Sexy stereo of the day: AVID HIFI Ingenium SE Turntable.

Phil Parker goes ga-ga over Central Otago winery Rockburn. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/wine-re... #rockburnwine #nzwine #kiwiwine #winereview

Was it nostalgia, or something else, something unnameable? Anna Butterfield joined the throngs at the Peter Hook (of Joy Division, New Order, et al) concert last weekend and writes about it below. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/hooked/... #peterhookandthelight #wellingtongig #joydivision #neworder

Here's a smartwatch that's better than the rest. For starters, its battery life is immense. Oh, and it looks really good. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/honor-w... #HONORWatch4Pro #smartwatch #smartwatchreview

Sexy stereo of the day: Etude Etla speakers.

Sexy stereo of the day: Audience Bellair speakers.

There's a really great film premiere coming up in Ak on July 24th. I spoke to its director, John Pain, about this brilliant performance film, Songs For Unsung Heroes. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/the-gre... #fromscratch #kiwimusic #nzmusic #songsforunsungheroes

Here's a piece I wrote on Sigur Rós 20 years ago. Golly. Rós www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/sigur-r... #sigurros #interview #iceland

Another ultra-premium phone, another ultra-premium day, but PAT PILCHER genuinely likes Motorola’s Signature smartphone. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/motorol... #Motorola #MotorolaSignature #SmartphoneReview

I'm slowly republishing a bunch of my ancient concert reviews and collating them on Witchdoctor. Here's one of the October 1986 John Cale gig at Wellington. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/john-ca... #johncale #livereviews #nzconcert #velvetunderground

Got that damp feeling? Pat Pilcher reviews a very smart dehumidifier. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/lg-26l-... #LG #SmartInverter #dehumidifierreview

McIntosh announces its first new vacuum amp in over a decade. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/mcintos... #mcintoshaudio #valveamps #ma2375

Logitech’s latest gaming headset is aimed at the mid-tier market and does a solid job, but it's not for Xbox users, writes Pat Pilcher. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/logitec... #Logitech #G325 #GamingHeadset #headsetreview

The odds are stacked against NZ music on the streaming platforms, on which overseas sounds dominate. So Witchdoctor figured it was time to give NZ music pride of place. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/trackli...

AI & the state: What could possibly go wrong? www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/ai-and-...

Ashton Brown checks out the latest emission from the DC motion picture universe and finds it unexpectedly very pleasing indeed. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/supergi... #supergirl #Supergirlreview #latestfilms

Witchdoctor’s vacuum connoisseur PAT PILCHER knows what sucks in a good way and what just sucks, and Shark’s mid-tier stick vacuum gets a resounding thumbs up. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/shark-p... #sharkpowerlite #StickVacuum #VacuumReview

Sexy stereo of the day: Focal Diva Alta Utopia Active Speakers.

It's Matt Kelly's thing to find bad (as in really, really bad) records to review. But this one takes the cake, which someone obviously left out in the rain. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/worlds-...

Fancy watching a movie that nobody else can see, wherever you be? Pat Pilcher is amazed by the next-gen quality of Viture’s latest AR glasses. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/viture-... #VITUREBeast #XRGlasses #privatemovietheater

It's quite something to come out on a cold Welly winter night, but seeing Shayne P Carter perform with the NZSO was personal for Anna Butterfield. Her excellent report for Witchdoctor. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/shayne-... #shaynepcarter #nzsongs #kiwimusic

I really liked this soundbar, and that's saying something coming from a former soundbar denier. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/bluesou... #bluesound #PulseCINEMA #SoundbarReview

Apparently this Ninja air fryer is really good. Ninja stuff tends to be. But as a plant-powered individual, I don't like those carcass pics. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/ninja-c...

Play It Strange Peace Project winners announced. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/play-it... #playitstrange #PeaceProject #nzmusic

There are so many NZ artists releasing music that gets ignored, what with Spotify's international skew and the profound disintegration of traditional media. So we decided to do something about that. witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/trackli... #kiwimusic #nzsongs #nzmusicreview #witchdoctornz

REAL photos by real photojournalists. Amazing. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/an-extr... #worldpressphoto #photojournalism #Aislopbedamned

Here's a gaming headset that - according to Pat Pilcher - is simply better than the rest. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/jbl-qua... #jblquantum650 #gamingheadset #headsetreview

