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

Interview: Omar Apollo on his 'Friends' EP, playing Laneway Festival + more.

Listen to the first minute of Omar Apollo's 'Ashamed', the first song from his 'Friends' EP of last year, and you'll understand the Prince comparisons immediately. But by the time you get to the EP's title track, and the 'There For You' interlude, it's clear that the Mexican-American artist is much more than just that - with those songs highlighting his ability to transfer heartfelt emotions into song-form, set behind equally as emotive melodies.

Review: Halsey and Tyler, The Creator - Bay Dreams 2020.

HALSEY

Returning to New Zealand for the first time since her Spark Arena debut in 2018, Halsey opened her festival slot at Bay Dreams with the raucous and punk-inspired 'Nightmare', immediately showcasing the energy she had to share with the crowd.

That energy was not immediately reciprocated however, with Halsey re-starting her second song 'Castle' partway through after mocking the crowd's lack of energy:

Quiz: Which 'Little Women' sister are you?

Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' is one of the most highly anticipated film releases of the year, and to celebrate it's release (out in NZ cinemas today!) we've put together an important quiz so you can find out which March sister you are most like.

And in case you didn't already want to know, by doing the quiz you can enter our competition to win a double-pass to 'Little Women' in NZ cinemas, as well as a super cute T2 tea set!

Tyler, The Creator shares two new songs 'Best Interest' and 'Group B'.

Ahead of his upcoming appearances at Bay Dreams festival in January, Tyler, The Creator has shared two new songs, 'Best Interest' and 'Group B'.

About 'Best Interest', he says: "a song that i never got to fully finish from IGOR sessions. didnt want it to sit on a hard drive. filmed with no music, with hopes that it would sync up, a success!"

While 'Group B' is brand new:

Lana Del Rey releases triple 'Norman Fucking Rockwell', 'Bartender' & 'Happiness Is A Butterfly' music video.

Lana Del Rey has today shared a three-song video for 'Norman Fucking Rockwell', 'Bartender' and 'Happiness Is A Butterfly', which was directed by Del Rey’s sister, Chuck Grant.

Earlier this week, Del Rey also shared that as she prepares for the release of her poetry book, she’ll also drop a spoken word album on January 4th, with half of the proceeds going to benefit Native American organisations.

Watch the triple music video below...

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