http://www.spareroom.co.nz Be our guest... Thu, 26 May 2011 02:15:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/03/19/torchwood-children-of-earth/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/03/19/torchwood-children-of-earth/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:58:44 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=7930 We absolutely loved Children of Earth, the five part, third season of Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood that finished screening in NZ last week. And thanks to NZ online retailer Mighty Ape, we have two DVD copies to give away... With three out of five eps written by Doctor Who saviour Russell T. Davies and a plot that nodded to Village (and Children) of the Damned, the story is one of world-changing events and secrets from the past that revealed more about the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness... [Update: all gone, cheers!]]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/03/19/torchwood-children-of-earth/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/01/19/giveaway-in-the-loop/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/01/19/giveaway-in-the-loop/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:23:02 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=7326 Spare Room has three copies of the outstanding satire In The Loop to give away, thanks to Madman Entertainment. For those who haven't seen it, it's a great British political comedy, filmed in fly-on-the-wall style and with plenty of strong language. It's based on the BBC comedy series The Thick of It. Stars include Tom Hollander and Peter Capaldi, along with James Gandolfini and Steve Coogan...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/01/19/giveaway-in-the-loop/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/11/18/giveaway-soul-power-dvd/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/11/18/giveaway-soul-power-dvd/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:49:18 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=6583 Spare Room has three copies of the newly released documentary Soul Power to give away, courtesy of Madman Entertainment NZ. Soul Power centres on the legendary soul music festival held in Zaire in 1974, featuring oustanding footage of James Brown and the JBs, Bill Withers, Miriam Makeba, The Spinners, BB King, The Crusaders... ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/11/18/giveaway-soul-power-dvd/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/11/11/beatles-usb-apple-offers-entire-album-collection/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/11/11/beatles-usb-apple-offers-entire-album-collection/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:06:07 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=6499 Here's an outstanding wee paperweight containing the entire Beatles album collection. While the world is still waiting for The Beatles back catalogue to be made available for digital download, the overlords in charge have released this Stereo USB Apple...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/11/11/beatles-usb-apple-offers-entire-album-collection/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/07/16/oscar-the-grouch-costume-for-adults/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/07/16/oscar-the-grouch-costume-for-adults/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:17:24 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=5324 Step out to your next fancy dress do in complete confidence as Oscar the Grouch, Sesame Street's sole hint at the true joys and despair of grown-up life to come. And you heard us right, this spectacular costume is for adults...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/07/16/oscar-the-grouch-costume-for-adults/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/04/29/prison-products/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/04/29/prison-products/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:40:01 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=5036 Ferguson Safety Products makes suicide-safe stuff for inmates and mental health patients -- like their 'virtually indestructible' Ferguson Original Safety Smock, modelled by a couple with unkempt-prison/crazy-institution hair... (more after the jump)]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/04/29/prison-products/feed/ 3 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/04/28/sleeping-bag-suit/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/04/28/sleeping-bag-suit/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:55:40 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=5020 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/04/28/sleeping-bag-suit/feed/ 3 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/27/hp-mini-1000-info-snacking-on-the-go/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/27/hp-mini-1000-info-snacking-on-the-go/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:54:45 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=4590 HP has added two new, lightweight notebooks to their Mini range -- the Mini 1000, and for the fashion-conscious, the limited Vivienne Tam Edition. The HP Mini 1000 features a stylish swirl design on a “piano-black” finish. It’s the size of an A5 notebook, so it will easily fit into a shoulder bag or satchel... ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/27/hp-mini-1000-info-snacking-on-the-go/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/06/25/classic-horror-film-action-figures/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/06/25/classic-horror-film-action-figures/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:32:38 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=4019 Action figure collecting has gone way beyond Star Wars and superheroes. Check out this demon-possessed, spider-walking Regan from William Friedkin's The Exorcist. Or Barbie in Tippi Hedren's famous green outfit, getting pecked to bits in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/06/25/classic-horror-film-action-figures/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/04/01/worn-free-t-shirts/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/04/01/worn-free-t-shirts/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:41:29 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/04/01/worn-free-t-shirts/ Now anyone can be "almost famous" with these reproduction rock T-shirts from the 70s. Wornfree.com is an online retailer selling copies of shirts worn by rock stars like John Lennon, Iggy Pop, Joey Ramone, Gram Parsons, Debbie Harry and Joan Jett...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/04/01/worn-free-t-shirts/feed/ 1 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/19/kiss-jandals/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/19/kiss-jandals/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:41:00 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/19/kiss-jandals/ The Kiss Army sure does dress casual these days. And these Kiss Army jandals seem like the perfect match for NZ fans going to ROCK2WELLINGTON, Easter weekend's big glam-metal bash at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/19/kiss-jandals/feed/ 1 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/02/12/the-batphone/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/02/12/the-batphone/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:29:17 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/02/12/the-batphone/ A working replica of the Batphone, as seen on the 1960s Batman TV series. When villains were at large in Gotham City, Police Commissioner Gordon (Neil Hamilton) and his slightly thick offsider Chief O'Hara (Stafford Repp) would lift the glass dome and call...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/02/12/the-batphone/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/02/08/triumph-t-shirts/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/02/08/triumph-t-shirts/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:46:27 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/02/08/triumph-t-shirts/ The classic white Triumph T-shirt, as worn by Bob Dylan in 1965 on the cover of Highway 61 Revisited. Dylan famously crashed his Triumph 500 the following year in Woodstock, New York...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/02/08/triumph-t-shirts/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/01/23/star-trek-classic-phaser/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/01/23/star-trek-classic-phaser/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:49:50 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/01/23/star-trek-classic-phaser/ A full-scale reproduction, modelled after the originalStar Trek prop. Let's face it, you're all going to want one when the J.J. Abrams Star Trek prequel comes out... ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/01/23/star-trek-classic-phaser/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/12/10/torched-toys/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/12/10/torched-toys/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:04:58 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/12/10/torched-toys/ Torched Toys: A range of torched and burnt out toy cars, including the joy-ridden 2-door hatchback, The Mini Van Insurance Scam and The Petrol Bombed Jeep. Best part is that each "Urban Collectable" car has been individually hand burnt...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/12/10/torched-toys/feed/ 0