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Breaking news  LA jockey of discs The Gaslamp Killer will be playing two shows in November with support from Crushington. Wellington and Auckland will host the acclaimed Californian DJ on Fri 18 and Sat 19 Nov.  Australian reggae & hip-hop outfit Ebb n Flo will be touring in January.

Accompanied by Willie Hona (The Herbs) and Zion Hill as they play four shows around the country as they celebrate their new album in the House of Love tour.

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 Hollie Smith will be playing two shows in November with support from Grand Rapids, The Nok and more. Thu 17 Nov sees the gang play in Auckland followed by a show in Wellington on Fri 18 Nov.  Luckless and Bond Street Bridge will be touring throughout November through to December. The two bands will play Auckland through to Picton in the upcoming 12-stop tour.

Where to start with Zach Condon? He brings new meaning to melody. He’s made world music his own. He is one of the only people around who can successfully use a brass section without being ripped to shit for it. Some people hate him for being too similar to Bright Eyes, and some people love him for taking the next step. Whether you agree with calls like this or not, it’s hard to deny that Beirut prove themselves time and time again. The band will be playing two shows in Auckland and Wellington in January.

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Wellington’s Glass Vaults have announced the release of a new EP later this month following up their effort last year, Glass. Into Clear will be released through JUKBOXR later this month, and the band is celebrating with two shows this weekend. Auckland hosts the band at St Kevin’s Arcade on Friday with Seth Frightening and Dear Times Waste holding the support reigns, followed by the increasingly popular Space Monster in Wanganui on Saturday with help from Seth Frightening once more and Castlecliff Lights.

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Multi-platinum pop sensation Jason Derulo will be coming to New Zealand this week for a meet and greet and in-store signing at JB-Hi Fi’s Queen Street store in Auckland. The star will be launching his latest album Future History, so if you’re a fan and want a sweet Jason Derulo autograph on your copy, here’s your chance. The 22-year-old reached number three on the NZ singles chart as he follows up his self-titled debut. The singer will be at the store from midday this Friday.

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Critics around the world have been praising everything we’ve heard so far from Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

The boys are heading home from their current residence in Portland, Oregon where they fit right in with the noise-pop scene. The trio will play two shows in mid-December; one at Wellington’s San Fran Bath House and the second at Auckland’s Kings Arms. It’s not every day you get to see them, so get your tickets now before they sell out (which we’re guessing they will).

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The line-up for Australia’s Soundwave festival was announced last week and here’s some of the highlights from the huge bill: System Of A Down, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Hole, Trivium, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Dillinger Escape Plan, Cobra Starship, Lostprophets, Angels & Airwaves, Dashboard Confessional, Limp Bizkit, Steel Panther, Meshuggah, Dragonforce, CKY and plenty more.

Sisters Of Mercy have also signed up, covering for their bail earlier this year. Soundwave moves around Australia from late February to early March in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

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The final acts for the month-long celebration of Flying Nun’s 30th anniversary have been locked in. Shayne Carter will be taking his Last Train To Brockville show down to Christchurch and Dunedin with support from Ghost Club; The Subliminals reform to head on the road with The Clean; Fetus Productions and X Features join the party for one special show joined

by The Verlaines, Solid Gold Hell and The Puddle; Flying Nun’s latest signing Badd Energy will play the New Nun Night in Auckland and Wellington alongside Popstrangers, Grayson Gilmour, T54 and Surf Friends; and finally a series of Flying Nun tribute nights presented by A Low Hum have been added to the month of celebrations including performances from The Phoenix Foundation, She’s So Rad, Delaney Davidson, Golden Axe, Idiot Prayer, O’Lovely, The Eversons and many more.

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And speaking of Soundwave, the first of the flow-over from the festival has started already. Metal icons Lamb of God will be heading to New Zealand for one show in Auckland in March next year. It’s not the band’s first time to the country in their 15 years of long-serving entertainment, but those who’ve seen them before know they’re a sight not to be missed.

Auckland’s Studio plays host with support from The Black Dahlia Murder and Unearth.

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Occupying the streets is happening in a lot of places, and in New York, the Occupy Wall Street protest has seen several big musical acts who have rallied behind the folks on the street. Jeff Mangum, Talib Kweli, Kanye West and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello have all made an appearance in the finance district.

Big Boi has avoided jail time following his August arrest in Miami on drug charges. The rapper has agreed to a plea deal that includes three months of drug testing, community service and a $2000 donation to charity. This sentence follows the two felony drug charges after customs found ecstasy pills, MDMA powder, Viagra and more on his person.

Jack Osborne is becoming a man. A man with a baby. The famous-for-being-the-offspringof-someone-famous star is expecting with his fiancée Lisa Stelly. Osborne has been clean and sober since 2003.

Actor Robyn Malcolm, network bigwigs Julie Christie and Andrew Szusterman, writer James Griffin, entertainment lawyer Tim Riley and agent Imogen Johnson have all been confirmed for ‘An argument about the exportation of NZ Film and Television’, taking place on Saturday 22 October at 12pm down at The Cloud on the Auckland Waterfront. Curated by Oliver Driver, the basic idea is “New Zealand Film and Television is taking the world by storm, we are selling formats, exporting television shows and producing some of the largest and most successful films in the world. However are we doing enough? Is Hollywood exploiting us?

Can we hold our own on the world stage?” The discussion will be free to and attend.

Auckland trio Street Chant are off to demonstrate their chops once again over

in the US. The band has announced that they will be supporting The Lemonheads playing some high profile gigs in Los Angeles and New York. Gigging in the States since mid-October, the Kiwis will play at the CMJ festival prior to heading on the road with the iconic American alt-rockers, and will wind up on Sunday 06 November.

Jarvis Cocker has been hired as the editor-atlarge for UK publishing house Faber & Faber.

The Pulp singer has previously guest-edited poetry submissions for a collection Oxford and Cambridge students work The Mays Anthology, so he’s no stranger to being a wordsmith bigwig. Working with editors Lee Brackstone and Hannah Griffiths, Cocker will join Mystic River author Dennis Lehane in the music publication selective committee.

It’s official – Radiohead will be returning to the studio to do some recording this year. In our weekly Thom Yorke news, the singer told Rolling Stone, “We can get things together quite rapidly at the moment... It would be fun to have them ready when we go to play next year. I don’t know how we would release them. It would be nice to make it all part of the flow and just enjoy it – not think about it too much.”

TVNZ 7’s Back Benches is heading up to Auckland for one show next month. Hosted

by Wallace Chapman and Damian Christie, the free live pub politics show will look at the Auckland Central candidates at the Britomart Country Club on Wednesday 02 November and starts at 9pm. Politicians on the panel will be National’s Nikki Kaye, Labour’s Jacinda Ardern, Denise Roche from the Greens and David Seymour from Act.

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Releases and Re-issues A Finn brothers covers album will be released on Friday 28 October. They Will Have Their Way: The Songs Of Tim & Neil Finn is a twoCD set and includes performances from Goldenhorse, Hollie Smith, Brooke Fraser, Natalie Imbruglia, Stellar*, Jimmy Barnes, Artisan Guns, Kody Nielson and many more.

David Dallas is releasing a deluxe edition of his critically acclaimed album. The Rose Tint Deluxe Edition features all 13 tracks from the original album, four brand new original songs and a second disk containing all The Rose Tint instrumentals. The album will be released in mid-November.

Cobra Khan have announced the release of their new album Adversities. Not much has been heard from the band since 2008’s Helgorithms, so fans can get excited about the new album set for release on Monday 21 November.

Death Cab for Cutie are releasing the Keys and Codes Remix EP with help from Cut Copy. Collecting seven remixes from Codes and Keys, the band have revealed the first of the batch on their website. The first release ‘Doors Unlocked and Open’ is available through iTunes.

The Black Keys will be releasing their new album El Camino in December and is available for pre-order through the band’s website.

GZA’s Liquid Swords will be re-issued through Get on Down later this month. The label has previously re-released the album, but this time it comes on audio-remastered double vinyl with a two-foot replica of the album art.

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Film news A new Bret Easton Ellis film is in the works. The author, whose most famous novel-to-film adaptation would have to be American Psycho, has said that director Roger Avary will be at the helm. Avary has worked with Ellis previously on The Rules Of Attraction and Glitterati, and the duo’s next collaboration will be Glamorama.

