Back in 1990, when Dave Grohl joined a little-known band as the new drummer, few people would have expected the band was about to explode into the global phenomenon that was Nirvana. Grohl is a bloke who has seems to have experienced every extreme life can offer: highs and lows from selling more than 40 […]
■ REVIEW: This is a Call
Memoir tells of turbulent past Read Post »
You probably know the name better than you know the face. In fact, it’s safe to say that at the height of his career Ace Frehley could have walked down the street without being recognised by any of his fans. He is, of course, one of the original members of KISS and as the flamboyant
■ REVIEW: No Regrets
Hard rocker plays it straight now Read Post »
I missed all the Ellen excitement when she first hit our screens back in the 1990s, because I worked nights and didn’t really watch a lot of television back then. Fast forward a decade or two and I’m now working days and am more inclined to spend my evenings bonding with the television screen than
■ REVIEW: Seriously ... I'm Kidding
Author pronounces on happiness and stuff Read Post »
Stephen Fry is one of those horribly intelligent people who manages to make it very clear that he knows a lot about a lot without coming across as a pompous prat. Well, OK, at times he does do the pompous prat thing, but he does it extremely well and with such good humour that you
■ REVIEW: The Fry Chronicles
The early stories of a very clever man Read Post »
December 5 marked the the anniversary of the death of one of New Zealand’s true adventurers, Sir Peter Blake, and I’m sure I’m not the only one out there who remembers distinctly where I was when I heard the awful news that Sir Peter had died at the hands of bandits on the Amazon River.
■ REVIEW: Pippa Blake: Journey
A personal look at a great Kiwi adventurer Read Post »
There’s no doubt that most of us enjoy a good spot of gossip but David Hartnell is one of those very few people in the world who has managed to make a career of it. It wasn’t always such a glamorous life, though, and for young David Segetin (as he was then) growing up was
■ KIWI: Memoirs of a Gossip Columnist
Amusing study of gossip writer’s life Read Post »
In the world of motorsport, Bruce McLaren did it all: he was a driver, creator, designer, engineer, constructor and even a team owner. On top of all that, when he took top honours in the 1959 United States Grand Prix he became the youngest driver to ever win a Formula 1 race, at the tender
■ REVIEW: The Bruce McLaren Scrapbook
McLaren proved Kiwis can fly Read Post »
Quirky British comedian Simon Pegg has tried his hand at writing and the result is an autobiography that feels like the perfect mix of professional overview and personal emotion. Pegg is one of those actors who seems to have the knack of being effortlessly funny. He showed this with his performances in comedy cult classics
■ REVIEW: Nerd Do Well
Pegg’s humour shines through Read Post »
I tried to go into reading the autobiography of America’s 43rd president with an open mind. Sure, George W Bush is no rocket scientist but he did serve two terms as the leader of the biggest, baddest nation in the free world and much to the surprise of many I’m sure, he managed to do
■ REVIEW: Decision Points
Bush’s story, warts and all Read Post »
There’s no denying personality Paul Henry has a knack for grabbing headlines and stirring controversy, but he also has a knack for being interesting. And funny – let’s not forget funny. Oh yes, I know it is not considered politically correct to giggle like a schoolgirl at foreign names and hirsute sheilas, but I’m not
■ REVIEW: What Was I Thinking
New insights but no juicy gossip Read Post »
