The summer season's off to a bumpy start with the cancellation of two festivals. Lydia Jenkin investigates the state of the industry and what it takes to succeed.

After 10 weeks, many litres of paint, and many buckets of tears, the four teams in The Block NZ: Villa Wars will find out whether it was all worth it tonight.

The night Before reunites director Jonathan Levine with his 50/50 crew, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, in a chaotic and raunchy comedy that takes place over one Christmas Eve in New York City.

Oz rock institution Cold Chisel has gone from pub wreckers to winery show entertainers. But don't call us respectable, they tell Russell Baillie ahead of an Auckland show this weekend.

Despite a shaky start and dubious encores, Lucinda Williams' Auckland show proved something special.

A wall of sound is set to hit Auckland's Splore festival, writes Chris Schulz.

Father John Misty's impassioned, whole-hearted, and hilarious performance at the St James on Thursday night was one of the best shows of 2015.

A guide to the music festivals coming up around New Zealand this summer.

After taking a break, Fat Freddy's Drop members tell Lydia Jenkin they are happy to be going on the road again.

Fans of the 1990s children's horror series Goosebumps will be thrilled with the first film adaptation of author R.L. Stine's popular series. Briskly paced, it also retains the balance of comedy and creepiness from the books.

Six60 have had a big year, releasing a new album, signing a US management deal and winning the People's Choice prize at the recent music awards.

Two great veteran actors from either side of the Atlantic do their best with frustratingly uneven material in the new film by Sorrentino, whose The Great Beauty won last year's foreign-film Oscar.

Former Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher is back for a solo show in Auckland in March,

TimeOut's album reviews for new music in November 2015.

It's been a long road to album number three for Adele, via global stardom, writer's block, and the birth of her son. She talks frankly to Tom Lamont about her time away and the new songs.

Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi talked to Russell Baillie about the show's recent sad turn of events and being the first incarnation to rock the Tardis.

Taylor Swift is here, but her New Zealand visit doesn't include a concert. This makes Rachel Bache mad.

These days she feels free to write whatever she likes, to try different things, and she thinks that could be contributing to her prolific output at present.

Adele's third album is already one of the year's biggest sellers after one week on local charts.

At some point in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, you'll ask yourself the question: "What's it all for?" Maybe it's while you're machine-gunning your way through a horde of nameless minions.

Somehow, this next generation Rocky spin-off delivers a fresh, exciting boxing drama all its own.

When writer-director Leslye Headland presented her second feature film, Sleeping with Other People, at the Sundance Film Festival, she described it as "When Harry met Sally for assholes". Turns out, that's an apt description.

Veteran Rap act De La Soul will headline Womad next year, and they'll be bringing their new fan-funded album with them.

You don't have to like cycling to find yourself leaning into the corners on The Program.

The eight-year-old me would hate the 33-year-old me right now. I just killed Luke Skywalker and about an hour ago I shot down the Millennium Falcon. And it felt so good.

The musical genuis behind the Beach Boys is returning to NZ to perform his pop classic in its entirety.

The Lance Armstrong scandal comes in for dramatic treatment in a film about the drugs cheat by veteran director Stephen Frears.