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

Interview: Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley ahead of Laneway Festival 2017.

Glass Animals’ ingenious 'How To Be A Human Being' album was one of the few blessings that 2016 delivered unto the world. So, needless to say, the Oxford Quartet are our top pick for Laneway Festival 2017 - hitting Auckland next Monday on January 30th - which they are currently en route to, via Singapore and Australia.

We spoke to frontman Dave Bayley recently about 'nature vs. nurture', the importance of normalising social dialogues about mental health, 'Black Mirror', and other related matters...

Troye Sivan - 'Heaven' music video.

Troye Sivan has released an incredibly powerful music video for 'Heaven' (featuring Betty Who), which honours historic LGBTQ moments ahead of tomorrow’s Presidential Inauguration.

About 'Heaven', Troye says: "we have always been here. we will always be here. this video is dedicated to all who’ve come before me and fought for our cause and those who now continue the fight. in dark and light times, let’s love forever. love, troye x"

Hidden Figures' tops American Box Office (+ Octavia Spencer is a good human).

‘Hidden Figures’ - the film based on the real lives of three African American women working at NASA - has beaten out the likes of ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ to top the American box office this past weekend (it’s second weekend of release in the US).

It’s set for release into NZ cinemas on January 26th - and we couldn’t be more excited for the release.

Interview: 2017 Must-Know - Colouring

If Colouring’s debut EP ‘Symmetry’ is a glimpse of what’s to come, then their future is bright indeed. Take ‘About You’ - a song that tells a story of obsession, and takes sonic inspiration from the likes of fellow Brits, James Blake and Jamie xx. But then there’s ‘Everything Has Grown’, more reminiscent of Bon Iver’s heartfelt, yet subdued sound. This is a band with a realness to them.

Following wrapping a tour supporting The Japanese House around the U.K. earlier this year, 2017 will no doubt see Colouring continue to be on the rise...

Introducing: Julia Michaels.

Julia Michaels has written songs for all your popstar faves. Everyone, and I mean everyone[!] - from Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Little Mix, Demi Lovato, Hailee Steinfeld and Fifth Harmony, to Ed Sheeran and Nick Jonas.

If you want to get mathematical about it, to date, the songs that Michaels has co-written exceed over 8 billion streams (with the consumption equivalent of over 50 million songs sold worldwide). So yeah... she’s a talented songwriter to say the least.

M·A·C x Caitlyn Jenner.

Caitlyn Jenner has recently teamed up with M·A·C Cosmetics to produce her new line. With luxurious gold and black packaging, it’s definitely an eye-catcher and a must-have, containing only the most classic and elegant shades with something for absolutely anyone.

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