EntertainmentAlbum review: Paley & Francis, Paley & FrancisThe Pixies' Black Francis and his long-time mate and songwriter Reid Paley team up for an album that can be rambling, intense, and then uplifting - sometimes all within one song. 11 Nov 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: 1814, Covers AlbumThis album by Far North reggae band 1814 is the soundtrack to the best garage party and sing-a-long you're ever likely to be invited to. 11 Nov 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: AnonymousThe idea that someone other than Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare's works is rooted in intellectual snobbery...09 Nov 05:37 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Snow Flower and The Secret FanFrom Wayne Wang, the director of The Joy Luck Club, comes another melodrama based on female friendships that span generations.09 Nov 05:34 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Gin Wigmore, Gravel & Wine"I wasn't born a beauty queen but I'm okay with that. Maybe radio won't mind if I sing a little flat" Gin jibes on album opener and first single Black Sheep.09 Nov 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Hanni El Khatib, Will The Guns Come OutHanni El Khatib whips up a sound that has the propulsive slacker punch of the Black Keys, the distorted blues-infused power of Jack White, and a wild Jon Spencer wail.09 Nov 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Lindon Puffin, Hope HolidayIt's been four years since Puffin's album Show Pony which was impressive for its folk-rock-cum-pop.09 Nov 05:30 PM
OpinionConcert review: Hello Sailor and Dragon, PowerstationA packed Powerstation saluted three New Zealand groups with roots in the ’70s on Saturday night.07 Nov 11:30 PM
OpinionConcert review: The Naked and Famous, Auckland Town HallThe Naked and Famous worked the Powerstation with all the passion and torment and joy that their songs deserve on Friday night. 06 Nov 07:16 AM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Primus, Green NaugahydeAfter almost a decade with no new material it's a surprise to find California indie-rockers Primus (who did the original theme to South Park) still around.02 Nov 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Midnight Youth - World Comes CallingThey want to be big. They want to be <i>huge</i>. Midnight Youth are trying so hard to become New Zealand's biggest rock band you can almost see it etched into their foreheads.02 Nov 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Roots Manuva, 4everevolutionOn his fifth album proper, quintessentially British hip-hop artist Roots Manuva has gone all out. The first thing you notice is that it's 19 tracks long, stretching to almost an hour - which is lengthy in the age of 35-minute, no-filler wonders.02 Nov 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, Don't ExplainJanis Joplin would scare the daylight out of most sleeve-sucking, infantile women pop singers cluttering the charts and few have taken her as a role model.02 Nov 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: I Don't Know How She Does ItAllison Pearson's witty novel about the trials of juggling motherhood and a career, I Don't Know How She Does It, was adapted by The Devil Wears Prada screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna. 02 Nov 05:30 PM
OpinionHistory Made: The Hellacopters, AucklandBeastwars’ Matt Hyde saw The Hellacopters play Squid in Auckland on 20 October 1998.31 Oct 10:52 PM
OpinionConcert review: John Rowles, Bruce Mason TheatreJohn Rowles, the half-Maori/half-Irish Kawerau Kid blessed with a commanding stature and physique, film idol looks, dandy style and that voice, skyrocketed to the top of the world music scene in 1968. 31 Oct 10:40 PM
EntertainmentBook Reviews: A view of life through a quirky lensReading Airini Beautrais' new collection, <i>Western Line</i>, fills me with joy - through what words can do and through the avenues poetry makes available. 31 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Sweet AsTowards the end of his rambling diary of a road trip through his native country, Garth Cartwright engages in a sly piece of critic-proofing sophistry. 31 Oct 04:00 PM
