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Gig Guide 12 — 18 March 2010

Steven Shaw — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:50:15 +0000

Here comes your man - The Pixies, playing Vector Arena, Auckland

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As Seen on Breakfast TV

Ana Samways — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:52:13 +0000

Every Thursday at around 8.15am I am on TV One’s Breakfast with the Best Of The Web. Here’s this week’s clips, case ya missed them…

IDUMP4U.com is Mean But Hilarious

Ana Samways — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:47:40 +0000

If being dumped by text seemed a little adolescent, try being dumped by a stranger who your ex has paid. IDUMP4U.com is a thriving online business for Bradley Laborman who charges $10 to be the prick and make the awkward break-up phone call. He then posts the recordings of the calls on YouTube. “I had one guy who couldn’t do it because every time he tried to do it, he’d end up having break-up sex with her and get back together,” he tells the Globe and Mail. Bradley does rub salt in to the wounded, but as Bradley suggests, some folk really don't get the message. And surely it’s a lucky escape to be dumped by someone to chicken shit (or immature) to call it off face to face. Here are a few of his calls. Brittney breaks-up with Clark because "Clark loves to play Farmville™, in fact he kinda loves to play it a little too much. SO much that it has effected his work, school and even his relationship. Well Brittney has decided that since this relationship as withered she needs Bradley to step in and harvest the fields so she can plant a new relationship later.... (Listen to this recording and more , after the jump...)

God’s Eye View and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:17:16 +0000

Today's Choice Links: The bible according to Google Maps; Try the Toyota Simulator; Mr Burns is real!; Before he was famous - Ben Linus was in a prison training video; Naughty Korean school girls (no, not like that); I hate talking on the phone; The Vajazzling – is bedazzling your va-jay-jay with rhinestones...

The Trailer For Every Oscar-Winning Movie

Ana Samways — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:52:56 +0000

Gig Guide 6 — 11 March

Steven Shaw — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:28:25 +0000

Brian Jonestown Massacre, playing Ak and Welly this week

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Wilbur Sargunaraj – Love Marriage

Ana Samways — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:57:19 +0000

Some guy tries to do a Borat. Wilbur's site here.His 'producer' Paul Benjamin here.

Trail Bike Death Wish

Ana Samways — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:02:19 +0000

These German trail bikers are taking a huge risk riding on this narrow trail on the side of a mountain. I think the saying is "balls of steel"?

Gig Guide 26 Feb — 4 March 2010

Steven Shaw — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:16:57 +0000

Pavement, reunited and playing Auckland Town Hall this week

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Gig Preview: Chants R&B

Steven Shaw — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:14:32 +0000

Chants R&B, returning to Christchurch this weekend

Chants R&B are playing two shows this weekend, at Al's Bar in their hometown of Christchurch. The legendary band only turned out two singles back in the 1960s, when they were resident band at the Stage Door basement venue -- the most revered cut being an incendiary cover of John Mayall's "I'm Your Witchdoctor". I spoke to Mike Rudd about their time as the hottest underground act in 1960s Christchurch...

WTF Friday: Mouth To Mouth Demo

Ana Samways — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:06:02 +0000

A Red Cross first aid instructor demonstrates mouth to mouth resuscitation, with a live, and er, nude, model. Why? (NSFW because of landing strip)...

Gig Preview: The Cribs

Steven Shaw — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:17:54 +0000

The Cribs, touring New Zealand this week -- worth every bead of sweat

UK band The Cribs are playing shows in Wellington and Auckland this weekend. Last night they played a MySpace secret show at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios in Auckland, which was damn good. You should go see them, they're a high energy, feelgood band. The Cribs' reputation and fan base has grown through many years of constant live performances and over four studio albums. Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr officially joined the band in 2008 and his playing forms an essential part of the sound on their latest album Ignore The Ignorant. He's not their only big fan...

NSFArachnophobics and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:45:55 +0000

Today's Choice Links: Herald ad intrudes on story; Toe lingerie; The Ice Luge and Ice Rack adult drinking novelties; T-Rex garden sculpture; Dimitri the Lover Movie; Wolf Spider with babies on her back...

Toilet Monster and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:17:45 +0000

Today's Choice Links: Toilet Monster decal; Yale University promotional video is a musical!; The Little Engine That Could - The Reality Version; Dumb question; Catroulette is sorta like Chatroulette; Two home shopping channel hosts try to riff on John Lennon to sell a cheap and nasty range of jewellery…

Gig Guide 19-25 February 2010

Steven Shaw — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:59:09 +0000

Sola Rosa, part of the lineup at Splore 2010

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