Samsung's new Micro RGB TV boasts colours that actually look real. It's a winner, writes Pat Pilcher. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/samsung... #samsungmicrorgbtv #tvreviews

Here's a mid-price phone that's special for two reasons: its awesome strength and it's battery staying-power. Here's Pat Pilcher's review. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/.../honor-x9... #HONORX9d #cellphonereview

Morton Wilson (Schtung), gone. Very sad to hear this. The Schtung album still sounds wonderful after all these years, a fabulous piece of creative whimsy from NZ. Here's an interview I did with him in '96. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2013/schtung/

We welcome new hi-fi reviewer Andrew Turley on board with the excellent summation of his time with the rather great ATC SCM40 floorstanding speakers. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/atc-scm... #ATCloudspeakers #ATCSCM40 #speakerreview

My thoughts on the Jeff Buckley documentary. Better late than never, I guess. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/its-nev... #ItsNeverOver #jeffbuckley #jeffbuckleydocumentary #timbuckley

This month Witchdoctor's wine guru reviews five more great Kiwi wines for winter drinking and points us towards an incredible bargain. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/more-wi... #nzwinereview #kiwiwine

This month Witchdoctor's wine guru reviews five more great Kiwi wines for winter drinking and points us towards an incredible bargain. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/more-wi... #nzwinereview #kiwiwine

Pat Pilcher has seen the future and it's on your face. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/xreal-o... #XREALOnePro #ARGlasses

It's the last day of May and therefore, NZ Music Month, so here's the last of the ancient interviews I've dredged up from my messy archives to mark the occasion. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/graham-... #grahambrazier #hellosailor #kiwimusic #nzmusicmonth

Every day (more or less) in May I'm delving into the mustiest corners of my Kiwi music archive for interviews with NZ bands and musicians. Today it's the turn of The Mockers, circa 1982. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/the-moc... #themockers #nzmusicmonth #kiwimusic

Witchdoctor reviews a fancy new charging dock that re-energises your gear within minutes and takes advantage of new Qi2 technology, whatever that means. 😉 www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/belkin-... #Belkin #UltraCharge #ChargingDock

The first time I interviewed Don McGlashan wasn't for one of his celebrated groups, but around percussion ensemble FROM SCRATCH. Direct from the Clarendon Tavern, here's that rare interview. witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/don-mcg... #donmcglashan #fromscratch #nzmusicmonth #kiwimusic

LG's StanbyME 2 might sport a rather silly name, but Pat Pilcher reckons it's a new concept whose time has come. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/stanbym... #LGStanbyME2 #touchscreenreview

Sexy stereo of the day: REL Planar PL1 subwoofer.

Every day in May for NZ Music Month I'm digging up stories from my fat interview archive. Today's victim? Liam Finn, circa 2014. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/shark-f... #liamfinn #neilfinn #nzmusicmonth #kiwimusic

In 1987 I interviewed Jenny Morris around the release of her first solo album, Body & Soul. Here's that story. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/jenny-m... #jennymorris #nzmusicmonth #kiwimusic

Should our national airline be sold? Is David Seymour right? Pat Pilcher looks closely at the issue. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/should-... #sellingairnz #airnewzealand #davidseymour #electionyear

You won't find much online about late 1980s group The Trephines. Here's my piece about them, published in the very first issue of RTR Countdown magazine, October 1987. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/columbu... #thetrephines #nzmusicmonth #kiwimusic #rtrcountdownmagazine

Andy Baker luxuriates in the glow of a very special 'master class' turntable. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/technic... #technics1200 #technicsmasterclass #sl1200ltd #turntablereview

He replaced Bruno in Quincy Conserve, made an unreleased album with Gil Evans, produced Spandau Ballet's most successful records, coined the term 'New Romantic' and introduced Kate Bush to the Fairlight CMI. Richard James Burgess is a fascinating chap. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/landsca...

Sexy stereo of the day: Deep Purple Revox limited edition.

Way back in 1997 I interviewed two members of Auckland jazz-fusion band The New Loungehead. Here's the rambling (my fault!), never-before-published Q&A transcript, made available as a public service for NZ Music Month. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/the-new... #thenewloungehead #nzjazz #nzmusicmonth

Yes, you do need a dedicated music streamer, and there are vast differences in sound quality between streamers. The Atoll ST300 flagship music streamer is one of the best-sounding I've heard. www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/atoll-s... #atollst300 #musicstreamers #hifireview #witchdoctornz