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Six Drunk Friends Review: Ashton Brown – Anxious To Meet You

May 5, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Spotlight

I like reviewing things but I like drinking alcohol more - and so do my friends - so we've decided to combine the two and start reviewing things while on the special sauce. We hope you enjoy our new review seri...

NZ International Comedy Festival: Talking Comedy with Scott W Long

Shawn Moodie

May 5, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival, Watch, Watch and Listen

Scott W Long likes to offer audiences something a little different with his comedy. He's blessed (or some may argue cursed) with an innate ability to take and idea or concept and run with it, and boy does he ev...

Game Of Rhones Returns To Auckland

Shawn Moodie

May 5, 2017

Culture, Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, TV

Send forth your ravens because wine is coming! With over 100 wines on hand for tasting and a wide range of styles on offer, GAME OF RHONES, the light-hearted day of dress-ups and drinking is returning, is ba...

NZ International Comedy Festival in Review: John Carr in ‘Down With The Young Ones’

Shawn Moodie

April 29, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

John Carr: 'Down With The Young Ones' at The Cellar in Q Theatre, Friday 28 April. “Yo yo yo” John Carr, the Kiwi king of Zimmer frame rap, called out to the audience as he walked on stage at The Cellar at Q...

Gorillaz Are Creating A 10-Episode TV Show

Shawn Moodie

April 20, 2017

Electronic, Entertainment, Main, Music, TV

Since the early 2000s, I've taken great joy in following the Gorillaz through a variety of media (albums, comics, music videos, social media stories, projections, and a rather special live show at Auckland's Ve...

Songs You Should Know: “Smoke And Mirrors” – Strangers You Know

Shawn Moodie

April 12, 2017

Electronic, Listen, Main, Music, Uncharted, Watch and Listen

One of the best things about music is the joy of discovering a new band or song to obsess over. Songs You Should Know is a new segment where we look to do just that. We've tasked The Speakeasy team to dive into...

Glenn Howerton and Patton Oswalt To Star In Seth Myers New Comedy

Shawn Moodie

March 30, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, TV

Patton Oswalt and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s Glenn Howerton have signed on for a new comedy pilot written by Saturday Night Live's Mike O’Brien, and executive produced by Seth Meyers. From the littl...

Netflix Now Lets You Skip Intro’s And Opening Credits

Shawn Moodie

March 30, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web, TV

Not for the first time, the people asked — and Netflix answered. In part of a series of announcements about small but crucial changes to its platform, Netflix revealed that it is testing a "Skip Intro" butto...

Damon Albarn announces new Gorillaz album, ‘Humanz’ and releases four new songs

Shawn Moodie

March 24, 2017

Electronic, Listen, Main, Music, Watch and Listen

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It looks like Damon Albarn finally decided that Gorillaz fans had been teased enough. First, we thought we were getting a new album in 2016. That obviously never came to pass, but then there was word of new mus...

The Nintendo Switch is Selling Better Than Any Nintendo Console EVER

Shawn Moodie

March 8, 2017

Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web

After a few major missteps over the last decade or so, it's nice to see Nintendo getting headlines for the right reasons after the release of the Nintendo Switch. In fact it’s hard to get away from the online g...

Karlie Kloss Accused of Cultural Appropriation After Dressing Like Geisha In Vogue Shoot

Shawn Moodie

February 18, 2017

Culture, Fashion, Lifestyle

I'm not sure if supermodel Karlie Kloss needs a new team or simply needs to take an extra second before signing on to things, but she needs to reevaluate her moves. She's collecting a number of Ls in the public...

Ben Anderson talks ‘The Last Man on Earth is Trapped in a Supermarket’

Shawn Moodie

February 17, 2017

Culture, Lifestyle, Watch, Watch and Listen

An eerie experience of hours spent working alone in a Countdown supermarket drove Ben Anderson to write a play - and not just any play. Anderson's "supermarket apocalypse puppet-thriller" follows Tom, a man ...

Stream These Films on Netflix and Hulu Before They Expire

Shawn Moodie

January 29, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web, TV

It's Auckland Anniversary weekend for a third of the country and that means precious free time to sit on your couch or lie in bed and watch ... something. Anything. Whatever you want. But maybe try one of the f...

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. – This Play Should Not Be Well Behaved

Shawn Moodie

January 26, 2017

Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life

REVOLUTIONISE THE WORK. REVOLUTIONISE THE LANGUAGE. REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD. Subversive and darkly comic, the New Zealand premiere of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. sees Silo Theatre return to the venue where...

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In Review: Anomalisa

Shawn Moodie

January 22, 2017

Entertainment, Film

Whether you’re at the airport or stuck in traffic on the way to work or in a crowded restaurant, you’re the star of the movie of your life. You might have a co-star in the form of your significant other, and...

Kings Smashes NZ Music Chart Record

Shawn Moodie

January 18, 2017

Main, Music, R&B

Move over Lorde - Hip hop artist Kings, the man responsible for the most infectious tune of 2016, is coming for your crown and he's doing so in a big way. KINGS single ‘Don’t Worry ‘Bout It’ has now broken t...

Your Favourite Albums of 2016

Shawn Moodie

January 10, 2017

Electronic, Main, Music, R&B, rock, Spotlight, Uncharted

The People Have Spoken. A week ago Music Editor Yasmin Brown offered up her Top Albums of 2016 but I wanted to see how your favourite albums compared. After putting a call out on social media, I pulled togethe...

Cuba Is Actually A Terrible Place To Go – A Response

Shawn Moodie

January 9, 2017

Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, Spotlight, Travel

I am planning a trip to Cuba with some friends in 2018 and I stumbled across a post that’s been making the rounds on social media. It’s entitled "Cuba is actually a terrible place to go", and details the experi...

Fantastic Beasts Needs To Fix Its Protagonist Problem

Shawn Moodie

December 23, 2016

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a certifiable hit. The film has pulled in over US$717,000,000 at the box office and is also a hit with critics, scoring 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. I’m a fan of the 'Harry...

Flashback: Remember when Eagles Of Death Metal had musicians cover ‘I Love You All The Time’ to aid Paris terror victims

Shawn Moodie

December 18, 2016

Main, Metal, Music, rock

Flashback is a new series where the team at The Speakeasy look at some of our favourite moments that shaped the course of pop culture and entertainment over the last few years. This time last year, Eagles O...

The Movie Business: ‘Your Name’ Moves Past ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ to Become #5 Film of All Time in Japan

Shawn Moodie

December 2, 2016

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web

Your Name continues its box-office romp, smashing records and winning awards! In our new series, Shawn Moodie goes behind the headlines to discuss the business of entertainment, exploring the latest box offi...

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