It’s half a lifetime since Brody Dalle ran away to join the punk rock circus.
Punk rock circus comes to town
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Pakistan’s butt-kicking burka-hero
Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes – one who shows a lot less skin. Meet Burka Avenger: A mild-mannered teacher with secret martial arts skills who uses a flowing black burka to hide her identity as she fights local thugs seeking to shut down the girls’ school where she works
Grant Smithies and the art of noise
Hurtful noise
Plagiarism returns to haunt horror writer
A Christchurch film critic is more flattered than outraged after Quentin Tarantino’s girlfriend appeared to plagiarise his work. But he says an apology would be “nice”.
X Factor: Don’t mind the Gap
There were some fantastic moments on last night’s episode of The X Factor.
Swift’s doppelganger takes off on Twitter
Taylor Swift is not a feminist.
Taylor Swift’s feminist doppelganger takes off on Twitter
Taylor Swift is not a feminist. But Clara Beyer is, and she loves Taylor Swift’s music and sometimes she wishes Swift would change her twangy tune and be a little more progressive
Fly My Pretties to launch again
New Zealand’s most exciting musical collective, Fly My Pretties, is assembling for another reincarnation.
Anonymity ‘lovely’ for Go Girls actor
Leon Wadham does not consider himself famous, despite having a leading role in the popular New Zealand show Go Girls. The 23-year-old, who plays Levi Hirsch, said no-one recognised him yet, with only the third episode airing on Tuesday on TV2.
Bluray review: Pitch Perfect
PITCH PERFECT (Universal) Director: Jason Moore Starring: Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow I normally give musical films a wide berth. The idea of people breaking into full song – or, in the case of Pitch Perfect, giving us acapella takes on pop hits – makes my skin crawl.