Entertainment

Sad news today with the passing of  Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee passed away aged 87 due to natural causes. Nicknamed “the Killer“, he was described as “Rock and roll‘s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century. From Wikipedia His life was far from black and whi

Saturday night will be rock n roll night as we celebrate the Platinum anniversary of  the Southland Rock n Roll Hall of Fame at the Ascot Park Hotel. The show was to feature 4 of Southland’s top bands from the 60’s and 70’s but sadly they’ve had to drop to three due to Dave Kennedy […]

A massive youth festival for 10 to 18-year olds will be held in Bluff this week, in response to the many community tragedies this year. Organiser Sumaria Beaton said the community is grieving and needs some respite, and she has managed to round up 140 volunteers that are willing to offer their servi

More sad news from  the world of entertainment. Margaret Urlich, one of this country’s finest singers has passed away at her home in New South Wales after a 2 year battle with cancer. Margaret burst on to our radios, TV’s and stages with the band Peking Man in 1984 . Remember their number 1 hit […]

Repertory Invercargill is excited to announce that an extra show will be added to its up and coming musical 18 Eden Avenue, as a result of strong pre-sold ticket sales. Director Jason Fraser said Invercargill has never seen anything like this before, where the entire show has been written and perfor

Sad, sad news so early in the week with the passing of two wonderful women of song, Dame Olivia Newton-John and Judith Durham. For me the news of the passing of both singers came out of left field although both have had health issues in latter days. But both made a huge impact around the […]

Very sad news this week with the passing of country singer John Grennell. Many will remember him as a shy but very talented singer on TV shows such as a Touch of Country hosted by the late Tex Morton. Programmes like that were appointment viewing back in the day and were a breeding ground for […]

James Hargest College band The Terrace has made it through to the semi-finals of the Smokefreerockquest for the first time. Made up of band members Ailin Pekar (lead singer and rhythm guitarist), Blake Humphrey (lead guitar), Jackson Jones (bass guitar), and Aiden Hosie on drums, the group released