For those about to rock, we salute you

Buskers Max Tetley (11) and Alex Philpott (10) opened the show for US rock-comedy duo Tenacious D, after impressing singer Jack Black with their performance in Christchurch’s Cathedral Square. Black (School of Rock, King Kong) has been touring Australasia in support of his upcoming film Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny. “I felt like fainting,” said Tetley after being approached by Black’s agents, “It was the best feeling in the world.” Tetley and Philpott, winners of last year’s St Albans School talent quest, list their musical influences as AC/DC, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin. Black played a teacher who turns his class into a rock band in the hit 2003 comedy School of Rock.