Four young Dunedin bands are drawing on the city’s rock ’n’ roll heritage to create new possibilities, Tom McKinlay writes. Community halls have played a critical role in the development of Dunedin music. Take, for example, the storied Beneficiaries Hall,... See more
Well into the movie Sgt. Haane, his niece, Dr Donna Morrison, reaches for a way to communicate the scale of her tipuna’s superhuman exploits in North Africa during World War 2. It’s like something out of a fairytale, from a Marvel comic, she says. Later, ... See more
Comedy need not limit itself to the funny stuff, Alan Davies tells Tom McKinlay. It’s quite striking to think, but a cursory fact-check backs up British comedian Alan Davies’ contention. He is in fact now older than Clive Dunn was during the making of Dad... See more
A last-minute addition to the southern leg of Andrew Wilson’s tour schedule for next week presents as a gig for the ages. It will involve Wilson, now a veteran among post-punk noise wizards, supported by stonking Ōtepoti next-gen talent Sivle Talk and See... See more
"Me kāpui te waha o te pēke kia kore ai e maringi ō māpere." Which translates as, "pull the top of the bag closed so that your marbles won’t spill out". Good advice, I’m sure. Then I watched the film ... oh, goodness, what was it’s name again? Ah, yes, Fa... See more
