new cds
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The Prize
OdESSA
Second album from NZ four-piece band.
I'll Be Lightning
Liam Finn
Talented musician and magnificent beard-grower.
Rhythm and Rhyme
Batucada Sound Machine
Nothing like Miami Sound Machine.
Kora
Kora
First album from Whakatane brothers.
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Shapeshifter Live
Shapeshifter
All Pro Soundtrack
Z-trip
Features a brilliant remix of Rush's Tom Sawyer.
Once Upon a Time In The West
Hard-Fi
Second album from award-winning UK indie band. The album's cover art was controversial, in that there is none.
The Simpsons Testify
The Simpsons
41 tracks from the later Simpsons series.
So Uncool
Keke Palmer
First album by fourteen-year-old actress.
Metro Station
Metro Station
Popular on MySpace.
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Kala
M. I. A.
Second album from British experimental rapper-songwriter/producer M.I.A.; very well-received critically.
Kanye West
Graduation
Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston
Switches between an Urban-American dialect and a Jamaican accent in his music, notably.
Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
Foo Fighters
Still going strong after all these long, long years.
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Say What You're Thinking
Katchafire
This has done very well on the US Reggae charts
Because I Love It
Amerie
Song titles include; Hate 2 Love U, That's What U R, When Loving U Was Easy, and Losing U.
Heal Me
Salmonella Dub
With limited edition enhanced CD.
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Transformers : The Album
Various
The CD transforms into a frisbee.
The Distant Future
Flight Of The Conchords
Formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo.
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
'She has a soft and clean voice that appeals to most country music fans' - Wikipedia
Hip Hop V : The Collection
Various
'V' is the Roman numeral for '5'. This is a double-CD laden with tracks from mainstream hip hop artists.
Blue On Blue
Cut Off Your Hands
New Zealanders. This four-track EP was produced by Bernard Butler.
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Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
The Cribs
Shake The Foundations
Bulletproof
Life In Cartoon Motion
Mika
Lies For The Liars
The Used
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Hannah Montana 2
Various
Disc one has songs sung by Hannah Montana. Disc two has songs sung by Miley Cyrus, who is the actress playing Hannah Montana. How about that.
Hannah Montana
Various
"Songs from and inspired by the hit TV series," the cover reckons.
My December
Kelly Clarkson
Her December is our July
Now That's What I Call Music 24
Various
Epiphany
T-Pain
Overtones
Just Jack
Long Player
Hollie Smith
Think Before You Speak
Good Shoes
Shine On
Jet
Friendly Fires
So So Modern
A Beautiful Lie
30 Seconds to Mars
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Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys
Fantastic album! Two thumbs up. 10/10.
Back To The Burning Wreck
The Have
Our Place
Adi Dick
Wellington musician and Fly My Pretties collaborator's debut album.
Because Of You
Ne-Yo
Prolific and successful songwriter's second album. A little bit 'R' and a little bit 'B'.
Young Modern
Silverchair
Perhaps Australia's greatest band. Daniel Johns looks great with a beard, doesn't he?
Our Earthly Pleasures
Maximo Park
An English Indie rock band in the same vein as Pulp and Franz Ferdinand.
Music Is My Saviour
MIMS
Dignity
Hilary Duff
"Met with generally positive reviews" - Wikipedia
Minutes To Midnight
Linkin Park
This album sees Linkin Park move away from 'nu-metal'.
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Drips
Drips
"It's pretty good."
Rookie Card
PNC
First album for NZ rap artist. 'PNC' stands for 'Palmerston North City.'
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Second Hand Planet
Opshop
New album from fantastic NZ band. Fantastic!
Move Along
The All-American Rejects
American power pop. "They're cool," says my colleague.
Timbaland Presents : Shock Value
Timbaland
Laden with guest appearances, from Fallout Boy to Elton John.
Dignity
Hilary Duff
More 'dancey' than her previous albums.
The Best Damn Thing
Avril Lavigne
Girlfriend is available in seven different languages, apparently.
Unraveling
Patrice Pike
Did not win Rockstar Supernova.
Interscope Records Presents : Club Bangers
Various
A double-CD compilation of club music. Includes My Humps, unfortunately.
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Charlie ASH
Can Can
Genre-mixing New Zealand band.
Fall Out Boy
Take This To Your Grave
From 2003, this album's title isn't to be taken literally.
