Various Artists – Deutsche Elektronic Musik (Soul Jazz/Southbound) ALBUM REVIEW
Gary Steel reviews a compilation of electronic music from Germany - Various Artists – Deutsche Elektronische Musik and finds it to be delicious
Shihad – The Meanest Hits (Warner Music) CD REVIEW
Gary Steel has a secret head bang to the first ever compilation from our national hard rock heroes
Bernie Griffen And The Thin Men – Salvation ALBUM REVIEW
Andrew Baker is impressed by the ragged glory of local alt-country singing/songwriting hero Bernie Griffen and his new band.
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom REVIEW
It's a real chubber, but Pat Pilcher finds that Samsung's smartphone/camera combo has genuine user benefits.
Dyson Digital Slim DC59 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner REVIEW
Gary Steel reviews Dyson's Digital Slim DC59 cordless vacuum cleaner.
Gert-Jan Prins – Noise Capture (X-OR) ALBUM REVIEW
In this series, Unknown Pleasures, Gary Steel makes his case for worthy but under-recognised albums and artists. Gert-Jan Prins is reasonably well-known in the
Totem – Cirque du Soleil, Alexandra Park, Auckland REVIEW
Gary Steel is an arthritic slug, and is deeply envious of beautiful, flexible acrobats.
Samsung Curved 65-inch UHD TV REVIEW
Samsung’s big brute bares beaut curves and a picture that some would die for, says our man on the TV battlefield, Pat Pilcher.
LG G Watch REVIEW
Pat Pilcher travels the world with LG's new smart-watch clamped to his wrist, and it saves his bacon in sticky situations.
Nokia Lumia 930 Smartphone REVIEW
Pat Pilcher puts Nokia's new flagship Lumia 930 smartphone through its paces, and likes more than its attractive trim.
Anathema – Distant Satellites (Kscope) ALBUM REVIEW
Sometimes, enough is enough, okay? Gary Steel blows a fuse.
Great North – Up In Smoke (Dirty/Dawn Raid) ALBUM REVIEW
Great North’s latest takes big gesture rock into an insular space, and it has a certain grace, without being totally ace. Or so says
Various Artists – Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding Together (Rhino/Warners) CD REVIEW
Double CD by the greats gets assessed by Cold Blue Steel.
Sony UDA1S USB DAC Amplifier REVIEW
Sony’s wee ‘high resolution’ amplifier punches well above its bantamweight, according to Steel.
Luluc – Passerby (Sub Pop) ALBUM REVIEW
An album to enjoy but not critically engage with, or give up your first-born for, writes Steel.
Sia – 1000 Forms Of Fear (Inertia) ALBUM REVIEW
Would you like some tongue with that song, Sir? Gary Steel gets hung up on Sia's singing style.
Death Vessel – Island Intervals (Sub Pop) Album Review
There are elves. And a chap with a very high voice. Unfeasibly high. Oh, and glockenspiel. Sound a bit twee? Gary Steel reviews Death
Buckshot & P-Money – BackPack Travels (Dirty/Dawn Raid) ALBUM REVIEW
This old-school hip-hop collaboration is tired and thin-sounding, reckons Gary Steel.
Various Artists – What Did You Do In The Beat Era… Daddy!!! (Frenzy Music/Ode) ALBUM REVIEW
It's not all great, but here's an indispensable compilation of beat-era Kiwi pop/rock that's bursting with the sniff of freedom of a dawning era.
Mikey Jamieson – Totem (Tasman Records) ALBUM REVIEW
Local guitarist has all the ingredients for a great debut, but it comes out of the pan deeply flawed.
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