It's been 30 years since Gary Numan, a founding father of modern electronic music, was last in NZ. Ahead of his one-off Auckland concert, he talks to Barney McDonald about the highs and extreme lows of his career.

Soulman Eli "Paperboy" Reed is on his way to make a local delivery, writes Russell Baillie.

Jacqueline Smith's week of movies, TV and music.

Bruno Mars' enamoured young crowd sings his lyrics right back at him, but none with more conviction than "I think I wanna marry you".

Britain's Glastonbury Festival on Thursday revealed the full line-up for the world's largest greenfield music and performing arts jamboree, which U2, Coldplay and Beyonce will headline.

Russell Baillie's week of TV, music and movies.

Australian band Birds of Tokyo have announced another Auckland show with support from locals Midnight Youth and Avalanche City.

Local record shops are cranking up the volume this weekend for a day celebrating their continued existence - helped by a new young generation of vinyl junkies. Jacqueline Smith reports.

The Funky Meters, one of the most heavily sampled acts of all time, bring their pioneering New Orleans sound to New Zealand next week, writes Scott Kara.

Here for the Hamilton V8s, ZZ Top's Dusty Hill talks about the Texas band's long career to Graham Reid.

That loopy legend George Clinton is beaming down again from Planet Funk armed with the classic grooves from his colourful 50-year career. He talks to Scott Kara

When the on-track action at Hamilton's V8 Supercars cools off next weekend, ZZ Top will fire up the fans after dark.

The 'To Christchurch With Love' fundraising concert was held in Auckland on Saturday night.

The frontman, also Nicole Richie's husband, is heading here with the band, which features his guitar-playing twin Benji, to play at the Hamilton V8 Supercar Championship.

Auckland Chamber Orchestra looked good on stage at the Raye Freedman Centre, the group's new home for the 2011 season.

India, Iran, Canada and Kenya are just some of the countries represented at the Rainforest World Music Festival, which takes place in the heart of the lush Borneo jungle.

When R&B superstar Usher arrives in New Zealand next week, he will be hoping to escape the international media frenzy about a stolen sex tape said to show him and his ex-wife "copulating" (as she puts it).

Even with handbills and posters to prove it, I pinch myself to believe that Andreas Scholl, one of the world's leading countertenors, will be singing in the Town Hall this Tuesday.