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Ronen Givony – Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense
Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense isn’t your typical book about rock stars. For one, Ronen Givony opens his second book with this line: “First, a confession, and a caveat: I’ve only seen them fifty-seven times.” From the get-go, it’s clear that this narrator possesses the kind of voice that we can […]
The Monday Q&A: Whanganui actor Chris McKenzie on treading the boards and dinner with Donald Trump
17 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Chris McKenzie performing as Doctor Gull in the 2019 Amdram production of the Albert Belz play Yours Truly.
Photo / Ian Jones
Chris McKenzie performing as Doctor Gull in the 2019 Amdram production of the Albert Belz play Yours Truly.
Photo / Ian Jones
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Whether playing a Shakespearean lord or a pantomime dame, Chris McKenzie is a is well-known to Whanganui theatre goers.
Next month he will occupy both stage and director s chair for Amdram s production Blind Eye.
Reading during summer is one of life s great simple pleasures.
If you find yourself with a few days off and a few hours to yourself, these music books are all well worth sinking your eyes into. They re mostly fun, sometimes a bit intense, but always insightful.
Here s a short rundown of some of the best new books on Australian shelves this summer.
Paul Kelly by Stuart Coupe
Revered Aussie rock writer Stuart Coupe turns to the life of Australian icon
Paul Kelly for his latest work.
Kelly told his story richly in his autobiography a few years back, but sometimes an outside perspective reveals insights we otherwise wouldn t glean.