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Cornish rappers feel misunderstood
Hedluv and Passman are a serious rap duo from Cornwall, UK, who are still at a loss as of why they were invited to a comedy festival. The ‘originators of Casio rap’, met at school, have been making music together since 2001 and released two albums.
Fired news anchor milks mishap
A North Dakota news anchor whose profanity-laced television debut got him fired after one broadcast is already getting job offers. A.J.
Trailer: Thor – The Dark World
Marvel has released the first trailer for Thor: The Dark World, the upcoming sequel to 2011’s hit Thor.
Album review: Change Becomes Us – Wire
CHANGE BECOMES US Wire (Southbound) Three and a half decades of arthouse punk is tough to sustain so the Londoners dipped into their past for the basis of their 13th studio offering. But the small nuggets mined from their late 70s seam of peculiarity get the type of reworking that reminds you that Wire are both the band of Heartbeat and Eardrum Buzz – and aren’t afraid to warp a track with poppy enthusiasm or Eno melancholy
Album review: Comedown Machine – The Strokes
COMEDOWN MACHINE The Strokes (Sony) Considering Julian Casablancas and friends pretty much invited the world into their too-cool-for-school indie house party a decade and a half ago, for the past three albums they’ve been giving a damned good impression of a band who didn’t really want to enjoy the resulting glorious chaos. And even here in their fifth outing, there’s a feeling of a band happy to be on the guest-list (as they would have it in the incredibly catchy Partners in Crime) rather than hosting the VIP suite
Hulk reacts to homoerotic crush
Google “Science Bros” and you’ll enter the homoerotic world of Marvel man-crushes. It’s a subculture that gets excited about the Tony Stark’s bromance with Dr Bruce Banner, two science geeks who just happen to be Iron Man and the Hulk
Album review: Sing To The Moon – Laura Mvula
SING TO THE MOON Laura Mvula (Sony) UK soul siren might not have anything particularly unique to say – let’s face it we’ve all heard about a love that didn’t belong – but there is something unique about the way she says (or rather, sings it. Her debut album is full of beautiful phrasing, gospel choir leanings that make for unusual arrangements and a voice that’s pure and resonant in the way that fans of Jill Scott or, dare one say it Nina Simone, might relate too.
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.
The GC returns for second season
Everyone’s favourite “mozzies” look set to return to New Zealand’s television screens, with Mediaworks announcing The GC has been given the go ahead for a second season. Funded by Te Mangai Paho, the second season will follow many of the same tanned and trendy Maori whose contribution to society included a new meaning for the word “aunty”.