Scott Kara's week of music, television and movies.

Pip Brown's stomach is tying in knots thinking about her upcoming performance at Laneway. It will be her first gig at home since the Big Day Out of 2010, after which she collapsed and took herself to her childhood home to recuperate.

St John staff at this week's Big Day Out will be on alert for a new party drug that has emerged at other summer concerts.

The Hip-Hop artist and occasional actor was scheduled to perform this Wednesday at Auckland's Powerstation, and his Australian dates have also been postponed.

Fuel up for the day with a pre-gig playlist. Just prepare to guard your iPod station

Musician Fela Kuti is being immortalised, with the stage show of his life now being captured on film.

And you thought Matt Berninger, the oddly charismatic mate of President Obama and singer in the National, was an introverted type.

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Photos from Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet show at the Auckland Town Hall, Saturday January 8th.

Frontman Matt Berninger talks to Scott Kara about how his glum New York band The National couldn't be happier after breaking out of indie cult-dom

Photos from the 2010 Rhythm and Vines festival, Gisborne's three-day music festival that attracted 25,000 fans.

When Yannick Denis won tickets to see his favourite band play in Waihi tonight, there was one minor hitch.

Joe Cocker aims for radio hits on his latest album Hard Knocks.

Having called it a day in Auckland, Gorillaz release a free-download album which frontman Damon Albarn created on an iPad while touring America.

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

Deposited as you are in a kind of Deadwood saloon it's surprising how much sense the futuristic and modern music of Ladi 6 and Shapeshifter make in this setting.

As Kenny Rogers prepares to return to New Zealand on his 50th anniversary world tour, Russell Baillie checked in to see what condition his condition was in...