01/10/2025
Book Review: Yesterday When I Was Young
Yesterday When I Was Young by Suzanne Lynch, Karyn Hay Published by Bateman Books, rrp $45 Suzanne Lynch’s memoir ...
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Book Review: Songs From The Shaky Isles
Songs From The Shaky Isles - A Short History of Popular Music in New Zealand by Gareth Shute Published by Bateman Books, ...
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Book Review: Where’s My Room
Where's My Room - The Neil & Liam Finn Summer 2018 Tour Of Aotearoa In spring 2017, an excited email by Ian Jorgensen, ...
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Book Review: Blame It On ABBA
Pearl. Remember Pearl? Can’t say I did, but given that the Wellington duo released an album (‘No Ordinary Day’) and ...
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Hirini Melbourne: Toiapiapi, 25th Anniversary Edition
The original release in 1991 of ‘Toiapiapi’ by Hirini Melbourne (1949-2003) was a profound and beautiful landmark on ...
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The Dunedin Sound – Some Disenchanted Evening
By Ian Chapman, Bateman Publishing, rrp $50 One of the many endearing aspects of Dr Ian Chapman’s book, 'The Dunedin ...
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Book Review: Dave McArtney – Gutter Black
Gutter Black – A Memoir By Dave McArtney Published by Harper Collins, rrp $50 Having worked on it for well over a ...
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Book Review: 1001 Guitars To Dream Of Playing Before You Die
1001 Guitars To Dream Of Playing Before You Die Edited by Terry Burrows Published by New Holland Publishers, rrp $40 Sure ...
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