Posted in Music on Aug 31st, 2009
I talked how much I liked The Very Best’s ‘Warm Heart of Africa’ last week and now we have a new track off their album which is available now to purchase in digital format. Apart from the drums of ‘Rain Dance,’ the track is a little more subdued than ‘Warm Heart of Africa.’ This time, it’s M.I.A’s turn to step [...]
Posted in Music, New Zealand music on Aug 31st, 2009
David Dallas never felt comfortable with a rap name, he never introduced himself by it although the name had seen considerable success in 2003. It was the moniker to which hip hop heads around the country spoke when talking of the next big local hip hop artist of 2004, the name sprawled across the liner [...]
Posted in New Zealand music on Aug 30th, 2009
Smashproof have announced that they have officially inked a deal with Universal Germany. We don’t know too much about the details but MTC say that the deal will cover the European continent and as well as including the solo work of each member.
Smashproof and Kidz In Space have also confirmed that they will play the CMJ [...]
Posted in Art on Aug 30th, 2009
Emory Douglas, the American artist who was part of the Black Panther Party, is currently the international artist in residence at Auckland’s Elam School of Fine Arts. The former Minister of Culture and Revolutionary Artist was part of the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the early 1980’s. Before that, Douglas majored in commercial art [...]
Posted in Music, Music Industry on Aug 29th, 2009
So, in a predictable move by a major record label biting the hand that feeds them, Cocaine Blunts was shut down by Warner for posting a new Gucci Mane song. We don’t really know what they were exactly trying to prove but we do know this. Apparently, Noz, somebody who has pushed Gucci Mane from day [...]
Posted in Movies, Television on Aug 29th, 2009
Just so you know, the second part of Spike Lee’s Hurricane Katrina documentary, ‘When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts,’ is playing tomorrow night on Prime TV at 9:35. You really shouldn’t miss it. The first part that aired last week showed the devastation that occured once the hurricane hit New Orleans. Now [...]
Posted in News Wrap-Up on Aug 29th, 2009
- More bad news. Ellie Greenwich, a songwriter responsible for some of the 60’s biggest hits, has died, aged 68. Greenwich died of a heart attack in New York where she was battling pneumonia. Greenwich, along with co-writer Jeff Barry and producer Phil Spector wrote The Ronettes ‘Be My Baby,’ and ‘Baby, I Love You.’ Greenwich also [...]
Posted in Music on Aug 29th, 2009
Adam Goldstein a.k.a DJ AM was found dead today. The 36-year-old was found in his New York apartment after friends alerted police that they had not heard from him in several days.
Almost a year ago, DJ AM and Travis Barker were seriously injured in a plane crash that killed four other people.
Sources still do not [...]
Posted in Music on Aug 29th, 2009
Sub-Pop has been streaming No Age’s upcoming EP, ‘Losing Feeling’ for a little while now. The Los Angeles duo, consisting of guitarist Randy Randall and vocalist/drummer, Dean Spunt, will release their EP on October 6. Right now, Sub Pop are giving away a new track from ‘Losing Feeling’ called ‘You’re A Target’.
Download ‘You’re A Target’ via [...]
Posted in Touring on Aug 28th, 2009
Seminal English punk band the Buzzcocks, have been confirmed to play Southern Amp 09. The festival takes place at Westpac Arena in Addington, Christchurch on Thursday November 12. Tickets go on sale Monday September 7 and will be available at Real Groovy and Ticketek. Price is $69.50. The full announcement of acts have yet to be [...]
