I’m giving an academic conference paper tomorrow at the Rhythm Changes jazz cultures research conference at Media City in Salford. My presentation’s centred around the Auckland jazz scene in the mid to late 1990s. There are some interesting aspects to that scene: the cross-pollination between local hip hop and jazz, the influx of Australian musicians, [...]
Categories: Research
I have a book out from the library. It’s a little overdue. Actually, it’s about eight years overdue. I suspect they’ve cancelled my Auckland Public Library membership by now. The book is called ‘The Shoestring Pirates’ by Adrian Blackburn. It’s the true account (more or less) of four men who set sail to establish a [...]
Categories: Radio
Tagged: Auckland, Book, hauraki, New Zealand, Radio
Back in 1996, I was a self-employed (self-unemployed, more like) radio producer. I’d quit my job at talkback station Radio Pacific after five years making ads for retirement villages, incontinence pants, the Mad Butcher and horse-racing events. Along the way, I’d learned how to make radio programmes and had developed a focus on jazz. My [...]
Categories: Music,New Zealand
I’m a latercomer to the world of comics and graphic novels. It’s odd, really, because I knew some great cartoonists, comic book artists and enthusiasts growing up in New Zealand. Some of them went on to own comic book stores, some produced some great independent comics, and one even ended up doing Judge Dredd and [...]
Categories: Art,New Zealand
