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The View are playing at The Kings Arms in Auckland June 4th.
I saw them in Edinburgh before I left and they were on fire. Loads of Dundee kids were there tearing the place apart.
Kyle has been hospitalised in Japan with blood poisoning, so hopefully he recovers in time for the Kings Arms gig.

Astedwae ittlae ejaysdae
http://www.theviewareonfire.com
http://www.myspace.com/dryburgh

ILLICIT CLOTHING have baby gear! I haven’t spent any time in Auckland since I’ve been back in NZ so I didn’t know until someone told me today. There’s hoodies, onesies, bibs and rock n roll feeding bowls!

Now I need to find some hair accessories for Edie’s Robert Smith look, some spider hair clips or [...]

W I L C O - Sky Blue Sky can be streamed on demand now. The album is out in a couple of weeks.

Camp A Low Hum Feb 3-5 Wainuiomata.
approx 50 bands playing, Camp activities plus whatever kind of fun you want to bring.
http://www.alowhum.com/
blink’s NZ answer to All Tomorrow’s Parties
download the Camp Low Hum zine now

no baby here yet but we’ve been buying some kids CDs in anticipation. I can’t face The Wiggles of Hi-5 or whatever, so I got the Rough Trade Save the Children CD Colours Are Brighter featuring Belle & Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol, The Flaming Lips, The Kooks, Four Tet etc and while I was [...]

Columbia Records UK | News | The View - Myspace Domination
You can now hear The View’s new album Hats Off To The Buskers in it’s entirity by going to the myspace. It’s going to be there for a week so you can annoy everyone in the world by blaring out the wonderful music non stop [...]

AUCKLAND - DEC 15th - KINGS ARMS
with guests TEEN WOLF
9pm
ten bucks or fifteen bucks with DVD

All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival - ATP vs the Fans
I went to ATP 2006 and it was cool - crazy Japanese experimental guys, Dinosaur Jr, Broken Social Scene, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Joanna Newsom, the Shins, the Black Keys, Dungen, Clinic, Sleater-Kinney, ATP TV selected by the curators, pirates and all the fun of the seaside!
This year [...]

Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol, The Kooks and Four Tet are amongst the artists contributing to a collection of children’s songs curated by Belle and Sebastian, to raise funds for children’s charity, Save the Children. ‘Colours are Brighter’ will be released on Rough Trade on October 16th, with all profits and artist royalties from the record [...]

Wow! Electric Picnic is putting on luxurious accommodation in the form of Bohemian Bivouacs.
….hand crafted with interiors using embroidery, mirrorwork,
appliqué and screen printing to create true works of
art.
Sumptuous velvet bed spreads and white cotton linen covered
beds raised off the ground while the tent is fitted with a
chandelier, wardrobe, coir flooring, antique rugs, sofa, bedside
light and [...]