Malcolm Gayfer

Hey there team. Just couldn’t let New Zealand Music Month go unnoticed. Here are a couple of fav’s from the 70’s and 80’s . First up is Hello Sailor’s Blue Lady followed by Sharon O’Neill’s Maxine. Both brilliant songs by class acts. Why they weren’t international hits I just can’t fathom. Must incl

Sad news from the world of rock n roll. Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has passed away aged just 50. According to reports Taylor Hawkins was found in a hotel room in Bogota, Columbia where the band were about to play at a festival this weekend. A statement on the band’s Twitter account posted a

This week marked the 20th anniversary of the last scheduled passenger train operated between Invercargill, Dunedin and Christchurch. The Southerner made its last trip on Sunday 10th February 1992. The Southerner passenger train made it’s first trip on December 1st 1970 but its genesis went back many

This is a bolt from the blue! News in this evening that Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday) has passed away. The big guy literally stormed on to the world stage in 1977 with the album Bat Out Of Hell. So many great songs on it all penned by the late Jim Steinman. As the statement […]

What is being described as a significant scrub fire is in progress near Wanaka. The blaze was reported to emergency services early this afternoon (Sun) The blaze started on Glendhu Bluff and strong windy conditions have enabled the blaze to jump the road and spread quickly. Fire crews from several c

A true southern icon marked an important anniversary mid December 2021. It’s 50 years ago that the Kingston Flyer started service running between Kingston and Fairlight in northern Southland. The history of the steam train goes way back further than what we know of it now. The train started its runs

Hi all and welcome into this the last of Mal’s Music Memory’s for May as we wrap NZ Music Month with Little Fire MusicWorks on Dee Street, probably the world’s southernmost music store. Three bangers to wind up the month. First up Tex Pistol’s cover of an old 60’s song, The Game of Love. […]

Hey there team and welcome to our last Waitangi Day instalment of Kiwi greats with our friends at Little Fire MusicWorks, our own true blue kiwi music store. As I mentioned in the other posts the songs are only chosen as that’s where the cursor took me. I reckon I’ve got three absolute crackers to [