Weekly News Breakdown: 28 August 2011

Hurricanes yo. Damn.

When that shit happens in Australia we lose our bananas. And that’s not a euphanism for going crazy, we literally lose our bananas. Who the hell pays $17 for a kilo of nanas anyway?
So as it happens this shit is going down in Norf America and gigs are getting cancelled. Pixies knows what’s up.

Big Boi played in town last night and he was cool as hell (stay tuned for our review). Before that he was in New Zealand and had an issue with the gift shop at Auckland International Airport. This tweet explains it all:

These “cute” dolls have now been banned from anywhere with taste.

The very cool Tone nightclub is closing coz the property owners want to turn it into a cheesy murder mystery type restaurant. They have a month of shows left. Show ‘em your support. Go here and show some love. Then go to the club and show more love.

I don’t know about you but it’s time we give Kanye West even more attention. And that’s exactly what Phil Roser has decided to do. At Sydney Uni’s Verge Festival he’s putting on a play on Yeezy’s life. It says:

“In the beginning there was man and from man came Kanye. From humble beginnings writing beats for Jay-Z to the top of the pops remixing Daft Punk. But did you ever wonder how Kanye got to where he is? This is a story of a struggle against the man to become the man. It’s about a guy who took a shot at the throne and didn’t miss.”

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This may or may not be his reaction.

So how about that Meredith lineup eh? Is Kurt Vile AND Explosions in the Sky AND Mudhoney AND Nick Cave AND a lunar eclipse enough to get me there? No. No it’s not. But bring the sideshows on. Kurt Vile – Oxford Arts Factory, 6th December.

So uncle Alice Cooper is tired of playing golf and cooking steaks in Arizona and he wants to get back in the game. He is playing in town soon but sadly that $140 ticket fee can go to something more useful. Gramps is having somewhat of a cool crisis so clearly the only way to get it back is to enlist Ke$ha for Schools Out V.2. The results are decidedly bad.

Do you listen to metal and get all horny and shit, and it’s not just from throwing the horns? Well now you can get your very own Slayer condoms.
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