I must confess to knowing very little about MOoFiSh apart from that they are a duo of Rhonda Hofmans Johnson and Chris Fish Johnson, and while Rhonda is the lead singer I don’t know if they create all the music themselves or if other musicians are involved. They have...

Torn Chorus is Franklin Davis, an Auckland-based songwriter, musician, and photographer, who provides bass, various guitars, and vocals. This is about how he perceives the world through light and sound, as a photographer and musician. It commences with a simple drum...

Some years back I was over at AAA Records and head honcho TeMatera Smith handed me a copy of this album and told me to go and listen to it as he thought I would enjoy it. He was quite correct, but it was only recently that I realised I had never written about it so...

South African saxophonist, penny whistle master, and composer Morris Goldberg is perhaps best known for his association with Hugh Masekela with whom he worked for some decades, and in 1996 he formed the first version of Ojoyo, a group that features his...

Dutch metal outfit Pestilence are back with their ninth studio album, although there has been a significant line-up change since 2018’s ‘Hadeon’ with only founder guitarist and singer Patrick Mameli still there. Over the years there have been a few musicians through...

Back in 2004 guitarist Sharne Scarborough was looking for a new rhythm section for {Just One Fix}, and he asked Ant Ward and Gaylene ‘G-Force’ to join. Although the bassist and drummer had bumped into each other on the circuit they were not really friends, and G...

There has never been any doubt in my mind that the most difficult musical format to get right is that of a trio, as while it is expected that the sound will be full and complete, there is also no room to hide. That is even more the case when that trio decide to be...

Somewhat incredibly, it is nearly 20 years since Goodshirt released “Sophie”, which was the first NZ single in 18 months to get to #1 on the charts and won 'Single of The Year' at the 2003 NZ Music Awards. Now in 2022 it has been revived by The Not Okays as their...