Fresh from touring the US, Ginny Blackmore took to the stage for her first headlining concert in New Zealand.

Lights and shadows danced across a white curtain screen as American rockers, One Republic, performed their gravelly anthem, Light It Up, from the group's latest album, Native.

Steven Osborne, closing Auckland Museum's 2013 Fazioli Recital series, paired two of the most demanding works in the 19th-century repertoire, writes William Dart.

Lydia Jenkin assesses the new album from pop chameleon Lady Gaga.

Chris Schulz fires up his assault weapons and aims them at Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4. And the winner is ...

Big Sean played his first New Zealand concert last night. Chris Schulz was there.

Tchaikovsky concerto hits the spot, but Britten's overture a little long in evening of Fireworks & Fantasy

With this fabulous, fast-tempoed spectacle of sizzle and sass, Michael Hurst once again proves himself an exceptional director of musical theatre.

As Michael Houstoun nears the end of his heroic Beethoven reCYCLE series revisiting the 32 Piano Sonatas, I am reminded of a comment that the pianist made back in 1989.

New series has tear-jerker tales and a whiff of scandal, says Sarah Lang.

Russell Baillie reviews Arcade Fire's sprawling new album, Reflektor.

Anyone troubled by the madness that has swirled around the late King of Pop can rest assured that this time the craziness is safely in the hands of true professionals.