The Perfect Five
I love music. A lot. But I’m a bit of a retard. I never quite know what’s cool and I’m always in awe of those with great iPods and the ability to compose a cool playlist. My playlist is just my iPod on shuffle and frankly, it can be quite embarrassing . Once in a [...]
Exit Through The Gift Shop
The words genius and enigma are widely used. The Collins Dictionary defines the word “enigma” as ‘a person, thing, or a situation that is mysterious, puzzling or ambiguous’. The word “genius” is defined as ‘a person with exceptional ability especially of a highly original kind’. Given the frequency that these two words are bandied around, [...]
Stranger Things
This Friday night Auckland gets weird. A good kind of weird. Brother and Sister duo John and Lara Chisholm are bringing to Auckland (for the second time) Stranger Things. The show is an interdisciplinary performance utilising some of Auckland’s most promising and established performing artists in fast turnaround, one-off collaborations. The stellar line up consists [...]
Ned Collette
You may not have heard of Ned Collette yet. But trust me, the guy is a genius. It won’t be long before the rest of the world catches on – particularly now that Ned has moved to Europe. I would try to explain Ned’s music to you, but I think that he does a better [...]
billy morse
Melbourne’s laneways are full of hidden surprises, both good and bad. You never know what you’re going to find – graffiti, rubbish, a bar, a drag queen, a drunken celebrity or a young couple getting kinky. The wonders never cease. I spoke with Billy Morse, a dude who is decorating the walls of inner city [...]
The XX
There are a few moments in history that can change your life, or the life of others. These moments are generally characterised by the ability to recall where you were when the moment occurred. For example, think to events such as Princess Diana’s death, Michael Jackson’s death and September 11 – most of you can [...]