Citizen-Manned
I’ve only been back in the country two minutes (I understate, it’s been eight months) from the West Island (Australia) but I only had to get one email from Mike Chunn to feel (even on paper) he’s energetic! I was feeling a bit worried for the ‘ducks in a row’ because you can get the […]
No Morris Minor
As recently as the other day I called Larry Morris a living legend, because he is, fact. My more esteemed countrywoman and former Prime Minister Helen Clark introduced him as “as a true New Zealand rock icon” she also got it right but since I’m not one to concede too much ground on the basis […]
The skinny from the Wordman
I’ve known my friend Wordman aka Keith Newman, a freelance Journalist, poet and lyricist for eons. I admire him because apart from being very good at what he does, he’s also a pretty good bloke. “He’s a passionate advocate for
The Sea Around
The thing about the sea is that you can often smell it long before you can see it. It was like that as we drew closer to Napier and somehow the hikoi (long journey) North to my great grandmother’s unveiling seemed like a whole other world, a whole other time, an event that had occurred […]
Back Seat Passengers Front Seat Drivers
On a long road trip, which recording artists would you happily climb into the car with? Which ones wouldn’t you mind having as back seat passengers or front seat drivers? As the miles ride out beneath me I thought about this and I let my mind drift back to