DSuper
Straight To The Sun
Waiting For The Weekend Vol. 2.
Various
Twenty tracks to listen to during the week.
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new dvds
Ghost Rider
Rated M
To save his father, stuntman Johnny Blaze makes a deal with Mephistopheles and sacrifices his soul. When it's time for the devil to take his due, he brings Johnny into an epic battle with Blackheart. In the presence of evil, Johnny transforms into a super-strong skeleton with a flaming skull who has the power to defeat Blackheart and his minions.
(Amazon.co.uk)
Spider-Man 3
Rated M
In Spider-Man 3, Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M. J. and his duties as a superhero. But when his suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well.
Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes prideful and overconfident and he begins to neglect the ones he cares about most. As two of the most-feared villains yet, Sandman and Venom, gather unparalleled power of thirst for retribution, Peter's greated battle will become the one within himself.
(DVD cover)
Stomp The Yard
Rated M
After the death of his younger brother, DJ, a troubled but gifted street dancer from L.A., is given a second chance at life when he's introduced to the world of 'stepping' at Truth University. Courted by two rival fraternities who need his street-styled, innovative dance moves to help win the National Step Championship, DJ must learn to stop dancing as an individual and start stepping as part of a team.
With its electrifying dance sequences and heart-felt coming-of-age drama, Stomp The Yard is a must see for fans of films like You Got Served, Bring It On and Drumline.
(DVD cover)
High School Musical : The Concert
Rated G
Be part of an incredible concert event as the worldwide phenomena goes extreme! High School Musical: The Concert invites you behind the scenes and puts you in the middle of the action with a spectacular "Extreme Access Pass."
Bursting with Concert Extras, it includes an amazing interactive feature that puts you in the director's chair and lets you produce your own version of the concert ...
(DVD cover)
Eragon
Rated M
In a kingdom ravaged by darkness and tyranny, one small ray of hope emerges when a mysterious blue "stone" turns out to be the last dragon's egg in existence. Packed with nonstop action, spectacular special effects and an inspiring story about believing in yourself, Eragon will fire up your imagination!
This 2-disc set includes an in-depth documentary, deleted scenes, director's commentary, animatic, storyboards and much more.
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Hoop Dreams
Rated M
Hoop Dreams is the remarkable and highly acclaimed true story of two American teenagers who use their basketball talent to reach for the stars. It is an intimate epic about contemopory inner city culture, about growing up, coming of age, the love and conflict between fathers, and sons, brothers and best friends. It's about winning and losing not just on the court, but in school, at home and ultimately in America.
(DVD cover)
Zathura
Rated PG
While playing a mysterious game discovered in the basement of their old house, two squabbling brothers are suddenly propelled into deepest, darkest space and into the middle of a fantastic journey ... a journey unlike anything they could have imagined! With mind-blowing special effects and based on the best-selling novel by celebrated writer Chris Van Allsburg, Zathura is a "wild-buckle-up-and-blast-off-adventure" that the whole family will enjoy!
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John Tucker Must Die
Rated PG
Aquamarine
Rated PG
It's the end of summer and Clair and Hailer have a major problem. In just five days, Hayley's family is moving halfway around the world! These girls need a major miracle, and they get one in the form of Aquamarine, a beautiful mermaid who washes ashore in a late summer storm. Sweet but clueless to the ways of romance, she offers to grant the girls one wish if they help her find the boy of her dreams. But when they attempt to reel in the cute local lifeguard, the result is something none of them expect ... and they discover that sometimes what you wish for isn't what you really want at all.
(DVD cover)
Macbeth
Rated M
Shakespeare's Macbeth is transposed to the enclosed and passionate world of a top restaurant kitchen. Full of ambition, hierarchy, debauchery and ruthlessness, this film portrays a vibrant and mesmerising world.
Much Ado About Nothing
Rated M
Jilted on their first date three years earlier, Beatrice is horrified when Benedick is invited back into the fold to replace her current co-anchor. Benedick's pompous posturing does nothing to lessen her feelings of loathing.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Rated PG
A family break at a forest retreat and activity centre. Amongst the natural and magical setting of our holiday park, proud parents Theo and Polly Moon are holding a weekedn party to celebrate their daughter Hermia's engagement to her childhood sweetheart, and boy-next-door James.
These adaptations inspired from the original plays bring Shakespeare's stories to the modern day audience.