World War Z has been in production thanks to (and starring) Brad Pitt. The film has had a couple of hiccups along the way; usual stuff like going over budget, running behind schedule, etc. However, the latest kerfuffle was a real life SWAT team interrupting the shoot due to the realistic appearance of prop firearms. Zombies versus SWAT? That’s basically the plot of the book being adapted anyway. Stupidly, the cameras weren’t left rolling.

An American Reunion trailer is online. Yeah, THAT American franchise still isn’t done. Have a look for it online and try not to be surprised when you still see Jason Biggs jerking off after all these years.

The title for the fifth instalment of Die Hard has been announced – A Good Day to Die Hard. Bruce Willis’ latest dying dilemma will involve Russians and the character’s son getting in a kind of trouble that isn’t actually what it seems. The film starts shooting in January next year and will be released in February 2013. Ah McClane, you’ve done it again.

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WEDNesDAY 19 Taste of New Zealand

Style Pasifika

Naughty By Nature

Victoria Park

Vector Arena

Studio

$36-$82 7:30pm, ticketmaster.co.nz

5:30pm, $25-$95, ticketek.co.nz

Eating is pretty vital to your health. Also it’s loads of fun, and it’s the thing you want to do the most (or at least really high up there) on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Try eating on a Wednesday after you haven’t poisoned yourself – you’ll taste the difference. The Taste of New Zealand starts today.

Best of Pasifika New Zealand will showcase outstanding New Zealand Pacific innovation and creativity through music, fashion, film and more. Wednesday is your last day to check it out.

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Hip Hop kings Naughty By Nature are back for their 20th Anniversary Tour.

Performing all of their hits along with new material from their upcoming album Anthem Inc., they’re back in business for this one-off show.

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Paranormal Activity 3

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Woody Allen romances are in a league of their own.

You’re better watching them than some garbage with Katherine Heigl and a charming Scot who’s actually not charming at all and was better with 299 other muscleheads. This indie-rom casts Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Rachael Mc Adams, Marion Cotillard and Kathy Bates.

Aliens? Ghosts? Vampires? Monsters? Intruders? What is it moving those doors? How is it that a film that had barely anything scary in it managed to get two sequels? Is it a trilogy? Are they all tied together? What classes as “paranormal” activity? The truth is out there, guys.

Comedy Corner

French For Rabbits

Rhyme Summit Aotearoa

Dean Wareham

The Fringe Bar

Wine Cellar

Studio

The Kings Arms

8pm, $15 eventfinder.co.nz

Every Thursday in October is comedy night at the Fringe Bar. This week sees Ants Heath, Brad Zimmerman, Tito and MC Fergus Aitken take to the stage. It’s fresh talent mixed with veteran performances.

8:30pm, $5-$10 DOOR sales

Wellington dream-folk duo French for Rabbits are embarking on an October tour of New Zealand celebrating their EP Claimed by the Sea. This Thursday sees them arrive in Auckland to play with Simon Comber and Silke.

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The Rhyme Summit Aotearoa has a mix of talent on show this week.

Hollie Smith, Dub Terminator, King Kapisi, Jay Roacher, Bill-E Fluid and many more will be at the Studio for this night of rhythm & rhymes.

Whether you’re more familiar with his work with Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta, or as a composer for films like The Squid and the Whale, you’ll know Dean Wareham’s work whether you know you know it or not.

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End Of Daze

Freds

Auckland University

7pm, Koha

12pm, $15-$20 eventfinder.co.nz

Comedian Joseph Harper’s Billy T award-nominated show Bikes I’ve Owned VS Girls I’ve Fallen In Love With arrives in Wellington for two shows this week at Fred’s. Friday is the second and final night performance and is well worth checking out. It’s koha, so it’s win-win really.

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Fat Freddy’s Drop

Wellington Folk Festival

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Queenstown Memorial Hall

Brookfield Outdoor Centre

8.30pm, FREE

Funnyman Cori Gonzalez-Macuer stars as funnyman Cori Gonzalez-Macuer in this show about hate. Not hate in the hating sense, but more in that sense about stuff that’s fun to hate. Stuff like Ed Hardy clothing.

Which you probably hate as well.

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Alright uni students, here it is. You’ve finished up.

Well, there are those exams and assignments, but you’ll get to those next week. This one’s for you. You really deserve it. You worked hard, you put your head down... you didn’t get the grades you were hoping for, but, you know, you didn’t fail, right? Fuck it. Party!

8:30pm, $70-$95 ticketek.co.nz

The Queenstown JazzFest welcomes legendary Wellington funk/jazz/deep dub/skanking/roots/reggae/soul seven-piece Fat Freddy’s Drop to the stage this Friday night.

7pm, $135

All of Labour Weekend sees the Wellington Folk Festival. Local and international guests play a mix of Celtic jigs TO old time blues. Have some folking fun for once.

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Saturday 22 Tahuna Breaks and David Dallas

Guns of Metal

The Coroglen Tavern, Coromandel

The Kings Arms

7pm, $48 Eventfinder.co.nz

9.30pm, $15-$20 Undertheradar.co.nz

The last time Tahuna Breaks played a big gig at The Coroglen Tavern it was to sell-out crowds. The last two times David Dallas played at The Coroglen Tavern they were both to sell-out crowds. This time, with their collective sell-out crowd history, you can guarantee that it will be a big night.

It’s tribute night at The Kings Arms as two of the country’s premier tribute bands come together for a night of pure metal. Metallica Experience will be blasting Metallica’s greatest and GnFnR’s will be cranking Guns N’ Roses. Air guitars and head banging ensues.

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The Nudge

Altitude bar

San Fran Bath House

9pm, $20 Door Sales

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The Nudge take to the stage once more in Wellington. It’s been a while since their tour earlier this year that saw them impress new and old fans alike with their acclaimed album. There’s no guarantee they’ll be dressed up in animal clothing, but there’s no guarantee they won’t. You should definitely dress up though.

Saturday sees the final night of Sweet 3 as J. Williams, K-One, Tyson Tyler, Dj CXL, Patriarch, Adeaze, Aaradhna and The Hypnotics round up the sweet three nights of sweet three concerts. If the Saturday night show isn’t your bag there’s plenty on Thursday with Maoli, Pieter T and guests or on Friday with Ardijah, Tomorrow People and more.

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Rugby Comedy Festival

The Big Night Out

519 Club

ASB Theatre

Ascension Wine Estate

7pm, $79-159 10pm, $40 - $60, iticketexpress.co.nz

Sometimes old people must look at the youth of today and just not get it. See, you know it’s the future when a dance party has a giant LED movie screen, lasers and everyone is okay with everyone else getting all sweaty in their figurative grill. But those old people are just peeved and jealous of your youth, you youth.

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Oscar Kightley hosts this comedy night including performances from some of the most prominent rugby comics around, such as Scotsman Ian Robertson, Englishman Martin Bayfield, Australian Vince Sorrenti and New Zealand’s Eric Rush.

Fireworks go boom! Bands play songs! Tribute acts play covers! Kids get in free! Outdoor Albert Hitchcock movies are a bit scarier than you remember! But since this is at a winery you’re a little drunk so they’re also funnier than you remember!

MONDAY 24 Kiwi Day Out Various Venues

Experience Waiheke

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Matiatia Wharf, Waiheke Island

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Fonterra is putting on a nationwide bash on Monday. The Kiwi Day Out will be a one-off spectacular happening around the country this Labour Day. Whangarei gets Tiki Taane, Hamilton says hi to Hello Sailor, Hawera welcomes Midge Marsden, Palmerston North will host Tahuna Breaks, Invercargill gets Jason Kerrison, Dane Rumble heads to Ashburton and Auckland looks after the biggest set of them all with Dave Dobbyn, Stan Walker, Evermore, Avalanche City and Patea Maori Club, hosted by Jason Gunn. The events will be filmed for the TVNZ special, airing next week on Saturday 29 October from 8pm-10:30pm. Free sausages and ice-cream have been announced. The regional concerts kick off at midday, with the Auckland concert starting at 3:30pm.

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Monday is the last day to check out the Experience Waiheke Festival Pavilion. Performances from nationally and internationally recognised musicians and DJs, Auckland and Waiheke-based fashion houses, dancers, kapa haka groups and local artists will all be on show on the final day of this 19 day festival.

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ColdPLAY TRACK BY TRACK Coldplay frontman chris martin talks us through the band’s newest album mylo xyloto

‘Mylo Xyloto’ (pronounced My-low Zy-lotoe): It means whatever you want it to mean. [To me] it means a freedom of expression and you can think up new words if you want to. There are still things that you can invent and words beginning with X are few and far between, so we thought we might try and add one.

