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LEIGHTON MEESTER & BLAKE LIVELY - filming 'Gossip Girl' in Paris! » Actresses LEIGHTON MEESTER and BLAKE LIVELY have taken to the streets of Paris, to film scenes for Season Four of 'Gossip Girl'. Meester has been busy...
To the White Lady we go... »   T-shirts! They seem to be a very popular clothing item. Just as well, because CLOSET are producing some really awesome t-shi...
The Little Book Of BRANDON CHESBRO... » PARAMORE are returning to New Zealand this October to thrill fans once more [more details HERE]... Coup De Main was lucky enough to hang out with thei...
DEMI LOVATO & JOE JONAS - Teen Vogue July 2010 » Former beaus DEMI LOVATO and JOE JONAS pair up on the cover of the July 2010 issue of Teen Vogue. The two discuss their former relationship and break-...
THE NATIONAL - NZ & AUS tour date rumours... » Following on from a Myspace blog that THE NATIONAL posted last week (June 25th) teasing that they would be back to visit - "Australia & New Zealan...
meet: SKY FERREIRA » Seventeen-year old SKY FERREIRA is poised to set the world on fire with her super-hustle skills and Los Angeles-bred 'Lolita' escapades. I told you ba...
TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2010 SO FAR - SHAHLIN & SARAH » We hopped aboard the Top Ten's Of 2010 So Far bandwagon... so here are ours! As always, we'd love to hear what your own Top Ten is ...
LEONARDO DICAPRIO as Dom Cobb... » LEONARDO DICAPRIO plays Dom Cobb - the primary protagonist of upcoming film 'Inception' - in style. Cobb is an "expert extractor" ...
Lady Love: MARION COTILLARD » The French are famous for many things. Their cheese (Camembert, Brie, Roquefort - take your pick). The Eiffel Tower. The Louvre. Their wine and perfu...
'INCEPTION' 22.07.10 - 'Behind The Scenes: Dream World' featurette. » STARRING...Leonardo DiCaprio as COBB l THE EXTRACTOR.Joseph Gordon-Levitt as ARTHUR l THE POINT MAN.Ellen Page as ARIADNE l THE ARCHITECT.Marion Cotil...
General Fiasco - exclusive Coup De Main photoshoot!

general fiasco - photoshoot!

This is what happened with COUP DE MAIN took Irish band GENERAL FIASCO on an exploratory Auckland adventures date. As you can see, we like to feed the boys we date... then play games on hill-tops... and end by watching sun-sets together...
View HERE + interview with frontman Owen Strathern HERE.
Owl City

owl city <3 interview

How does one go about getting to OWL CITY exactly? - I ask of ADAM YOUNG. He replies with the instructions of: "Second star to the LEFT and straight on 'till morning. It's sorta like Neverland, but cooler."
Read HERE + more music interviews
OWL CITY NZ TOUR DIARY

owl city tour diary...

Lampshades, glass objects, and Auckland city, have never looked so fascinating... ADAM YOUNG of OWL CITY took some photos exclusively for Coup De Main, whilst exploring our part of the world...
View HERE + more figures of speech
'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'

scott pilgrim vs...

The four opinions of four very different Coup De Main writers whose names all begin with the same letter as Scott's, weirdly enough... The Cera Addict. The Band Geek. The Critic. And The Wildcard.
Read HERE + more film reviews/news
'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'

r is for ramona!

Introducing RAMONA FLOWERS (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) from the film 'SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD'... Ramona is not your average character, she's mysteriously attractive & unapproachable at first.
Read HERE + more finders. keepers!
Lara Parker

miss america - parker

Have you seen LARA PARKER's 'Miss America' collection? From American baseball sweats to beige fish-nets, Parker has done wonders with this collection - definitely my favourite to date!
Read HERE + more fashion misc.
Federation

federation - summer

THE FEDERATION SUMMER CAMPAIGN IS SMOKIN'! Federation - best known for their strong graphics and super-cool street wear style - have just launched their fresh Summer collection and campaign...
Read HERE + more fashion misc.
Paramore NZ Tour - October 2010!
Coup De Main presents... YOU ME AT SIX!

Event Calendar

COUP DE MAIN IS LISTENING TO...
TAYLOR SWIFT - Mine
HEY MONDAY - I Don't Wanna Dance

UPCOMING CONCERTS:
CDM PRESENTS... YOU ME AT SIX
AKL - more info HERE
CDM PRESENTS... OWL CITY w/ THE ALBUM LEAF
AKL - more info HERE
PARAMORE
AKL & WGTN - more info HERE
General Fiasco
AKL - more info HERE
Scary Kids Scaring Kids & Mod Sun & The Mission In Motion
AKL, WGTN & CHCH - more info HERE
Attack! Attack & Pierce The Veil
AKL - more info HERE
Cancer Bats
AKL & WGTN - more info HERE
Music tidbits!
Fashion round-ups!
Joe Faris guest-blog!
WE HEART: Guest adventures-blog! From Brooklyn, NYC. A series of memories by Joseph Faris. Wake up, it’s a big world out there. Live it with your eyes wide open...
Read HERE.