Maurice Sendak’s classic gets read every so often in this house, even if the little man of the manor sometimes gets a little scared, its still a great little story. How it will be as a full feature is yet to be decided, but if there is one person to take it on, it’s Spike [...]

While the NZ media has been busy fussing about The Kings of Leon being in the country, and recovering from collectively creaming themselves over Coldplay’s recent visit, I was off with the cooler, sweater kids taking in the Trans-Atlantic duo The Kills. It seems a shame to have to introduce The Kills as ‘Kate Moss’ [...]

It turns out that I’m a huge sucker for fuzzy guitars and airy vocals. Phoenix’s 2006 release ‘It’s Never Been Like That’ never really got much of a spin; even though I did enjoy it when it did get a play. Their upcoming release ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ has music bloggers going potty, but my initial [...]

Probably two of my best loved hip-hop acts share the stage on Fallon, and PE show that ‘Bring The Noise’ still hits. …and if The Roots band is not the best around at the moment, I’ll eat my socks.

In a James Brown-esque moment, Jack White has decided to form another band to work with while everyone waits for more White Stripes material. The Dead Weather, like the Raconteurs, features some names you might know, The Kills’ Alison Mosshart on vocals, Jack White contributes drums and vocals, Raconteur Jack Lawrence plays bass, and Queens [...]

For anyone my age not living in a cave during their teens, Pearl Jam’s Ten served as gateway album to heavy rock (unfortunately, it still serves as a gateway for ‘middle of the road radio stations, but I won’t go there). Listen to Pearl Jam? Why not try Nirvana? Smashing Pumpkins? Soundgarden? Jane’s Addiction?…before you [...]

Metro Magazine might be inclined to claim Auckland as the nations arts capital, but I doubt any city in New Zealand pulls off a festival like Wellington. The International Arts, Fringe and the Wellington Jazz Festival all shine the spotlight firmly on the Wellington cultural scene and not surprisingly, it always leaves the city coming [...]

After hearing ‘Everybody is a Star’ last night, I haven’t been able to get Sly and the Family Stone out of my head. Their work has been sampled, re-sampled, covered, glorified, treasured probably more than people realise – in New Zealand, we think about ‘Everyday People’ every time there’s a Toyota ad, but how many [...]