Handy tip on using siri to make a list of all sorts....
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Bye bye windows mobile 6.5
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| HTC Touch Pro vs Iphone 5 taken by Ipod Touch 4th Gen |
So after nearly 3 years of using my HTC Touch Pro I've made the plunge to ios. I have seen the light!
Before this I was against the fruit company but it all started with the ipod 4th gen that we bought for the kids. Since then I bought the Ipad 2, an Imac 27" and now, the Iphone 5. My wife might be getting an Ipad mini as well!
In this day and age, I'm just looking for something that just works out of the box. My days of building a PC and tinkering with windows mobile, installing new ROMs and overclocking are over. It was fun while it lasted
I wasn't into Android despite telling my wife to buy the HTC Desire Z. It's just that there are too many android phones and tablets ranging from top end to low end. It seems still experimental to me.
The only problem is that with Apple products, you kinda feel tempted to upgrade once a new product comes out! Hopefully the iphone 5 can last me at least 3 years!
By the way this was typed on the ip5 using the blogger app and added the picture on my mac
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
taranaki port
visited new plymouth a few weeks, this is the view from our campsite, overlooking taranaki port
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Love thy country...
Found this tonight while surfing http://izismile.com. I think it does ring true to what I've been feeling for a while.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Misery Index - Auckland, New Zealand 1st April 2010
Reminiscing Misery Index in Auckland a day before my birthday in 2010....
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Inquisition - Where Darkness Is Lord And Death The Beginning (Live, 6/6/...
Excellent show that was Inquisition at the King's Arms in Auckland on 6/6/12
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Mighty Impiety
Impiety played The King's Arms in Auckland with Goatwhore (US) , Exordium Mors (NZ) & Bullet Belt (NZ)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Inquisition Live in Auckland
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| Inquisition Live in Auckland |
Inquisition, a black metal band originally from Columbia but now based in the US are playing the King's Arm Tavern in Auckland on 6/6/12 (6 years too late!). I haven't heard of them before but having listened to their latest opus "Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm" I'm hooked. So hopefully will manage to see them, even if it is a wednesday (why do these shows have to be a weekday???). Support by Vassafor, Anno Domini Mortis & Winter Deluge. Show brought to you by Chaos NZ Metal productions
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Writhe and Ascend..... 24/2/2012
I was lucky enough to hear from NZmetal.com that Bullet Belt, a Kiwi black metal band is playing in Hamilton! I've never been to a gig in Hamilton of all the 5 years I have been in NZ. All the gigs were all held in Auckland.
So I took it upon me to do a little research about the bands that will be playing and about the venue. I had a conference on the day but didn't care. Haven't been to a gig in years now! Can't remember what I saw last time. Did I tell you I didn't go to see Absu?
Bullet belt have 2 EPs under their belt - The Black Army Stands and the said tour name as above. Bulletbelt are a New Zealand Black Metal horde ruled by battery, distortion, depth and incantations. Forged in 2009 they have recorded two EPs and performed numerous times in their local Wellington region.
Anyway, the gig was at an Irish pub of all places, Biddy Mulligans on Victoria St. On facebook it said doors open 8pm, thinking it was gonna be on time, I got there about 7.50. Lo and behold, I was the 1st customer in! On door duty was Ross, the main man of Bullet Belt. Really nice man & polite and so were the other members of Bullet Belt. He told me the 1st band is on at 9.30! Fuck me! What to do.... After a few fags & cokes, the show started.
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| Open Tomb |
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| Open Tomb |
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| Open Tomb |
Open Tomb opened up the affairs at 9.20, 10 mins earlier than expected. No intro, no nothing, geared up and got going. Doom metal ala Unholy, Winter here and to be honest not my cup of tea. Very verrrryyyyyy slowwwwwwww and not enough beats to bang my head to. Kudos for the 3 piece to start the show and doom on! Nice Gaywire shirt worn by the guitarist/vocals
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| Dying of the Light |
Second up for the night were Dying of the Light a 2 piece doom band as well, but more catchy the Open Tomb. Only a 2-piece with a Mac Book for programming/drums. They sound more misanthropic in lyrics with that sensation of impending doom. Most of there songs started with an intro from a movie and the backdrop was a video of I guess death & destruction? More palatable to me than Open Tomb. Not much interaction with the crowd but I guess they had a schedule to keep with the Mac Book on tow.
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| Dying of the Light |
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| Dying of the Light |
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| Winter Deluge |
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| Winter Deluge |
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| Winter Deluge |
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| Winter Deluge |
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| Winter Deluge |
Next up was Winter Deluge. An Auckland based black metal band in the vein of Immortal, Darkthrone, Cradle of Filth et all but really reminds me of Immortal with the clean guitars in the middle and due to the fact 2/5 of them were wearing Immortal shirts. Boy did they take a long time to set up, they were almost booted off the stage. They were all in corpse paint, haven't seen that in a while! 5 people on the tiny stage with barely enough room to move is quite shitty. Really liked them, good showmanship. The vocalists' paint was smeared at the end of it because it was sweaty. Good set which I think is mostly from their new album - As the Earth Fades into Obscurity. Most of the people in the crowd seemed to come from Auckland because when Winter Deluge finished, most went out with them to the back and seem not be that enthusiastic about Bullet Belt. I managed to snap a copy of their album which I am currently listening to.
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| Bullet Belt |
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| Bullet Belt |
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| Bullet Belt |
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| Bullet Belt |
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| Bullet Belt |
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| Bullet Belt |
Then it was time for the band that arranged this tour - Bullet Belt. Having released 2 EPs, they are a tight bunch. I managed to get both their EPs - The Black Army Stands and Writhe & Ascend before they played. I can't believe the baby-faced singer would be a ferocious beast on stage! Can't judge a book by its cover eh? The singer really sang with his heart and it definitely showed! Even with the small stage, they didn't seem too squashed with the 5 of them on it. Since Winter Deluge, I was at the front near the right side speakers and did I get a good pounding. Some people were doing a small mosh & I got caught in the middle of it. Songs as I can remember are from the 2 EPs mentioned and finished off with The Black Army Stands which I guess is their trademark song?
A very good introduction for me to a metal gig in Hamilton. I'll definitely check out more local bands if they do play again in The Tron.
(Pics taken on a point & shot Cybershot camera....)
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