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Peter Dunne, the flawed reformer

21 August 2017 by Russell Brown

He leaves office largely unloved, but MP Peter Dunne did more than most New Zealanders realise. Russell Brown goes in to bat for the undercover drug reformer. I have spent a surprising amount of time in the past few years defending Peter Dunne. And given that the lightning response to the news of his retirement … Read more

Criticising the critics: what happened when musicians got to answer back to reviewers

8 November 20168 November 2016 by Russell Brown

Last night’s LATE at Auckland Museum panel discussion delved into the relationship between artists, audiences and critics. Russell Brown reports on what went down – including some surprising revelations about how musicians respond to their harshest reviews. Surely, I thought, they’re not going to spend all night talking about the critics. But they did, and … Read more