Hometown Glory

Another from my favourite songbird, Adele.



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dailybooth.com

Recently I joined dailybooth.com. It's basically a site where you take a photo of yourself doing whatever you happened to be doing at that particular time (or what you staged yourself doing) and just like twitter, people you follow/follow you and pretty much anyone around the world can comment or post a picture back. It's actually quite a strange experience. I don't know exactly why I joined up. I have 2 followers, one of them is me. To be honest I don't know how I ended up following myself, but my follower count is so pathetic I'd better leave it. It's quite fun to post pictures of yourself and have little snippets of conversation with people half a world away. I mostly post pictures of my make-up looks (although I am quite proud of myself for posting pictures where I am not wearing any make-up which, as those who know me can tell you, is pretty rare). I find these new social-networking sites so intriguing which I guess is one of the reasons I join them (that, and some strange narcissistic need I am fulfilling). It really is a breakdown in boundaries. Social, territorial, you name it... it's broken. On these sites, especially photo sharing ones, there are no territorial constraints, cultural and language barriers don't seem to be an issue. Some people really put their lives out there for everyone to see. I doubt 20 years ago people were sharing their deepest thoughts freely with anyone who cared to see. I think it's pretty wicked that people can connect and converse and be uninhibited by race, nationality, time, language, social class etc. It really is becoming an open world.

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Snow Tracking

I'm a fan.

Tightrope - Janelle Monae ft. Big Boi



Enjoy!

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Kid Sister.

I just heard her new song 'Right Hand Hi' and really enjoyed it. Then it made me remember the one she did with Kanye a while back 'Pro Nails' which had the sweetest video. Here are both of them. I like. They make me happy.

Enjoy!

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Pro Nails (2007)



Right Hand Hi (2009)

Jedward.

Oh my. Words cannot describe how much I hate these geezers. I just had my first taste of their 'music' (a term I use very lightly). I have only heard the song once. Never again. Never, never, never. It's a (distasteful) remake of Bowie and Mercury's Under Pressure. I LOVE the original. I'm even a fan of the MCR/The Used remake. But when it's 'sung' by two Irish brats, mixed with Vanilla Ice and some sort of privileged white boy rap I wish I had done a Van Gough.

I don't know why they're making music. I don't know who told them they could sing. These new music fads are totally beyond me. What happened to music? My brother (who is very talented musician) gets annoyed with the music industry where musical ability is no longer a needed quality. You just need the 'look' or get some Hype behind you (not the talented music producer Hype, the shittier media kind).

Photo: Twat (left), Twat (right)

Hopefully this particular one won't last very long... fingers crossed.

If you want to sample the abomination - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh_xhF5NsnY

If you'd rather listen to the brilliant original,



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The Comediettes!

I am so excited to see these lovely ladies again! They were a massive hit last season, their new show 'Better Living' is bound to be just as (if not more) impressive. The duo consist of 2009 NZ RAW Comedy Quest winner Sarah Harpur (follow her on Twitter or her blog) and the ever so funny Jim Stanton (also of Comedy Cure fame).

Photo: Jim Stanton (left), Sarah Harpur (right).

Check them out at this years Fringe Festival. They are gigging at The Fringe Bar (the old Blue Note bar corner of Cuba + Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington). February 17th - 20th @8.30pm. Tickets only $12/$15!

I cannot wait. Seriously hilarious times will ensue.  

Follow the Comediettes on Twitter.

Other gigs:

March 6th -13th: Adelaide Fringe Festival @7.00pm- The Maid, 1 Magill Road, Stepney.

March 24th -27th: Dunedin Fringe Festival @7.30pm- XII Below Comedy Club, Moray Place.

May 5th -8th: New Zealand International Comedy Festival (Wellington) @9.30pm, BATS, Kent Terrace.

May 11th -15th: New Zealand International Comedy Festival (Auckland) @8.30pm, The Comedy Underground.

CHECK THEM OUT!!

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