With a giant fluffy coat, her signature style of dress and the voice of a star Kimbra took Womad by storm. The New Zealand songstress bounced on stage in New Plymouth last night and gave the crowd of thousands a performance that was energetic, theatrical and just a little bit quirky, as one would expect from Kimbra
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The best Fresh Prince reunion ever
There’s no way Will Smith can escape the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It doesn’t matter how many box office records he breaks and how many Oscars he wins, he’ll still be asked to grab a mic and start rapping: “Now this is the story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down …” Scroll down to watch Smith in action Which is how it should be, because Smith rapping the Fresh Prince theme makes for great TV
Review: Bobby Womack in Auckland
Bobby Womack The Civic, The Edge, Auckland Saturday, May 18 Dressed in a red (what looked like) vinyl suit, and cap, when Bobby Womack took the stage he could easily be mistaken for any modern day pop star.
Pump performers wow the crowd
A United States couple have become YouTube darlings after fervently embracing a television prank and belting out karaoke hits at the petrol pump. Bartender Will Sims was filling up at an LA petrol pump when the television screen above the pump began talking to him.
Review: Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt Founders Theatre, Hamilton, 12 April This was a gig I think a lot of people went into not knowing what to expect.
And The Pod Played On
I’m writing this column while plugged into a gorgeously tactile white-and-chrome gadget the size of a cigarette pack that is giving me a better-than-CD-quality rendition of Hey Jude. For a music junkie like me, listening to tunes at work is not unusual
Norway’s Halden Fengsel Prison: Humane Rehab for Inmates
By the time the trumpets sound, the candles have been lit and the salmon platters garnished. Harald V, King of Norway, enters the room, and 200 guests stand to greet him