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The Red Hot Chili Peppers play to a packed out Vector Arena, Monday. 14 January 2013 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Dean Purcell.

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D**ks ignoring the golden rule of life at gigs

15 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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News after the Red Hot Chili Peppers gig prove nearly everyone involved violated the rule.

The Chilis evidently delivered but things weren't so hot offstage. Photo / Supplied

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Karl Puschmann: Golden rule at gigs - don't be a d*ck

15 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Comment: The band did their part. It was offstage where things took a turn.

Ken Jeong in his new comedy special You Complete Me, Ho

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The Hangover star needs less Ho's more LOLs

14 Mar, 2019 2:00pm
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Ken Jeong trades the big screen for the stand-up stage to mixed results

Weezer have released their new record, The Black Album

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We review Weezer's wild, wayward, new record

14 Mar, 2019 8:00am
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Grunge-pop heroes mash 60s psychedelica with modern pop... what could possibly go wrong?

Finn Andrews is releasing his first solo album, One Piece at a Time

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Finn Andrews: Unveiled. Love, life and going solo with new album One Piece at a Time

14 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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The Veils frontman performs new songs and talks about love, life and going solo.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 07: Bryan Ferry performs at Spark Arena on March 07, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Simpson/WireImage)

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Gig Review: Bryan Ferry's cocktail cool proves intoxicating

8 Mar, 2019 11:35am
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The singer's late-nite funk was effortlessly cool and took us beyond the red velvet rope

Chaka Khan has released her new album Hello Happiness

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Is it happy days for Chaka Khan?

7 Mar, 2019 2:00pm
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Is Hello Happiness, her first album in 12 years, deserving of a warm welcome?

Michael Jackson performs on stage on his HIStory tour in December 1996. (Photo by Phil Dent/Redferns)

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Comment: Was radio right to drop Michael Jackson? Umm ...

7 Mar, 2019 1:20pm
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The decision to stop listening to Michael Jackson is a lot tougher than you think.

Viva Most Fabulous Issue. New Zealand band The Beths. 13 December 2018 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Rebecca Zephyr Thomas VIVA USE ONLY NZH 19dec18 -

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Finalists announced for the Taite Music Prize

7 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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The typically eclectic nominees prove what a great year it was for local music

The Prodigy's Keith Flint. Photo / Getty Images

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Comment | The twisted brilliance of The Prodigy's Keith Flint

5 Mar, 2019 11:50am
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From smiley dancer to public enemy no.1, how Keith Flint took the Prodigy to the top

Comic Will Ferrell’s brash newsman character Ron Burgundy is a great fit for the podcast format — despite Burgundy not knowing what a podcast is. Photo / Getty Images

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Ron Burgundy keeps it classy in new podcast

1 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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Comment: Ron Burgundy keeps it classy in new podcast.

Eddie Izzard is performing his final comedy show Wunderbar before entering politics

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Eddie Izzard's final farewell to NZ. For now...

28 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Eddie Izzard on leaving comedy, entering politics and the magazine cover that got away...

Dave Baxter, aka Avalanche City, for TimeOut. Credit: Claire Mossong

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Will you Love Love Love Avalanche City's new album?

28 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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After three years Avalanche City are back and banjo-less. But has the wait been worth it?

The Eagles' Don Henley and Deacon Frey performing at Spark Arena. Photo: Brad Holland

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Gig Review: The Eagles get in the fast lane

27 Feb, 2019 12:18pm
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The Eagles could have taken it easy, instead they took it the limit...

Client Liasion play Auckland's Galatos tonight

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The Australian band Jacinda almost threw up on

22 Feb, 2019 8:00am
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There was almost a diplomatic incident last time, but now Client Liaison are all business.

Marlon Williams performing at the Villa Maria Estate. Photography: Dane Scott Creative.

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Marlon Williams and the APO's night of frenzied emotion

17 Feb, 2019 9:35am
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Could the broken-hearted troubadour make an expectant crowd fall in love?

Tiny Ruins have released their third album Olympic Girls. Photo by Si Moore

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Album review: Olympic Girls, Tiny Ruins

14 Feb, 2019 2:00pm
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Album review: Olympic Girls, Tiny Ruins

Air New Zealand safety advertisement video November 2018 picture supplied credit: AIR NZ NZH 28Nov18 - Air New Zealand says the overwhelming reaction to its new safety video, starring Juli

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Air NZ's safety videos stink. Here's how to fix them.

8 Feb, 2019 7:00am
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Air NZ want a new Head of Safety videos. Karl Puschmann says he's the man for the job.

