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NewsBrilliant Things to Do in Auckland this September
A pop-up inflatable alien-like structure, one of the longest running feline musicals in history, a street-wide homegrown alternative music festival, a celebration of the country’s most enthusiastic do-gooders, a marriage of food and fashion and a Shakespearian classic.
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NewsCorona Presents The Peacekeepers for a Series of Free Mountainside Sunset Parties
Corona takes The Peacekeepers to the slopes in a series of live DJ parties.
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NewsThe Finalists for the 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Award Have Been Announced
Recognising creative excellence in the craft of songwriting.
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NewsReasons to Go to McLaren Falls Festival Include a Waterfall, Disclosure, a Glow Worm Forest and Kurt Vile
Expect everything from indie rock slackers to a psychedelic hip-hop electro boy band.
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NewsHere's Rhythm and Vines' First Lineup Release
A bit of nostalgia, a little bit of trap and some music to swoon to.
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NewsFKA Twigs Drops Surprise 16-Minute Film and New EP
You'd better believe M3LL155X is trippy as blazes.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsMajor Lazer, Duke Dumont, DJ Snake, Oliver Heldens and Galantis to Headline OUR:HOUSE
Featuring genre-spanning banger-makers and the person responsible for a viral crunk sensation.
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NewsThe Others Way Festival Unveil An Indie Line-up to Rule Them All
None of that mainstream trash.
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NewsSee Localised Listening Trends of Cities Around the World
Roots/rock/reggae is more popular than you think.
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NewsNew Music Festival to Launch in Bay of Plenty
A genre-bending artist line-up in an other-worldly setting.
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BarScarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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BarCassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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RestaurantMiss Clawdy
12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland
There is a sassy new lady in town ready to serve you some good ol' fashioned soul food. Introducing Miss Clawdy, the newest feather in Wynyard Quarter's culinary cap.
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NewsThis NYC Rapper Made an Entire Album in an Apple Store
When Prince Harvey's laptop was stolen, he came up with a Genius solution.
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NewsMusic Producer Kamandi on Turning a Washed Up Middle Aged Man into a Martyr
We also talk about the pressure of saying yes, the feelings behind a song and the value of just making a lot of music.
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NewsBrilliant Things to Do in Auckland this July
A photo exhibition that encapsulates 2014, the best local tour of the year, unprofessional professional EDM artists and a live music and film crossbreed are just some of the things that make July a brilliant time to explore this fine city of ours.
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NewsFive Things You May Not Know About Hermitude + Win Tickets to Their New Zealand Shows
Fresh from the New York’s Governor’s Ball and SXSW, the Aussie genre-benders are now touring New Zealand.
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NewsTiny Ruins On Creating Good Art Out of Banality
"It’s that kind of sense of fobbing away a part of yourself – the more that I felt that, the more I scrambled to make the most of my songwriting."
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NewsElizabeth Rose's New Single Is an Anthem for Marriage Equality
With sale proceeds being used to help fight discrimination. What a legend.
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NewsOstro's Josh Emett Is Bringing You a Side of Live Music with Your Mains
Matter-of-factly named 'Dinner and a Show', you will be treated to exactly that.
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NewsChanges Galore for Gisborne's Rhythm and Vines Festival
It's a new year for the New Year's festival.
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NewsSome Very Good Reasons to Head to this Week's Red Bull Sound Select
In case you were planning a quiet night in this week.
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NewsBlur Now Have Their Own Official 'Magic Whip' Ice Cream
For sharing with all the people, so many people.
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NewsThe Winners of the 2015 Music Managers Awards Have Been Announced
Celebrating the often-unsung heroes of the music industry.
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NewsNew Streaming Site Launched to Promote New Zealand Music
How many grannies you know roll like this?
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GuideThe Best Kiwi Gigs to See for the Remainder of New Zealand Music Month
Huddle in at one of these gigs and give your ears a little homemade treat.
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NewsPeking Duk to Return for Deep, Hard 'N' Funky
For 15 years Deep, Hard ’N’ Funky has been the dance clique’s go-to rave.
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NewsThe Five Best Stores to Visit This Record Store Day
Hone those crate digging techniques, Record Store Day is this Saturday.
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NewsSt James Theatre to Return for a Weird Night Out
Pay some respect to NZ rave history this NZ Music Month.
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NewsJay Z Announces First Ever Artist-Owned Streaming Service
"People really feel like music is free, but will pay $6 for water."
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Alison Wonderland Is Bringing Back Her Secret Warehouse Parties
Bringing electronica out of the clubs and into Australia and New Zealand's industrial spaces.
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NewsJimmy Kimmel Pranks SXSW Punters with the Ol' Fake Band Stunt
"What do you think of DJ Gluten... hard to tolerate?"
