Music

Karaoke and musicals? The influences of Wanaka-based singer-songwriter Liv McBride might not closely align with the alt-country and folkish strains of Into The East's debut album, Fight From The Inside, yet it is clear she has spent more than a few years honing her voice and her craft.

> Major Lazer. Free the Universe. Secretly Canadian

Few people can take on Freddie Mercury and give even an adequate imitation of the late singer's special qualities. But last night Jonathan Ansell, of the Seven Irish Tenors, did just that.

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.