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MOTOWN’S NEW SOUND: THESE ROSES BY GIN WIGMORE

I love me some Gin. But this gin is the only Gin I’m allowed. Real gin makes me cry.

Thankfully, there is  pop star Gin Wigmore, to remind me  that a Gin a day, keeps  the stress away. (It’s the rule the dearly departed Queen Mother used to live by! And she lived to be a hundred!) 

The exquiste songstress, Gin Wigmore, from New Zealand has just been signed to Motown Records. Quite unusual for  a blue eyed blondie from down under, but Gin is different. The girl has husky soul.

It’s  an honor for New Zealand to produce an artist to be positioned and sit alongside such Motown greats, like the Jackson  5, Smoky Robinson et al. Now,we have Gin Wigmore  – a Motown legend in the making.

Just listen to These Roses by Gin Wigmore. She’s like Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga fused together and her star is on the rise. I love great new music.  I love people who can actually sing live. I love Gin Wigmore. 

To discover more amazing pop songstresses from New Zealand where Gin Wigmore hails  from and to check their amazing talent in song writing out, go here.

To purchase Gin Wigmore’s debut album - Download her EP on ITunes. Enjoy!

horiwood’slatest tweet on twitter is: ”@solangeknowles @siamusic there’s a new girl in town, gin wigmore: http://bit.ly/ZyLi1″less than 5 seconds ago from web


MUSIC: BROTHER BY SMASH PROOF + GIN WIGMORE

Gin Wigmore has got a unique sound. She sounds even more fierce with Smashproof of New Zealand. This is the longest standing #1 New Zealand pop music hit, in the history of New Zealand homegrown music. Love that KiwiPop sound, and Gin Wigmore is a stunner. 

At the recommend of my girlfriend, Dale, via twitter, here’s Miss Gin. She is New Zealand’s version of Duffy, but like all things in New Zealand, she’s much prettier and grittier in her authenticnesss of course! Go Gin Wigmore!

To discover more Kiwi pop songstresses and their amazing talent in music, go here.

dale717@horiwood Groovy! C u’ve been profiling Kiwi artists – have you heard of Gin Wigmore? Download her EP on ITunes – just signed with Motown!11:52 PM Aug 13th from web in reply to horiwood


THE HORIWOOD TOP 10 – SAT 8.15.09

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Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston share an uncanny similarity in the same taste in…. leather dresses. Funny that. Here’s the top 10 posts on Horiwood.Com today here in Hollywood, LA, California.

1. V MAGAZINE OUT TAKE: LADY GAGA PIC

2. VANESSA HUDGENS GROWS UP IN HER FILM ROLE CHOICES

3. FARRAH FAWCETT COVERS PEOPLE MAGAZINE

4. TWILIGHT’S KELAN LUTZ FLAUNTS HIS SEXY

5. ZOE KRAVITZ- BOHEMIAN ROCK CHIC – NEW YORK FASHIN WEEK

6. THE VAMPIRE LIST: THE 20 TOP VAMPIRES OF ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY

7. BRITNEY SPEARS LOSES 20 POUNDS IN 4 WEEKS

8. ZAC EFRON: WALKS THE LINE IN HOLLYWOOD

9. SMASHPROOF – IT’S FRIDAY IN HOLLYWOOD

10. TOP RANKING CELEBRITIES LIST FOR 2009

horiwood’slatest tweet on twitter is: “dale k has become a redhead in wellington, new zealand. woah! somebody’s gotta bottle that degree of hotness asap. :)less than 5 seconds ago from webAngelinaJolieBradPittHollywoodLALeather1


LADYHAWKE’S BACK OF THE VAN JUST ROCKS!

New Zealand pop star, Lady Hawke’s song Back of The Van is making me a little homesick today in Hollywood. Here she is performing at Koko.

Lovesit! Go girl!

To visit LadyHawke’s home country, go here. To fly there go here. To enjoy, get there.


SMASHPROOF – IT’S FRIDAY IN HOLLYWOOD

New Zealand hip hop band Smashproof have a sound that would rock LA Freeways in peak drive time. Nice to see Maori and Polynesians creating world class hip hop music in the Aotearoa hood.

Sing it up my brothaz! We’re listening to you in Hollywood. :)


RETRO KIWI POP: SLICE OF HEAVEN

The reggae band Herbs and music legend, Dave Dobbyn once collaborated down under in New Zealand for the animated movie, Footrot Flats by cartoonist and filmmaker Murray Ball. It’s a film about a farm dog who is in love and his farmer owner, whose also in love.

