It might be seven years since he last helped search for New Zealand’s next musical star, but television host Dominic Bowden certainly hasn’t been idle.
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Do we have the talent for the X Factor?
Talent shows haven’t lost their appeal. At least not for the hopefuls around the country
Shorty star follows dad’s footsteps
If you think one of the new faces on Shortland Street looks vaguely familiar, then you’re right.
The art of being funny
It’s 2001, in a badly lit corner of the Levin Cosmopolitan Club. It has become apparent that “Cosmopolitan” is an ambitious name for the club
A tribute to Kiwi musical talent
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Bushnell bites back in Carrie dispute
The author Candace Bushnell has sprung to the defence of The Carrie Diaries following Sarah Jessica Parker’s comment that she finds the new TV show odd. Based on Bushnell’s novels, the show stars young actor AnnaSophia Robb as a teenaged Carrie Bradshaw who is just starting to develop her passion for fashion and publishing while coming to terms with her mother’s death
British guitarist Alvin Lee dies
British blues-rock guitarist Alvin Lee, who was best known for his performance with rock band Ten Years After at Woodstock in 1969, has died, aged 68, his family said. “With great sadness we have to announce that Alvin unexpectedly passed away early this morning after unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure,” the family said in a statement on the singer’s official website
Watch: Amanda Palmer’s excellent TED talk
This article originally posted at Mashable.com Ask attendees what they most remember about the TED 2013 conference, wrapping up Friday in Long Beach, USA, and here’s one of the most frequent answers you’ll get: Amanda Palmer. The former Dresden Dolls singer is the first to admit, as she does in her TED talk, above, that her punk cabaret music isn’t for everyone
Workplace Bullying: New York Bill Targets Abusive Bosses
There are some very important things they don’t tell you on career day.
Cellists: The Sad Hero
One of the hard realities of launching a concert career in the U.S. is the necessity of a recital, preferably in Manhattan's hallowed Carnegie Hall, the cost of which—anywhere from $2,000 to $3,000— must be footed by the artist