Spare Room » Lounge Links 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 Reluctant Hero and Other Choice NZ On Screen Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/05/07/reluctant-hero-and-other-choice-nz-on-screen-links/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/05/07/reluctant-hero-and-other-choice-nz-on-screen-links/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 00:15:30 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=8348 Willie Apiata Our picks this month from NZ On Screen – New Zealand’s online showcase of TV, film and music video, including Reluctant Hero, a behind the scenes documentary about war hero Corporal Bill "Willie" Apiata VC. There's also footage from This is New Zealand -- NZ's promotional effort at the 1970 expo -- and a 1971 National Film Unit documentary called Dustie, which looks at a day in the life of Wellington refuse collectors. Check them out below...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2010/05/07/reluctant-hero-and-other-choice-nz-on-screen-links/feed/ 0 Gig Guide 19 — 25 June http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/06/19/gig-guide-19-25-june-2/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2009/06/19/gig-guide-19-25-june-2/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:50:59 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=5185 Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah, Saturday at the Powerstation, Auckland

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Vantage Point, in cinemas Thursday

Opening this week, Vantage Point; Stooges cover Madonna at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Ruby Suns' Sea Lion reviewed stateside; Original ending to I Am Legend; Robert Downey Jr. goes black face for new Ben Stiller film; Wilco live clip; and the best of stoner cinema for 2008...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/12/guess-whos-coming-to-nam-and-other-lounge-links/feed/ 0 10,000 BC and other links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/05/10000-bc-and-other-links/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/05/10000-bc-and-other-links/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:47:51 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/05/10000-bc-and-other-links/

Pyramids under construction: from Roland Emmerich's 10,000 BC, in cinemas this week

Does Roland Emmerich have a thing for old Raquel Welch films?; Knight Rider remake; Liam Finn on Letterman; M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening (no it's not a love-in); Jimmy from The D4 is back with a new band; Sex Pistols' one-off gig grows to European and Japanese tour... could we be next?; And the trailer for Meat Loaf's tour documentary, In Search of Paradise...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/03/05/10000-bc-and-other-links/feed/ 0 Lounge Links — Marilyn Manson On K Rd http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/11/22/lounge-links-marilyn-manson-on-k-rd/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/11/22/lounge-links-marilyn-manson-on-k-rd/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:14:46 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/11/22/lounge-links-marilyn-manson-on-k-rd/ Brian Warner -- AKA Marilyn Manson, buys clothes, gets tattoo at Illicit HQ; 10 Most Bitter Female Rock Songs; Liam Finn one to watch, says Rolling Stone; Ukuleles, we got 'em; Are Kiss gonna come play NZ?; and William Shatner performs Pulp's "Common People"...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/11/22/lounge-links-marilyn-manson-on-k-rd/feed/ 0 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/10/09/lounge-links-16/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/10/09/lounge-links-16/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:43:06 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/10/09/lounge-links-16/ No more female leads, says Hollywood studio; There goes the recording industry; Blur does lunch; Sequel to The Queen in development; Petersen happy with directors cut of Troy; Amy Winehouse wins Q Award, producer says she's ready to record again; Star Wars TV series; the Veils touring NZ; and trailer for There Will Be Blood...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/10/09/lounge-links-16/feed/ 0 Big Day Out — First Acts Announced http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/10/02/big-day-out-first-acts-announced/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/10/02/big-day-out-first-acts-announced/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:14:30 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/10/02/big-day-out-first-acts-announced/ The first acts have been announced for Big Day Out 2008 -- the headliners so far being the recently reunited Rage Against The Machine (above) and Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork. They'll be joined by...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/10/02/big-day-out-first-acts-announced/feed/ 0 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/28/lounge-links-15/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/28/lounge-links-15/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:05:25 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/28/lounge-links-15/ Knightrider remake on the cards; 24 hour movie marathon; Scorsese to helm George Harrison doco; Great movie deaths; There's more to the Doors than leather trousers; Sex Pistols re-record "Anarchy"; Reservoir Dads; John Cusack's War Inc. trailer and more...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/28/lounge-links-15/feed/ 0 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/25/lounge-links-14/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/25/lounge-links-14/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:21:41 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/25/lounge-links-14/ Die Hard director gets four month prison sentence; Motorhead adds second New Plymouth show; More Supergroove dates; Top ten movie drunkards; Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac play soul men; Early reports on Southland Tales; MGM Channel holding Grindhouse poster art competition; and out of it bass lessons with Rick Danko...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/25/lounge-links-14/feed/ 0 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/21/lounge-links-13/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/21/lounge-links-13/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:15:36 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/21/lounge-links-13/ Johnny Rotten insults The Police; 100 best non-English films; Darth Vader plays the blues; Chemical Brothers to tour NZ; Big Day Out 2008 rumours; NBC giveth, taketh away TV downloads; Hostel sequel too gory for NZ; George Miller to direct JLA; Claude Francois sings, does kooky dancing...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/21/lounge-links-13/feed/ 0 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/18/lounge-links-12/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/18/lounge-links-12/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:56:44 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/18/lounge-links-12/ Peter Fonda auctions the patch off his back; Comics genius Daniel Clowes gets a weekly strip; New Narnia poster; New album from The Cult; QOTSA give Davey Bain jumpers a run for their money; RIP Bobby Byrd; and dancing lessons with James Brown...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/18/lounge-links-12/feed/ 0 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/14/lounge-links-11/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/14/lounge-links-11/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:54:48 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/14/lounge-links-11/ Ricky Gervais to direct first major movie project; Led Zep get back together for an evening; Andrew Niccol directing Pacino in Dali film; Tron sequel -- why?; Cute indie kids sing Pavement song; Top 20 Movie hit men: Documentary film festival details; New video from the Chemical Brothers...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/14/lounge-links-11/feed/ 0 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/11/lounge-links-10/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/11/lounge-links-10/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:58:57 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/11/lounge-links-10/ French and Saunders as Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears; Hollie Smith to tour with SJD; Iron Man teaser trailer, Led Zep rumours; Phil Collins on the drum stool once more; Franz Ferdinand; plus trailer for the Beatles-inspired Across the Universe...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/11/lounge-links-10/feed/ 2 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/07/lounge-links-9/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/07/lounge-links-9/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:23:05 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/07/lounge-links-9/ Legendary NZ garage bands from the 1960s reforming for shows; Leonardo DiCaprio considering I, Claudius, Pitchfork calls David Kilgour a "touring machine"; IT Crowd is back; Brian De Palma's latest, controversial film; HBO buys rights to Second Life show; The New Pornographers on Letterman; and the holy grail of clips from The Band...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/07/lounge-links-9/feed/ 0 Lounge Links http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/03/lounge-links-8/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/03/lounge-links-8/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:16:08 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/03/lounge-links-8/ Kevin Bacon in Death Sentence; Pitchfork remembers The Chills; Rhino to release rare Ramones footage on DVD; David Bowie to appear on Doctor Who; Supergrass bassist breaks his back; Ten worst horror film remakes; Blam Blam Blam reunion dates; Ben Harper; and Jimi Hendrix goes up in flames...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/09/03/lounge-links-8/feed/ 0