‘Hurts like Heaven’: That’s the opening track, really. That’s kind of our call to arms. I think it’s sort of like, um... calisthenics, musically for us. It warms you up.

‘Paradise’: If we ever won the X Factor that’s the song we might sing.

We never will, of course, but that’s what we would do it. I think if truth be told, we’re not really handsome enough to go on it.

‘Charlie Brown’: The only song we ever wrote in a doll’s house. I was staying in a place with a Wendy House and I turned it into a studio ‘cause my daughter didn’t like it. And I came back from a Bruce Springsteen show in Los Angeles and I was like “okay — let’s see if anything came out of that day.”

‘Us Against The World’: The whole thing is supposed to be a kind of story so they all fit together and that is the two characters from the previous two songs when they meet each other. It’s about meeting someone you love and feeling powerful... when you meet someone and suddenly everything feels alright again.

‘Princess of China’ (ft. Rihanna): I actually sort of wrote it for Rihanna and then I liked it too much. And then it became clear it was a sort of back and forth between a couple. It took about a year to pluck up the courage but eventually I asked her and she was not unwilling. I played it for her on piano in Los Angeles. That was quite nerve-wracking, I’ve gotta to say. And she said, “Oh okay... Yeah!”

‘Up In Flames’: We wrote that about four weeks ago and then we recorded it in five countries in seven days. That was fun. That was when we knew we could finish the record because Will - who’s the hardest to please of the band - when he heard that he said, “Okay, we can finish now,” because I think he liked the space on it.

‘A Hopeful Transmission/Don’t Let It Break Your Heart’: Well I think we wanted to do an album with a happy ending this time, and I think we’ve actually done it. For whatever reason it is, it’s happened... this song was very late in the day and it’s nice ‘cos you just hit everything as hard as possible, which for a band like Coldplay is a very pleasurable thing.

‘Up With The Birds’: That was when we were sort of thinking about a story that seemed like the end of a movie type thing.

‘M.M.I.X.’: It doesn’t stand for 2009. It came from [long-serving guitar tech] ‘Mat McGinn is awesome’ so I don’t know why the fuck it got called that! It has nothing to do with anything like that; it stands for nothing, it’s just a collection of letters.

‘Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall’: This runs with the central theme of the record, about trying to turn bad things into good things somehow.

We as a band have been through some funny incidents in terms of people being aggressive towards us or whatever. A lot of the record is fuelled by a kind of fire which comes from turning that negativity into positivity.

And I think everyone in their life has something like that.

‘Major Minus’: That’s like a Bond villain of a song. A bad cousin of the album. It’s the nasty one.

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‘UFO’: That was the first song written for the album actually, and the chord sequence in it pops up a few times. And that’s a kind of ‘prayer times’ kind of song. There’s a lot of feeling lost on the album but also being found as well and that’s very much a bit of both.

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A Love Note to The Dark Knight WE’VE BEEN COMING down with a bad case of Batman Fever at the office. First of all, there’s no disputing the awesomeness that Arkham City is putting out. But it’s a little more than that for us, and me in particular.

Despite not having superpowers, Batman is one of the go-to characters in “who would win between...” scenarios. He’s got the best villains.

He’s arguably had the best comic-book-to-movie adaptation ever. He’s everything a superhero should be, and fans love him.

But it’s not just the fans that do.

Batman, along with Star Wars and Harry Potter, are probably the most acceptable franchises of geekdom. You’re more willing to read a Batman comic because of the accessibility. You’re familiar with the characters thanks to all of the movies, whether you’re looking at the classic Keatons, the camp Clooneys, the abysmal Kilmers or the outshined Bales. Because of the heavy Batman saturation in day-to-day living, he’s a character that you know without even realising it. You might surprise yourself at this very moment by listing off a number of supporting heroes and villains in the Dark Knight’s universe.

The Dark Knight flipped audience expectations of what a comic book movie can be. Now the blogosphere has leaked images, videos and hearsay of the third installment The Dark Knight Rises. And how could you not?

With the creative talent of Christopher Nolan, Tom Hardy, Joseph GordonLevitt and Marion Cottilard behind it, it’s hard not to get excited.

A character like Batman opens up the everyman to new worlds. His popularity, relatability and accessibility affords people the willingness to look at comics. They get excited about what could very well be the biggest game of the year. They wear the belt buckles. They buy the classic t-shirts.

They look at Adam West in a whole new light.

He’s more than a cultural icon – he’s a cultural influence. So here’s a salute to The Dark Knight, and everything that comes with him.

WRITTEN BY kevin kartun

I’ve tried about five different ways to start this review, but none of them are anywhere near as good as the opening of this game. From the get go you’re required to render your foes unconscious as only Batman can. Combat is elegantly simple and hugely satisfying knowing you can walk into a room and kick the shit out of 20 dudes without breaking a sweat.

The artwork and graphics of the game are simply stunning. Arkham City is a sprawling cesspit of low life scum and challenges for Batman to navigate. Luckily he’s pretty darn good at it thanks to the wonder that is his cape and Batclaw. Honestly, I’ve enjoyed this game so much that I actually would prefer to stop writing this review now so I can go back and keep playing.

All of Gotham’s thugs and criminal super minds have been moved to a sector of the city. It’s our job as Batman to clear this mess up and discover what the Joker, Penquin, Mr. Freeze and the rest are up to.

Detective mode lets us analyze situations, pick up on clues and read the heart rate of our adversaries to know just how much we’ve managed to scare them. Scare them too much and they’ll start walking in pairs and get extremely twitchy trigger fingers.

This game is massive in every sense of the word. It’s an open world from the start and the possibilities to be distracted are endless. Follow the story, play as Catwoman, tackle random crime, take on Riddler challenges or enjoy the many extra features. Think Assassin’s Creed free-running meets strategy of Metal Gear Solid with the fighting of UFC and you may get close to realizing how awesome this game is. Five top game sites gave this a 10/10 and it would be hard for me not to as well.

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events

WELLINGTON gig guide Wed 19

San Fran Bath House Mara & the Bushkas album release: 8pm: $15

BETTYS The Nark

BODEGA

Back Paddock Sessions

THE GARDEN CLUB Vine Time

GOOD LUCK

Wednesday Rice & Shine w/ DJ Ruckus & Zacinfact

San Fran Bath House Captain Sergeant Major & Hollywoodfun Downstairs: 9:30pm: Free

Southern Cross

Kroon for your Kai ft. the Gentlys: 7pm: Free

Thu 20 Bodega

Fri 21 Bodega

The More More Party: Orchestra of Spheres, the Eversons, Mount Pleasant, Fraser Ross, Matthew Pickering, ROY G & the BIVinators: 7:45pm: $5 / $10

Sat 22 Bettys function house & bar Betty Invites Kev Fresh: 10pm: Free

Olmecha the Relic: 8:30pm: Koha DJ Sebastian Hesp

FOXTAIL

THE GARDEN CLUB

FREDERICK STREET SOUND & LIGHT EXPLORATION SOCIETY Joseph Harper - The Boy & The Bicycle

GOOD LUCK

Shotgun Alley: 9pm: $20

Stir Friday w/ Kev Fresh & Dilby

FREDERICK STREET SOUND & LIGHT EXPLORATION SOCIETY

HAPPY

The Rhythm Hawks, Terror of the Deep

Upper Hutt Posse: Declaration Of Resistance Album Launch: 7pm: $10 or $20 w/ CD Sunday Satisfaction w/ Harry Hospo & Kev Fresh

GOOD LUCK

HAPPY

Good Luck Saturdays w/ El Pasko

MATTERHORN DJ Recloose

MEOW

Underwire EP Release Party

Mighty Mighty

T54 & The Eversons: 10pm: $5

MATTERHORN

San Fran Bath House

THE GARDEN CLUB

Medusa

SANDWICHES

Deep Wire

Invader Cain: 9pm: $5

GOOD LUCK

Mighty Mighty

Thursday Best Fortune

Happy

Dick Dynamite & the Dopplegangers, Bikini Roulette & 66 Dynamite Special: 10pm: $5

The Blue Moon w The Flying Sorcerers, The Pickups & Spacecake: 9:30pm: $5

SAN FRAN BATH HOUSE

Mighty Mighty

SANDWICHES

Dear Frontier: Post Capitalist EP Release w/ Fraser Ross: 9pm: $10

Junica

Heavy Hitters

Southern Cross

Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band: 9pm: Free

GOOD LUCK

Maoli

Joseph Harper - Bikes I’ve Owned Versus Girls I’ve Fallen In Love With

Hopscotch

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Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre Wellington Folk Festival $135: adult full weekend

