Critics
Musician Frank Turner on the stories of 'No Man's Land'
English folk-punk singer Frank Turner's about to come back to New Zealand next month, and he's just put out his eighth studio album, No Man's Land, which is entirely made up of the stories of… Audio
The 'must see' Venice Biennale
The world's movers and shakers in the contemporary art scene have had the last few days to get their heads around this year's Venice Biennale exhibitions, and now it's an anxious wait for the artists… Audio, Gallery
All Blacks v England: What the English press is saying
It's only a few days until kick off in one of the biggest All Black games of the season, against England at Twickenham. So what are the English press saying?
Mark Broatch
Last week critic and commentator Iain Sharpe put the cat among the pigeons on the subject of literary criticism in this country. He claimed that our critics are, basically, gutless, that our media had… Audio
Reviewing the state of reviewing
Spare a thought if you can for the reviewers and critics in this country who are doing it tough these days. They struggle more than most for space in mainstream media, not mention respect from the… Audio
John Kliem: Jazz Contributor
John looks at some of the notable omissions from the DownBeat Magazine Critics' Poll for 2015. Audio