Music
It promised to be an intimate evening. Entrance required an invitation. Conversely, one could become a supporter of the radio station host, to the tune of US $1,500, for passes. The latter was not an option; the former was extended to me, plus one. Online photos of the venue...
Y’know those really bouncy rubber balls you used to play with when you were a kid? The ones that would keep on bouncing forever? Yes, those ones. Now, imagine if one of these balls was a bit knobbly and uneven. Throw that ball dead hard into an enclosed space. St...
After last year’s How To Build A Life Raft EP, Saturday Night Gym Club seemed to have a serious decision to make as to which way to direct themselves, having up until now straddled the gap between bedroom produced electronica and ‘live band’ music. At the time, it seemed as...
Eyebrow (Art)
Being from a relatively small town you get to know what’s going on in various circles of friends, it’s not hard to find out what people are up to and talk of these things gets round pretty fast. Whether it be talk of a great band, a great artist or the town bike word spreads...
There's been some consternation in venues up and down the country about displaying the title of this show, Talking Cock. We have no such qualms about such a silly little word, but then we're dangerously underground. That the Gatehouse theatre chose to display the word in all...
If I were to stereotype people with Beards (like most people do) I would say that the Bearded folk of the world are also pretty synonymous with Tattoo culture. With that in mind this section will bring you some of great tattoo artists of our time and showcase some of their w...
Film
Way back when, there was a time when dirty puddles splashed, women looked over their shoulders, and unseen cloaks whispered death on the ugly city streets of New York City. Ah, the 80s – what a time for danger; a period when a certain slew of movies combined the gritty nastiness of everyday life with the surreal aspects of a great s...
Two Little Boys is the latest film from New Zealand funnyman Robert Sarkies, and it stars the two equally as funny, some would say more so, laugh guys Bret McKenzie and Hamish Blake. My experience with Kiwi-land is of course related to the man, the myth, and the living legend, Peter Jackson, but I'm also aware of their impressive mu...
Don't you ask yourself every once in a while why you're not watching more classic cinema? I'm constantly reminded it's all great. And more often than not, when I do catch a golden oldie or what have you I'm not let down. But really, who cares about classic cinema, when you have classick cinema? That's right. Classick. Classick cinem...