Entertainment

Hi team, it’s Rocktober, my favourite month for sure and certainly time to revisit some blasts from the past. Songs that don’t or rarely get played on mainstream radio anymore. Here’s one from an album that was huge in the early 70’s from a British band that pioneered ‘Eavy metal and as far as I […]

What a dark stormy night to wind up the September series of One Hit Wonders on Mal’s Music Memory with our friends at Little Fire Music Works on Dee St Here’s a blast from the old days, released late 1969 to get to the top the charts around the world early 1970. Norman Greenbaum’s Spirit […]

Comedian Wilson Dixon is set to headline an event in Southland designed to get farmers off their farms and laughing. Farmstrong has announced plans to hold five further comedy shows across New Zealand following its first sell-out show in the Waikato. The Southland comedy night will be held at the Wi

This Sunday 23rd September The Chills play at the Southland Musicians club, with special guests local band The Dense. Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment. The Chills are a New Zealand rock band formed in Dunedin in 1980. The band is essentially the continuing project of singer/songwriter

Mals Music Memory with Little Fire Music Works Try this one hit wonder out for size. Although Kim Carnes had been around for quit some time this song blasted her to international stardom. Remember this beauty from the early 80’s? Have a great rest of the week. Cheers Mal

Southlanders supportive of gender equality have a chance to kick-start the conversation at Are We There Yet? presented by KIND Women at Centrestage Theatre in Invercargill on Thursday 13th September. KIND Women is a group of women passionately committed to not only the issues surrounding gender equa

On Mal’s Music Memory we jump into September with some one hit wonders. So with Little Fire Music Works on Dee St check this one hit wonder the story of the Chevy Van. Written and performed by Sammy Johns…had this huge hit in the early 70’s then he seemed to vanish without trace. And while […]

Pay television operator, Sky Network Television, has reported a hefty full year loss after slashing the value of its business, but says its underlying earnings have risen as it cut costs. No captionSky Network Television’s loss was caused by a decision to write off $360m after a review and update on