I just switched over and saw a bit of the New Zealand Music Awards. DJ Sir Vere came out to present a hip-hop award. His first words as he hit was podium were, “I’m Rick James, bitch.” He then launched into a little rant about the criticisms that had been thrown at New Zealand hip-hop [...]
ITEM: Today at work I found myself rushing from one place to another with a video tape in my hand. I felt like Holly Hunter at the beginning of “Broadcast News”, though in this case it wasn’t a last-minute story for a live news broadcast, but a consumer piece about being wary of pay-cheque loans. [...]
I realised that amid all the hoo-ha surrounding NZ Idol Michael Murphy’s debut single “So Damn Beautiful,” I hadn’t actually heard the song. So I popped along to my local purveyor of quality music and picked up a copy of the CD. Evidence: I listened to it a few times, and then realised that it [...]
I received this document from the city council today informing me that my flat has been classified as a “character-supporting building” of Mt Eden Village. Initially this seemed quiet exciting, but after reading the document I’ve learned that all it basically means is that if I want to get Sky installed, I’d have to get [...]
Driving to the gym this morning, I had to suddenly brake to avoid a sign that was blowing across the road. As I got closer, I saw that it was promoting three Citizens and Ratepayers candidates standing in my local ward. Ah yes. It’s local election candidate sign defacement time. I’m expecting the usual to [...]
Hey, who wants an update on the Paul Ellis saga? Ok! I hadn’t heard from the Herald, so I sent them another email asking what was going on. I received a response which in part noted that: I understand your concern about Paul Ellis’s comments, but your argument is with him, not with us. The [...]
I arrived at work today and people were like, “OMG, are you that Robyn.” Yes, I am. I’m the 18-year-old Kaaza-using, mp3-downloading boy who is the bane of Paul Ellis’ existence. No, wait. I’m a 29-year-old non-illegal-mp3-downloading chick who is the subject of Paul Ellis’ misguided ire. I wasn’t sure whether to be angry or [...]
In the last couple of weeks or so, I have: Inadvertently revealed that unbeknownst to him, his record company or manager, NZ Idol runner-up Michael Murphy’s debut single was not an original, having previously been released by a Texan rock band This lead to a bit of shock and controversy and I was named in [...]