Music reviewer Grant Smithies

Blimey! Is it really 20 years since Auckland bass bandits Unitone HiFi played the inaugural Gathering dance festival? It is, and Grant Smithies was there. He's delighted that they've emerged from semi-retirement to play Auckland's Laneway Festival next week. Besides Unitone tunes new and old, we'll also hear songs from Auckland "spaghetti western punk" trio, Echo Ohs, and Jamaican singer, Cornell Campbell.