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

Must-watch: Charli XCX - 'Boys' music video.

Charli XCX reverses traditional gender stereotypes by averting the male gaze with her self-directed music video for new single 'Boys', which features everyone from the likes of Brendon Urie, Ezra Koenig, Flume, Jack Antonoff, Joe Jonas, and Mark Ronson - each participating in pink-washed activities that include drizzling syrup on stacks of pancakes, washing cars, cuddling puppies, bicep curling, and pillow-fighting.

Important PSA: Halsey is coming to New Zealand next week.

We’ve been impatiently waiting three long years since 'Room 93', and now we at Coup De Main are ecstatic to be able to finally announce that Halsey will be coming to New Zealand NEXT WEEK for the very first time ever[!!!], in support of her new album 'hopeless fountain kingdom'.

It’s also been confirmed to us that while Halsey is in Auckland, she will perform at an exclusive acoustic showcase.

Coup De Main presents: Billie Eilish’s first ever New Zealand show.

Coup De Main is delighted to announce that one of our 2017 Must-Know Artists, 15-year-old pop sensation Billie Eilish, will be coming to New Zealand for her very first live show on this side of the world, playing the Tuning Fork in Auckland on Monday, September 11th.

Tickets to the intimate show go on sale from 10am on Wednesday, July 26th.

And yes, THE SHOW IS ALL AGES!

Interview: Edgar Wright on 'Baby Driver', film-making, and his love of Mini Mansions.

Edgar Wright is worriedly asking me how I managed to bring him his favourite candy, Junior Mints - “Are you allowed to bring food into the country, because I thought customs were tough on that? You basically smuggled these in!” But all concern aside, he’s undeniably thrilled to receive a gift of his favourite snack during a press tour that has taken him [and the film’s star Ansel Elgort] all around the world.

Review: Catfish And The Bottlemen - Hordern Pavilion, July 2017.

Catfish And The Bottlemen are somewhat beloved in Australia - and not just because the band’s frontman Van McCann named the band after a busker he saw in Sydney when he was younger. They’ve been reliably playing live in Australia for two years now, and have grown a hugely loyal following over that time - that was solidified by a nearly sold-out show at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, following their appearance at Splendour In The Grass the night prior.

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