>> THURSDAY 11 MARCH
- Deerhoof (US) at Kings Arms, Newton, Auckland Region
- Club to Death: Fuzz! Electro-Punk ft Vistory, Official Funning Mixtapes, Chris Fitz, Vodafone Warriors at Whammy Bar, Newton, Auckland Region
- Platform Biz ft DJs Lo Key, Benn Morrison at Rakinos, CBD, Auckland Region
- Dubstyle Sessions ft Tommy Flowers, Adam, Tropical Kid, more at Cassette Number Nine, CBD, Auckland Region
- Occupational Therapy ft DJs Bobby Brazuka, Submariner at Ponsonby Social Club, Ponsonby, Auckland Region
- Mark Emerson, Pig Out at Be, CBD, Auckland Region
- The Image & The Man, Cat Space Fun at The Watusi, Wellington Region
>> FRIDAY 12 MARCH
- Converge (US) at Kings Arms, Newton, Auckland Region
- The Pink Pound Experience & guests at Rising Sun, Newton, Auckland Region
- Head Like A Hole, Rackets at Bacio Bar, Newton, Auckland Region
- The Sing Songs, Bear Cat, The Glad Eyes at Wine Cellar, Newton, Auckland Region
- Low End Theory ft DJs Dan Paine, Manuel Bundy, Dylan C at Rakinos, CBD, Auckland Region
- Crookers Album Release Party ft DJs Sam Hill, Daniel Farley, Dean Campbell, Mark Emerson, Brett Bronze at Be, CBD, Auckland Region
- Mum ft Street Chant, Transistors at Cassette Number Nine, CBD, Auckland Region
- DJs Andy JV, Sam E at Ponsonby Social Club, Ponsonby, Auckland Region
- Amanda Palmer (US) at Bodega, Wellington Region
- Ladyhawke DJ Set at San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington Region
>> SATURDAY 13 MARCH
- Wooden Shjips at Whammy Bar, Newton, Auckland Region
- Head Like A Hole, Street Chant, The Transistors at Bacio Bar, Newton, Auckland Region
- Metallica, Faith No More and Black Sabbath Tribute Night at Kings Arms, Newton, Auckland Region
- The Sing Songs, Bear Cat, The Glad Eyes at Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Leigh, Auckland Region
- Oui Groove, Team Dynamite, TDK at Rakinos, CBD, Auckland Region
- Hit It and Quit It Revue ft DJ Kano (Oz), Recloose, Frank Booker at Khuja, Newton, Auckland Region
- Sick Disco Ft. Randomplay, Boomio Sound, A.D.A.M, MTronBomb at Cassette Number Nine, CBD, Auckland Region
- Kolab Soundsystem, Datt DJ at Ponsonby Social Club, Ponsonby, Auckland Region
- Street Chant, The Transistors, Rackets, Fatangryman at The Basement, CBD, Auckland Regi
- Converge (US) at Bodega, Wellington Region
- Connan Mockasin - Album Release at San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington Region
- Golden Axe, Thought Creature, Old Grey Wolf at Mighty Mighty, Wellington Region
- Sola Rosa at Al's Bar, Canterbury
- The Pink Floyd Experience at Kerikeri Domain, Northland
>> SUNDAY 14 MARCH
- Petit Cheval Burlesque presents Plum Green at Cassette Number Nine, CBD, Auckland Region
- All the Way Live ft Koru Licks at Rakinos, CBD, Auckland Region
- Conch Sunday Grill at Ponsonby Social Club, Ponsonby, Auckland Region
- Wooden Shjips (US) at Bodega, Wellington Region
- Josephine Costain at Dux De Lux, Otago
>> MONDAY 15 MARCH
- Aroha Documentary Film Evening at Alleluya Cafe, Newton, Auckland Region
>> TUESDAY 16 MARCH
- To Beat With Her Heart ft Charlotte Yates, Mahina-Ina Kaui, Kerryn Fields at Galatos, Newton, Auckland Region
- Acoustic Tuesdays ft Keshia and Karlos at Rakinos, CBD, Auckland Region
- Amanda Palmer (US) at Al's Bar, Canterbury
>> WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH
- The Dead Weather (US) at Powerstation, Eden Terrace, Auckland Region
- Teenage Kicks at Cassette Number Nine, CBD, Auckland Region
- Amanda Palmer (US) at Kings Arms, Newton, Auckland Region
- Loop Sessions ft DJs Dylan C, TC at Rakinos, CBD, Auckland Region
- The Circling Sun, DJ Truent at Ponsonby Social Club, Ponsonby, Auckland Region
- Sign Of The Hag / Isaac Vs Drum Machine / Mos Iocoss, Baba Rossa, Jemi Hemi Mandala And Zye Soceles Quartet at 84 Lichfield Street, Canterbury