There was a time when Black Rebel Motorcycle Club were a hazy and psychedelic rock band, then they became porch song bluesmen on Howl before ramping it up again on Baby 81.

Travel experts from Lonely Planet give advice on trips around the USA and Scotland.

Scribe doesn't fear any repercussions after saying what he thinks about controversial NZ rapper Dirty Sesh.

Feelie, by Te Awamutu-based developers FeelGudApps, monitors your behaviour for two to three days and then builds your profile based on psychology studies.

An affair to remember.

Stock standard tear-jerker.

For an album with such promising name, Dane Rumble's album is not exactly experimental

An old Auckland favourite should try harder, writes Janetta Mackay.

PR agent Georgie Urlich shares what keeps her looking good.

A music video depicting the stalking and killing of a woman has been removed from YouTube by its record label.

Three women who share a mix of passion and prescience have each carved out a beauty business niche.

Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood. He tells Alan Perrott how the diverse landscape can mean so much to so many

A cover of Jesus Jones' 'Right Here, Right Now' by The Feelers is being used to boost Rugby World Cup ticket sales. Do you agree with the choice? Send us Your Views.

Martin Sykes paddles, pedals and rides elephants around Thai islands.

Martin Sykes paddles, pedals and rides elephants around Thai islands.

It was touted as "the best job in the world" - living on Queensland's Hamilton Island for six months as "caretaker", promoting the Whitsundays to the world.

Auckland's oldest Japanese restaurant, Ariake Restaurant and Sushi Bar, will shut its doors tomorrow, after 30 years in business.

The sites and sounds of Tokyo, Japan.

When two local hip-hop stars hit the road in April and May Scribe will not be giving it up for Savage like he once said in his song Not Many.

Harajuku, the epicentre of Tokyo's youth fashion scene, is where small, slightly deranged teenagers with an endless capacity for weirdness come to play dress-up.

We came here because it had been some time since Leanne's last visit and we'd heard there were new owners.

An art historian's essays on McCahon are painstakingly researched, beautifully written and engaging.

Guayaquil, Ecuador's biggest city, makes artistic use of public space, writes Jim Eagles.

Until last December the delights of our dessert wines were denied to drinkers in the EU due to protectionist legislation that had been in place for years.

Graham Reid goes looking for the cheaper side of London life.

Feeling a bit tired and grouchy? We suggest you head to Grouchos Cafe, just off Wellesley St West, where you're bound to be cheered up.

There are some lovely moments and funny sequences in this wacky satire about the use of psychics within the American military, but The Men Who Stare at Goats never quite reaches its potential to be a laugh out loud film or a sharp po