Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2010
For some reason RZA (did you see those rings?) is in this video. As is Jake Gyllenhaal, Lil’ Jon and Joe Jonas. Yeah, me neither. Tickets to their one and only Auckland show are on sale now.
Posted in Music on Feb 5th, 2010
Vampire Weekend have announced that they will play a one-off show at Auckland’s Bruce Mason Centre on Thursday April 29. The concert is part of a tour to promote their brand new album Contra, which recently debuted at number one in the US and number 12 in New Zealand. The show will also be all-ages [...]
Posted in Music on Jan 22nd, 2010
Vampire Weekend have the number one album in the US. The group knocked down Ke$ha from the number one spot after she debuted at the top last week with her album Animal and Billboard reports that Contra “is only the 12th independently distributed album to top the Billboard 200 chart since SoundScan began powering the [...]
Posted in Music on Oct 8th, 2009
Not the drink of choice we would sing about, but whatevs. Vampire Weekend sophomore album, ‘Contra,’ is out early January but a couple of days back the band revealed ‘Horchata,’ a song which trades guitar for marimba and a Yamaha VSS-30. Interesting move but we’ll give Ezra the benefit of the doubt. Just don’t tell [...]
Posted in Footnotes on Oct 6th, 2009
1. We found another book we wouldn’t mind buying. ‘Art For Obama: Designing Manifest Hope and the Campaign For Change’ is a collection of works edited by Shepard Fairey (who was responsible for the renowned Hope poster) and Jennifer Gross. [Flavorwire]
2. In an interview with the New York Times, Ghostface Killah admitted his love for [...]
Posted in News Wrap-Up on Sep 16th, 2009
– Yeah, more indie rock news. Vampire Weekend, a.k.a the band that Alice Cooper called “metrosexual” have announced that they will release their sophomore album ‘Contra’ on January 12 in the US. Various ad’s, featuring a girl in a polo shirt, have been popping up on websites over the past few weeks and today [...]
Posted in News Wrap-Up on Sep 4th, 2009
- If you didn’t already know, Alice Cooper plays a sold-out show in Auckland tonight as part of his ‘Theatre of Death’ tour. It turns out Mr. Cooper isn’t too happy with the current state of rock music. Telling Noisecreep, he says, “are all American bands metro-sexual now? I heard the title Vampire Weekend and [...]
>> 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