Hard News by Russell Brown

Redmer Yska digs even deeper to find the totally forgotten weekly entertainment magazine published by the owners of the Truth newspaper in the 1950s: Joy

A Bruno Lawrence connection - brilliant.

All my best wishes for your Splore experiences, folks. I'll be up to it again sometime.

pleased yesterday when new vinyl ...turned up

Talking of which, be sure to check out Motte's (aka Anita Clark) brand spanking new album Strange Dreams - available on vinyl release today too!

Motte also plays this weekend in Aotea Square as part of the Summer in the Square series. Get on down and enjoy a sonic force to be reckoned with.

Good looking on those prints - rightup my alley, so I ordered a couple from what was left!

On the music tip I've been enjoying some of Paul Nice's offerings, who's ventured to Oz this week - there have been 100's of tour mixes put out before, but not many like his, so certainly recommend:

https://soundcloud.com/realpaulnice/3-the-hard-way-paul-nice-delta-kavi-r-free-download

Sail on the Grill is also up, and I can imagine it'd go with a kiwi summer like some crisp, cool Rheineck's & oysters

" Auckland region's summer pluviality "

The entire West Coast of both islands from Auckland southwards in fact. Perhaps someone should tell the clowns at The Listener, (see last issue's editorial) , as well as Peter Dunne.
Shifting the holidays to Autumn ( which begins in February; don't believe me . . . the leaves on the trees are turning) as if that will ensure "holiday weather" flies in the face of common sense.

After a difficult few weeks I liked hearing and seeing Sturgill Simpson’s ’All Around You’ today – h/t Jezebel commenter Whiskeyprayer.