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Smack my crowd up? The Prodigy conquer Auckland

6 Feb, 2019 10:26am
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Forget the fire, The Prodigy got the party started last night but why did they get booed?

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Weezer are officially all out of ideas

31 Jan, 2019 1:00pm
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Q: What does Michael Jackson, Black Sabbath and Toto all have in common? A: Weezer.

Deerhunter have released their new album Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

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Deerhunter are cheerfully anxious on new record

24 Jan, 2019 4:00pm
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Songs as bleak as these should not be this catchy

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Nick Cave's hilarious Kiwi Q&A: 'I don't know what the f*** you're asking'

18 Jan, 2019 1:25pm
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The singer braved audience questions in a revealing Q&A in Auckland last night

Jeff Goldblum has released an album of jazz standards

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Jeff Goldblum gets jazzy on debut record

17 Jan, 2019 1:00pm
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But should his big band jazz album, uh, find a way to your stereo?

Aussie rockers Mark Seymour (left) of Hunters & Collectors and James Reyne of Australian Crawl

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Classic Aussie rockers ready to light up NZ

17 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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The frontmen of Hunters & Collectors and Australian Crawl say their reckless days are over

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Sounds of Summer: Inside 40 years of Kiwi #1s

7 Jan, 2019 6:00am
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Kanoa Lloyd, Jaquie Brown, John Campbell & ZM's Clint Roberts revisit 40 Summer No.1's

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Sounds of Summer: NZ's number one hits 1978 to 1985

7 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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We're looking back at 40 years of chart hits as we explore the Sounds of Summer.

Jason Momoa in Aquaman. Photo / supplied

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A deep dive inside the underwater world of Aquaman

26 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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This summer we look back at the best stories of the year. This is from December.

Aldous Harding performing at Laneway Festival, Auckland. Photo: Doug Peters, Ambient Light.

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The dark clouds on Aldous Harding's horizon

24 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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This summer we look back at the best stories of the year. This is from March.

Tim Blake Nelson as Buster Scruggs in a scene from

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The Best of the Rest of 2018 in Entertainment

21 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Karl Puschmann highlights all the best stuff you won't find on any Best of 2018 lists...

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How DC made Aquaman - without any aqua

20 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Karl Puschmann spends a day on set with Aquaman's Jason Momoa and director James Wan

Tfe first trailer for The Lion King remake, which roared onto YouTube roughly a week ago.

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Comment: Disney's circle of remakes needs to end

7 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Can Disney take off the nostalgia goggles and make something new, wonders Karl Puschmann

Mumford and Sons play Western Springs next year. photo: Gavin Batty

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Marcus Mumford on NZ, 'I can't f***ing wait'

6 Dec, 2018 11:30am
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Marcus Mumford on the new Mumford & Sons album Delta and why he can't wait to get here...

The Prodigy play Auckland next year. Photo: Mike Van Cleven

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The Prodigy still have the fire

6 Dec, 2018 11:01am
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20 years after Firestarter The Prodigy tell Karl Puschmann why they're not slowing down

Scene from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

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Sorry Barbie, there's a new princess in town...

23 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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To raise a female ass-kicker, show kids She-Ra reckons 'Father-of-the-Year' Karl Puschmann

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 17: David Byrne performs on stage as part of his American Utopia World Tour at Spark Arena on November 17, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Simpson/WireIm

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Gig review: Yes, David Byrne did burn down the house

18 Nov, 2018 10:35am
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The ex-Talking Heads frontman delivered a once in a lifetime show

Auckland band Racing have released their debut album, Real Dancing

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Are you ready for the dance-rock revival?

15 Nov, 2018 1:00pm
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Does the new album from Auckland band Racing signal the return of dance-rock's glory days?

Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes in Bodyguard

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Thrilling and intense, 2018's best show has arrived

2 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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Bodyguard is intense, thrilling, explosive and the best show of 2018 writes Karl Puschmann

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Arctic Monkeys give details about Auckland show

1 Nov, 2018 11:28am
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Will they play any of their classic hits? Arctic Monkeys reveal all

Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban Nielson. First use TimeOut. NZH 29Mar18 - NZH 05Apr18 - NZH 27Sep18 -

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra get weird in Vietnam

1 Nov, 2018 6:00am
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Indie heroes swap sex, food and vocals for sax, groove and instrumentals on bold new album

Connan Mockasin has a new album out titled Jassbusters

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Connan Mockasin serves up some saucy jams

25 Oct, 2018 10:00am
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The local psych-popper came here to chew gum and bust jass and he's all outta gum...

