A “subculture” is emerging in Porirua, a city on the North Island of New Zealand, of competitions in which speakers are rigged to cars or bikes and compete to blast the loudest and clea…
Groups of young men in New Zealand are having late night"battles" over who can blast music the loudest and clearest -- including Celine Dion's"My Heart Will Go On."Couple demand refund after 13-hour flight ruined by farting, whiny dogNear, far, wherever they are, residents in one New Zealand city say they can’t get away from the late-night blaring of Celine Dion and reggae music.
“I’m sick of the disturbing of the peace that sometimes goes on for hours,” said one resident who signed a petition calling for the City Council and mayor to silence the nighttime battles. Dion’s songs — like “My Heart Will Go On” — have high treble and little bass, which make them good beats to blast, as is reggae, which doesn’t sound distorted when blared, Paul Lesoa, a founding member of the group Switching Without A TraceS.W.A.T. refers to the group’s ability to “switch” or play their “siren jams,” a style of music consisting of high-pitched remixes of songs played over loud sound systems or “sirens,” according to the outlet.
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