Stormbreaker
Rated M
Alex Rider is a regular teenager who lives a somewhat mundane life with his guardian and uncle, Ian Rider. Unvle Ian is a boring bank manager type - or so it seems - until he dies under mysterious circumstances.
Alex soon learns that his uncle was actually a supercool spy for Britains secret intelligence service, MI6, and now that want him as his replacement! Unbeknownst to Alex, all those hobbies that Uncle Ian encouraged him to develop have actually prepared him for a career in espionage. His skills in languages, scuba diving, mountaineering and martial arts, mean that he has all the attributes of the perfect spy!
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Hoot
Rated G
When the new kid in town dicovers that a local population of burrowing owls are about to have their home destroyed, he teams up with the resident outcast and the school's offbeat tomboy to take on the town to save the endangered owls. Packed with surprising twists, memorable characters and upbeat humour, Hoot features new music and special cameo performance from music legend Jimmy Buffett.
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Just My Luck
Rated PG
Lindsay Lohan lights up the screen as Ashley, the luckiest girl in Manhattan. but little does she know, her good fortune is about to change. When Ashley shares a kiss at a party with Jake, a bad luck magnet, they miraculously switch paths. Suddenly Ashley is plagued by one hilarious disaster after another, and Jake is headed for fame instead of failure. As she desperately races to find Jake and reverse her misfortune, Ashley discovers that her terrible twist of fate is the luckiest thing that ever happened to her.
(DVD cover)
The Thief Lord
Rated PG
After their mothyer dies, brothers, Bo and Prosper flee their curel anunt and excap to Venice, Italy, acity their mother loved dearly. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of abandoned kids and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord. From their home base of an old cinema theatre, the children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself and change their lives for ever ...
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No. 2
Rated PG
The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties - they don't even fight anymore. Inspired by a dream of her childhood back in Fiji, Nanna demands that her grandchildren put on a big feast at which she will name her successor. the grandchildren reluctantly turn up, but as the day progresses their preparations unravel into chaos and an outraged Nanna calls the whole thing off. That's when everyone realises they have to pull out the stops and give the crazy old lady what she wants, and what they all need. Unfused with the heat and vibrancy of South Pacific, No. 2 is a big-hearted, exuberant story about what it takes to bring family together.
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Stick It
Rated PG
Hayley Graham likes to defy and conquer two things: the law and the laws of gravity. But when she fails on both accounts and faces court, she can't defy her punishment: being sent to the Vickerman Gymnastics Academy, an elite facility run with military regimentation. Here Hayley will re-visit her former life: the one where she almost made it as a World Champion. That is until she walked out on the day of competition, making her entire team lose. So when Hayley turns up at the Academy, the girls aren't pleased to see her ... Hayley is going to have to pull off some verbal gymnastics if she is going to regain the trust of her team and lead them to a victory.
(DVD cover)
Glory Road
Rated PG
Josh Lucas stars as Don Haskins, the charismatic coach of a tiny university, who bucks convention by recruiting the best players he can find who have been shunned by other coaches. Their unlikely success sends shock waves through the sport that follow his underdog team all the way to an epic showdown with the #1 ranked team for the National Championship!
(DVD cover)
Take The Lead
Rated PG
Full of electrifying energy, raw spirit and sizzling dance moves, this inspirational film stars Antonio Banderas as a ballroom dance teacher who takes his classical training to an inner-city school and gives the students something to believe in - themselves.
(DVD cover)
Bring It On: All Or Nothing
Rated PG
Get ready for more fun, attitude and excitement in this all-new comedy! When popular Britney Allen moves from posh Pacific Vista to working-class Crenshaw Heights, her life goes from cheer-topia to cheer-tastrophe. Britney finds herself at odds with her new classmates, especially head cheerleader Camille. But when she wins a spot on the cheer squad and faces her former team in a cross-town cheer-off to star in music sensation Rihanna's upcoming video, only one team can "bring it" and earn a place in cheer history.
(DVD cover)
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The Young Adults section has a huge collection of DVDs, CDs, videos and audio books and kits. DVDs cost 50c each to borrow, other formats (CDs, magazines etc) are free to issue on a young adult or child's card. Some items are restricted by age. We also have some items kept behind the children and young adult inquiries desk at the central library; please ask if there is anything you're after!
We have a listening post in the YA area for teens. Headphones are available from the inquiries desk.
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