Malcolm Gayfer

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

Hi there team. We continue our jaunt down the road of break up songs with our own true music store Little Fire MusicWorks. Here’s a couple more that featured on the RNZ list of break up songs from last week. First up it’s country star Charlie Rich with Have You Seen The Most Beautiful Girl, […]

Hiya team, how’s your health. A lot of this nasty flu going round. I have succumbed to it. Turned up for work, lasted 20 minutes then pulled stumps. While lying flat in bed and muttering “woe is me, woe is me” between sneezes and a runny nose I tuned into RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan. […]

Air New Zealand also announced recently that it has signed up to purchase Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft. Reports indicate that as part of the deal the national airline has scope to switch out from the 10 series to the smaller but longer range 9 series Boeing which will get us the 14,200km to New

Hi team Our June series with Little Fire MusicWorks is hits from TV shows, and there are plenty of them so we’ll crack on and get started with a couple of rippers. First up it’s one from the very early 80’s, Joey Scarbury’s theme from The Greatest American Hero. For a time in the 70’s […]

The University of Otago has celebrated its 150th anniversary over Queens Birthday weekend. A major feat indeed. Have you or your family members studied at this fine institution? What did you start studying when you walked in to lecture theatres? What qualification did you come away with when you gra

Hi team, here we are on the last day of NZ Music Month. But in saying that, every month should be NZ Music Month and always supported by Little Fire MusicWorks, Invers only true music store. Anyway I just couldn’t help myself. Had to get a couple more top Kiwi tunes in before June arrives. […]