Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (Atlantic/Warners) CD REVIEW
Led Zeppelin's swan song is much better than it has a right to be.
City Of Night
Gary Steel's first exposure to Los Angeles back in 1988
Politics & Music Mix
In the second part of his revisitation of his 1988 American odyssey, Gary Steel attends a Frank Zappa gig.
Apple Improvisations
Gary Steel revisits his first-ever trip to New York, and his chat with a music hero, avant guitarist Fred Frith.
LG Launches Really Big Telly, Really Big Fridge
LG launches a big telly and a big fridge at a glam, champagne-laced launch
Emmylou Harris, Vector Arena Theatre Mode, Sunday November 18 CONCERT REVIEW
Emmylou Harris and her Red Dirt Cowboys christen Vector's new Theatre Mode
Efterklang – Piramida (4AD/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
Danish group's latest is ambitious and intoxicating, according to Gary Steel
Plum Green – Rushes (Independent) CD REVIEW
Plumb Green's got talent, but her debut album doesn't show it in the best light
Auckland Arts Festival
Where’s the cutting edge in the Auckland Arts Festival music line-up?
Rick Wakeman, Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, Sunday October 7 REVIEW
Rick Wakeman tells tit jokes, and plays the piano like no other.
Micachu & The Shapes – Never (Rough Trade/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
Micachu needs to do it proper to really engage.
Dead Can Dance – Anastasis (Pias/Liberator) CD REVIEW
The dead can still dance, maintains true believer Gary Steel.
The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (EMI) DVD REVIEW
How does the frame-by-frame restoration of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine scrub up? Gary Steel has an opinion.
Vector Goes ‘Theatre Mode’
Gary Steel comes away from a tour of the new Vector Arena Theatre Mode with a warm fuzzy feeling, and the news of its
Yours Intimately, Rick Wakeman
Gary Steel gets personally acquainted with Rick Wakeman, keyboard whiz/wizzard and comic wag, on the eve of his one-man, one-piano, three-date NZ tour.
Blast From The Arse – A STATE OF MIND
Gary Steel interviewed XTC's Andy Partridge during the group's NZ tour in 1980, and heard about fear of flying and nervous breakdowns.
Blast From The Arse: THE CROCODILES 1980
GARY STEEL turns red in the presence of a Crocodile, Jenny Morris. Later, another Crocodile joins the conversation…
Pin Group – Ambivalence (Flying Nun/Warner) CD REVIEW
Pin Group may have been the lucky first release by Flying Nun, but they're also possibly the worst.
PURITY RING – SHRINES (4AD/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
An autotuned Cocteau Twins?
COACH – FAMILY TREE (Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW
This Coach takes its good time getting where it's going, but you never want to get off.
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