Finally, it’s happened to me!
For the first time in what seems like a long while, I have found an album that I am listening to non-stop, continuously, addictively and without respite. 
Welcome to the incredible world of Santogold.
I first came across this artist through Mark Ronson’s album Version, where she provides the vocals for Pretty Green.
Santogold has been described by […]

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Peaches is coming back to Auckland!
Anyone who has seen her play at a Big Day Out will know the first lady of bisexuality puts on a bad ass show that is not to be missed. 
She is playing The Powerstation on Thursday September 25 with a backing band from Berlin called Sweet Machine.  Tickets go on sale July 9 from Real Groovy […]

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The nerdy-looking Seattle boys who became indie pioneers have created a ride from start to finish with their sixth studio album, Narrow Stairs.  It sounds like Death Cab For Cutie got together for a polished, intense jam session - and had more of a melodramatically-fun old time than they’ve had in their lives.
It is a […]

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(Matt Akersten has graciously handed me a pile of CDs which I will be reviewing over the next few weeks)
Since Amy Winehouse brought retro-jazz and soul back into fashion, there has been a steady stream of singers with a similar vocal style touted as “the next Amy Winehouse”. Gorgeous Australian 16-year-old Gabriella Cilmi is one […]

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This weekend my girlfriend and I are celebrating our second anniversary, with two nights in a lavish inner-city hotel room in Auckland.  While Friday we’ll probably stay indoors, on Saturday night we will head to Flirt’s third birthday.  If you are a woman who likes women, who lives anywhere near Auckland, you should come to K Rd […]

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Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical, Civic Theatre, Auckland, May 28
There is just one word to describe Priscilla, The Musical - fabulous!  
The stage adaptation takes all the heart of the original story from the 1994 classic movie, but with expansion in both the budget and music it takes it to a whole new level of camp fun.
From the gravity defying head-dresses, the […]

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I have been hard pressed to write, or do much at all, after finding the 5th season of The L Word on YouTube and trying to watch it all before it is possibly found and removed (ah!).  It is such addictive watching, but seriously, is Jenny Schecter not the MOST annoying TV character since Fran Fine?
I don’t […]

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The results from a gaynz.com contest asking you to name your favourite Madonna song have some interesting results.  They’re counted back here . . . with a bit of music trivia and some videos for the top five, to boot (and a gratuitous girl on girl kiss pic).
10th equal. Frozen (1998) and Erotica (1992)
Trivia: Naomi Campbell appeared in […]

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What a harrowing loss.  
Mahinarangi Tocker has passed away at North Shore Hospital this afternoon after having a massive asthma attack last week.  We are told she died peacefully.
The first time I saw her perform live was at the first-ever Big Gay Out I went to, when I was a sorta-straight girl seriously questioning my sexuality.  I can recall her standing […]

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Kitten Power is now bespectacled . . . a long-procrastinated visit to the optometrist revealed I’m blind as a bat.  I picked up my new nerd specs yesterday and through great skill and balance-fu, I have managed to trip over only twice.  I can’t wait to go to a rugby game , so I can actually see the numbers on the players’ backs and the scoreboard.
Of course there […]

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