IF Adele and Jack White had a child, who was friends with Sam Smith and then joined the Black Keys, Hozier would be the result.

Things are going awry in your marriage, you can't sleep, so you get up in the early hours, throw on your running shoes, and head off on the nearby bush track for a quiet run...

Catherine Cawood, played by veteran British actress Sarah Lancashire, is a strong-willed police sergeant battling the drug-laden crime scene of the Yorkshire valleys in this six-part drama.

This new local documentary series dives into our extensive watery surrounds, aiming to tell some of the many astounding stories of New Zealand's native marine animals.

Oscar winner Frances McDormand talks to Helen Barlow about her new television series and how being married to a Coen brother doesn’t help that much.

Taking a bite out the Big Apple is starting to pay off for Streets of Laredo, writes Lydia Jenkin.

The title gives a good indication of what to expect from this. Hector and the Search for Happiness is the story of Hector (Pegg) leaving his sheltered life as a well-to-do psychiatrist to travel the world in search of the meaning of happiness.

The "decoding" refers to the work done at UC Berkeley by renowned geneticist Mary-Claire King, whose accomplishments included developing genomic sequencing to identify the stolen children in Argentina's "dirty war".

Why the long album lag for masked metallers Slipknot? Chris Schulz finds out.

Neil Ieremia shares his first gig experience: MC Hammer, Mt Smart Supertop, 1991.

The Dead Lands might start in a graveyard, and it sure creates quite a body count along the way. But among all that death it also feels more like the birth of something.

Every year at the Apra Silver Scroll awards, the finalists' songs are interpreted by other artists. We asked the 2014 finalists who their dream cover act would be.

James Cameron talks to Russell Baillie about being king of the undersea world and progress on the Avatar sequels.

A big part of Taylor Swift's enduring appeal is that she seems like a supposedly perfect being, all willowy, blonde, cookie-baking, and stage-dominating, and yet, she knows all about being sad, lonely, jealous, angry, and frustrated.

Last time the Foo Fighters were here, Kiwi fans made the ground shake so hard it registered as a seismic event. Now, Dave Grohl says, they're "going to do it again".

Summer's music festival hopes have been boosted by solid additions to February's Splore line-up, including British DJ Mr Scruff and hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030.

It was a problem that didn't exist when the creators of Downton were naming the family labrador in 2011 - it now shares its name with a terror group.

Fury is David Ayer's biggest battle yet and this time it's personal. He talks to Russell Baillie.

rooke Singer is the singer and songwriter for Christchurch dream-pop outfit French For Rabbits.

Sunset Overdrive is not your usual doom-and-gloom end-of-days video game but your "awesomepocalypse", as the makers put it.

The Dead Lands director Toa Fraser and his cast talk to Russell Baillie about a movie which walks a tightrope between tradition and innovation.

Whiplash is a riveting, thrilling film that gets away with an ending that's perhaps just a little too clean, writes Russell Baillie.

Spending weeks inside a Sherman tank in the English countryside gave Brad Pitt a taste of what World War II must have been like, he tells Michele Manelis.

Fury is a reminder that war movies should be a guilty pleasure. You shouldn't enjoy the carnage, but that's what movies were invented for.

This week our writers clash over live hip-hop and ask the burning question: do hip-hop gigs always suck? Joanna Hunkin says yes, Chris Schulz says no.

Next year's Auckland Arts festival has a Cherry on top with Swedish star Nenah Cherry coming to town. And piano legend John Legend will play Vector Arena in December.

Womad festival has announced its line-up today, and top of the bill is Sinead O'Connor.