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The Nudge: 9pm: $20

Sandwiches Labour Weekend Special ft. Xilent (UK)

Southern Cross

The Arvo Show presents: Amirh: Free

Sunday Jazz w/ The Troubles

THE LIDO The Boptet

SAN FRAN BATH HOUSE

2011 Final - Fried Chicken Party

SANDWICHES Substance

Tue 25 Bodega

Tuesday Night Speakeasy Swing Dance Evening: 7:30pm: Free

GOOD LUCK

Cheerful Tuesdays

Sun 23 FREDERICK STREET SOUND & LIGHT EXPLORATION SOCIETY Badd Energy (Coco Solid) & Full Fucking Moon

dunedin gig guide Wed 19

Fri 21

Sat 22

Subculture (Qtwn)

COPA

Otago Museum Atrium

Organikismness & JB Naste

Margot Frei: 5pm

Queenstown Memorial Hall

Refuel

Dread Bass Wednesdays Ping Pong Comp: 9pm: $5

Thu 20 12 BELOW

Jack Spade & The Dusty Souls - Destination Down Tour

Subculture (Qtwn)

The Chicks

Queenstown JazzFest Fat Freddy’s Drop

THE BOX FORT

Thunderfest / Jack Spade & The Dusty Souls Destination Down Tour

Sun 23

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Otago Museum Atrium Wind of the Andes: 5pm

The SubStation (DnB): 9pm: Free

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auckland gig guide Wed 19

The Crib

Almost Famous: 8pm: Free

Sat 22

1885 Basement

The Kings Arms

1885 Basement

Creative Jazz Club: Brian Smith Quartet: 8pm: $10

Galaxy 500 w/ Stereo Bus & The DeSotos: 8pm

Ginger Minx

Rewind: 7pm: Free

Grand Central

Hipstamatics: 9pm: Free

Kenneth Myers Centre Student Jazz Ensemble Concerts: Large Ensemble Concert: 6:30pm: Free

Queens Wharf

Live at The Cloud: The Adults: 8:30pm: Free

Bobby Brazuka: 11pm: $10

1885 Britomart

Punch The Clock: Killamanraro & T-Rice: 10pm: $10

Cassette Nine

Sale St

Jason Eli: 7:30pm: Free

DJ Steve Dean: 10pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

Ginger Minx

New Band Night w/ Crimson Vendetta, Fire At Will, Old Kindom, Till Death Do Us Party & Papa Eden: 8pm: $5

Thu 20 1885 Basement

From Scratch: 8pm: Free

1885 Britomart Blakout w/ Adam B & Sarge: 9pm: Free

Cassette Nine

Mixed Crate: 8pm: Free

Juice Bar at the Windsor Castle Invader Cain: 9pm: $5

Masonic Tavern

Hollow Chambers, Mason Clinic & Black Palm: 8pm: $5

Ascension Wine Estate The Big Night Out 2011: 3:30pm: $25+

Cassette Nine

Sick Disco meets Animals w/ Greg Churchill, Sam Hill, Bushkrakers, Defcon & Dalai: 10pm: $10

Celsius

DJ bMan: 10pm: Free

Ginger Minx

Lucha Lounge

Plum Green Music Video Release: 9pm: $10

The Thirsty Dog

Final Throwdown: 10pm: 10

Tue 25 Empire Tavern

Aqstik Soul

SComposition Class: Free

Racket Bar

Rakinos

TDK & Jerm: 6pm: Free

Rakinos

High St Boogaloo: $10

Sale St

Glass Vaults: 7pm: Koha

Tabac

The Arc: 10pm: $10

Sale St

Grant Marshall: 7pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

Ria & Nyntee: 5pm: Free

The Crib

Vankan Brothers Duo: 10:30pm: Free

Queens Wharf

The Crib

The Kingslander

Ed Gaiger Band: 10:30pm: Free

The Slacks: 10pm: Free

Dirty Dozen: 10pm: Free

The Flying Moa

The CoverUp: 8:30pm: Free

The Kings Arms

Shotgun Alley w/ guests: 8pm

Selecta Sam & Dee Why: 7pm: Free

The Kingslander

Shadows Bar

Trench Bar

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Mean Bands & the Bloody Rugby: 8pm: $10

Gene Rivers & Sweet Mix Kids: 8pm: Free

Metallica & Guns N’ Roses tribute bands: 8pm: $20

Andy JV: 6pm: Free

The Kings Arms

Racket Bar

Latin Aotearoa: 5pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

The Sick Sundays: 10:30pm: Free

Masonic Tavern

The Kings Arms

Hipstamatics: 8pm: $10

The Crib

Empire Million Dollar Trivia Show: 6:30pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

Sale St

Lokey & Dylan C: 2pm: Free

Tempist Fugit: 9pm: $5

Student Jazz Ensemble Concerts: Large Ensemble Concert: 6:30pm: Free

Conch w/ Cian & Murray Cammick: 6pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

Mangawhai Tavern

The Dogs Bollix

Racket Bar

Shae, DeeWhy & Capricco: 2pm: Free

In-House: 9:30pm: Free

Hammocks & Honey (AU): 9pm: $10/$5 Presales

Live at The Cloud: NZ Songbirds: 8:30pm: Free

Sale St

Racket Bar

St Kevin’s Arcade

Kenneth Myers Centre

The CVE: 11pm: Free

Music Theatre, School of Music

Cosh

Jim & Mooch: 7pm: Free

Slinky - The Next Generation: 10pm: $30+

Juice Bar at the Windsor Castle

Rob Hill: 6pm: Free

Cassette Allstars: 10pm: Free

Ginger Minx

519 Events Centre

Get Party ft. DJ PP - World Final Night: 10pm: $10

Thirty Years Late, Jackal & Atomic Butterfly: 8pm: $5

Page3, Mixtape Kidz, Dee Why: 5pm: Free

Hypnotism: 8pm

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T-Rice: 6pm: Free

Murray Cammick: 6pm: Free

1885 Britomart

Departure Club: 10pm: $10

MUM Presents: Paquin EP Release Show w/ Space Creeps & She’s So Rad: 10pm: $5, Free w/ B-card

Racket Bar

Killamanraro: 11pm: $10

Ink & Coherent

The James Kahu Band: 10pm: Free Fridays at Trench Bar: Free

Whammy Bar

The House of Capricorn Album Release Show: 9pm: Free

Sun 23 1885 Basement

Connor Nestor: 9pm: Free

1885 Britomart

Sweet Mix Kids: 11pm: Free

Cassette Nine

Tiger & Woods w/Recloose, Frank Booker, Nick D, MTronBomb: 9pm: $15/$20

Rakinos The Britomart Country Club Junior: 6pm: Free

The Kings Arms

Kings Arms Quiz: 7:15pm: Free

The Kingslander Quiz Night w/ Tom & Stu: 7pm: Free

Wine Cellar

Scratch: New Writing Night: 8pm: $8

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Christchurch gig guide Wed 19

THE VENUE-MUSICBAR Kardia, Salt & Secondi

CPIT CPSA BUILDING

Canterbury Poets Collective (CPC) Spring Season

THE BREWERY

The Eastern Family

THE VENUE-MUSICBAR Open Mic Night w/ Willie McArthur

Thu 20 CIBURB BAR Virduoso

CLUB 22 Maestro B

CPIT CPSA BUILDING New Music Collective Presents Live at CPSA

FUEL BAR

Tommy D, Danny Ill & Infrared

PIERSIDE CAFE

Karaoke w/ DJ Chick

POMEROY’S Pete Costello

THE BREWERY Carlos Navae

Fri 21 ALVARADOS

Carlos Navae - Latin American Music

Sat 22

Sun 23

THE ANCIENT REALM

CIBURB BAR

THE BEDROCK BAR

NORTH HAGLEY PARK

BOTANIC GARDENS - ARCHERY LAWN

POMEROY’S

Ayla’s Angels Burlesque Showcase Ignition

Tahu & Alistair

Garden Variety - The Dukes w/ Von Voin Strum

THE BEDROCK BAR

Magical Botanical picnic in the gardens

Blair & Barbara

CIBURB BAR

THE CARLTON COUNTRY CLUB

RWC Final w/ DJ Skew Whiff

Lincoln Drive Insane Jane

CLUB 22 DJ Nick T

THE DARKROOM (ARCHIVE)

