Malcolm Gayfer

Hi there team. Onward we travel down the road that is the decade of the 1970’s Last week we had a couple of crackers from late in the decade. This week we’ll have a couple of crackers from the early part of the 70’s. First up it’s Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain. A song that […]

Hi there team and welcome to August and they say it’s going to be a tad colder than usual so let’s jazz it up a bit and revisit the 70’s. From memory Holyoake, Marshall, Kirk, Rowling (briefly) and Muldoon were our Prime Ministers of the decade. They’re are all gone now. The month August […]

Hi there team Decided that we’ll wrap up July with a blast from the past from a band that is marking it’s 50th anniversary in 2019. That little ol’ band from Texas, ZZ Top. Yep, the same three dudes that have been playing the same 3 chords for the last 50 years. I’ve just checked […]

Hi team, sorry running a tad late to get this on…..and me running? You can’t be serious! Anyway heard this the other day and immediately put it on my to do list for a Music Memory. Hands up those who remember this from the 80’s …a huge hit in the day and still a good […]

Go for landing……immortal words from Houston control as The Eagle came closer and closer to where no man had gone before, the surface of the moon. A couple of minutes later another immortal line, “Tranquility base here, The Eagle has landed”. History had just been made, but more was to come with Neil

Hi there team. Just posting this as Mal’s Music Memory as Mike cannot contain himself (!!!) with the news that his all time fav band A-ha are coming to NZ. They were definitely the business back in the 80’s and put out some good tunes. This is my favourite, The Sun Always Shines on TV. […]

Hiya team, hope that all is well for you as we hit the middle of July. For those of a certain age group this will have some resonance, the movie Easy Rider. This at the time ground breaking movie was released mid July 1969 and marked a turning point in the life of the USA […]

Southland is well represented at the National Brass Band Champs in Hamilton. The Ascot Park Hotel band is competing in the A Grade section of the contest. The event had something of a set back today as rain forced the cancellation of the street march section, always a highlight in these contests. Ho