Malcolm Gayfer

Sad news from the music world Kenny Rogers has passed away aged 81. Kenny had been around for years before he started to make it big with Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. They toured NZ a time or two in the 70’s. Did they play here in Invers? Then he went on to become […]

Phew, Oh Boy, Oh Man…….what a week it’s been. And this truly is a time when we just don’t know what is going to happen next. But if we all keep calm, hold our breath, keep up with the social distancing we should all pull through this. So in light of what is going on […]

Hi there folks. Welcome to my look in The Rear View Mirror, a semi regular look at what’s been going and not going on around Invers and further afield. First up have you had a look at the demolition job in the central city. The demolition crews have really been at this week with a […]

Hi team and welcome  to the middle of March, already! Time for another Just Good Song. This one from 1977 from The Brothers Johnson, Strawberry Letter 23. This is the only hit of their’s that I recall getting played on the radio back in the day and it’s still a good song today. Just listen […]

Hi all. Hope that you’re all getting used to the earlier (and earlier) sunsets and cooler temps. Anyway for March we’re playing Just Good Songs with our friends at Little Fire Music Works. Were you around when this song, Escape (The Pina Colada Song) was playing everywhere at the end of 1979. A grea

Hi team, we’re back and ready to celebrate music from days gone by. Did you know that Split Enz album True Colours is 40 this year? I didn’t realize that either til Neil Finn posted that it was this week that marked the 40th anniversary of that iconic album entered the NZ music charts at […]

Hi team Another blow for the automotive industry on both sides of the Tasman. General Motors have announced that they are retiring the Holden brand. Holden was one of the mainstays, workhorses when it came to cars and utes here and Australia. This was back in the day when you either had a Holden, Fo

Hi team…a massive week for music fans, particularly fans of Elton John and Queen. Both acts are doing their thing at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin in the coming days. It’s fair to say that a decent number of Southlanders are going to one or other, or both and why not! Sir Elton is in […]