The Undercurrents & Guests

FUEL

Tommy D, Danny Ill & Infrared

PIERSIDE CAFE

Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar

CIBURB BAR

THE BREWERY

THREE SIX THREE CAFE & BAR King Al & guests

Off The Leash

CLUB 22

Mon 24

FUEL BAR

GOVERNORS BAY HOTEL

DJ Mike T

Tommy D, Danny Ill & Infrared

OKUKU VALLEY

Lyttel Town

MIDDELTON GRANGE

Beach Breaks w/ DJ Dmand

Primodial, White Rock & Estuaryrecords

POMEROY’S

THE BREWERY

PIERSIDE CAFE

THE VENUE-MUSICBAR

Tue 25

Lindon Puffin

THE BREWERY

Friday Night Shuffle Club

THE VENUE-MUSICBAR Oktober Onslaught IV

The Unfaithful Ways Album Release Show Organikismness w/ Sick Cycle, Soultrader & more

ChCh Big Band Monday

Nuttin Trivial - Quiz Night

BEALEY ALE HOUSE

Jamming w/ the Jamesons

hamilton gig guide Wed 19 Cubbyoke Night Cubbyhole

Static

Somebody’s Sons, Blacksmoke & The Hollow Grinders: 9pm: $5

The Altitude bar Sweet 3: 8pm: $48

Thu 20 Cubbyhole

Muso Jam Night

Pacific Crystal Palace (Tauranga) LA Mitchell: 8:30pm: $40

The Altitude bar Sweet 3: 8pm: $48

Fri 21 Cock & Bull Jesse O’Brien

Pacific Crystal Palace (Tauranga)

Tim Walker: 5pm: $10 / Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale: 8:30pm: $40

Sat 22 Cock & Bull Hayden Booth

Coroglen Tavern (Coromandel) Tahuna Breaks & David Dallas: 7pm: $48

Pacific Crystal Palace (Tauranga)

The Altitude bar Sweet 3: 8pm: $48 per

Cock & Bull

Sun 23

dDub play national park: 9:30pm: $25

Space Monster (Wanganui)

Tuesday Trivia

Gravity Bar

Carburlesque Nights

Pacific Crystal Palace (Tauranga) Tama Waipara: 7pm: $40

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Return of The Doppelgangers EP Release: 9pm: Free

Taupo FanZone Kora

Liam Ryan: 5pm: $10

Schnapps Bar (Manawatu-Wanganui)

Tue 25

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Glass Vaults: 8pm: $5

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Upcoming tours & events Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

Wed 07 Nov Powersation, Auckland

Coromandel Gold

Fri 30 Dec Ohuka Farm, Coromandel Sat 31 Dec Ohuka Farm, Coromandel

The Business (UK) 95bFM Zombie Prom

Sat 29 Oct Powerstation, Auckland

Anything Goes

Thu 29 Sep - Sat 22 Oct The Edge, Auckland

BaseFM’s Radiowaves Fri 30 Oct Rakinos, Auckland

Beastwars

Fri 28 Oct The Royal, Palmerston North Sat 29 Oct Space Monster, Whanganui Fri 04 Nov Biddy Mulligan’s, Hamilton Sat 05 Nov 4:20, Auckland Sat 12 Nov Bodega, Wellington

Beirut (US)

Sat 14 Jan San Fran Bath House, Wellington Mon 16 Jan Powerstation, Auckland

Beyond The Black

Wed 02 Nov Dunedin Musicians Club, Dunedin Thu 03 Nov The VenueMusic Bar, Christchurch Fri 04 Nov Bodega, Wellington Sat 05 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland

Flying Nun 30th Anniverary Tour

Camp A Low Hum 2012

Thu 09 Feb - Mon 13 Feb 203 Coast Road, RD 1, Wainuiomata

The Checks

Fri 11 Nov Zeal, Wellington, Zeal (All Ages) Fri 11 Nov Bodega, Wellington, Sat 12 Nov The Royal, Palmerston North Thu 17 Nov Cabana, Napier Fri 18 Nov Butlers Reef, New Plymouth Sat 19 Nov The Shed, Rotorua Fri 25 Nov Flow Bar, Hamilton Sat 26 Nov Powerstation, Auckland Thu 01 Dec PBC, Gisborne Fri 02 Dec Illuminati, Tauranga Sat 03 Dec Onewhero Rugby Club, Onewhero Sat 07 Dec YOT Club, Raglan

Sat 31 Dec Trentham Racecourse, Upper Hutt

Deerhoof (US)

Sat 07 Jan Whammy Bar, Auckland Sun 08 Jan Bodega, Wellington

Defamer (AU)

Fri 18 Nov The Basement, Auckland

Disasteradio

Fri 21 Oct Arc Theatre, Wanganui Fri 28 Oct San Fran Bath House, Wellington

EarthTonz

Sat 31 Dec Gibbston Valley Station, Queenstown

Bic Runga

Thu 17 Nov Central Baptist Church, Whangarei Fri 18 Nov Holy Trinity, Tauranga Sat 18 Nov Chapel Of Christ The King, Hamilton Mon 21 Nov Franklin Baptist Church, Pukekohe Tue 22 Nov Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland Wed 23 Nov Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland Fri 25 Nov St John’s Cathedral, Napier Sat 26 Nov All Saints Church, Palmerston North Mon 28 Nov St Matthew’s Anglican Church Tue 29 Nov Wellington Cathedral, Wellington Wed 30 Nov Wellington Cathedral, Wellington Fri 02 Dec St Michael & All Angels, Christchurch Sat 03 Dec St Michael & All Angels, Christchurch Mon 05 Dec St Mary’s Church, Timaru Tue 06 Dec Knox Church, Dunedin Wed 07 Dec Knox Church, Dunedin Thu 08 Dec First Presbyterian Church, Invercargill

Big Day Out 2012

Fri 20 Jan Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

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Chopper: Hard Bastard’s Guide to Life Tue 08 Nov Baycourt Community Arts Theatre, Tauranga Thu 10 Nov 10 GREAT LAKE CENTRE, Taupo Sat 12 Nov The Opera House, Wellington Sun 13 Nov TSB Showplace, New Plymouth Tue 15 Nov Civic Theatre, Rotorua Wed 16 Nov Founders Theatre, Hamilton Thu 17 Nov Auroroa Theatre, Christchurch Fri 18 Nov SKYCITY Theatre, Auckland Sat 19 Nov Hawkes Bay Opera House, Hastings Sun 20 Nov War Memorial Centre, Gisborne Tue 22 Nov Nelson School Of Music, Nelson Wed 23 Nov Marlborough Civic Theatre, Blenheim Thu 24 Nov Theatre Royal, Timaru Fri 25 Nov Regent Theatre, Dunedin Sat 26 Nov Civic Theatre, Invercargill

Cold Chisel (AU)

Fri 02 Dec TSB Arena, Wellington Sat 03 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland

Eddie Izzard (UK)

Mon 07 Nov St James Theatre, Wellington Tue 08 Nov St James Theatre, Wellington Wed 09 Nov The Civic, Auckland Thu 10 Nov The Civic, Auckland Fri 11 Nov The Civic, Auckland

Explosions In The Sky (US) Thu 15 Dec San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 16 Dec The Kings Arms, Auckland

The Fetish Ball

Sat 29 Oct Studio, Auckland Sat 12 Nov The Venue, Christchurch

Fleet Foxes (US)

Fri 13 Jan The Hunter Lounge, Wellington Sat 14 Jan Auckland Town Hall, Auckland

Fly My Pretties

Sat 29 Oct The Regent, Dunedin Sun 30 Oct Geo Dome, Christchurch Mon 31 Oct Geo Dome, Christchurch Thu 10 Nov Mercury Theatre, Auckland Fri 11 Nov Mercury Theatre, Auckland Sat 12 Nov Mercury Theatre, Auckland Sat 19 Nov St James Theatre, Wellington

Fri 04 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 04 Nov Dux De Lux, Christchurch Sat 05 Nov San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 05 Nov Chicks Hotel, Dunedin Sun 06 Nov The Roastery, Lyttleton Fri 11 Nov Golden Dawn, Auckland Fri 11 Nov Urban Factory, Dunedin Fri 11 Nov San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 12 Nov Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 12 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 12 Nov Dux Live, Christchurch Wed 16 Nov San Fran Bath House, Wellington Thu 17 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 18 Nov Dux De Lux, Christchurch Fri 18 Nov Sammy’s, Dunedin Fri 18 Nov San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 19 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 19 Nov Dux De Lux, Christchurch Sat 19 Nov San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 19 Nov Sammy’s, Dunedin Wed 23 Nov Sammy’s, Dunedin Thu 24 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 25 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 25 Nov San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 25 Nov Dux Live, Christchurch Sat 26 Nov Dux De Lux, Christchurch

