There are 25 albums this week, but it’s much easier than that Q abomination. There are plenty of famous albums starting with R. I’m ineligible. Hopefully it’s not too tricky! Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who scrabbled his way to…
General elections are held every three years in New Zealand, and they’re due soon. Our electoral system is known as MMP – Mixed Member Proportional. Everyone gets two votes – one for a party and one for an electorate MP…
Two new-ish records this week. The erotic pop of FKA Twigs and the power-pop of The Tubs. One is extremely solid, the other is probably the worst album I’ll cover in this column in 2025. Find out which is which!…
Hi-Revving Tongues topped the New Zealand charts with a cover of Aphrodite’s Child’s ‘Rain and Tears’. New Zealand pop Grows up In an era where New Zealand acts suffered from cultural cringe, ‘Rain and Tears’ headlined a NZ-dominated NZBC listeners’…
Not gonna lie – sorting out 15 Q albums is a tricky business. There are probably some you’ve never heard of. It doesn’t help that two of the most famous Q albums in the classic rock canon are by The…
Genesis formed in the 1960s, when Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford met at Charterhouse School. By 1971, they’d found their classic quintet of vocalist Peter Gabriel, drummer Phil Collins, keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist Mike Rutherford, and guitarist Steve…
The Flight of the Conchords weren’t New Zealand’s first musical/theatrical duo. Auckland’s The Front Lawn were active from 1985 to 1990. Don McGlashan had already cemented his place in New Zealand music history, singing and drumming on Blam Blam Blam’s…
Jurg “Jockel” Schulte-Eckel delivers a searing guitar solo on this German cover of an obscure Watford band. Credits 4 BUT YOU’LL NEVER DO IT BABE – The Boots(Brian Smith/Terry Fox) PERSONNEL/WERNER KRABBE: vocals * JURG “JOCKEL” SCHULTE-ECKEL: lead guitar *…
There are a lot more albums to hide this week. Can you sort out the Plans from the Pirates? I’m ineligible. Hopefully it’s not too tricky! Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest 9/9 last week. I’ve been interested…
Some bands pool their talents to present a united front – they share writing credits, and there’s a designated lead singer. These bands often feature stable lineups and long tenures; examples include R.E.M. and Rush. Other bands are full of…
