CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING Chelsea Light Moving (The Label) Thurston Moore’s on the rebound. And as with all the best rebounds, he’s looking for a bigger-titted, younger, looser model
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Album review: Way To The Blue – The Songs of Nick Drake
WAY TO THE BLUE: THE SONGS OF NICK DRAKE Various (Southbound) Tribute albums are always bound to be bittersweet affairs. Anyone who has had an affinity with the artist – in this case English folkie Nick Drake – is likely to be disinterested unless they are zealous completists and those unfamiliar in the first place aren’t likely to care about the re-visitation.
Album review: Sound City – Real to Reel
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Album review: The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake
THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE Justin Timberlake (Sony) JT may now think that looking like Michael Buble is a career move – but clearly there’s no one willing to say no to the austerity-busting dark lord of bubblegum pop. Squillions of album sales will do that to a man.
Album review: Pins & Needles – Eavesdrop
PINS & NEEDLES Eavesdrop (Loop/Border) Classicly Kiwi drum n bass from David “Eavesdrop” Wood – out just in time to catch the last of the bare-foot-in-a-field or arms-up-on-the-beach party season.
Mika returns with an edgier sound
Mika worries that melody comes too easily for him. The 29-year-old Lebanese singer can write pop choruses as catchy as anything performed by his heroes Elton John, the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson and Queen.
Rihanna adds third Auckland show
After selling more than 20,000 tickets for her two Auckland shows in October, Rihanna has added one more date to her Diamonds World Tour. Additional to the sold out shows on October 6 and 7 the six-time Grammy-winner will now also perform on October 9 at Aucklands Vector Arena.
Campion to be honoured at Cannes
New-Zealand director Jane Campion will be honoured during this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Campion has been chosen as the recipient of the Carrosse d’Or (Golden Coach) Award given by the French film directors guild, the SRF, according to industry website Deadline.com.
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Spears ‘told to relax romance’
Britney Spears has reportedly been warned to “slow things down” with her new boyfriend. Spears married Kevin Federline in 2004 and together they have sons Sean and Jayden James.