Foo Fighters (US) w/ Tenacious D (US)

Tue 13 Dec Western Springs, Auckland

Freaky Meat

Thu 10 Nov Rising Sun, Auckland Thu 17 Nov The Pig and Whistle Historic Pub, Rotorua Fri 18 Nov Perrett’s Corner Cafe and Bar, Wellington Sat 19 Nov Baby G’s, Nelson Sat 19 Nov Interislander Ferry, Wellington Wed 23 Nov Playhouse Cafe, Mapua Thu 24 Nov The Roots Bar, Takaka, Nelson Fri 25 Nov Le Cafe, Picton Sat 26 Nov Interislander Ferry, Picton

Frenzal Rhomb (AU)

Fri 28 Oct Bodega, Wellington Sat 29 Oct The Kings Arms, Auckland

Galaxie 500

Thu 20 Oct The Kings Arms, Auckland

Gin Wigmore

Fri 28 Oct Aurora Centre, Christchurch Sat 29 Oct Theatre Royal, Nelson Mon 31 Oct San Fran Bath House, Wellington Tue 01 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 05 Nov Brewers Bar, Tauranga

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Upcoming tours & events Glass Vaults

Thu 03 Nov Eggsentric Cafe, Coromandel Fri 04 Nov Poverty Bay Club, Gisborne Sat 05 Nov Cabana, Napier

Rhythm & Vines

GROOVEMAN SPOT (JP) & THE TURNAROUND

The Moody Blues (UK)

Rippon Festival

Hall & Oates (US)

More FM Summer Vineyard Tour

Fri 21 Oct St Kevin’s Arcade, Auckland Sat 22 Oct Space Monster, Wanganui

Fri 02 Dec Bacco Room, Auckland

Sat 28 Jan Church Road Winery, Napier Sun 29 Jan Villa Maria Estate, Auckland

House of Capricorn

Fri 21 Oct Whammy Bar, Auckland Fri 28 Oct The Venue, Christchurch Sat 29 Oct No. 8 Wired, Timaru

John Waters (US): This Filthy World Mon 31 Oct The Opera House, Wellington Wed 02 Nov The Civic, Auckland

Julia Deans

Sat 05 Nov Masonic Tavern, Auckland Sat 12 Nov The Garden Club, Wellington

Julian Temple

Tue 01 Nov Mou Very, Dunedin Wed 02 Nov The Wine Cellar, Auckland

Kaikoura Roots Festival

Sat 14 Jan Old Beach Road, Kaikoura Sun 15 Jan Old Beach Road, Kaikoura

Kurt Vile (US)

Thu 01 Dec The Kings Arms, Auckland

La De Da Festival

Fri 30 Dec Dry River Road, Martinborough Sat 31 Dec Dry River Road, Martinborough

Laneway Festival 2012 Mon 30 Jan Silo Park, Auckland

Lamb Of God (US)

Wed 07 Mar Studio, Auckland

Made In China

Sat 29 Oct Penguin Entertainers Club, Oamaru

Madeleine Peyroux (US) Tue 06 Mar Town Hall, Auckland

Mangawhai NYE Party Sat 31 Dec Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai

Meatloaf (US)

Wed 26 Oct TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Fri 28 Oct Bay Park Arena, Tauranga Sat 29 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

Mel Parsons

Wed 26 Oct The Little Theatre, Wellington Thu 27 Oct The Yot Club, Raglan Fri 28 Oct Bacco Room, Auckland Sat 29 Oct Sawmill Cafe, Leigh

Sat 26 Nov Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sun 27 Nov The Civic Theatre, Auckland

Fri 03 Feb Sileni Estates, Hawkes Bay Sat 04 Feb Brooklands Lawn, New Plymouth Sun 05 Feb Daisy Bank Farm, Martinborough Mon 06 Feb Claudelands Green, Hamilton Wed 08 Feb Trafalgar Park, Nelson Thu 09 Feb Peregrine Winery, Queenstown Fri 10 Feb Pegasus Town, Christchurch Sat 11 Feb Turanga Creek, Auckland

Thu 29 Dec - Sat 31 Dec Waiohika Estate, Gisborne

Sat 04 Feb Rippon Vineyard, Lake Wanaka

Roger Waters: The Wall (US) Sat 18 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 20 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland Wed 22 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 23 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Mulatu Astatke (ET) Nadia Reid

The Naked And Famous Fri 04 Nov Town Hall, Auckland

Naughty By Nature (UK) Wed 19 Oct The Studio, Auckland

Northern Lights Fri 30 Dec - Mon 2 Jan Pakiri Beach, Pakiri

NZ Stonerfest 2011

Sat 03 Dec Whammy Bar & Wine Cellar, Auckland Sat 10 Dec The Venue, Christchurch

Pajama Club

Sat 03 Dec San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sun 04 Dec The Kings Arms, Auckland

Phoenix Foundation Sat 03 Dec Wine & Food Festival, Christchurch

Pink Floyd Double Feature

Tue 08 Nov Stardome Observatory & Planetarium, Auckland Tue 22 Nov Stardome Observatory & Planetarium, Auckland Tue 13 Dec Stardome Observatory & Planetarium, Auckland

Portishead (UK)

Thu 10 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

Raggamuffin 2012

Sat 28 Jan Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua

Rhythm & Alps

Wed 28 Dec Terrance Downs, Mt Hutt Thu 29 Dec Terrance Downs, Mt Hutt

Thu 20 Oct Altitude Bar, Hamilton Fri 21 Oct Altitude Bar, Hamilton Sat 22 Oct Altitude Bar, Hamilton

Tahuna Breaks & David Dallas

Fri 25 Nov Powerstation, Auckland

Sat 29 Oct Otago Women’s Pioneer Hall, Dunedin Thu 03 Nov Happy Bar, Wellington Fri 04 Nov Happy Bar, Wellington

Sweet 3

RoOTS FESTIVAL

Sat 03 Dec Town Hall, Auckland

Sat 22 Oct Coroglen Tavern, Coromandel Sun 23 Oct Gisborne Food & Wine Festival, Gisborne

Taylor Swift (US)

Roxette (SE)

Sat 11 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Fri 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 17 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 18 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland

Rugby Comedy Festival

Tempo Dance Festival

Salmonella Dub

Tiny Ruins

Sat 22 Oct ASB Theatre, Auckland

Fri 04 Nov The Hunter Lounge, Wellington

Shapeshifter

Thu 29 Dec Ascension Vineyard, Matakana Mon 02 Jan Riwaka Hotel, Motueka Fri 06 Jan Brewers Field, Tauranga Sat 07 Jan Waihi Beach Hotel, Coromandel

Shotgun Alley

Thu 20 Oct Bodega, Wellington Fri 21 Oct The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 22 Oct Zeal, Auckland Thu 27 Oct Butterbank Bar, Whangarei Fri 28 Oct Refuel, Dunedin Sat 29 Oct The Venue, Christchurch

Fri 30 Sep - Sat 08 Oct Q Theatre, Auckland

Wed 02 Nov The Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland Fri 04 Nov Sawmill Cafe, Leigh Tue 08 Nov The Space Monster, Wanganui Wed 09 Nov Mighty Mighty, Wellington Thu 10 Nov The Playhouse Cafe, Nelson Fri 11 Nov The Archive, Christchurch Sat 12 Nov Chick’s Hotel, Dunedin

Tommy Ill

Fri 28 Oct Cassette Nine, Auckland Sat 29 Oct Mighty Mighty, Wellington

Tuborg Summer Sunday Sun 29 Jan Matakana Music Mountain, Matakana

Six60

tUnE-yArDs (US)

Fri 11 Nov Powerstation, Auckland

Thu 12 Jan The Kings Arms, Auckland

Splore 2012

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Fri 17 Feb - Sun 19 Feb Tapapakanga Regional Park, Auckland

Spring Break

Thu 05 Nov The Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier

Steely Dan (US) & Steve Winwood (UK) Fri 04 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

Fri 16 Dec San Fran Bath House, Auckland Sat 17 Dec The Kings Arms, Auckland

We Came As Romans (US) Sat 29 Oct Zeal, Auckland

Wellington Folk Festival

Fri 21 Oct - Sun 23 Oct Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre, Wellington

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SUNDAY 23 RUGBY GUIDE Eden Park Well, no shit. If you’ve got at least one ticket, you’re a bloody millionaire or some lucky bastard who’s won a competition. The game is going to be huge and the excitement will be heard throughout the city, nay, the country. The entire competition has come down to this game alone, and it’s undoubtedly the best place to watch it. Although, not everyone has a ticket, let alone a bunch of mates who have them as well.

