LifestyleMovie review: Office Christmas PartyEvery so often a gross-out comedy comes along that has a certain genius bubbling beneath its absurd, crass, and shocking exterior09 Dec 09:20 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: Van Morrison, Keep Me SingingIt's now more than four decades since Van Morrison's most-talked about studio albums, Astral Weeks and Moondance were released, and 07 Dec 09:00 PM
LifestyleTravel: Houston ... no problemFried chicken and waffles is served at breakfast and almost everyone drives an over-sized SUV - welcome to Texas - where everything 07 Dec 05:00 AM
LifestyleSoundBites: Loop tour, HalestormYoko-Zuna, Bailey Wiley and Third3ye will play intimate gigs this summer at North Auckland and Coromandel venues. It's been a big 05 Dec 05:00 PM
LifestyleMovie review: AlliedHrmph ... Allied. Its trailer smacked of a run-of-the-mill spy thriller. A Hollywood vehicle to transport its stars toward a seasonal 02 Dec 08:24 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: The Rolling Stones, Blue & LonesomeBlue & Lonesome by the Rolling Stones is the most authentic and blow-you-away blues album I have heard in years. In their fledgling 01 Dec 05:00 PM
Northern AdvocateEnd of days explored through theatreClimate change, homelessness, Brexit, the bombshell election of President Trump. For many, today's current affairs promote a sense 01 Dec 12:30 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: Jack White, Acoustic RecordingsWith first wife Meg, Jack White leapt into prominence with the White Stripes breakthrough album White Blood Cells, and the single 30 Nov 09:00 PM
LifestyleNadia Reid finds her own voiceDunedin's Port Chalmers may not yet have the degree of vibe that Christchurch's Lyttleton has but Nadia Reid is putting in a serious 28 Nov 10:00 PM
Northern AdvocateThrash metal teens unleash te reo singleFresh from its record-breaking efforts in the country's high school music competitions, teenaged Northland thrash metal band Alien Weaponry is about to release its first single.28 Nov 06:30 PM
LifestyleMusic Review: Miles Calder and the RumoursNew Zealand's Miles Calder and the Rumours formed in late 2011. Their self-titled album has just been released, following The Crossing 25 Nov 09:00 PM
LifestyleMovie review: Nocturnal AnimalsAt this year's Venice Film Festival American director and fashion designer Tom Ford said of cinema - "You need to think about it25 Nov 07:48 AM
LifestyleMovie review: The FounderIT'S THAT TIME of the year where the heavily Oscar baited biopics tend to be released. So, it was with anticipation that I headed 25 Nov 07:19 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: Suzanne VegaAmerican singer and songwriter Suzanne Vega has released a fair few albums over the years but is usually recalled with her hit songs25 Nov 12:31 AM
LifestyleSoundBites: Tami Neilson, Skux, Jon ToogoodTami Neilson has released a new video from her critically acclaimed album Don't Be Afraid. Loco Mama was filmed in one take and once 21 Nov 05:00 PM
LifestyleMusic Review: Leonard Cohen, You want it DarkerWhile Leonard Cohen's recent passing quite rightly saw an outpouring of grief towards the loss of the 82-year-old, his gift of music 20 Nov 11:40 PM
LifestyleWomad 2017: Marlon Williams joins line-upWith only two unused pages in his passport a sojourn back in New Zealand is rather timely for Lyttelton's favourite international 20 Nov 06:00 PM
Northern AdvocateCelebrating lives of premature babiesFrom a tiny premature baby who spent 18 weeks in neonatal units, to a bouncy 4-year-old outgrowing bikes at an alarming rate. Max 17 Nov 10:30 PM
LifestyleJon Toogood announces tourKiwi rock legend Jon Toogood is hitting the road this summer on a solo acoustic tour. The Shihad frontman will be playing songs from 17 Nov 12:00 AM
Northern AdvocateWyn Drabble: Xmas shopping made easyTrade Me can help you with your Christmas shopping. No, of course it's not too early, especially when you consider New Zealand 16 Nov 09:30 PM
LifestyleMusic Review: The Complete BBC Sessions, Led ZeppelinOne of the positive aspects of the tussle that's been happening between Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page regarding reuniting 16 Nov 09:00 PM
LifestyleMusic Review: Luck/Time, Anna CoddingtonLuck/Time is the third album from Anna Coddington and it features a few previously released singles including the beautiful and tender 15 Nov 07:00 PM
LifestyleMusic Review: Look So Good, Hopetoun BrownA bubbly reggae groove connects almost immediately courtesy of vibrant bass clarinet and accentuated brass musings on lead-off track 15 Nov 12:53 AM
Northern AdvocateFit mums to feature in swimsuit calendarSUP101116NADfitmums001.JPG/Healthy Whangarei mums Courtney Morgan, Charlotte Hufschmidt-McAulay, Terri Logan and Jeanine Rossouw have 13 Nov 05:30 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Summer Thieves, The xxDunedin group Summer Thieves are set to top off a big year with the release of new single Coast Roads. The four-piece, who have supported 13 Nov 04:00 PM
LifestyleMovie review: The AccountantStarring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrik, and J.K. Simmons, The Accountant is a bit Rain Man, a bit A Beautiful Mind, a hint of X-Men, and 11 Nov 10:24 AM
LifestyleEstère has eyes on the prizeIt's hard to imagine someone more different to Donald Trump than Magdelaine Lavirgin, the fictional persona Wellington producer Estère 10 Nov 12:42 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: The Big Sound of Lil' Ed & the Blues ImperialsBig Ups once again to Chicago's Alligator Records label supremo Bruce Iglauer. Alligator recently celebrated 45 years documenting 09 Nov 09:00 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Savage, Kings, Lady GagaSavage is back in the swing of things with a Tigermonkey collab called Zooby Doo. A bouncy, fun and yelly track, Zooby Doo is earwormy 07 Nov 05:00 PM
LifestyleGreat NZ Summer Road TripWith summer only a month away and Christmas holidays looming, now is the time to lock in a getaway holiday to any one or a dozen of 06 Nov 03:00 PM
LifestyleMovie review: I, Daniel BlakeMany of us have experienced the stranglehold of bureaucratic red tape. It's an unfortunate but arguably necessary part of the society 06 Nov 01:19 AM
LifestyleSoundBites: The Nudge, Decades, Louis BakerThe new year will bring a new album from Wellington band The Nudge, five years after their last release. In the meantime a spooky 31 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleMerv Pinny on that song with 12 million viewsNorthern Advocate reporter Peter de Graaf meets the Northland dairy farmer turned online music phenomenon that is Merv Pinny.31 Oct 03:30 AM
LifestyleMovie review: Sing StreetIrish writer-director, John Carney, has had a string of hits and misses in his career. His surprise triumph, Once, beautifully expressed 29 Oct 07:44 PM
