Pluto explores new depths with latest album
Since releasing their debut album Red Light Syndrome in 2001 and the double platinum-selling Pipeline Under The Ocean in 2005, Pluto have become a band known for consistently writing thoughtful and…
Original sculpture for sale at Nelson Arts Festival
The 2007 Nelson Arts Festival is offering a unique opportunity to view and purchase works from national and local sculptors including Jeff Thompson, Graham Snowden and Donna Hanson. And if you can't…
Top international and NZ acts at Splore 08
American hip hop artist Pharoahe Monch (pictured) and NZ band Shapeshift
Highnote: The story of the 2004 TOWER NZ Youth Choir International Tour
DOCNZ, the 2007 Documentary Film Festival, features the fascinating story of the 2004 TOWER New Zealand Youth Choir International Tour through Slovenia, Hungary, Italy and Russia.
Red carpet rolled out for Sleeping Dogs
Three decades of NZ feature filmmaking will be celebrated at the NZ Film Archive in Wellington on 6 October with a special gala screening of Sleeping Dogs. After mounting an extensive search around…
Who will be this year's Queen of the Whole Universe?
Glitz, glamour and big hair camp out in Auckland this November for the spectacular Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant. Bringing over 50 performers to the stage to commemorate World AIDS Day,…
The Walls Aren't Moving at High Street Project
Artist Emma Fitts is invading and re-working the gallery space at High Street Project during October with her bold canvases that traverse the terrain between sculpture and painting. In The Walls…
In the forums this week
Looking for a change of space? Check out our Studio/Flatmate Notices forum, where you'll find a peaceful rural retreat on the Coromandel for rent, studio space available in Auckland and an office/art…
Name your own price for rock band's new album
Despite no longer being signed to a record label, Radiohead - one of the 1990s' greatest success stories - has an innovative plan for selling its new album. The British band has invited fans to place…
When Philip Met Isabella at TheNewDowse
It's millinery madness at TheNewDowse this October, with an exhibition of more than 30 of Philip Treacy's extraordinary hats, commissioned by the late Isabella Blow. Treacy, one of the world's most…
Desktop Cinema: an interview with digital feature director Campbell Walker
Celebrating the "unsung heroes of our film industry", the Desktop Cinema Season is on at the Film Archive in Wellington every Wednesday night until 26 September. In part six of a six-part series of…
Desktop Cinema: an interview with digital feature director Campbell Walker
Celebrating the "unsung heroes of our film industry", the Desktop Cinema Season is on at the Film Ar