Richard Marx: Stories To Tell – A Memoir
Stories To Tell: A Memoir Richard Marx Simon & Schuster As a reader, and someone obsessed with music, one of the great pleasures in life is to find a music bio and consume it in a couple of days....
View ArticleGig Review: Lalah Hathaway Sings Donny Hathaway (October 19, Wellington)
Lalah Hathaway Sings Donny Hathaway w/ The NZSO The Opera House, Wellington, 8pm Wednesday, October 19 Lalah Hathaway was here to sing the songs of her father, Donny Hathaway. Backed by the NZSO it was...
View ArticleHaving Mercy: Sisters Aren’t Singing Like They Once Could
I went to see the Sisters of Mercy but the lead singer forgot to declare that he no longer had any power in his voice when he went through customs, so as a result the band – basically some backing...
View ArticleGig Review: Groove Armada (November 27, Wellington)
Groove Armada TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Sunday, November 27 It’s not often, these days, that I play a Groove Armada album right through – but I am always happy when I do. And many of their very best...
View ArticleThe Kindness of Strangers: To Linda from The Guns N Roses Show
We attended Guns N Roses at Wellington’s Sky Stadium. And by we, I mean me and my darling boy, Oscar. He’s been written about more than I ever intended, and possibly more than he has ever wanted –...
View ArticleRobert Forster’s Tender Years
Robert Forster, who you might be aware of from his time as one of the singers and songwriters in Australian group, The Go-Betweens has just released his new solo album. He’s been on a roll of late,...
View ArticleIn Bed with Schoenberg: Theatre
In Bed with Schoenberg Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Dave Armstrong) Musical Director: Donald Armstrong (Associate concertmaster NZSO) Circa Theatre; Circa One (February 25 – March 17) Dave...
View ArticleRecent OST Favourites
Once I opened myself up to the fact that it was worth listening to film scores even if you hadn’t seen the film – and also if you had seen it and hadn’t liked it much – I started to find some really...
View ArticleStubs # 296 – Diana Krall, Wellington, 2005
This was actually the first time I saw Diana Krall, but I wrote about the 2010 gig in a much earlier edition of “Stubs”. That’s because this ticket stub was only recently found to me, hiding in a book...
View ArticleSome Things Old, Some Things In The News, Some Things Borrowed, And Some...
Some things Old I have a Bluetooth turntable now. And I’m very happy with it. It’s got me back into what’s left of my vinyl collection. I say ‘what’s left of it’ like I’m dealing with dregs. I must...
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