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News icon. Enter The Kale-Dragon
Combine the intense stare (And eyebrows) of Bruce Lee, with the sonic-boom of music-maestro Karsh Kale, and what do you get?  Cult-classic awesomeness with a twist of modern mind-f*$kery is what.  Karsh, the London-born, Indian, New Yorker who makes rock/hip-hop/electronic of the highest quality, will be providing a live score for one ...
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Reviews icon. Little Bushman live with the NZSO - 23 February, Album Review
I remember the first time I saw Warren Maxwell live.  He was playing an in-store gig at Real Groovy, with then unknown band, Trinity Roots.  Warren spent the gig shifting between heart-felt soul-man and grinning, affable jester.  At one point a young boy walked up to the goateed singer with a quizzical look on his face - to which ...
Review posted: February 25, 10 by Daz
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Features icon. The Mint Chicks
Changes are afoot for the Mint Chicks - and if they're successful, the record industry itself could be in for a shakeup.The Chicks have ditched their old label, Warner, in favour of upstart music website MusicHy.pe - their debut EP through MusicHy.pe, Bad Buzz, is now available on a limited edition USB stick.The idea, in a nutshell, is that most ...
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News icon. Songs, Street Parties and Sustainablility for Mt Vic
Rain baptised the inaugural Mt Victoria, Inner City Festival in 2009.  But nothing keeps a good festival down, as loads of people braved the weather, for this local event with a heart made out of sustainable goodies. And that heart will pound again on Saturday, with the festival back for its sophomore effort, amidst the well-worn footpaths ...
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News icon. Cutting into the Fringe
It’s just days to go until life on the edge will begin.  The 2010 Fringe Festival promises to be a strange and wonderful beast, with comedy, music, theatre, dance, visual arts and a whole load of WTF on offer for the next month. Friday is the launching pad, with a flying start coming from the inaugural “Running of the Fringe,” a ...
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Features icon. Liberta D
First popularised in Puerto Rico, reggaeton mashes reggae, dancehall, hip hop and a variety of Latin American and Caribbean musical parents into one mongrel offspring.In recent years the genre has become something of a worldwide phenomenon, with reggaeton records moving off the Latin charts in the US to achieve mainstream chart success; reggaeton ...
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Reviews icon. Them Crooked Vultures - 29 January, TSB Arena
The allure of sex, sweat, thunderous drumming and chugging riffs lies at the heart of Them Crooked Vulture’s sound.  It’s an animal-type rock-and-roll fix: shots of bluesy rock that have been topped-up with funk, sculled back and slammed down, ready and waiting for the next hit to arrive. For reason’s such as these, TCV are closer in ...
Review posted: February 3, 10 by Daz
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Features icon. What to do during Sevens weekend (if you're not into the Sevens)
Hopefully it'll be no surprise to you that Wellington will soon be dominated by a certain sports event... Yes, the Sevens is on its way, bringing with it a veritable horde of garishly costumed binge-drinkers.Now it goes without saying that the sports part of the Sevens is almost besides the point - you probably don't have to be a sports fan to ...
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News icon. New FREE festival - headlined by Norman Jay (MBE)
Being much in love with the word FREE (Hey, at least I’m honest), it gives me great pleasure to announce a new, FREE festival at Frank Kitts Park, with music provided by the one and only Mr Norman Jay. This new fest will coincide with the madness that is sevens weekend (5 – 6 Feb), and runs from 12midday to 12midnight on both the Friday and ...
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News icon. Songstresses aplenty at the Botanical Gardens…!
The pinnacle of the he NZCT Summer City Festival is upon us, with twenty-two consecutive nights of free entertainment courtesy of the ASB Gardens Magic Series, and this year there are a number of talented female songstresses on the bill.  I am particularly praying for a beautifully warm and picnic-appropriate evening for: Sasha Vee ...
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