How's this for an impressive array of friends: the girls from Warpaint, Vampire Weekend's chief crooner Ezra Koenig, pop singer Jessie Ware, and trap king AA$P Ferg.

Yep, The Sims 4 is definitely a Sims game. Just as in previous games, your sim can get a job, work their way up the ladder, have a family, have hobbies, break up the family, and get into slapfights. Sims are born and sims die.

Uninteresting pop-rock matched with cheesy, tired lyrics.

A new local comedy starring some well-known faces looks at life at the bottom of the rock 'n' roll heap. Lydia Jenkin reports.

The moment USB (which stands for Unique Sonic Broadcast, not a piece of office equipment) opens with Modern Love, you hear a flicker of Swedish electro-pop diva Robyn, a touch of David Bowie, a flash of Kylie Minogue, and also something distinctly Kiwi, w

Who was Ian Fleming? A new television drama about the creator of 007 throws up some surprises, says Gerard Gilbert

Years in the making, and with a record-breaking beta launch behind it, Destiny is the game everyone's talking about. Chris Schulz wraps up what we know so far.

Fresh from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and a Vegas residency, Rod Stewart is returning to New Zealand. He talks to Russell Baillie about his hilarious autobiography and his best album of self-penned stories in ages.

There is a new Doctor Who in the TARDIS, but the companion remains the same. Jenna Coleman talked to Robert Smith about taking the massively popular TV show through its 51st year, and how her relationship with the Doctor is back in unknown territory.

Film-maker Gerard Johnstone says it was Morgana O'Reilly's funny, magnetic and fiery qualities that made her ideal to take the lead as the wayward Kylie in his movie Housebound. Lydia Jenkin reports.

British comedy mob The Inbetweeners are saying goodbye with a final dose of awkwardness, this time set in Australia, They tell Chris Schulz why it's time to call it quits.

Three Herald writers share their thoughts on Spark's new TV on-demand service Lightbox.

We examine five shows that you can only see on Lightbox.