Reggae legend Ali Campbell says Rotorua's Raggamuffin should be a reggae-only festival

Scott Kara presents a guide to the best of the music festivals from across the ditch.

Just as his old band rides a revival wave, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has announced plans for solo shows in New Zealand.

Black Sabbath have announced a second show in Auckland after their first one sold out in minutes.

Ozzy Osbourne tells Scott Kara how Black Sabbath was about more than just the devil and 'heavy metal'.

They never made it here during their heyday but, 16 years after a messy split, legendary Britrock band the Stone Roses are reunited and heading our way.

Chris Martin was hot at play in the city this week before Coldplay's show at Mt Smart Stadium.

Two left-field country exponents talk about their new double act to Lydia Jenkin.

As Fat Freddys Drop prepare for a big summer, saxophonist Scott Towers talks to Scott Kara about their plans and that long-awaited new album.

Radiohead returned to Auckland after almost 15 years for a sold out show at Vector Arena.

Boyz II Men once described themselves as "the most popular unpopular group in the world", a declaration based on their peculiar love-or-loathe reputation with music fans.

Radiohead's headphone-friendly, jazz-tinged electronic rock shouldn't work in vast venues. But it does, reports Kitty Empire who saw them last week in London on the tour which brings them to Auckland.

It's fashionable to diss Nickelback but as Scott Kara is reminded, they still have legions of fans and sell millions of concert tickets all over the world.

TimeOut takes a look at the remarkable run of big rock acts coming to Auckland arenas in the coming month. Scott Kara ponders just how big each of the big visiting acts really is ...