I’m the proud, long-time owner of 2 of the “Work of Director” series. The first dvd set i got was the work of Michel Gondry, then a bit later, the work of spike jonze. Both pretty great directors. I took the Spike Jonze off the shelf and popped it in the dvd player tonight… which […]

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One of my favourite local acts Desmond & The Tutus have released their first music video “Peter” (i think it’s their first). They took the opportunity to team up with another favourite kidofdoom and make use of the same venue etc for their own shoot. So it’s two for the price of one here on […]

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There’s hope for New Zealanders yet, although not on the rugby field.

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Artist: Modest Mouse
Title: Float on.
Album: Good news for people who love bad news. (Wikipedia)
MP3: here.
Suggested volume: 11/10

I love the drums on this song, there’s actually 2 drummers credited to it.
It’s definitely the easiest-to-listen-to song from Modest Mouse, but hey, sometimes i find the “easy songs” to be the doorway song leading to the heavier […]

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James Brown Dance Lesson
According to James Brown’s will he recorded this in the late 70’s and wanted it put on the internet after his death.
Nothing further, your honour.

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Logo with shiny reflection .. check.
Rate, share and embed music .. check.
Create customised playlists .. check.
Free .. check.
Deezer = Web 2 point whatever compliant..
With Pandora shutting out non-US users, and CBS’s acquisition of my favourite favourite last.fm (on May 30th) the personalised-music-on-demand landscape is probably ready for something like this.
Who knows what the future holds […]

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The day has been pretty slow here. I’ve settled for reading blog posts to get me back into the swing of things (which has been made even more difficult by forgetting my reading glasses at home).
I think I can sum up this years ‘koppi in 3 words - “Another skitterende skop”. All the factors came […]

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Band: Feist
Song: 1 2 3 4
Album: The Reminder

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Things are hotting up as 9th of August moves closer.
Oppikoppi’s blog just announced a few interesting international additions to the ‘koppi line-up:
These artists form part of “Ampli5“, a 5fm (yawn) and Jose Cuervo Tequila (a necessary evil) tour:
Internationals:
* Jimmy Eat World
* Groove Armada
* […]

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I remember the lump in my throat and goosebumps down my arms when I watched what was supposed to be the Springbok Nude Girls‘ last performance. That was back in 2001/2 at Sheperd’s Bush, London. It was a seriously proudly South African moment. I’ll never forget lead guitarist Theo Crous crowd surfing on his back […]

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