Jimmy Barnes joins Neil Finn in tribute to NZ
Together at last thanks to the transtasman bubble, musicians and longtime friends Neil Finn and Jimmy Barnes, along with their families, graced social media with a heartwarming tribute to Aotearoa.
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Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf, dies
Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf, dies
Songwriter and collaborator with the stars Jim Steinman, whose lyrics helped push the likes of Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler and Celine Dion to stardom, has died.
Packed house treated to exquisite performance
Packed house treated to exquisite performance
Pianist Jian Liu gave an excellently designed programme of nocturnes before a packed Glenroy Auditorium.
New legacies
New legacies: The Chills' late harvest
Three albums into The Chills’ comeback, Martin Phillipps says he feels like he can finally relax a bit. Tom McKinlay reports.
Swan song for choir’s rehearsal venue
Swan song for choir’s rehearsal venue
After nearly a quarter of a century at the Caversham Presbyterian Church, the Dunedin RSA Choir will rehearse for its upcoming centenary Anzac Revue without a permanent home.
Baxter’s Cardrona poem reimagined
Baxter’s Cardrona poem reimagined
REVIEW: Nigel Zega enjoys a diverse day at the Festival of Colour in Wanaka.
Up close and personal
Up close and personal
The chance to work on an opera she loves was enough to send Fiona McAndrew back to bed, reports Rebecca Fox.
Music with funk and much feeling
Music with funk and much feeling
REVIEW: Carnivorous Plant Society are billed as playing psychedelic jazz, but that doesn’t cover quite what they do, while Silver Stone Wood Bone offered a beautiful way to start the day, writes Nigel Zega.
Playing it cool
Playing it cool
Dunedin’s new jazz club is taking on one of the great albums, writes Tom McKinlay.
Power of women celebrated in style
Power of women celebrated in style
REVIEW: The F Word is a history lesson in feminism, women’s liberation and ultimately a celebration of female empowerment.
Royal recital fond memory for pianist
Royal recital fond memory for pianist
Getting to use a royal sitting room, complete with Queen Victoria’s grand piano, as a dressing room was a slightly unusual experience for Terence Dennis.
Celebration of Beethoven in biggest way possible
Celebration of Beethoven in biggest way possible
A Dunedin Arts Festival show is set to celebrate the man who turned "wallpaper music" into a true and significant art form. DSO arts administrator Feby Idrus tells reporter Molly Houseman what the audience can expect from Beethoven’s Big Bash.
Tracks converge on new compilation
Tracks converge on new compilation
Local music compilations have lost a bit of lustre in recent years, but their contribution to music can’t be understated.
Children enjoy enriching musical encounter
Children enjoy enriching musical encounter
Babies and pre-schoolers were entertained with arrangements of well-known classical music excerpts at a fun festival event at St Paul's Cathedral.
Play inspired by sacred harp
Play inspired by sacred harp
Music is known for assisting people with dementia, so for playwright Ro Bright and director Kitan Petkovski bringing the two together in their latest work to premiere in Wanaka was a given.
Curator of St Paul’s show revels in latest role
Curator of St Paul’s show revels in latest role
NZ opera singer Anna Leese is curator for the 2021 Dunedin Arts Festival show St Paul’s at One. She talks about her busy life as a mother, wife, artist, music teacher and part-time student.
Country music a fight for women
Country music a fight for women
Giving herself an excuse to sing the songs of her favourite country music artists has been a bonus for Tami Neilson, but the real reason behind her latest show is to lift the lid on gender inequality in country music.
Roadworks doco a hit with UK band
Roadworks doco a hit with UK band
Ray Collins was just coming to the realisation his Dunedin roadworks doco may not be as interesting as he first thought.
Paul Simon sells song catalogue to Sony
Paul Simon sells song catalogue to Sony
Paul Simon has sold his entire song catalogue to Sony Music Publishing, joining a string of older musicians cashing in on their life's work.
Pianist contributes to St Paul's series
Pianist contributes to St Paul's series
New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge performs during the St Paul’s at One concert at Dunedin’s St Paul’s Cathedral yesterday afternoon.