In a new column, GARY STEEL dips into his vinyl racks. Today it’s the tasty debut by UK psychedelic band Caravan. April 24, 2024
30 Years Ago: Michael Nyman’s unexpected chart success Michael Nyman is not a pop star. Yet his soundtrack to The Piano has landed him in the commercial marketplace, writes GARY STEEL April 15, 2024
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Macho Man Randy Savage MATT KELLY loves records by washed-up wrestlers but Randy Savage's attempt to musically spar with Hulk Hogan is an unmitigated disaster. April 14, 2024
Gosling’s got charisma-plus but The Fall Guy misses its mark ASHTON BROWN can't get his pecker up about a film that despite good stunt-work is just another day another dollar for Ryan Gosling. April 25, 2024
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 10 great new and April 23, 2024
Reviewer finds tutu-wearing neck-biting kid-vampire flick a bit too-too ASHTON BROWN sits through an ultra-violent film about a murderous child and bizarrely, given his predilections, finds it rather pallid stuff. April 20, 2024
Streaming TV just got expensive but we’ve got the answer! With the cost of television streaming services soaring GARY STEEL names the best low-cost and no-cost alternatives. November 29, 2023
Learning to be kind again… even to those we oppose The media engineered a circus last weekend and the end result is that no one benefited, writes GARY STEEL. March 28, 2023
Cyclone response by telco and council leave small community in the dark A nine-day telecommunications blackout was bad enough but the farcical response by the telcos was worse, writes GARY STEEL. March 20, 2023
Monster bumper edition March wine column! Witchdoctor's wine guru PHIL PARKER is back with another behemoth of vinous voluptuousness. March madness ensues! March 2, 2023
Horror hangovers and how to avoid them PHIL PARKER, as we know, is a wine legend and therefore, a seasoned pro at the art of hangover maintenance. February 2, 2023
May 7, 2024 The wetter the better for these wireless earbuds According to tech guru PAT PILCHER Jabra's new midline ear buds like it rough and can handle a deluge of the wet stuff. They
May 6, 2024 Streaming for a song – WiiM’s wee winners This streamer and amp topple the audiophile applecart with brilliant sound, smart thinking and an unbeatable price, writes WADE BOOTH.
May 2, 2024 Aldous Harding: The lost interview Especially for New Zealand Music Month GARY STEEL disinters a 10-year-old interview with Aldous Harding conducted at the time of her debut album.
May 1, 2024 This ringer is so much more than just a doorbell PAT PILCHER installs and puts the latest Ring doorbell through its paces and finds that it's a very smart piece of gadgetry indeed.
April 30, 2024 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – The Small Faces MATT KELLY is aghast at how far this formerly great band had fallen by the time of its reunion albums and explains their sad
April 30, 2024 Icehouse, 40 years ago It’s not often you get to interview Iva Davies (Icehouse) and Jo Camilleri (Jo Jo Zep) at the same time. GARY STEEL did way
April 30, 2024 Hi-Fi Show Report: AXPONA OWEN HARRIS moseyed along to the largest hi-fi show in the USA and instead of just taking in endless rooms of product took time
April 30, 2024 HP Launches AI PCs HP is poised to unleash its new AI-enhanced notebooks and tech guru PAT PILCHER got a close look at them at the Australasian launch.
April 25, 2024 Gosling’s got charisma-plus but The Fall Guy misses its mark ASHTON BROWN can't get his pecker up about a film that despite good stunt-work is just another day another dollar for Ryan Gosling.
April 24, 2024 Random Vinyl Play: This 1969 debut is an unheralded classic In a new column, GARY STEEL dips into his vinyl racks. Today it’s the tasty debut by UK psychedelic band Caravan.