Political, Cultural and Literary life of New Zealand Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/it-takes-two-3/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/it-takes-two-3/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 23:40:41 +0000 The Listener /?p=99571 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/it-takes-two-3/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/now-hear-this-5/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/now-hear-this-5/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 23:40:08 +0000 The Listener /?p=98692 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/now-hear-this-5/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/tribute-to-a-friend/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/tribute-to-a-friend/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 23:40:57 +0000 Guy Somerset /?p=97852 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/tribute-to-a-friend/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/classical/take-a-chance-on-cage/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/classical/take-a-chance-on-cage/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 23:40:32 +0000 The Listener /?p=97881 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/classical/take-a-chance-on-cage/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/second-waves/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/second-waves/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:33:37 +0000 The Listener /?p=96944 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/second-waves/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/play-it-again-dennis/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/play-it-again-dennis/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:56:30 +0000 The Listener /?p=94848 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/play-it-again-dennis/feed/ 1 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/yeah-yeah-no-no/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/yeah-yeah-no-no/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:53:10 +0000 The Listener /?p=96129 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/yeah-yeah-no-no/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/wakin-on-a-pretty-daze-review-plus-short-takes/ 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13 Mar 2013 22:53:37 +0000 The Listener /?p=91786 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/the-next-day-by-david-bowie-review/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/my-bloody-valentine-review-plus-short-takes/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/my-bloody-valentine-review-plus-short-takes/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:53:58 +0000 The Listener /?p=90787 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/my-bloody-valentine-review-plus-short-takes/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/antibalas-anti-bullets-over-broadway/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/antibalas-anti-bullets-over-broadway/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:53:36 +0000 Guy Somerset /?p=90811 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/antibalas-anti-bullets-over-broadway/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/the-maestros-lament-an-interview-with-jordi-savall/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/the-maestros-lament-an-interview-with-jordi-savall/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:53:45 +0000 The 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http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/bedsit-disco-queen-by-tracey-thorn-review/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:52:43 +0000 The Listener /?p=87463 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/bedsit-disco-queen-by-tracey-thorn-review/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/hugh-masekela-and-the-space-between/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/hugh-masekela-and-the-space-between/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:53:58 +0000 gabeatkinson /?p=86454 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/hugh-masekela-and-the-space-between/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/360-sound-the-columbia-records-story-review/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/360-sound-the-columbia-records-story-review/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:53:52 +0000 gabeatkinson /?p=86435 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/360-sound-the-columbia-records-story-review/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/song-reader-by-beck-album-review/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/song-reader-by-beck-album-review/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:51:38 +0000 gabeatkinson /?p=85418 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/song-reader-by-beck-album-review/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/django-unchained-soundtrack-review-plus-short-takes/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/django-unchained-soundtrack-review-plus-short-takes/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:53:41 +0000 gabeatkinson /?p=84642 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/django-unchained-soundtrack-review-plus-short-takes/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/interview-barry-gibb/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/interview-barry-gibb/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:55:40 +0000 Morgan.J /?p=83382 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/interview-barry-gibb/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/bish-bosch-by-scott-walker-album-review/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/bish-bosch-by-scott-walker-album-review/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:53:13 +0000 Morgan.J /?p=82221 Bish Bosch is as detailed and terrifying as its artist namesakes depictions of Hell. ]]> http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/bish-bosch-by-scott-walker-album-review/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/all-will-be-received-in-graceland/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/all-will-be-received-in-graceland/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:22:30 +0000 Morgan.J /?p=81562 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/all-will-be-received-in-graceland/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/elvis-costello-every-day-he-sings-the-songs/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/elvis-costello-every-day-he-sings-the-songs/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:55:07 +0000 Morgan.J /?p=81448 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/elvis-costello-every-day-he-sings-the-songs/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/vicious-lies-and-dangerous-rumours-by-big-boi-album-review/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/vicious-lies-and-dangerous-rumours-by-big-boi-album-review/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:55:06 +0000 Morgan.J /?p=81450 Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumours is a glorious mess that misses as much as it hits, but manages to do both endearingly, says Jim Pinckney. ]]> http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/vicious-lies-and-dangerous-rumours-by-big-boi-album-review/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/born-in-the-usa-2/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/born-in-the-usa-2/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:57:28 +0000 gabeatkinson /?p=80756 My Old Kentucky Homein the 1850s, and probably well before then, American songwriters have used the names of states, towns and even rivers and mountains to evoke a mood.I resolved to focus specifically on towns and cities that are named in titles just to keep things manageable. In doing so, I hoped to satisfy a long-standing curiosity about the American heartland: the America that lies beyond obvious tourist destinations such as New York, San Francisco, NewOrleans and Las Vegas. ]]> http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/born-in-the-usa-2/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/christmas-eve-fish-fry/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/christmas-eve-fish-fry/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:53:32 +0000 Guy Somerset /?p=80900 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/music/christmas-eve-fish-fry/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/rock-n-roll-biography-roundup/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/rock-n-roll-biography-roundup/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:55:47 +0000 gabeatkinson /?p=80037 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/rock-n-roll-biography-roundup/feed/ 0 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/im-your-man-the-life-of-leonard-cohen-review/ http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/im-your-man-the-life-of-leonard-cohen-review/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:55:40 +0000 gabeatkinson /?p=80109 http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/im-your-man-the-life-of-leonard-cohen-review/feed/ 0