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

Listen: Colouring’s new song, 'If I Ever Lose Your Love'.

Colouring have just released a new song ‘If I Ever Lose Your Love’ - the latest song which makes up their complete ‘Heathen’ EP, which includes the already released ‘Heathen’, ‘White Whale’, and ‘The Wave’.

‘If I Ever Lose Your Love’ is a piano-driven heartachingly beautiful love song, with frontman Jack Kenworthy singing, “If I ever lose you / I could never give you up.”

Listen to ‘If I Ever Lose Your Love’ below…

Interview: Billie Eilish on her debut NZ show, her debut EP, and having creative control.

She may have a song about being a serial killer, give a deadly smoulder on Instagram, and demand – via the title of her new EP – that you do not smile at her, but none of this means that Billie Eilish isn’t friendly. She talks a mile a minute about her music, her fans, and horror movies. She gushes about her brother’s songwriting talents. She expresses real excitement about her recently announced shows in Australia and New Zealand, including a night at The Tuning Fork in Auckland.

Review: 'Matilda: The Musical' - The Civic, August 2017.

It’s a pretty big feat, the task of transforming a globally beloved Roald Dahl story into a musical show - and one that ‘Matilda: The Musical’ has managed to do extremely well. The 1988 children’s book 'Matilda' has been treasured in many a generation for years now, and has continued to be so through ‘Matilda: The Musical’, which has taken residency up at Auckland’s Civic Theatre, after its official opening night last night.

Fact: Matty Healy is directing Pale Waves’ music video for 'Television Romance'.

Sassing a fan-site on Instagram today, The 1975’s Matty Healy confirmed that he is directing the music video for Pale Waves’ new single, 'Television Romance', which is currently being filmed in Manchester - and follows Healy’s work as a Creative Director for the 'There’s A Honey' video.

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Review: Kehlani - Logan Campbell Centre, August 2017.

“Y’all sound fucking crazy,” Kehlani gleefully cheered last night, only two songs into her nearly sold-out show at Auckland’s Logan Campbell Centre, and she was certainly right. Having only played ‘Keep On’ and ‘Distraction’ to the intense and fervent crowd, she decided early on that we were “the most turnt crowd I’ve ever played to” - and the undeniable energy from the moment she stepped foot on-stage was never-failing throughout the rest of her 90-minute set.

Katy Perry announces NZ show for 2018.

After confirming that New Zealand would be included in her 'Witness' album tour next year, Katy Perry has now announced that she will play Auckland’s Spark Arena on Monday, August 20th.
 
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Tickets go on sale to the general public from 10am on Friday, September 1st via Ticketmaster.

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