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Taika Waititi's 'Wilderpeople'; Perfume Genius; Musicians v. YouTube
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Taika Waititi's 'Wilderpeople'; Perfume Genius; Musicians v. YouTube

New Zealand filmmaker Taiki Waititi went from HBO's "Flight of the Concords" to the next "Thor" but along the way he made the sweet indie comedy "Hunt for The Wilderpeople;" Musician Mike Hadreas aka Perfume Genius opens up about being bullied and embracing his queer identity; Big name musicians take on Youtube and the DMCA

Taika Waititi, writer/director of "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" on set in New Zealand.
Taika Waititi, writer/director of "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" on set in New Zealand.
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New Zealand filmmaker Taiki Waititi went from HBO's "Flight of the Concords" to the next "Thor" but along the way he made the sweet indie comedy "Hunt for The Wilderpeople;" Musician Mike Hadreas aka Perfume Genius opens up about being bullied and embracing his queer identity; Big name musicians take on Youtube and the DMCA

Director Taika Waititi 'felt a bit like Herzog' while filming 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople'
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“Hunt for the Wilderpeople” has been doing great business in its home country of New Zealand — and it hits American theaters this week.
Perfume Genius channels trauma from being bullied into inspiration for his music
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The Seattle based artist Mike Hadreas will be performing at The Broad's Nonobject(ive): Summer Happenings event on Friday, June 24.
Influential musicians band together against YouTube over lax DMCA rules
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Musicians and record labels believe that YouTube, Google’s video sharing platform, isn’t paying a fair share to artists for the music YouTube users listen to for free.