They’re a band born out of heartbreak and contradiction. Their sometimes down-and-out lyrics don’t fit the up-tempo dance pop that gets crowds moving, but somehow it works.
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Oscar Kightley’s nostalgic look at 80s NZ
An adolescence spent playing spacies inspired the directorial debut of a famous New Zealand face. Oscar Kightley’s first short film Tom’s Dairy is one of six finalists in the New Zealand International Film Festival beginning on Thursday
X Factor: The sound of teenage heartbreak
The ear-piercing sound of teenage hearts breaking was echoing through the country almost on the dot of 9pm last night. After two and a half months of cheese and harmonies the incredibly handsome Sonny-Bill Williamses, aka Moorhouse, were voted off in the semifinals of The X Factor.
A map to great melodies
Simon Gooding and Brendon Morrow already knew their way around the studio as session musicians for other bands and had already mapped out their future before they ever met. While studying audio engineering at SAE in Byron Bay, Australia, they shared a cramped dorm room, and discovered a mutual love for Radiohead, The Beatles and The Mars Volta and when they returned to Auckland, The Map Room was already half born.
‘Kid Goth’ grows up
Neil Gaiman is the rock star of writing. Writing what you may ask.
From gopher to film star in 48 hours
A film-maker’s 10-year-old daughter proved the star of the show in his award-winning short film.
Date for Big Day Out set
After a year’s absence the Big Day Out is returning to Auckland, in new quarters. The first lineup announcement for the January 17 festival is due on August 1, organisers said today
Placido Domingo leaves hospital
Opera singer Placido Domingo says he has left a hospital in Madrid after spending five days there recovering from a lung artery blockage.
Glee star found dead in Vancouver hotel
Cory Monteith, the handsome young actor who shot to fame in the hit TV series Glee but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce that he once said he was lucky to be alive, has been found dead in a hotel room, police say.
Glee star found dead in Vancouver
Glee star Cory Monteith has been found dead in Vancouver, local police have confirmed. The actor, who recently completed a stint in rehab for substance abuse, was 31