Kinda like a Shakespearean play really where the major story line parodies the minor storyline. The dog is the star though. Of course!

The movie’s title song is called a Slice of Heaven. It’s an oldie but a goodie. Let’s press play on this retro Kiwi Pop hit, here in Hollywood.

Kiwi Pop is world famous ya’ll. You know it! By the way, Herbs are a hori (Maori band). So…… Enjoy!


MAORI MUSIC WE LOVE: HINEWEHI MOHI’S KOTAHITANGA SOUNDS GOOD IN HOLLYWOOD!

I love me some Hinewehi Mohi. She brings the ethereal vocals of a Maori princess to the techno electro beats of an Underground UK night club world.

When this song is on full blast in Hollywood, the Latino’s all turn around and stare. You just know that Shakira would just totally pop her hips to Hinewehi’s unique sound and beautiful music.

Hinewehi Mohi of the group Oceania is just so stunning in every way. She’s like a walking aria whose heart is warmer and brighter than her amazing vocal talent.

I love wahine (Maori women) who can sing. They are the 8th wonder of the world. They are found richly in Aotearoa, New Zealand.


THE HORIWOOD TOP 10 – WED 8.12.09

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Robert Pattinson and Megan Fox may be the pick for hottest actor and actress by American teens at The Teen Choice Awards, this week, but it’s your own choices on Horiwood.Com tonight that show your eclectic tastes in entertainment and celebrity news. Love it!

These results, perhaps shows we have a very diverse global audience going on in Hollywood on this website tonight. Namste India! Welcome.

1. DAVID BECKHAM’S NEW DO

2. BOLLYWOOD’S MALLIKA SHERAWAT COMES TO HOLLYWOOD

3. BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE AT THE CHAPEL

4. AT 51, SHARON STONE TRUMPS MADONNA ON THE COVER OF FRENCH MAG, PARIS MATCH

5. MEGAN FOX RESENTS HOLLYWOOD STEREOTYPING

6. VANESSA HUDGENS GROWS UP IN HER FILM ROLE CHOICES

7. LADYHAWKE CONTINUES THE BLONDE POP TRADITION OF NEW ZEALAND’S SHARON O’NEIL

8. THE OBAMA GIRLS ARE TARGETED FOR A NUTRITION ACT CAMPAIGN

9. TWILIGHT ECLIPSE’S SHOCKING CASTING NEWS: Q’ORIANKER KILCHER LUCKS OUT ON THE LEAH CLEARWATER ROLE TO JULIA JONES

10. KIM KARDASHIAN’S JLO TRANSFORMATION IS COMPLETE

horiwoodlatest tweet is: “Was in the valley today. Woah! Heat. Couldn’t wait to get to the top of Mulholland and feel the breeze of Hollywood cooling my hori head!less than 5 seconds ago from web


LADYHAWKE CONTINUES THE BLONDE POP TRADITION OF NEW ZEALAND’S SHARON O’NEIL

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Like New Zealand music icon, Sharon O’Neal, indie popstar LadyHawke also of New Zealand, is a blonde on a mission of original song writing ability with a distinctly down under pop sound.

We love her.

Kiwi blonde girls are unbeatable with their originality in music. Look out Lady Gaga! Sharon O’Neils big hit, Maxine, from 1983 was on the TV when LadyHawke was born.

And don’t even get me started on my favorite Indie pop star brunette Kiwi girls. Nothing can compare to Brooke Fraser, Boh Runga, Bic Runga and Pearl Runga’s songwriting abilities.

Like LadyHawke, these girls know how to pic up guitars and write world inspiring lyrics. Check them out too. They’re gem cutters of soulful song. When you grow up in beautiful, New Zealand, dubbed God’s Own (or A Slice of Paradise), you can’t help but capture a snapshot of life in pretty songs. All these pop princesses do that so well. It goes with the the territory.

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[Horiwood is a Maori New Zealander living in Hollywood. We call Maoris horis back in New Zealand. To travel to New Zealand,  one of the prettiest adventure tourism destinations on the planet on your next vacation, go here.]

Horiwood’s four favorite Maori divas are: Cherith Vaha’akolo, Moana Maniapoto, Hinewehi Mohi and Whirimako Black.


WHAT’S KIWI POP STAR BROOKE FRASER UP TO?

