Entertainment

Invercargill Musical Theatre are counting down the days until the SBS Bank Season of ‘We Will Rock You’ hits the stage on Friday July 8th. Best described as what ‘Mamma Mia’ is to ABBA, ‘We Will Rock You’ is to Queen, the cast includes Ashleigh Reid, Ben Hayward (Dunedin), Michelle Lange, Ruth McSor

Another even bigger and better Murihiku Matariki Festival is underway in Queens Park this coming long weekend. Organised and funded by the Tūturu Trust for the past four years, the festival is an accumulation of ideas by local art workshop facilitator Sharne Parkinson. “This festival has been my bra

It’s birthday celebration time for one of the greatest song creators of modern times, Sir James Paul McCartney as he celebrates his 80th, yep 80th birthday this weekend. As the Rolling Stones sang Time Waits For No-one but McCartney has been keeping up with and ahead of many of his peers in recent y

Hey there team. We continue to mark New Zealand Music month and this weekend we’re featuring the music makers of now. Yer just can’t have an up to date NZ Music feature without something from SIX60. A top band continually producing top material. Second up is Benne, a creator of supa-catchy pop songs

Hey there team. May, New Zealand Music Month is drawing to a close so we’ve put together a triple dose of Kiwi Bangers from the 80’s. First up The Mockers with Andrew Fagan and one of their many hits of the time, Forever Tuesday Morning. They sure knew how to put together catchy pop songs […]

Hey there team. Bit of a grey dreary weekend so hope that these gems brighten things up as we mark NZ Music Month. Just so many great tunes floating about from all decades so I put three in, couldn’t help myself. https://youtu.be/bBKt3TkEIKw First up it’s Loxene Gold Disc winner Alison Durbin’s I Ha

Sad news from the world of entertainment. English actor Dennis Waterman passed away over the weekend aged 74. A statement from his family said “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved Dennis passed away very peacefully in hospital in Spain.” Dennis had a long, long acting career starting

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