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

Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Mt. Smart Stadium, February 2017.

It’s been nearly 3 years since Bruce Springsteen’s last visit to New Zealand - yet his return to the same venue of Mt. Smart Stadium last night was marked by a roaring enthusiasm by all, none moreso than Bruce himself and his E Street Band, who played a remarkable three hour set filled with favourites and festivities.

This is real life: Lana Del Rey and Miles Kane are making music together.

News flash: Lana Del Rey and Miles Kane are working on music together! This is not a drill. I repeat: LANA AND MILES ARE MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER FOR "FUN".

Today, Lana phoned BBC Radio 2’s Jo Whiley for an interview, during which she revealed that her and Kane have been "writing some stuff which is going well" and that the music is not for The Last Shadow Puppets or her upcoming new album.

GENUINELY, WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.

Listen to the interview below, during which Lana handed the phone over to Miles...

Marika Hackman announces new album 'I’m Not Your Man' + watch the 'Boyfriend' video.

Alongside Marika Hackman announcing her forthcoming second album today, 'I’m Not Your Man' (out June 2nd), she’s also dropped a music video for the record’s first single, 'Boyfriend' - which has been described as "a visual call-to-arms to anyone who underestimates a woman’s abilities".

About her new album, Hackman says: "I wanted to let rip and lose control. That's the kind of music I've always wanted to make. When I was younger I wasn't looking at Joni Mitchell. I was looking at Nirvana thinking, 'I wanna be like that!'"

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