(Matt Akersten has graciously handed me a pile of CDs which I will be reviewing over the next few weeks)
Since Amy Winehouse brought retro-jazz and soul back into fashion, there has been a steady stream of singers with a similar vocal style touted as “the next Amy Winehouse”. Gorgeous Australian 16-year-old Gabriella Cilmi is one […]

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This weekend my girlfriend and I are celebrating our second anniversary, with two nights in a lavish inner-city hotel room in Auckland.  While Friday we’ll probably stay indoors, on Saturday night we will head to Flirt’s third birthday.  If you are a woman who likes women, who lives anywhere near Auckland, you should come to K Rd […]

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