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brookefraserI have never before stayed in a hotel where the lobby/elevator music is all Josh Groban, all the time.about 1 hour ago from web


10 HOT POSTS RIGHT NOW

PrinceHarryPoloChampAfter checking out Ground Zero today, planting a tree and then onwards and upwards for a visit to the Harlem Children’s Zone in New York City, Prince Harry hit the field today, competing in the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic on Governor’s Island.

The prince assisted on the final goal, pushing his charity Sentebale’s team to a 6-5 victory against team Black Watch at the last minute. His momma, the late Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales would have been so proud.

He’s just like her. Here’s 10 Hot entertainment posts here in Hollywood right now are:

1. PRINCE HARRY SAYS TAKE ME TO HARLEM

2. SUSAN BOYLE’S RUNNER UP PERFORMANCE

3. THE HORIWOOD TOP 10 – SAT 5.30.09

4. AUDIO BOOKS ARE DOWN 30% BUT TAYLOR SWIFT HAS THE ANSWER

5. RANDY SPELLING IS A BEVERLY HILLS LIFE COACH

6. KANYE WEST IS A POET SET TO MUSIC HE SAYS

7. OCTO-MEL CREATES … OCTO-SANA, THE SINGING MOM!

8. EARLIER TODAY… 10 HOT POSTS RIGHT NOW

9. CIARA’S KENTUCKY FANTASY CHICKEN DEAL

10. ONE OF THE POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT THE GOSSELINS


10 HOT POSTS RIGHT NOW

OprahWinfreySusanBoyleThe world needs Susan Boyle on the Oprah Show performing live to calm its shocked nerves down after SuBo got robbed of her rightful Crown in Britain’s Got Talent.

Anyway, on this side of the pond in Tinsel Town… here’s 10 Hot Posts Right Now in the entertainment world here in Hollywood on Horiwood.Com. Enjoy! :):

1. MILEY CYRUS IS #1 TWEEN QUEEN IN NEW POLL

2. SUSAN BOYLE LUCKS OUT ON BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT CROWN

3. TWILIGHT FRIDAY: ROBERT PATTINSON’S $28,000 KISS

4. IT’S ALL ABOUT SONG CHOICES & DUET PARTNERS NOW FOR SUSAN BOYLE’S FIRST FORTUNE “SAYS” COWELL!

5. GUEST COMMENTARY: GRABBY OLD FART BLOGGER ON TEENAGERS PIERCINGS – TOO FUNNY!

6. DIVERSITY RIPS OFF JANET JACKSON TO BEAT SUBO!

7. DIVERSE TALENT: NESIAN MYSTIK ROCK!

8. ONE OF THE POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT THE GOSSELINS

9. LEAKED RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN PICS OF HAPPIER TIMES

10. SUSAN BOYLE’S RUNNER UP PERFORMANCE


DIVERSE TALENT: NESIAN MYSTIK ROCK!

Nesian Mystik who are Polynesian like big star, The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) is in Hollywood have a very unique and diverse hip hop Polynesian sound.

What do you think. Like them? They have a nice Hawaii-like Young Barack Obama sound. It’s VERY NOW.

Now that’s DIVERSITY Simon Cowell in a Britain’s Got Talent Show! That’s how it’s truly done. Original and diverse music created from the soul of minorities. That gives the world hope! Poor Scottish Susan Boyle in a rigged UK talent show… getting runner up! What we’re they thinking?!


10 HOT POSTS RIGHT NOW

MeganFoxIPhone1. THE HORIWOOD TOP 10 – FRI 5.22.09

2. MARIE OSMOND’S DAUGHTER JESSICA LOOKS LIKE BETTY SUAREZ!

3. LOL! GENITALIA + MORMON + JEWISH + GAY + CHUY = CHELSEA LATELY TV FORMAT?

4. TWILIGHT FRIDAY: ROBERT PATTINSON’S $28,000 KISS WITH KRISTEN STEWART IN NEW MOON

5. IS CLAY AYKEN A TAD BIT JEALOUS OF ADAM LAMBERT?

6. JOHNNY BORRELL OF RAZORLIGHT ROCKS!

7. FERGIE’S FREAKY AMERICAN IDOL FINGERNAILS ARE A RIGHT TRIP!

8.QUOTE OF THE DAY 1: MEGAN FOX ON OLIVIA WILDE

9. QUOTE OF THE DAY 2: OLIVIA WILDE ON MEGAN FOX

10. GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE & TOUCH LIVES TODAY


JOHNNY BORRELL OF RAZORLIGHT ROCKS!

