QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS!

NEONSLEEP is gona be at Rhythm & Vines over New Years, and seeing as were interviewing a few of your heroes, we thought it would be cool to take some of YOUR questions to ask em.
so heres who were interviewing, let us know what you would like us to ask them? this is your chance to ask something totally random. think outside the (music interview) box!

-Santogold
-Late of the Pier
-Digitalism
-Busy P
-DJ Medhi
-Ladyhawke
-Cut Copy

XX NS

POOL PARTY 09

Its summer holidays and I hope everyone has a mad time, BUT be sure to vivid FRIDAY JAN 30th on your mates forehead, as its the next NEONSLEEP X GOOD AS GOLD POOL PARTY.
there will be loads of free drinks and prizes and DJs. So bring ya togs/g bangers, its gona be sizzling! Start the night right! swims whenever but official from 7pm-11pm, and the after party is at GOOD LUCK ft: Marek, Kev fresh, Lotion, Neonsleep.

(oh and merry xmas everyone, ill be posting from R&V over new years)

FEELING THE LOVE!

Got this sweet gift from the FRIED CHICKEN boys last nite. (pre-xmas tree power cut-XPLOSION). amazing!

what are you wishing for this xmas?

1) Fried Xmas-TREE
2) MOSS X LANKY collaby shirt, signed by lanky (ltd ed)
3) grandmas knitted XMAS theme jumper
4) one of those GOATS you send to africa, and dont actually get for yourself
5) Steve Aoki for ___ nights only
6) S.O.B
7) Return of The Helen Clark
8) Neon Sleeps new "recession" jewellery range
9) just a feed to stay alive

YEE - HAW

LOVED LAST NITE! + welcome chicken burger $3.50 @ 6am
THE REST HERE

"KEEP AN EYE OUT..."

I have decided to prepare for Sat nite...

PING PONG V BRUCE LEE

PING PONG

Man, ping pong rulz. I spent 5 months playing on lazy summer days in berlin. The local concrete table was right outside our door waiting for us to SLAY some locals. even had PIG OUT come get velvety at some point:


Anyways my point is that PING PONG COUNTRY is on this SAT at MIGHTY MIGHTY 9pm.
its amazing. come along. bring your bedroom spin techniques!


but remember not everyone can be as good as this guy:

O.G

(note Andy Warhol signature)

Martha Cooper is the original Graffiti photographer, documenting the birth of the art in New York '79-'82 when there was only a few kids doing it. She has released TAG TOWN a book of these images, and they are amazing! check out this interview with her:

Martha Cooper - Interview
by on-point

you may know Martha for this famous photo:

original story by FecalFace

KARAOKE NIGHTMARE!

Wish you could interact on a more meaningful level with your fav band? a casual sing along together? not just another day on singstar, but a day where it all becomes real?



Im so bringing a bag of white bouncy balls to the METRONOMY gig next year.
(woah sounds so far away when you say that):

HOLY TANTRIC FUCK

Holy Fuck was last nite, they were super fun and had everyone bouncing, but i thought Pyramid Scheme really took it to the next level in terms of MORE BAND MEMBERS THAN POLYPHONIC SPREE + LONGER SONGS THAN TOOL + TANTRIC SEX ORGY DANCERS = AMAZING!

all photos here

ROTO-VEGAS

Just got back from vegas yo. pools and bbqs all weekend. nuff said.

HEAVEN!

For those of you that havnt had the pleasure of visiting BAR 25 in BERLIN, here is a video of possibly the greatest club ever:


Outdoor = disco balls / confetti / swings / woah

BRING YOUR A-GAME

Neon Sleep is proud to present to you: A1 BASSLINE. I first met this cat when following PARTYSHANK around last year in London. Theyre shows were so wild, and theyre still only just being discovered. In between shows it looks like A1 is putting his hands to good use. bringing Bassline House to London, a genre that has been around for yonks, but scorned by most, UNTIL NOW. keep your ears peeled. this s*** is about to blow!

myspace.com/a1bassline

MAIN-STREAM

Readers, dont you hate it when even the weather decides to get all MAIN-STREAM up in it?
couldnt (neon)SLEEP last nite because this guy was blowing.

CASSETTE #9

Cassette Number Nine (a NEW bar in Auxland) opened up on the weekend. Its here to promote good times and next level parties. Neon Sleep is even gona do some parties up there next year! The lovely TAMARA got amongst it for the opening night madness. photos here:

AUTHENTIC ARTIST #2

Jeremy Fish is really on point at the moment. Understanding where we came from is important when wondering where we are heading. While "OTHER BLOGS" are worried about 2012, perhaps its time you stepped back to 1880, and kicked it old school.
Kinda like when Marty McFly went back to the Wild Wild West to fix the FUTURE of fashion.
Weve all got a responsibility to make this world a better place.


Be careful when you go back to the future though kids.
Like MEGADEATH once said: "Theres a train of consequences"...


photos of exhibition here

AUTHENTIC ARTIST

Is 2 pencils cheating though? kinda like when you had to write 100 lines at school, and when the teacher wasnt looking you taped 2 pens together so you only had to write 50.

