Things that happened this weekend

[labellementeuse]

- term finished thank ye gods and little fishes! One exam on the 31st and one essay due friday and I am DONE for the year.

- I played in win_non_con and had an AWESOME time. Participated in the scavenger hunt, which was probably the most fun I have ever had on the internet (my team was wenchpixie, onlymefeelinsad, usagiko, la_folle_allure and me, and we didn't sleep much and chatted a LOT and it was just generally great fun for five classy ladies in five different countries and timezones); our entry is here. It is funny and you should check it out, along with the other entries which are also hilarious.

- Hell Pizza opened in Riccarton! FINALLY, jeeze.

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My picks for the 2006 Tuis:

Album of the Year

Bic Runga - Birds
Concord Dawn - Chaos By Design
Dave Dobbyn - Available Light
Don McGlashan - Warm Hand
Elemeno P - Trouble in Paradise

I think it's between Bic and Dave; I'm coming down on Bic's side because I am a colossal Bic Runga fan; and her album is absolutely star-studded, including Tim Finn, Anika Moa, the drumnmer from... I forget, maybe Pluto... half a dozen very recogniseable names and faces, is my point. :P

Single of the Year

Bic Runga - Winning Arrow
Goldenhorse - Out of the Moon
Mt Raskill Preservation Society - Bathe in the River
Pluto - Long White Cross
The Feelers - Stand Up

I have no pick for this one. My favourite of this lot is definitely Out of the Moon, with Bathe in the River coming in a close second and Long White Cross following at a distance. (I don't know Stand Up and although my love for Bic is pure and deep, I kind of hate Winning Arrow. No idea why; maybe it'll grow on me the way Precious Things did.) However, I think it'll be either Bathe in the River or Long White Cross.

Best Group

The Bleeders
Elemeno P
Fly My Pretties

Okay, I actually think The Bleeders will get this one. But a) I barely know their work and b) I LOVE Fly My Pretties (and so does a significant proportion of the non-C4 watching NZ music community.) Fly My Pretties RAWK.

Best Male Solo Artist

Che Fu
Dave Dobbyn
Don McGlashan

I'm just guessing. This is a TOUGH one to pick, because they're all amazing and beloved.

Best Female Solo Artist

Aaradhana
Bic Runga
Anika Moa

Bic's pretty much a shoo-in, although Anika stands a very decent chance.

Breakthrough Artist

Aaradhana
The Bleeders
Frontline

I don't know any of these and I also don't really care. :P I liked Aaradhana's work with Adeaze, but I haven't heard anything off her new album, so we'll see, I guess.

Best Music Video

Long White Cross - Pluto (dir. Adam Jones)
Wandering Eye - Fat Freddy's Drop (dir. Mark Williams) song file, but not vid; also, CD version, not radio edit
Fuji - Minuit (dir. Alyx Duncan)

I haven't seen Fuji, but Wandering Eye will so get this because it's KICKASS. Including special guest stars John Campbell and Carol Hirschfield. :P

Best Rock Album

The Bleeders, Blindspott, Elemeno P

I only like Elemeno P of this lot so I'm pretty eh about it. ;)

(okay, going to start skipping ones I don't care about... official site is here.)

Best Aotearoa Roots Album

Fly My Pretties - the Return of Fly My Pretties
Aaradhana - I Love You
Anika Moa - Stolen Hill

Yeah, FMP again. :D

People's Choice

Bic Runga - Birds
Elemeno P - Trouble in Paradise
Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a True Story
Frontline - Borrowed Time
Goodnight Nurse - Always and Never
Pluto - Long White Cross

I'm fairly confident about this one, although I suppose it depends who can mobilise the most texters! So, hey, New Zealand, vote!


- I found out that web-based tetris exists. Um, goodbye, my chances of studying...

- A propos a discussion I had last night, AC/DC "Shook Me All Night Long" is totally a Dean/Metallicar song, mm-hmm.

- Also, it got really cold. Holy crap, hail!

ETA: now with a couple song downloads. Also, if anyone has any of the ones mentioned, particularly Bathe in the River, swap me?

Comments

[usagiko.livejournal.com]

I'm sad that we didn't win, but at least we got an honorable mention. :(

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Hee, I'm not overly cut up about it because I had such a good time. :)?

[wenchpixie]

me too :) It was great

[wenchpixie]

It was a fantastic way to spend a weekend :)... I've been over giggling at our entry again this morning (and my entire office agrees that yes, killer rabbits do exist. The proof is incontravertible).

How long were you eventually awake for?

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

I totally did not know it was possible to have MSN conversations that long and talkative. XD

Oh... I went to bed pretty soon after you did. 38 hours or so, I guess. :P

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, the hail O_o

How/when would I be able to give my choir folder back? I don't want to deprive the choir of a precious folder when I'm in Welly...

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

I was annoyed that the peoples choice award was based on a set list that people had to txt for... kind of restricted the choice factor didn't it?

Still waiting for metal album/single/group awards too.