START TIME: 6pm

Nation’s Clubrooms

Your Place

That’s right. The casino. The Nation’s Clubrooms in particular, since the whole bar has been made for the World Cup anyway. It’s not like you’ll be getting bored there, but if for some reason you feel you have to leave the bar (because some guy was looking at you sideways and he’s way bigger than you or that skank that screwed your ex is there looking like the tart she is) then there’s always the multitude of other bars in SkyCity that you can check out. Or, if you’re feeling lucky, you could even head to the casino itself.

Duh. Whatever channel you want to watch it on, you can. You don’t even need Sky! It helps if you don’t like ads, but screw it, ads are fine. They enable you to take a tinkle (unless you’ve been practising your keegles – totally helps). The pros for watching the game at home are obvious. The drinks are cheap; you’re comfortable; you haven’t forked out your hard-earned money on a taxi, bus or ticket. You can get creative and make seats out of stuff MacGyver would be proud of. You can invite plenty of folks round if you want that crowd environment. But then you’d have to do the clean up. So, if cleaning up isn’t your bag, then it would make sense to go out somewhere. There’s so many pubs and bars to choose from, and they all want your cash.

START TIME: 6pm

START TIME: When you wake up.

Odlins Plaza, Wellington

Hood St, Hamilton

Hagley Park, Christchurch

Odlins plaza next to the Wharewaka on Wellington’s Waterfront finishes up as the official Fanzone for the capital. It might not be as packed as the quarter finals weekend, but the excitement will still be plentiful.

The Fanzone in Hamilton will be open from 7pm right through to midnight.

Make sure you plan a way of getting there ahead of time as the street closes from 4pm through to 4am.

Entertainment from Anika Moa and The Thomas Oliver Band join the fun on finals night at Hagley Park. Just across from the Fanzone will be the Presenting Canterbury festival with family friendly fun throughout the day.

START TIME: 7pm

START TIME: 7pm

START TIME: 7pm

The White House

The Cloud

Yeah, didn’t think we’d be throwing that in, did you?

It’s not just home to those ladies that you’re sure are actually into you. Auckland’s local house of white has more than horizontal-to-vertical action on a pole.

They’re actually playing the game as well. And there’s worse half time entertainment to be had, right?

This place was made for the World Cup. It’s had its ups and its downs. It’s in the heart of the city and the job has been done well to keep the attraction entertaining enough to make you want to go back.

The Cloud is party central, and no party tonight will be more central than this. There’s plenty of other entertainment on pre- and post-final including Gin Wigmore, Avalanche City, Cut Off Your Hands, The Checks and Kids of 88. Best of all, it’s free.

START TIME: 7:30pm

START TIME: 3pm

don’t miss the excitement this weekend!

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X Marks The App TECH There’s a bit of a comic theme going on this week, so what better time to report on the new Marvel comic app for Android.

Powered by comiXology (which is free to download as a standalone app), the software opens up Android users to the digital library of what Marvel has to offer. The question is, is it worth it?

Having a comic app on a smartphone is almost moot. Personally I’ll stick to the real thing over digital comics any day, but the digital revolution in the comics industry has started to happen so you may as well roll with it. Really, you’re looking at an app for your tablet. The images are bigger and clearer, which is what you really want. But the prices for the comics are a problem. They’re cheap enough, but (and we may treading on illegal territory here) the fact remains that you can easily find downloadable comics online.

The fans will still buy the physical trades, hardcovers and single issues after downloading (legally or not) because simply, they can’t be beat and you want them for your collection. The prices on the Marvel app store range from free to over US$10, and that’s almost too much to justify not having the real thing.

Mostly, the highlight of the app is the idea that you can get previews and freebies from the store, which is meant to get you excited enough to buy the real thing. Digital is the way of the future, but nothing beats the simplicity of turning a page.

The Guitar of the future TECH If you have an iPad 2, then you might be in the know about the GhostGuitar app that turns your tablet into an electric guitar. Pretty sweet if you don’t know how to play instruments but you need some bus money – just turn up the volume and go with some Blink 182 jam which is basically only four chords for any given song anyway. Yes, the chords on the GhostGuitar app are all pre-programmed, of course.

But there’s a new piece of hardware on the horizon.

Hardware, not another app.

Starr Labs are in mid-production of the iTar. Looking at the image, it’s pretty self-explanatory what that is. The company is famous for its fretboard technology which has been used in

instruments by the likes of the Chemical Brothers, Lou Reed and several film and television studios.

The iTar is the first product that Starr Labs is developing for the public, although resources are limited. A Kickstarter project is underway to get the iTar in full swing – have a look for it online.

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It’s been four years since Canadian songstress Leslie Feist shot to prominence on the back of an iPod Nano ad featuring the single ‘1,2,3,4’. Parent album The Reminder was brilliant, and she’s since collaborated with the likes of Ben Gibbard (on the Nationalcurated Dark Was The Night compilation) and Wilco. Metals is a far more languid affair than its predecessor, skirting a fine line between contemplation and melancholy – check the guitar/ piano/organ combo in ‘Graveyard’ playing off the refrain “Bring them all back to life”. ‘Bittersweet Melodies’ (the title says it all)

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features hollow percussion, as does ‘Undiscovered First’, which swells with impressive horns and unexpectedly loud guitar. ‘Anti-Pioneer’ nicks some strings off Sea Change-era Beck (another prior collaborator) who’d already lifted them from Serge Gainsborough. It’s generally a slow-burn affair, but some tracks here – the delicately ravaged ‘Comfort Me’ and the more immediate ‘A Commotion’ – rank among her best work to date.

WRITTEN BY CHRIS POLE

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Bad Luck Man

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Professional indie heartthrob and supposed dubstep innovator James Blake has left his drum machine at home.

Enough Thunder marks the point at which Blake forgot what he came here for, and gives out to pressure from those who bay for his blood regularly. A gentle cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Case Of You’ could have marked out a base from which an aural assault could spring and solidify his position in either Camp Dubstep or Camp Singer/ songwriter. Instead, what follows merely meanders and wanders loosely towards a reputable performance. Everything else is here: the vocal deformities (both natural and processed), the haunting background swells, and piano-driven ballads, however there’s no sign of a propulsive beat until the spastic whirrs and clicks of closer ‘We Might Feel Unsound’. Although it could easily be read as a sit-down rebellion against the notoriety his more beat-based material has gained, it still provides no excuse for a slightly disappointing bunch of slow songs.

Delaney Davidson is a rambling bluesman who hails from New Zealand but has toured all across the world. Bad Luck Man is full of wonky blues with a side order of gloomy country.

There’s a hint of Nick Cave or Elvis Costello in Davidson’s voice making him sound distinct but also familiar. Woozy Wurlitzers dance with the spare guitar chords on ‘Time Has Gone’ but fortunately things aren’t always so grim; Davidson still gets his knees up a bit when called upon.

The clattering percussion on the unhinged ‘I’ve Got The Devil Inside Me’ is one of the few signposts that this is actually a modern album. This is the sort of record that miserable Sunday afternoons and whiskey were made for. Bad Luck Man is a quaint little album from a man who clearly has his mind in another time period altogether.

Listening to their debut album, it’s not hard to see why Shotgun Alley has opened for ZZ Top and Alice Cooper (among others), making them one of our country’s most sought after curtain raisers and a respected band in their own right. Their brand of slick, swaggering rock music harkens back to the golden age of The Sunset Strip when bands like Motley Crue ruled the land. The high-octane guitar riff of ‘Want This’ screams Def Leppard and ‘I Came Here To Love Her’ owes a debt to The Cars. In ‘Give It All Up For Rock’ Shotgun Alley shows off the sort of self-gratifying tune that every hearty rock band wishes they had written. Shotgun Alley is a sharply produced album by young rockers for young rockers.

If you miss the glory days of the ‘80s then this album is definitely for you.

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Listening to Portland natives Blitzen Trapper’s alt-country/ folk is gonna send you right back to 1972 on lyrical, gossamer wings. Better pack your paisley and flairs, man!

