Yeah, so now that the US election is done and dusted how ’bout that New Zealand one, eh? Our one lacks the hype of the US election but I suppose it’s still important, ha. Our candidates are for the most part pretty unappealing visually and I haven’t heard any inspiring speeches as yet, to be fair though the US election has been getting far more coverage here than our own one so maybe some Tina Fey impressions took precedence over some of our shit, lol. I’m a little undecided about what to do with my party vote eh, this MMP system requires a bit of thinking, in some ways it would be much more convenient if our elections were like the US ones, you only have two choices and it’s pretty much good versus evil. It’s not as clear cut here, ‘cept I know with absolute certainty that Rodney Hide is an cunt, so he can play the bad guy, fuck him!

I have a rough idea of who I’m gonna vote for but I’m not the most politically aware dude so if some of you guys wanna spout some shit in the comments section (anonymously if you prefer) that might aid in my decision making that would be cool. Even better if you could break down who the goodies and baddies are like the US that might make it a hell of a lot easier too.

Maybe we could one-up the US and start a movement to elect the first Maori Prime Minister of New Zealand… Winston Peters. He’s also a cunt though, so I s’pose he should be on the baddies team too, but at least he’s funny…

Thoughts guys???

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Laters to Mccain and his T-Rex arms.

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It’s been a long time coming, but Heaven and Hell the solo debut from Devolo is available instores and online today. I’d been feeling all the stuff that Mark had been leaking from it over the last few months and now all you “try before you buy” dudes can peep the album in it’s entirety over on Devolo’s myspace.

I feel he’s always had a certain charm that has shone through in his work. In part due to his ability to come up with catchy melodies,  but I think there’s also a certain authenticity/innocence in his stuff which most folk can relate to. He’s just got “islander styles” for lack of a better description – where some dudes would sound contrived trying similar things, his local steez always comes through and gives off the vibe like “this dude is a good cunt” when you hear him. You can watch the video for his new single “Too Shy” above, that hook is the catchiest shit out. Sounds like it’s gonna be good lp for the summer.

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Did you ever wonder when you were a kid if animals like cats and dogs in other countries spoke a different language than ones here in NZ? Haha, might sound dumb, but maybe that’s the case if this TV3 news item I saw the other day’s anything to go by. According to textbook-reporter-flow guy David Farrier, people in Japan say dogs go “wung wung” as opposed to the more conventional “woof woof” or “arf arf” us Westerners are accustomed to. And it’s not just dogs either. Check out the clip here.

If only DMX was Japanese…

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