The Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment is just about ready to drop their latest AAA game, Quantum Break. José Barbosa gets a first hand demo from the Finnish developer’s head of PR, Thomas Puha. There is a lot of butt shooting. (Music by Purple Planet) This gaming coverage is brought to you with the help … Read more
The latest episode of our bi-weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week they discuss the ghost of The … Read more
Last week people submitting on the proposed Unitary Plan to Auckland Councillors were routinely jeered and shouted at by “the miserables of Kohimarama“. A marathon 7 hour meeting ended with the council backing down and the eventual crippling of Mayor Len Brown’s sanity. Hayden Donnell gingerly offers his two cents. Further reading: Read Alex Johnston’s account … Read more
In his first mobile game review José Barbosa works over Color Switch from Fortafy Games. It’s a mad, bouncing ball dash into the abyss available on both Android and iOS for no dollars. The Spinoff’s gaming coverage is brought to your grabby little hands by Bigpipe, a very non-sweary ISP.
The latest episode of our bi-weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week the two talk are joined by … Read more
Gone is 3News and in it’s place is the gleaming fresh Newshub. Mediaworks has released a 360 degree video tour of the new studio hosted by Hilary Barry and Mike McRoberts. We took it, had a poke around and can now expose the inconvenient truths behind the new studio. (Original video can be found here.)
Nothing delivers authority or menace like a deep, rumbly voice. Join José Barbosa on a journey of discovery, from Black Sails to CSI: Miami, as he celebrates TV’s deepest, most sonorous voices. Click below to enjoy the brand new, extra gravelly season of Black Sails, coming express to Lightbox every Sunday This content, like all … Read more
Alex Casey chats to Quentin Tarantino about dipping his toes in television, and asks if will ever see him commit to the small screen. He’ll never watch it again, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to. Click below to watch Quentin Tarantino’s episode of CSI, available on Lightbox (S05E24) This content, like all our television … Read more
This week Ricky Gervais set lips flapping after he hosted the Golden Globe Awards. José Barbosa sat down and watched the whole bonkers thing to see if Gervais was as controversial as reported. Click below to watch Golden Globe winning show Mr Robot on Lightbox
The fourteenth episode of our weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week the two talk about Taylor Swift, … Read more
James Mustapic of Shorty St Scandal presents his annual awards to the good people of Ferndale in 2015. Gather round all ye doctors, nurses, patients and receptionists of Shortland Street, James Mustapic is here to shine a light on the best storylines, characters and moments from Ferndale this year. From Chris Warner’s “playa days” to Murray’s meatballs, … Read more
The Spinoff is proud to present the exceptional music video for ‘Hold Your Hand in Mine Harry Warner’, the debut pop single from Shorty Street Scandal‘s James Mustapic. More from The Spinoff on Shortland Street: – An interview with James Mustapic about creating this Shortland Street-themed musical magic – Interviewing Shortland Street producer Simon Bennett about tonight’s … Read more
With the much-anticipated Shortland Street finale airing on Monday night, Alex Casey sat down with producer Simon Bennett to talk cliffhangers… on a cliff. The Shortland Street cliffhanger airs Monday on TV2 at 7pm, click here to get up to speed on TVNZ Ondemand This content, like all television coverage we do at The Spinoff, is brought … Read more
The twelfth episode of our weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week the couch is overrun by Bieber … Read more
The eleventh episode of our weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week they are joined by Lawrence Arabia’s … Read more
The ninth episode of our weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week they discuss Keyboard Cat’s addition to … Read more
If you are reading this, it isn’t too late. It isn’t too late to disrobe from your disloyal, multi coloured garb. Fanciful? Yes. Patriotic? Not nearly enough. If you are wearing anything that isn’t a shade of black right now, I suggest avoiding eye contact with everyone on the street. Your laissez faire attitude to … Read more
The Spinoff has the rare and singular pleasure of bringing you a full scene from TV3’s eagerly anticipated sketch comedy ‘Funny Girls’, debuting on TV3 this Friday at 10pm. For the past few weeks I’ve been traipsing across Auckland to bars, breweries and bars, watching a brand new New Zealand comedy being made. It’s a … Read more
The Boobs on Bikes paraded down Auckland’s Queen Street yesterday. Alex Casey and José Barbosa talked to crowd members to get their questions answered. The sun was beating down as the clock struck 12 on Auckland’s Queen Street. It was too hot and I had to keep my jacket on because I had forgotten that my … Read more
The fifth episode of our weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week they discuss water safety, Ellie Goulding … Read more
The second episode of our weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week they discuss Nick Jonas’ shredding situation; … Read more
Jaquie Brown sits down with Leigh Hart to talk about his unhinged comedy show Moon TV. The conversation quickly gets derailed to topics including adult entertainment, sleeping in doggystyle and Leigh’s beautiful eyes. Click here to watch Leigh Hart’s manic creation Moon TV on Lightbox today This content, like everything we do at The Spinoff, is … Read more
Alex and Duncan discuss the 100-joke-per-minute world of 30 Rock, and tell you why the the behind the scenes comedy is a must for any TV fan. Click here to watch 30 Rock on Lightbox today, thanks Meat Cat! This content, like everything we do at The Spinoff, is brought you thanks to the excellent … Read more
The first episode of our weekly pop music chat for umusic, shot and edited by The Spinoff’s own José Barbosa. It involves two pop rookies – The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and bFM’s Joseph Harper – listening to state-of-the-art pop music and having a chat about it. Simple. This week they discuss being drunk in a … Read more
The eighth season of Doctor Who has just arrived to Lightbox, and hitting us all square in the guts like a radiophonic workshop generated sine wave. ‘Tis a time for cheer, but is the verdict still out on Peter Capaldi’s portrayal of our favourite rogue Gallifreyian? José Barbosa examines Capaldi’s first season. Does the actor bring anything … Read more
Alex and Duncan chat about the Lightbox exclusive Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff that couldn’t be further from its brutal televisual brother. Sound like a bit of you? Click here to watch Better Call Saul exclusively on Lightbox today This content, like everything we do at The Spinoff, is brought you thanks to … Read more
Wolf Hall is a BBC drama documenting the power dynamics of the court of Henry VIII. Unfortunately, while the 16th century had many things – the Church, fancy clothes etc – memes were not yet popular. We decided to fix that tragic historical accident by commissioning real life millennial Josh Davis to watch the brooding, … Read more
Alex and Duncan dwell in the darkness of Louie, and tell you why you should get amongst this brutally honest – and sometimes surreal – comedy series. Sound like a bit of you? Click here to start watching Louie on Lightbox today
Alex and Duncan get inside the heads of Peep Show’s Mark and Jez, and tell you why should fall for their dysfunctional, inappropriate charms. Click here to become Lord of the Bus and watch Peep Show on Lightbox today ––––––––– Also: this content, like everything we do at The Spinoff, is brought you thanks to the truly wonderful … Read more