coup de main - noun
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Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

Glass Animals’ pineapple contagion is spreading through the fashion industry.

Italian fashion houses Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci very clearly had pineapples in their heads while designing their Spring 2017 and Pre-Fall 2017 collections, and it seems that French label Givenchy too has now caught the Glass Animals bug, having used 'Life Itself' to soundtrack their Spring/Summer 2018 runway show in Paris last week - as evidenced by the Instagram stories of many an attending celebrity.

SZA upgrades Auckland show to the Logan Campbell Centre.

Having sold out her debut New Zealand show in a matter of minutes last week, SZA has now announced that her upcoming January 9th show in Auckland has been upgraded to the Logan Campbell Centre - with all Powerstation tickets automatically becoming downstairs tickets at the LCC.

Tickets to the upgraded venue will be available from 2:00pm on Tuesday, October 10th from Ticket Fairy.

Click here for the original tour announcement.

Stevie Nicks announces second Auckland show.

After selling out her upcoming November 21st show at Auckland’s Spark Arena, Stevie Nicks has now announced that she will perform a second and final show at the arena on Monday, November 20th - with special guests, The Pretenders.

Tickets to the second Auckland show will go on sale from 2pm this Friday, October 13th.

American Express Card Members will receive first access to tickets with a pre-sale starting midday tomorrow, October 11th.

The Horrors - 'Something To Remember Me By' music video.

The Horrors have released a music video for 'Something To Remember Me By' - lifted from their new album, 'V' - which plays out not too dissimilar like an episode of Charlie Brooker’s 'Black Mirror'.

Director Max Weiland says about the video: "This video is a comment on society’s obsession with celebrity and the music industry’s attempt to take advantage of that. A strange corporation harvests The Horrors for their real blood, sweat, tears and more, turning their bodily fluids into consumer products ready for the mass market."

First-look: Fenty Beauty’s 'Galaxy Collection'.

This Friday October 13th, Rihanna’s make-up line Fenty Beauty will drop its holiday collection - just one month after the brand’s initial much-loved launch - which features more new products including a shimmering taupe eye shadow, liquid eyeliner, new lip glosses called Cosmic Gloss, and a range of lipsticks called Lip Glitter.

Check out more from Rihanna’s 'Galaxy Collection' below...

Our top 5 acts to watch at Laneway Festival 2018.

One of our favourite Summer traditions, Laneway Festival, have announced their line-up for 2018 - with the New Zealand show happening at the Albert Park Precinct on January 29th - and we couldn’t be more excited about the artists that they’re bringing down for the day.

We’ve put together a list of our top five acts who are playing the festival - check them all out below…

BILLIE EILISH

Watch: 'Mary And The Witch's Flower' trailer.

An english-language version of 'Mary And The Witch's Flower' is set to be released in New Zealand cinemas on January 11th, featuring the likes of Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, and Ruby Barnhill among its voice-cast.

'Mary And The Witch's Flower' is the latest film from Studio Ponoc - the Japanese animation house founded by former Studio Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura - and looks like a cute mix of 'Kiki's Delivery Service' and 'Ponyo'.

Watch a subtitled trailer for 'Mary And The Witch's Flower' below...

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