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Ron Livingston on Loudermilk, grunge and Swingers 2

25 Oct, 2018 6:00am
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Ron Livingston tells Karl Puschmann how he found the funny in a surly recovering alcoholic

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Upper Hutt Posse in Music Hall of Fame

18 Oct, 2018 6:00am
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If you thought time may have toned down Upper Hutt Posse's Dean Hapeta well, think again

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Why Venom is the best comic book movie in years

12 Oct, 2018 5:18am
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Venom is a terrible, lousy film. Karl Puschmann reckons you should see it.

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Rob Brydon on bringing The Trip to NZ

11 Oct, 2018 10:30am
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Rob Brydon on comedy, coming here and why you shouldn't call him an impressionist...

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Greg Proops wants you to know he's not a jerk

11 Oct, 2018 8:00am
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The Whose Line is it Anyway? star tells us what to expect when he brings the show to NZ

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Tim Minchin is worried he's too woke to joke

11 Oct, 2018 7:00am
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Outspoken comic Tim Minchin knows he has to check his privilege. The question is, how?

Album cover for the Prince album Piano & a Microphone 1983

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First album from Prince's vault not what you expect

4 Oct, 2018 10:30am
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The first posthumous album from Prince is a sidestep and an intimate, essential listen

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was processed using Snapseed) Director Gus Van Sant attends 'Promised Land' Premiere during the 63rd Berlinale International Film Festival on Febru

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What, Me Worry? Gus Van Sant on his new movie

4 Oct, 2018 7:00am
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Gus Van Sant on his new biopic about troubled and controversial cartoonist John Callahan

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War! Huh! What is it good for? This Switch game for starters

4 Oct, 2018 6:00am
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Sega's long running strategy-RPG Valkyria Chronicles is blowing up on Nintendo's Switch.

Shiny, happy people - Angel and Brett, contestants on Married At First Sight

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Reality TV -- just how stupid can it get?

29 Sep, 2018 8:00pm
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We want to see tempers and tantrums and tears and all that good stuff

Married at First Sight season 1 episode 2 Luke and Lacey picture supplied creit: THREE

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Why it's time to divorce Married at First Sight

28 Sep, 2018 7:00am
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No weddings and a new focus on maturity promises only bores and snores.

Happy families? Jason Bateman and Laura Linney in Ozark season two.

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The unexpected way Ozark finally broke bad

21 Sep, 2018 7:00am
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All this time Ozark had us waiting for the wrong person to break bad says Karl Puschmann.

Princess Chelsea for TimeOut. Supplied by Lil Chief Records. Photo credit: Coco Campbell NZH 02Aug18 - Photo / Coco Campbell

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Album review: Princess Chelsea, The Loneliest Girl

20 Sep, 2018 10:00am
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Album review: Princess Chelsea, The Loneliest Girl

The Notorious RBG meme that made a pop culture hero of US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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She's the Notorious RBG: The remarkable woman behind the meme

20 Sep, 2018 9:30am
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A new documentary shows the remarkable woman behind the meme

Indie musician Gaz Coombes. Photo: Steve Keros

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Gaz Coombes, reinvented

13 Sep, 2018 2:00pm
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Gaz Coombes

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The Chills new album: it's about time

13 Sep, 2018 11:00am
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The Chills

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Album review: Pacific Heights, A Lost Light

13 Sep, 2018 10:00am
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Album review: Pacific Heights, A Lost Light

Paul McCartney has released his new album Egypt Station. Photo: MPL Communications

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The verdict on Paul McCartney's new album

7 Sep, 2018 9:20am
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Songs about life, death and fuh-ing... Karl Puschmann on Paul McCartney's Egypt Station.

Interpol have released their new album, Maurauder

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Album review: Interpol, Marauder

6 Sep, 2018 8:00am
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Album review: Interpol, Marauder

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The dummies guide to going to a concert

31 Aug, 2018 11:40am
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It's been a disgraceful week for local gig-going audiences writes Karl Puschmann

Scene from local documentary Mega Time Squad, screening at the NZIFF NZH 31May18 - NZH 26Jul18 -

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Movie Review: Mega Time Squad

30 Aug, 2018 6:06am
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This local sci-fi comedy caper is set to become a future cult classic

Bob Dylan's career spans 60 years and boasts a catalogue of 50 albums and countless beloved hits. Photo / Getty Images

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Was Bob Dylan trolling at last night's show?

27 Aug, 2018 11:37am
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Bob Dylan gave the crowd everything they wanted and nothing...