MUSIC: September It seems likely a couple of old timers will crack my top ten albums of the year list, namely Alejandro Escovedo and R...

Kowhai season, Dunedin Botanical Gardens September was a busy month. So much so I'll defer my usual Consumption Diary for another da...

Here's what I've been reading and watching, and what music has delighted me, as I've trudged through the last three months... ...

So it’s the first of August, which means I owe cyberspace two months’ worth of consumption diaries and probably a whole lot more. Like...

To start, a bit of news masquerading as an excuse (or vice versa): I sent the manuscript of my location scout novel off to an agent today....

Second draft calls for a second screen (NB: that's the Productivity Commission's draft report on Low-Emissions Economy to the left...

MUSIC (A heavy weighting to the old timers this month, thanks to road-tripping to the Taranaki in an old-timey mood) BOOKS Homo De...

Joe Casey, late blooming rock star, Valhalla, 20 Feb 2018 MUSIC The absolute highlight of the month was seeing Protomartyr at Valhalla...