One of the must-see acts at Laneway, B&S from Scotland have over two decades quietly built a large fanbase for their gorgeously melodic, cleverly literate and often wry pop-rock.

The name of Eddie Izzard's latest tour Force Majeure means a superior force, an act of God, an unavoidable event.

The Halo 5: Guardians online multiplayer beta opened up over Christmas. No biggie, it's just the first truly new Halo experience for Xbox One.

Kiwi actress Melanie Lynskey returns to the small screen tonight in the acclaimed new comedy Togetherness.

The nominations for the 2015 Academy Awards will be announced in the wee small hours tomorrow, New Zealand time. Here's 10 points to look out for ...

Taay Ninh from Electric Wire Hustle recalls his first big gig, seeing Portishead at Christchurch's beautiful town hall in 1998.

Is public favour turning against Benedict Cumberbatch? Our writers argue the point.

Tim, Neil and Liam Finn are teaming up for a one-off show at Auckland Zoo next month.

American Sniper, based on the graphic memoir of Chris Kyle - the deadliest sniper in US military history - is Clint Eastwood's latest war saga.

iHeartRadio NZ are making Kiwi music lovers very happy with the announcement of a bunch of free shows they're putting on in February.

Bringing you our favourite features from 2014. If you missed them the first time around, now’s the perfect time to catch up. And remember to come back tomorrow for the next instalment.

TimeOut presents the best in movies, games, TV and albums for 2014.

Grammy-winning alt-rocker Jeff Tweedy is celebrating 20 years of music by keeping it in the family, reports Gillian Orr.

Ah, Christmas. A time for giving. For thinking of others. For thinking others will love your gift of selfies, showing off your latest haul from Santa.

This year has been quite a year. We take a look at some of the entertainment highlights of 2014.

With the festive season upon us, our television sets become portals to Christmas in a different world.

After a year of topping the Kiwi box-office and winning awards, Taika Waititi has no intention of taking a break, finds Lydia Jenkin.

... and the biggest local music stars of 2014 are globetrotting opera trio Sol3 Mio. They talk to Lydia Jenkin about their very big year.

Paddington was a creation of the 1950s, but the story of this polite, accident-prone bear from the depths of Peru has translated nicely into the present day.