<3 SUMMER

SUMMER = PARTIES AT LUNCHTIME and hanging on the streets. this is sure to bring a smile to your face. I mean look. these cats play on the beach every day! (BYO ice bloks)

TIS THE SEASON

Was wondering whether or not i needed to update my logo for xmas time.
will it give me more hits? more cred amongst santa believers? (under 12yo)
might just steal this santa-hat off STUFFMYSACK.co.nz...

EATING IS THE NEW DRINKING

Hey, im just trying to spot new trends before they go MAINSTREAM. Is Mighty ahead of the pack when it comes to oral entertainment? Is eating toasties the new castlepoint? Will every other bar jump on this trend once it goes 'live'. Is it true there is a 1/2 shot of absynth in every bite? is it true that if you order the triple cheese, you get extra secret ingredients?

If "you could have whatevurr you like" like T.I, what would you order when you "get in the club" like the TUTTS?

MOSS X LANKY

I think Moss Projects bring out some of the raddest Tees in NZ. Always looking for the tasty collaboration, using only the finest in local talent. This time it appears to be Mr. Sean "check yo self before you wreck yo self" Aicken. Literally. This post was supposed to have some sweet broken leg xrays from the Man, but he only checks his emails once a week.. so what can you do?

Do YOU think this collab will be:

A) TEN X better than "jungle fever"
B) TEN X darker than Got Nuthin collab
C) Nearly as good quality as digital photography
D) A bit "grany"
E) just a showcase of old musicians on cotton
F) other?
G) just some ol cats broken leg X-RAYZ

Who will MOSS collab with next?

A) Cobrasnake (everyone wants a piece of him)
B) Crackhouse 4 (post one member O.D)
C) Crackhouse 6 (post one gets pregz)
D) Movember 2008 winner
E) Barrack Obama
F) Sarah palin (2012)
G) Got Sumthin (this time) Redux

I have a dream. to one day collab with Moss X Projects.

GIRL TALK

Girly Talk is coming to little Wellington. Hopefully all the ace people that have left for the summer put hols on pause and come back for one nite! Apparently it will be the best party ever. Apparently he Glad Wraps his PC so that he can sweat on it / fans can spit on it if they dont like the track mix:

Why doesnt GT just get one of those sweet WATERPROOF PC's:

"Im a Hummer"

If you were a Superstar DJ what would your weapon of choice be???

A) PC + Glad Wrap
B) MACBOOK PRO w/ DIM MAK stickers all over (new unibody shell)
C) Commodore 64 assembled by Frase + Bri
D) Nintendo DS
E) Nintendo Wii remote+candles+pc
F) Scratch live like those hillbillys @ G.L
H) CDJ
I) Live Unplugged - like Justice
J) 2 Cassettes and a pencil
K) Flicks beatbox/head mic
L) other?

OR Would you do it all Manually/Live:

THE POST-SHUTTER SHADES ERA

Now that "Auto-Kanye" has left town, its time to reflect on the years that were, now that Kanye himself has moved on from the shutter shades, and left Steve Aoki's T shirt looking dated,
where are we to turn? do we:

A) wear shutter shades to be ironic and start a 5 piece that live in a crackhouse
B) go back to killing the wayfarer
C) wear novelty HEART-SHAPED GLASSES (optional hair in face)
D) combine 2 styles to form '<3 U Kanye' shades
E) pay $____for a one off designer pair that no one has (until next year = $2 shop)

or should we get sponsorship by Oakley and DL auto tune for ourselves:

photos by: NeonSleep, Cobrasnake

DISCO PANDAS

This is the new cover I created for Charlie Ash 'Come Back Lover'.

YOU KNOW YOUVE MADE IT WHEN...

..You get to design a 'toy for the bedroom'. Jeremy Fish has taken it to the next level and burried himself like a beaver. If opportunity came a knocking on your walls, what vibrating vynil friend would you design?

A) Jeremy THE Fish
B) Raving Rabbit
C) Exact replica of ex/overseas boyF.
D) John Key
E) Shaved head britney
F) Kanye West (shutter shades era, for your pleasure)
G) Nas, cos he has more street cred as a RAPPER.
H) other?

photo by FecalFace

HEART BREAKER

You know its close to summer when you see this sort of thing frolicking around.
At least the fashion is a clue as to what could befall you,
as you turn to putty on the pavement. Actually, aside from breaking hearts,
Zoe was down to headline a Neon Sleep party
as part of her highly danceable 3 pce Bionic Pixie. Who could resist?

Zoe wears:
-custom outfit by Fagence
-Gallaz

FRESH OFF THE BOAT

You know those days with no wind.
The ones that happen once or twice a year in Wellington.
Well those are the days when these guys come out.
His Yacht cant sail, so today he's master of the dock-side,
wetting his whistle on PIMS and soda.

Daniel Winkels wears:
-vintage cravat
-vintage Ralph Lauren shirt
-vintage waist coat
-Calvin Klein chinos
-Keds

EVERYTHINGS GOLDEN WITH THE ‘AXE

Golden Axe were back down in Wellington for 2 special gigs. One of which is in a ‘secret WWII bunker’ Summer was in the air, as I bumped into the boys getting in touch with nature on Cuba Street. I was reminded how much easier it is to hook up and do spontaneous things with friends this time of year.

Golden Axe wears:
-Vintage “corporate challenge” cap
-Custom Golden Axe sunglasses
-Perks And Mini T Shirt
-Clarks Desert Boots
-Nike AF1 lo’s

Golden Axe: myspace.com/goldenax