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Love his tee shirt. A great message with good music! Go Razorlight’s Johnny Borell! Who doesn’t want to Save The World, right? Yes We Can! :) [Getty images]


SURVEY RESULTS: 1,015,121 PEOPLE USE HORIWOOD.COM EACH DAY, FEB-APRIL 2009

According to Alexa website traffic monitoring services, Horiwood.Com has averaged 1,015,121 people viewing its pages each day from the period surveyed of February-April. Alexa’s survey findings reveal that online users from the UK, USA, Canada, Croatia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand seek out Horiwood.Com for Hollywood Entertainment and Celebrity News worldwide. Hi China and India too!

If you’d like to adverstise on the website, email sam to do this  at horiwood@live.com

Thank you for being a part of the Horiwood.Com community. Here’s the band, The Mutton Birds, with their haunting ballad Anchor  Me. Their  song writing is exquisite.


THE HORIWOOD TOP 10 – WED 5.6.09 PM

bea-arthurRemember to always live a great life. Like Bea Arthur of The Golden Girls, greatness will not be forgotten. Hollywood Entertainment Celebrity News was voted on and ranked by over a million of you today as follows. Thanks Team :)

TWILIGHT/ NEW MOON HOT LINKS: TWILIGHT NEWS: TWILIGHT & NEW MOON TOP 10 ON HORIWOOD.COM 5.6.09

LADY GAGA HOT LINKS: LADY GAGA NEWS BOWQUET

HORIWOOD’S TOP 10 TODAY ARE:

1. PIMP UR SWINE FLU MASK! TOO FUNNY

2. SEXING UP THE VIRGIN BRAND LIKE KANYE WEST. RICHARD BRANSON & DENNI PARKINSON

3. KATE GOSSELIN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT JON’S ALLEGED AFFAIR

4. CLOSE UP OF LADY GAGA’S WTF ZIP EYE!

5. MEL GIBSON’S SINGING TALENT, OKSANA GRIGORIEVA IS A PRINCESS

6. A CASE OF BEAUTY PAGEANT PUPPETRY? KEITH LEWIS VS CARRIE PREJEAN

7.TAYLOR SWIFT – COURAGE TO LOVE HER FINE SELF AFTER JOE JONAS

8.FOR GIRLS ALL OVER THE WORLD, RIHANNA SHOULD BE SEEN TO COOPERATE WITH POLICE

9. SUPERSTAR CATHERINE HEIGL IS GRAY-CIOUS

10. SCOTTISH TELLY BRINGS SUSAN BOYLE’S FIRST INTERVIEW

BONUS HORIWOOD POSTS:

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THE HORIWOOD TOP 10 – WED 4.29.09

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Today in Hollywood we celebrate President Barack Obama’s First 100 Days in Office. We live in exciting times. Nothing is impossible, and 100 Days later, the magic of YES WE CAN burns brighter with hope for the world than ever. Today is a record breaking day on Horiwood.Com. Thank you all for being the active reason for this entertainment news website’s development, passion and life.

Peace ya’ll. Sam Cruickshank of Horiwood.Com 

1. STEFANI GERMANOTTA – UNDERNEATH LADY GAGA’S PLATINUM WIGS

2. TWILIGHT NEWS: TWILIGHT & NEW MOON’S TOP 10 ON HORIWOOD.COM 4.29.09

3. SUPERSTAR KATHERINE HEIGL IS GRAY-CIOUS

4. CHELSEA HANDLER’S BIRTHDAY SUIT HAS ALLURE

5. LADY GAGA NEWS BOW-QUET: VIVA LA VIDA BABY! 4.29.09

6. ART PIC – SALVADOR DALI

7. MILES TO GO: MILEY CYRUS GOES JOGGING IN TOLUCA LAKEE WITH JUSTIN GATSON

8. SALVADOR DALI: THE PERSPECTIVE OF PROPORTION

9. THANK GOD ALMIGHTY, SLAVERY IS A BUST! ARTIS LANE IS ONE HOT OCTOGENARIAN ARTIST!

10. TIE A PETA TRIES TO BUTT THEIR NOSE INTO OCTO-MOM’S FAMILY BUSINESS

10. TIE B: NESIAN MYSTIK – POLYNESIA’S GREATEST BOY  BAND

BONUS POSTS: 12. PEREZ HILTON IS GOING BALD. BORROWS LADY GAGA’S HAIR BOW. TOO FUNNY!  (more…)


FIERCE! LADY HAWKE’S PARIS IS BURNING!

