Two noodly heads nestle together in a tender meeting of kindred spirits, affectionately snuggling into each other at every opportunity, and as two small paws drape themselves over a flame-emblazoned sleeve, the title of 'Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz's 1962 book 'Happiness Is A Warm Puppy' comes to mind. Today, happiness rather looks like The 1975's Matty Healy cradling six-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy, Logan, for dear life.
coup de main - noun
\ˌkü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.
\ˌkü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.
Interview: The 1975 - "Let's make things about purpose..."
May 20, 2020 by
Shahlin Graves
Interview: Rex Orange County on his upcoming New Zealand tour.
"But until somebody sits me down / And tells me that I'm different now / I'll always be the way I always am," ruminates Alex O'Connor in the Rex Orange County song, 'Always', the second track off his deep-thinking 2019 sophomore album, 'Pony', atop saxophone embellishments and lush backing from a string-section. Painting an accurate portrait of O'Connor's down to earth demeanour, those words put into focus his priorities in life and thoughtful psyche.
Interview: The 1975's Matty Healy on their new album 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'.
November 30, 2018 by
Shahlin Graves
"Well, I stayed up late for you and I'm a popstar, so let's not start counting who's done each other favours before we even start doing the interview," says a sarcastic voice on the other end of the phone line. This is the Matty Healy that we all know and love - frontman of The 1975, completely unfiltered and unbridled, and today, mock affronted that I've just woken up and have started asking interview questions as soon as he answers our call ("Whoah! Whoah! Whoah! That was so fast, Sha, you're just straight into it. But, how are you? How's life?
Taylor Swift announces New Zealand and Australian 'reputation' Stadium Tour dates for October/November 2018.
After revealing a few weeks ago that Australia and New Zealand dates were on the way, Taylor Swift and Live Nation have this morning announced five tour dates and venues for the ‘reputation’ Stadium Tour, including a November 9th show at Auckland’s Mt. Smart Stadium (which will be Swift's first show in New Zealand since the 2013 'Red' tour). The full dates and venues are:
Cigarettes After Sex announce Auckland show for 2018.
After much anticipation from hopeful fans, Cigarettes After Sex have now confirmed that they will play a special one-off headline show at The Powerstation in Auckland on January 8th - and the date will be all ages!
Interview: Glass Animals - musical anthropologists.
April 18, 2017 by
Shahlin Graves
All four members of Oxford band Glass Animals are down on their hands and knees picking confetti and expired confectionary off the floor of an outdoor playground in central Auckland after having batted the insides wide open of a cactus-shaped piñata.
Interview: A Warrior Spirit, Aurora.
April 18, 2017 by
rose_riddell
If there’s one moment that perfectly sums up our sunny afternoon spent with Aurora Aksnes back in January (while she’s in New Zealand to play Laneway Festival), it’s when she notices some acorn caps littering the ground of the Symonds Street Cemetery, picks them up, and excitedly proclaims them to be "nut hats!" after a swift investigation.
Interview: Bob Odenkirk on the third season of 'Better Call Saul'.
Bob Odenkirk is nothing but passionate about the new season of ‘Better Call Saul’ - “It’s amazing!” he gushes about the first episode, which he explains picks up just where the cliffhanger ended at the end of last season.
Since his role as Saul Goodman in ‘Breaking Bad’, Odenkirk has become a beloved sight on television screens - but has been around even longer, working initially as a writer on ‘Saturday Night Live’, as well as actor stints on ‘Seinfeld’, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’, and other classic shows.
Twenty One Pilots - The 'Frens' interview.
Ahead of our new interview with Twenty One Pilots, we asked some of the band’s 'frens' - that is, pals from bands they’ve toured with (Judah & The Lion, MisterWives), previous collaborators (Watsky), friends (Dallon Weekes, Hoodie Allen), and one of their favourite comedians (Jim Gaffigan) to submit some questions for us to ask on their behalf. Because as well as being well acquainted with the duo, each of these people are also fans of Twenty One Pilots - so who better to ask the hard questions than them?