Shawn Moodie – The Speakeasy

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In Review: Wolfmother at the Powerstation 9/6/2017

June 11, 2017

Metal, Music, rock, Watch, Watch and Listen

HOT DAMN! Wolfmother returned to headline a show in Auckland and what a return it was! The Aussie three-piece hard-rock band annihilated the Powerstation with an energy that is rivalled by no other. Wolfmoth...

8.5

Wonder Woman Review: Gal Gadot Takes Flight In This Timely Superhero Movie

Shawn Moodie

June 4, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web, Spotlight

The scene comes about halfway into Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, and it’s about as carefully prepared and elegantly executed a reveal as you’ll find this side of The Third Man. Our heroine, Diana (aka Diana Prin...

Chye-Ling Huang talks about her new play ‘Like Sex’

Shawn Moodie

May 30, 2017

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Spotlight, Watch, Watch and Listen

Prudes, sluts, users and the used - in a carousel of episodic scenes, Like Sex a bold play written by 2015 and 2016 Playmarket b425 Playwright award winner Nathan Joe, tears into the tropes of teenage sex as so...

In Review: Crystal Castles at the Powerstation – 25/5/17

Shawn Moodie

May 26, 2017

Electronic, Main, Music

I never went to a rave in the 90s. For the majority of the 90s, I was more concerned with eating playdough than clubbing if I'm being completely honest. However, last night's gig by Canadian electro-punk duo, C...

Suffering from comedy withdrawal? Uxbridge Comedy Night is here to help

Shawn Moodie

May 25, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment

Suffering from comedy withdrawal? Well, just because the NZ International Comedy Festival is over, that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of opportunities to find your daily dose of laughs. One way to do...

NZ International Comedy Festival: Talking Comedy with Ashton Brown

Shawn Moodie

May 16, 2017

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

Ashton Brown likes to offer audiences something a little different with his comedy. His new show, Ashton Brown is Anxious To Meet You, delivers a deeply personal and genuine account of his issues with anxiety, ...

NZ International Comedy Festival: Talking Comedy with Guy Williams

Shawn Moodie

May 16, 2017

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

You probably recognise comedian Guy Williams from Jono and Ben and The Edge radio station, but if you haven't heard his stand-up yet you're missing out. We sat down with Guy for a lengthy interview that saw us ...

In Review: Green Day @ Spark Arena 13/5/17

Shawn Moodie

May 15, 2017

Main, Music, rock

Even without the mysterious pink bunny serving as a hype man — who was running around, urging the capacity crowd at Auckland’s Spark Arena to raise their arms while singing along to The Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop...

NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: Dusty Rich in ‘Dusty Rich and the Voices’

Shawn Moodie

May 11, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

I'm not really sure how to review Dusty Rich and the Voices, not on last nights show anyway. Before you misconstrue my meaning I want to clarify right now, last nights show at the Vault at Q Theatre saw me l...

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

Shawn Moodie

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 ...

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