Record Store Day – 22 April 2017

Don’t forget Record Store Day – 22 April

Groove Book Report: Tell Me My Name – Bill Manhire riddles; Norman Meehan music; Hannah Griffin song; Peter Peryer photographs – Published by Victoria University Press (Poetry + photographs + music CD)

Recently, I found myself caught up in the great Nobel Literacy Prize debate over whether Bob Dylan should have been awarded it or not. The arguments came from many sides but it all came down to this: Are lyrics poetry? That is, what makes lyrics suitable to be read; or

Jewel and Don Henley – TSB Arena, Wellington – 22 March 2017

Originally featured in http://www.13thfloor.co.nz With a three-night stint in Aotearoa Henley rounded off his landed his four-decade time machine in the Capital with much ado and little fanfare. Jewel Kilcher kicked off the evening with a simple solo set, beginning with a simple and stark a capella rendition of Somewhere

Launch of ‘Hit and Run’ at Unity Books 22 March 2017

Originally published on http://www.13thfloor.co.nz “On 22 August 2010 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) elements, operating as part of a Coalition Force in Bamyan province, Afghanistan conducted an operation against an insurgent group… Nine insurgents (not 12 as reported) were killed in the operation which targeted an insurgent group in the

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