Headrushing Pop Fusion

Ladyhawke’s May concert at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester is reviewed in the Guardian by Dave Simpson who says that “the verdict from the front row is a shouted: ‘This is good music!’” “She’s back, premiering a much-delayed second album, Anxiety,” Simpson writes. “With na-na-nas and huge pop hooks, piano-pumping newies Sunday Drive and Cellophane and oldies My Delirium and Paris Is Burning wow the crowd as [Pip] Brown transforms into a headrushing pop fusion of Kim Wilde and Madonna.” Masterton-born Ladyhawke plays 02 Shepherds Bush Empire in London on 11 May ahead of Australasian dates.


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Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha

Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha

Erika Fairweather has won her maiden swimming world championship title with victory in the women’s 400m freestyle final in Doha. The 20-year-old from Dunedin is the first New Zealander to win…