The enigma of Scott Walker It's always nifty to 'discover' a new artist that you've heard whispers of but never experienced....

I was born in the wagon of a travellin' show Don't want to do the tedious post about why I'm not posting, so here's some con...

Why I feel like Tom Hanks in 'The Money Pit' So we were feeling so very good about the house we bought six months ago . All the firs...

60 minutes with Junot Diaz This week's event for the cool crowd is the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival , the big NZ book festival ...

Miscellany: Will Elder, silly sequels and "Once" • Aw, nuts: The utterly mad cartoon genius Will Elder is ">no longer wit...

The history of rock: The Replacements 1981-1984 Lots of people think of '80s rock and they think hair metal, Boy George and that moonwal...

The campaign that never ends Yeesh. Cheerful thought of the day: Can you believe it's still six months until the November presidential ...

A Yank's Humble Guide to Kiwi Rock (Part I) So May is New Zealand Music Month ! New Zealand has its own big and diverse music scene, as...

Movie review: Iron Man "Iron Man" is here. And abandoning any pretense at being critically impartial, I've got to say – ...

Shake, rattle and roll Reno is shaking lately. Quite a lot . Been watching this all from New Zealand a bit worried as we of course used to ...