I like Lady Hawke of New Zealand. She’s got an original sound, that hollars back to the fierceness of the 80s and she’d go down well in New York City and LA’s underground Viper Room clubs. Let’s wurq it Kiwi blondie! Nice musique! Here’s Lady Hawke’s Paris is Burning to get your wheels spinning in drive time LA traffic!


THE HORIWOOD TOP 10 – MON 4.27.09 PM

Hollywood Entertainment News and Celebrity News from Hollywood has never been more exciting on Horiwood.Com today, with a record breaking 10% growth rate to the website today. Thanks Team. You rank your news stories of interest and I’ll keep bringing them to ya, how you like it. To celebrate your record breaking choices, here’s some retro Split Enz of New Zealand (Neil Finn of Crowded House and his bro Tim Finn) in a song that I could see Lady Gaga busting out with, called I Got You! I love their Susan Boyle Hairy Angel eyebrows (before the pluck!) don’t you?! :) Here’s how you ranked your news today here in Hollywood.

HORIWOOD’S  TOP 10 POSTS TODAY ARE:

1. STEFANI GERMANOTTA – UNDERNEATH LADY GAGA’S PATINUM BLONDE WIGS

2. SUPERSTAR KATHERINE HEIGL IS GRAY-CIOUS

3. TWILIGHT NEWS: TWILIGHT & NEW MOON TOP 10 ON HORIWOOD.COM 4.27.09

4. IS LADY GAGA BISEXUAL? HER POKE-HER-FACE ACTION IN PICS

5. IS BRITNEY SPEARS TAMPON HANGING OUT?

6. SUSAN BOYLE NEWS. AFTER A PLUCK SHE MASTERS THE PAPARAZZI DUCK

7. ART PIC – SALVADOR DALI

8. FOR GIRLS ALL OVER THE WORLD, RIHANNA SHOULD BE SEEN TO COOPERATE WITH POLICE

9. BEYONCE’S I AM TOUR – SET LIST!

10. MILES TO GO: MILEY CYRUS GOES JOGGING IN TOLUCA LAKE WITH JUSTIN GATSON

BONUS POSTS:

11. MILEY CYRUS’ MIDAS TOUCH MAKES HER THE TWEEN STARMAKER IN HOLLYWOOD

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UR #1 AGAIN! HORIWOOD.COM THANKS YOU!

To celebrate a second, #1, record breaking day in a row on Horiwood.Com, here’s STELLAR from New Zealand and our girl BOH RUNGA, to rock us into Friday night with their hit, EVERY GIRL. A big thanks to your loyalty on Horiwood.Com and our growth together. You Rawk!


PERFECT HOLLYWOOD SUMMER MUSIC – NESIAN MYSTIK – NESIAN 101

Nesian Mystik, Polynesia’s greatest boy band in the world, have a unique Pacific Island blend of hip hop music from New Zealand. It’s perfect to listen to in the sunny Californian weather of Hollywood. You can’t beat that ukulele outro. Cute! Here’s their hit, Nesian 101. From New Zealand to the City of Angels with love, from Horiwood.Com  :)


YOU’RE #1 ON HORIWOOD.COM – ITS BEEN A RECORD BREAKING DAY TODAY. THANK YOU ALL

To celebrate your #1 record breaking day on Horiwood.Com, here’s New Zealand’s Kiwi-Aussie girl, Brooke Fraser, singing: Saving the World (Legendado Português), with Portugese subtitles. So pretty! Enjoy & THANKS GUYS & GIRLS. luvu back!

xox Sam

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NESIAN MYSTIK: FRESH FROM HOLLYWOOD VIA NEW ZEALAND … ITZ ON! TONIGHT ON HORIWOOD.COM!

Here’s Polynesia’s freshest Boy Band, Nesian Mystik, with their #1 hit song, “It’s On!” singing in the Horiwood Top 10 for Wednesday, 22nd July 2009.

See below’s post, or click here –> THE HORIWOOD TOP 10 – WED 4.22.09 to celebrate what we’re talkin about tonight in Hollywood.

Nesian Mystik’s unique Polynesian hip hop sound (more…)


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