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3 WWE WrestleMania 28 Collectors Edition DVDs

The two biggest Superstars of their generation – The Rock and John Cena – collide, in the most anticipated match in WWE history. WWE Champion CM Punk faces off against Chris Jericho in the explosive clash of revolutionaries that will finally determine which man truly is ‘The Best in the World’.

Plus, Daniel Bryan defends his title against the 2012 Royal Rumble winner, the ruthless Sheamus, who’ll have to fight through The Submission Specialist’s tactics to claim his first ever World Heavyweight Championship. Witness the extraordinary, as WWE takes over Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida for WrestleMania XXVIII.

The Collector’s Edition 3-disc set includes the complete 2012 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony, a bonus match from WrestleMania, and more.

3 pairs of Skullcandy headphones

Don’t be one of those annoying people who play music straight out of their phone in public places! Plug yourself in to your own little world of awesome tunes with a pair of Skullcandy headphones.

4 DVD packs, each containing Monte Carlo and The Adventures of Tintin.

Based on the series of books The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, and directed by Steven Spielberg, this film is a must-see. Peter Jackson is even one of the producers, so you know it will be good. Starring Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) as Tintin, the young reporter whose pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace) as the villain, Red Rackham.

Monte Carlo stars Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy, as three friends posing as wealthy socialites in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Based loosely on the novel Headhunters by Jules Bass and featuring the song Who Says by Selena Gomez & The Scene, this is one for the rom-com lovers.

5 Lego Ninjago: Rattlecopter

Everyone knows you’re never too old for Lego!

Lord Garmadon’s son Lloyd is getting away with the golden Constrictai staff – until he gets cornered by Fang-Suei, a fearsome soldier of the Fangpyre snake tribe. Will Lloyd taste the bite of Fang-Suei’s Rattlecopter and his mini-snake minions? Help Kai to swoop in on his fire-powered jetpack to snatch the staff and rescue Lloyd! Beware of the Fangpyre’s bite and its power to turn people into snakes! Grab the staff and the anti-venom hidden inside as you blast out of there! Includes Kai ZX, Lloyd Garmadon and Fang-Suei minifigures, Rattlecopter, golden Constrictai staff, three weapons, two mini-snakes and jet-pack.

Dominate Hair Products

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5 Puss in Boots DVDs

Way before Puss ever met Shrek, our suave and furry feline hero goes on a swashbuckling ride. He teams up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty Softpaws to steal the famed goose that lays the golden eggs. With the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton.

1 Palmers Cocoa Butter pack

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Some Nights

The hit single from this album, We Are Young, featuring Jannele Monaé, is amazing. In fact, it’s so good that when Glee covered it, this was their top-selling track from the season. It was also the first rock song to top the singles chart in the U.S. since Nickleback’s How You Remind Me in 2001.
Unfortunately, that’s as far as the album goes. It falls quickly into being just another emo-feeling album which would have performed well five years ago. I was disappointed that We Are Young was a one-off in both impact and original style. The rest of the album seriously fails to deliver. Maybe that’s just being mean; If you like the idea of MCR-meets-Green Day, you’ll probably like it.
The lead singer’s voice is pretty strong; he’d leave Adam Lambert in his dust, particularly in the anthemic lead single. But check out some lyrics from the title track: “Some nights I rule the world/ With bar lights and pretty girls/ But most nights I stay straight/ And think about my mom/ Oh God I miss her so much”. Hmmm.
Luckily for us in the digital age, we’re able to buy just one song without any other rubbish tacked onto it. And it’s a darn good song – one that may play a very important part in moving contemporary music back towards anthems and original song-writing, rather than remixes of remixes. – ZANE POCOCK

The Menzingers
On the Impossible Past

The Menzingers’ third full-length album takes their melodic punk rock sound to a new level. They play a very accessible style of punk, appealing to a broad audience. They combine a very 90’s punk rhythm section with melodic lead guitar licks to create interesting pieces. The album has the anthemic choruses the punk genre is well known for, but the verses are long and slower than we are used to from punk bands.
The songs describe a broad range of topics, from Greek mythology to World War II. Songs such as Ava House have blues-driven lead guitars and interesting bass lines. Other songs, such as Sun Hotel have more of a classic punk feel; upbeat from the start to the end.
The stand-out and most talked about song, Gates, begins with an arpeggiated guitar intro, slowly building into the chorus. The lyrics describe a lonely life, with the instruments adding to the atmosphere with over-driven blues licks. Not the usual song found on a punk record.
Overall this is a great album, with something for everyone, from the classic punk lover to the pop rock fan. – ANDREW NEVERMAN

The Black Seeds
Dust and Dirt

The 5th studio album from NZ’s power house reggae outfit encompasses everything the group are well known for – and more. They have been quite bold in exploring new sounds while still keeping that feelgood, catchy reggae vibe through out the album.
Opening track Out of Light draws you in, with its simplistic drum beat and interesting soundscape. Pippy Pip has finger clicks, hand claps and a very addictive horn line that just makes you want to get up and dance. The Bend goes down a funkier path and then we have the super- fun instrumental track Loose Cartilage which really highlights the outstanding musicianship in the band. It introduces us to a dirtier guitar tone from Mike Fabulous and a driving Motown beat. Frostbite has a nice, heavy bassline that drives the song and highlights the old adage ‘less is more’.
All and all this is another great album from The Black Seeds and one that will be on high rotation at my place. – DAVID MORGAN

