The past year has seen a large growth spurt in the life-cycle of Auckland-based chart-hoggers Opshop. With that have come a few growing pains, writes Shane Gilchrist.
Scant research on homosexuality in New Zealand has meant the puzzle of male masculinity has lacked a few pieces ... until now. Dunedin academic Dr Chris Brickell hopes his new book presents a clearer picture. Shane Gilchrist reports.
The past year has been a hectic one for Opshop, which is among the Kiwi bands performing at the Queenstown Winterfest Big Night Out next weekend. Shane Gilchrist discusses growing pains with singer Jason Kerrison.
Who was "The Inhabitant"?
"I will tell you a tale wilder than poets ever dreamed! Yea, stranger than the vision of the maddest prophet!"
Queenstown's Dux de Lux bar holds its seasonal Air Guitar Idol competition next Thursday. Shane Gilchrist suggests some strategies sans Stratocaster . . .
An obscure book first published in Dunedin and Ashburton in 1881 and republished last month is being hailed a work as significant as Pride and Prejudice.
A bump on the head can cause serious headaches . . . and heartache. Shane Gilchrist reports.
As the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards reach their business end in Gore this weekend, Shane Gilchrist asks a couple of songwriters to define the essence of a country music song.
Raised in Gore, Jackie Bristow has been back home this week, making a video for a new single off her recent album, Crazy Love.
Wanya Morris may be a member of Boyz II Men, the most commercially successful R'n'B group in United States chart history, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, but he is not about to make a song and dance about it.
Boyz II Men plays in Dunedin tonight. On the eve of the concert, Shane Gilchrist spoke to Wanya Morris, one third of the chart-topping, award-winning, record-breaking American R 'n' B act.
From the Front Lawn to the Feelers, Che Fu to generations of Finns, New Zealand rock music is a big subject. Just ask author and musician Gareth Shute, who has completed a bold, in-depth book covering the past two decades.
Canadian-born singer-songwriter Tami Neilson is visiting the South, playing a series of shows this weekend and next week as part of a nationwide tour to promote her solo album, Red Dirt Angel.
Big roles, small roles . . . they all require attention to detail, says Matthew Sunderland, who appears in New Zealand film The Last Magic Show.
It seems some archaeologists are getting quite excited about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Warren Maxwell, saxophone player for Fat Freddy's Drop and former guitarist and front man for the now defunct Trinity Roots, is heading this way with his Little Bushman outfit.
As New Zealand Music Month rolls around again, Shane Gilchrist searches his shelves for inspiration and presents an A to Z rumination on rock, pop and other homegrown strains.
The product of years of research, a new book turns the spotlight on a little-known, yet common, subject - love in later life.
Quirky New Zealand film Second Hand Wedding may glorify the humble garage sale, but it's also a reminder of what's really important in life