With Mumford, Pernices and the Foxes all bringing back folk rock it was no surprise that these dudes have become darlings of the ragged glory-music bibles like Rolling Stone. And it probably helps they sound a lot like the ‘Dead, Dylan, Skyhooks and CSN&Y, too.

American Goldwing is BT’s sixth outing, counting EP and singles releases, and they still drive their rig slap-bang in the middle of the dusty highway.

‘Love The Way You Walk Away’ is a nice gentle rocker, while ‘My Home Town’ and ‘Stranger in a Strange Land’ are pure Mr Zimmerman, without the references to handheld percussion and windy solutions.

For variety, ‘Street Fighting Sun’ leans a tad towards Led Zeppelin with heavy wah-wah peddle clamour and some dirty blues harps. But on the whole, it’s all pleasant, faded denim rock.

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Further info directed by Director: Errol Morris

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creation? The filmmaker veers from scientific-based fact to existential theorising. From a prehistory nut flaunting fur clothes and a handmade flute, to a pack of albino alligators, Herzog connects the dots in intriguing ways.

Whilst the conjecture and speculation about the back story of these paintings is fascinating, it’s the window to the world of our distant ancestors that provides weight. Much like the mysteries of existence itself – abstract, bizarre, and fascinating – these forgotten dreams are incredible.

Further info directed by Craig Brewer

Footloose

The original Footloose was a fun film, not a great film. It became a classic by the sum of its parts: the cheesy music, the dancing, the story – and Kevin Bacon. Craig Brewer’s new version suffers from the same melodrama and silliness as its predecessor – wait until you see how Ren gets to the famous warehouse dance scene – but you can forgive its flaws because it still has those ingredients intact.

And while there’s no Bacon, Kenny Wormald as Ren McCormick (complete with James Dean hair) makes for a dashing rebel with a cause, injecting just the right combination of pained kid and who-cares attitude into the role to turn him into, perhaps, the next big pin-up. He even manages to make line dancing look cool.

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Picture a chalky cliff face looming over a river in the south of France. Halfway up, past slipshod rocks and scraggly bracken, is a sealed vault. Once in a blue moon, scientists and officials will enter this steel door for a short time to chart the mysteries within. We no longer have to imagine what they have encountered, thanks to

filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) and the express permission of the French government.

In three dimensions, Herzog has given us our only chance at seeing the oldest paintings in existence, first discovered in 1994 but dating back over 30,000 years. Granted, the 3D effect is not entirely convincing, but it’s the only way to come close to experiencing the dimensions and atmosphere of these caves for ourselves.

Herzog’s film is not a dry exhibition of prehistoric art, but instead sets the mind in motion – who painted these works, why, and – most importantly – how do we interpret them tens of thousands of years after their

religiously to the original story, the contemporary references occasionally jarring against its old-fashioned themes. Ren now dances with his iPod, the black kids krump in the carpark and the grown-ups worry about the recession. And that’s about where the updating ends. The script, the costumes, the music and the cars are virtually the same; only the tone has had a makeover, cranking up the pace to the slick tempo of next generation dance flicks such as Step Up. If the remake’s goal was to turn a classic into an easily digested teen flick, they’ve succeeded. Time will tell if it’s still a classic, but if they can make linedancing look good then Footloose still has a pulse.

WRITTEN BY REBECCA BARRY, Flicks.co.nz

While Errol Morris’s documentary subject may be the rather ‘devoted’ Joyce McKinney, Tabloid is really about the power of the British media to take a story and its main protagonists and run with them. As two former rival hacks reminisce during the film, The Daily Express championed McKinney’s crusade (even to the point of having her pose in a nun’s habit) while The Daily Mirror set out to discredit her and their rival by digging up as much dirt as they could (with some of the photos more suitable for The Sun’s Page 3 than anywhere else).

Yes, if the recent News of the World saga has only just made you aware of the rivalry amongst Britain’s smaller-sized

newspapers, then this will certainly enlighten you of the lengths the ‘red tops’ (so known because of their masthead colour) go to outsell their competitors.

Mixing archival footage and new interviews with many of the key players (who virtually all have different accounts of how it all went down) and backed by an urgent and insistent score, Tabloid is this year’s Man on Wire, a twisty-turny crowdpleasing documentary about a barely believable real-life event that many of us never knew about, and others have completely forgotten.

WRITTEN BY JAMES CROOT, Flicks.co.nz

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ON SCREEN The week in preview tv highlights

Debbie’s Done It All Prime rocks: blondie Monday sees a good feature on PRIME ROCKS, with this week’s in-depth look at the iconic American rock band Blondie.

Debbie Harry and crew have an interesting story.

The singer is more than just a pretty girl on a t-shirt who makes cameos in films and television shows. The band spent the ‘70s making a name for themselves as one of the biggest pop acts on the planet. But, as bands do, they fell victim to splits and solo

careers.

The band reunited and found themselves back in the charts some 20 years later.

The New York punk scene took the iconic band to heart, along with the mainstream in festivals and arenas.

PRIME ROCKS: Blondie will feature footage from the BBC archive as well as interviews with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein.

PRIME ROCKS: Blondie Monday 24 October, 9:30pm, PRIME

It’s the season finale of How I Met Your Mother this Monday on FOUR at 7:30pm. The end the sixth season sees Ted (Josh Radnor) feeling like he’s in a great place relationship-wise (which is what all guys worry about deep down) but bumping into his ex, Zoey (Jennifer Morrison).

Also winding up the season is Doctor Who over on PRIME at 8:3spm on Thursday. The Doctor must make his final journey to the uncertain shores of Lake Silencio in Utah. As all good season finales do, the universesaving decision involves the doctor’s death.

Movie wise, highlights of the week would have to go to Jaws: The Revenge on Sunday at 8:30pm and From Hell on Tuesday at 8:30pm. There’s no point in trying to break down the former – big bad ass shark likes to eat people, people don’t

like to be eaten.

From Hell gets a little more serious. Based on Alan Moore’s comic, we see a sinister take on Jack the Ripper starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham.

Considering the story is sinister enough, it all gets pretty dark and pretty horror/thriller-ey.

Catch both of these on FOUR next week.

Over on TV2 you’re looking at some lighter entertainment, with Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End airing on Saturday at 7:30pm. Big Disney budgets and huge family-friendly action spectacles ensue.

The end of the weekend sees the Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly comedy Step Brothers air on Sunday at 8:30pm. It’s far from their best work, but the comedy is still there along with an excellent rendition of the famous ‘Por Ti Volare’.

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God Bows To Math Happy, Wellington Sat 15 Oct Photography courtesy of Alexander Hallag facebook.com/themusicistalking

Bachelorette San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 14 Oct Photography courtesy of Megan Easterbrook-Smith facebook.com/meganebs.photography

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Listophile Juice TV’s Alternative Broadcast.

1. No Work Beach Pigs

2. Ready to Die The Checks

3. Buddy Evil Twins

4. Blind Minded O’Lovely

5. Stay Gold (Moulder Remix) The Big Pink

6. Phonograph Wooden Shjips

7. Lunatic Fringe

1. A Long Time Mayer Hawthorne

2. Smash It Zowie

3. What The Water Gave Me Florence and The Machine

4. The Origin of Slaves Cairo Knife FIght

5. Terrible Angels Charlotte Gainsburg

6. Crystalline Bjork

The Drab Doo Riffs

7. Good Intent

8. How They Want Me To Be

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10. Terra Ingognita Atlas Sound

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Independent Top 10 Movie Chart

1. The Orator 2. The Smurfs 3. The Three Musketeers 4. Real Steel 5. The Lion King 3D 6. Monte Carlo 7. Johnny English Reborn 8. Cave of Forgotten Dreams 9. Abduction

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10. The Help

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1. Candy Apple Grey Julien Dyne

A Guide to Getting Back Together

4. Art – The Definition:

A Dictionary about Artistic Words

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Jeeves from Ask Jeeves Serving up dinner for Google employees.

2. Wang East Lord Echo

3. Ross and Rachel Could Do It!

Where Are They Now?

3. I Mind

Captain Planet Having a cry

James Blake

4. Riki Wild Bill Ricketts

5. Come Go With Me

Frankie Muniz Hiding from the paparazzi in a kindergarten… and getting away with it.

Jimmy Abney

5. Don’t Worry, They’re Adopted: Why You Don’t Need to be

Jealous of Your Siblings

6. Nice To Meet You Frank n Dank

7. Electric Sunshine

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Grimace from McDonald’s Serving his third year out of five for physical assault, grievous bodily harm and unpaid parking fines.

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