Keyword results: New Zealand
Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox
The history of punk and DIY music is super inspiring, and songwriting is fucking tough.
These are just two reasons why Chris Knox is revered not only in his native New Zealand, but worldwide. In 1979 he formed Tall Dwarfs with Alec Bathgate, helping to pioneer a lo-fi, DIY aesthetic that combined punk's simplicity and disdain for musical virtuosity with home-recording experiments, cryptic lyrics, introspection, and the ultimate rebellion in counter-culture circles - admitting to love pop songs and hooks.
Thumbs Down by Rene Vaile
New Zealand must be good for the photographic genes with the likes of Derek Henderson and Max Doyle. Also of NZ origins, the now Sydney based Mr Rene Vaile has built up a rapid reputation for his thoughtful images. Vaile has shot for amazing publications including Vogue, i-D, Dazed and Confused, Tokion and Mountain Fold.
Lylah
Donning a feathered shoulder pad, an array of differing black fabrics, and legendary Maison Martin Margiela hoof boots, Lylah owner Vivian Westbrook is a sight for sore eyes. Now call me crazy but I think anyone with the name Vivian is pretty darn cool, so along with the hoof boots this lady won me at first glance.
Kowtow Clothing
Every business should be like Kowtow. Sorry, but it's just the way I feel. This contemporary street brand from the fine shores of NZ is made from 100% organic cotton, operates under certified ethical Fair Trade practices, and still manages to deliver us great value, super-stylish urban designs, and even a free CD with every purchase.
Flight of the Conchords Season 2
They're back! Oh my god, they're back! Okay, so technically they are only back on American TVs (trust Channel Ten to overlook a good thing), but it doesn't mean we can't get excited anyway. Jerome!! Bret!! Murray!! (present). Oh, it's too much.
If you're not familiar with these endearingly-awkward, hard-rocking, lady-loving New Zealanders living it tough in NYC, then I think it's fair to say your life thus far has probably not really been worth living.
Karen
Sometimes I wish I could be six feet tall and walk around in leather leotards and coloured tights, with mega pumps, feather lashes and hot pink make-up adorning my eyes and cheeks. This is what happens on the pages of Karen, and life seems a whole lot funner there. How could it not be; dressed half like a flamingo and skipping luxuriously through palaces of mirrors and cushions?
This stylish glossy from the fashionable peeps of New Zealand is one of the most good-looking alternative fashion mags around.
antipodes water
Yes, this water is what we would regard as a ‘luxury item' - yes, it's more expensive than a carton of beer and yes, technically it's just water; but what must be understood about antipodes is that... it really isn't just water. Scientifically speaking, antipodes is categorised as the deepest, highest quality artesian water in New Zealand.
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