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.
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
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.
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
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.
Fallout: a world of mutants and metal armies
A popular post-apocalyptic game with an “atompunk retro-futuristic style” makes it to streaming TV and ASHTON BROWN loves it madly.
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.
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.
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.
Monster bumper edition March wine column!
Witchdoctor's wine guru PHIL PARKER is back with another behemoth of vinous voluptuousness. March madness ensues!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
