EntertainmentAlbum Review: Givers, In LightA debut album that establishes this Louisiana-based five-piece as a more chaotic version of bands like Vampire Weekend. 22 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: The Vines, Future PrimitiveAfter years of failing to front at shows and hurling abuse at their supporters, Aussie band the Vines have channelled their raucous energy in this, their fifth album.22 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: CopacabanaIsabelle Huppert has an uncanny ability to parlay her very distinctive appearance - flame-red hair, high cheekbones, a sprinkle of freckles and thin, sensuous and faintly cruel lips - into creating characters of astonishing individuality.22 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Sepultura, KairosAs the ritualistic rumblings of Spectrum escalate, so begins the latest, and one of the best, chapters in the hard, pummelling and heavy Sepultura story.20 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Okkervil River, I Am Very FarThe last appearance of Texas' Okkervil River was them providing emotional support and the musical context for damaged cult figure Roky Erickson on his exceptional, moving True Love Cast Out All Evil.20 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Thievery Corporation, Culture of FearNot content with just conjuring up stylish grooves and skanking reggae lounge music, the dynamically dressed duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have injected more overt political and social messages into their music in recent years.20 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Mrs Carey's ConcertIt's been 10 years since the great Australian documentarian Bob Connolly made a movie. Probably his silence has had something to do with the untimely death of his wife to cancer, just after the release of 'Facing the Music.'20 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Gomez, Whatever's On Your MindSplit between Britain and the USl, seven studio albums into their career and with songwriters Ian Ball and Ben Ottewell having released solo albums hardly seems to have damaged this band.20 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: The Horrors, SkyingThere's nothing remotely horrible or terrifying about British band the Horrors. Not any more. Now their palette blends pastels and aerated emotion to create the sort of smooth, rousing pop-rock heard around London in the 1980s.20 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: The Cherry OrchardA confession: I've never really "got" Chekhov. I have seen productions of three of the four "great" plays and all seemed remote and unapproachable.20 Jul 06:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Goodbye SarajevoSarajevo, in Bosnia, was the perfect city for a siege. Nestled in a valley surrounded by hills, the people below became easy targets.20 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBook Review: We Are Soldiers Award-winning Sunday Times columnist Danny Danziger made the inspired decision not to write a book about British soldiers, but to let the soldiers tell their own stories. 20 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentConcert Review: Berio to Ibert, with humourFranz Hasenohrl's transcription of Richard Strauss' <i>Till Eulenspiegel</i> turned out to be a witty frolic.18 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionTV Review: Shortland StreetOh come on. Who really has a stag do the night before their wedding? Hugh Sundae reviews last night's feature length episode.18 Jul 08:30 AM
EntertainmentConcert Review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Auckland Town HallThe orchestra's second <i>Inspired by Bach</i> concert on Thursday dispensed a flurry of fugues, with toccatas and chorales on the side.16 Jul 02:15 AM
EntertainmentConcert review: The Adults, Bacco RoomJon Toogood couldn't be more grateful for his sold-out crowd braving the bitter elements to put their faith in a brand new band.15 Jul 10:24 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: The Big PictureLike the under-appreciated Tell No One in 2006, this French film is an adaptation of an American crime novel (by Harlan Coben and Douglas Kennedy respectively).15 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2It's over, finally - and thank goodness. Exhilarating, moving and visually impressive, watching boy-wizard Harry Potter face his fate in the battle between good and evil in the climatic finale is exhausting stuff.15 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Unknown Artist, Immram: Voyage of Corvus CorroneGraham Reid encounters a legendary lost rock classic that some think never existed.15 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Gillian Welch, The Harrow and The HarvestWhile it is spare and beautifully poised country music, there's a raw and pure refinement to these 10 songs - and Welch's devilishly dark words, that have a wry twist every so often, are the work of a seasoned, yarn-spinning poet.15 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Ziggy Marley, Wild and FreeAfter a faltering start with the Melody Makers, Ziggy uncoupled his music from familiar reggae rhythms and incorporated African sounds, rap, kept a political agenda and, all the while, didn't veer too far from the classic sound.14 Jul 04:06 AM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: The Vietnam War, The Vietnam WarAuckland band The Vietnam War have been building momentum for a good five years, so it doesn't come as a surprise that their debut album sounds anything but amateur.14 Jul 03:50 AM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Rosy Tin Teacaddy, All Mountains are MenGraham Reid reviews the newest album from indie.folk duo, Rosy Tin Teacaddy.14 Jul 03:20 AM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Unknown Mortal OrchestraThough there was always an inviting pop side to the Mint Chicks, what made their music most striking was the volatile and often violent outbursts that took the songs to a more intense and interesting level.14 Jul 03:02 AM
EntertainmentTheatre Review: Short+Sweet Week 2Second week of short plays bigger, brighter and better.13 Jul 05:45 PM
EntertainmentTV Review: My Kind of PlaceIs my tray table stowed and my seatback upright? Oh, what's that? I'm not on a plane. Oops, I just blacked out for a minute and woke up in a puddle of dribble when I heard "Gidday.11 Jul 02:00 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: The Best Of Young Spanish NovelistsThe 22 Spanish writers in this entertaining collection were all born in or since 1975, the year General Francisco Franco died after 36 years of repressive rule in Spain.10 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Caleb's CrossingOnce again Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Geraldine Brooks takes a simple, barely known historical fact, fattens out and brings it to life so lyrically you feel transported back in time.10 Jul 05:00 PM