The Mars Volta
Noctourniquet

 
The Mars Volta combine unleashed aspects of their earlier works with the accessibility of Octahedron to deliver this absolute musical gift.
Noctourniquet bears all the creeping atmospherics and wild, latin-infused wailings characteristic of Mars Volta. The Whip Hand’s electronic bass riff pulsates villainously in the background, before exploding into a memorable protestation by vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala in I Am a Landmine. My personal favourite is the ballad-esque Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound, where a nostalgic country vibe ascends “higher than mountains” into a despairing but powerful chorus.
No Mars Volta song is one-sided; the tracks are constantly changing and adapting to those transformations until some conclusive mushroom cloud effect is reached. In Absentia is no exception; the beginning is heard through a distortion filter, placing the listener in a sort of trance, before withdrawing sound from this bubble and calling in an almost desperate prayer to Dasehra.
We’re told there’s no such thing as perfection, but this album is sure close to it – HOLLY HUNTER

Sean Paul
Tomahawk Technique

It’s been ten years since the Jamaican-born superstar burst onto the reggae/pop scene and with his fifth album, Sean Paul shows no signs of slowing down. Now he shifts more into the dance scene, collaborating with producers Benny Blanco, Rico Love and Stargate, who have previously worked with artists such as Katy Perry and Rihanna. The result is a collection of fresh club-banging hits, mixing Sean Paul’s reggae flavour with that typical beat you’d usually hear from any David Guetta or LMFAO song.
The first single Got 2 Luv U is the perfect song to kick off the album; its catchy tune will stick in your head for hours. The beats continue to flow with party tracks such as Body and Put It On You, and Kelly Rowland lends her voice for the RnB track How Deep is Your Love. Sean Paul sings a lot more of the choruses than ever before. It’s a bold move for him, although he pulls it off well, hitting notes a lot higher than you’d expect.
Guaranteed a good listen from start to finish, fans will be pleased to hear that Sean Paul still keeps it burnin’ after all these years – DAVID ENG

Estelle
All of Me

 
No one could resist London rapper and singer Estelle, when she featured with Kanye West in the hit song American Boy. Now she is back with her new album, but is this still the Estelle who’s soul and beat we all fell in love with?
All of Me includes a mixture of genres, from upbeat dance to warm soul. Interludes feature young Americans talking about their dating experiences, relationships and ambitions, reminding me of an old Lauryn Hill CD I used to listen to. The album begins with fast, addictive songs, then slows the pace right down to focus on Estelle’s soulful singing and emotional lyrics.
The rest of the album never seems to recover its energy. It is tired and repetitive, like something that would play in the background of a deserted shopping mall. It is listen-able and fun, but lacks a uniqueness,  condemning it to the  listenable pile.
Estelle’s career is young. Throughout her album potential looms, but it is a matter of finding a carefully made glove that Estelle fits, rather than squeezing her into a shape that doesn’t work.  – ELOISE CALLISTER-BAKER

JUSTICE AND UTU
BY DAVID HAIR

The fourth book in the Aotearoa series is a hybrid of historical fiction and fantasy. It follows the adventures of Maitu Douglas a ‘young Adept’ (a boy possessed of ancient magic) as he travels between modern day NZ and a fantastical version of our past, dubbed ‘Aotearoa.’
This is an interesting premise and was coupled with an engaging style of writing; an author not scared to play with his reader’s sense of time or place meant a text that kept me on my toes. Despite a definite feeling of adventure, I found it difficult to believe in either the place or characters. It was unnerving recognising some elements – such as Governor Grey and his history – but being thrown off balance grappling with the concepts of Adepts and Warlocks.
Overall, I enjoyed the possibilities the book offered and felt it highlighted a definite need for historical Kiwi fiction for young adults. There needs to be more books targeted this way which engage we young people in our history for what it is, not with the added colours, flavours and preservatives of popular culture – HENRIETTA BOLLINGER

REACH
BY HUGH BROWN

 
“Socially awkward” (yet striking and good-natured) teenager Will Clarke is estranged from his parents and is – as teenagers are – going on a journey of self-discovery. I could see from the offset that this was adhering to a couple of storylines I’d read before. When we officially meet Harry Potter for the first time he could merely be a struggling but special young boy, similarly so could Rick Riodan’s Percy Jackson, or, closer to home, VM Jones’ Buddy who also struggles with disconnection from his family.
So, I waited for Brown’s point of difference. And he made me wait. Eventually, his multiple strands of plotline tied themselves neatly together in a satisfying conclusion, although I felt him dragging metaphorical feet.
His style and characterisation reminded me of Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider and would probably appeal to the same readers. I really appreciated the occasionally glimmers of sharp banter between the characters and would have loved to see more of it. I was instead frustrated by characters stopping to explain themselves in an otherwise flowing text.
Reach is definitely worth a read for the convincing and endearing relationships, particularly between a grandson and his grandparents. I look forward to seeing how Brown’s definite skill in this aspect develops as he continues to write – HENRIETTA BOLLINGER