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Breaking news The New Zealand International Arts Festival is the gift that keeps on giving. Death Cab For Cutie has just been announced to play at the inaugural festival, much to the delight of just about anyone who likes music.

Announcements Bridges and Broken Hearts

Bond Street Bridge just can’t seem to sit still. It wasn’t enough that they toured around the country in the big cities, the small regionals and everything in between, so they’ve announced another 10date tour with buddies in arms The Broken Heart Breakers who have just returned from playing shows in Europe for a year.

The Ben Gibbard fronted quartet has been one of the most influential alt and indie rock groups since the band’s conception back in 1997. Death Cab are also playing shows in Australia, but those have sold out quicker than bottled water in the Sahara.

The one-off New Zealand show will be held at the Wellington Town Hall on Wednesday 29 February, following the two Bon Iver shows (also part of the New Zealand International Arts Festival).

Tickets are available from Thursday 22 December through Ticketek and range in price from $38 plus booking fee and upwards for those slightly better seats.

And on that note, we’ll be back in the new year with more good news to get you in your groove.

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The bands will play throughout January to early February in Nelson, Wairau Valley, Christchurch, Oamaru, Dunedin, Greymouth, Wellington, Paekakariki and Auckland. Special guests joining the bands along the way include Delaney Davidson, John White, Matt Langley, Rosy Tin Teacaddy and Luckless.

Our pick

Put the Men in Feminine

Brooklyn art/performance collective Men have announced one very rare performance at Auckland’s 4:20 in February.

In House Party

A new creative initiative has unofficially launched with some big things coming up in the future. In House Auckland will be opening up at Number 4 Gallery on Cross Street, just of Auckland’s K Road.

Working in conjunction with First Thursdays and the New Zealand Fashion Festival, the official In house launch party kicks off on Thursday 01 March and will feature local and international artists, designers and musicians.

While the group might not sound too familiar, you’ll be more aware of the artists-cum-band than you realise.

Fronted by JD Samson (Le Tigre, The Herms), the collective includes Michael O’Neill (Hirsute), Johanna Fateman (Le Tigre) and concept artist Emily Roysdon among others. Proud Mary and Strange News are bringing Men in February, but that’s not the only good news.

The full line-up of exhibitors and performers will be announced in mid-January, but in the mean time keep your eyeholes and earballs out for the In House Auckland Launch Party, Pop Up Shop & Exhibition: Space is the Place at Number 4 Gallery. Look for In House Creative Projects on Facebook for more info. The curators will be actively looking for artists, volunteers and exhibitors in January.

Spring Break will be supporting the Brooklyn-based art-house at the oneoff show. Spring Break being the duo of Ryan McPhun (The Ruby Suns) and James Dansey (The Sneaks). New Zealand born but Sydney-based DJ and artist Fanny Burney will also be featuring on the night.

Fools in April

Get your androgyny on for this very rare performance. Tickets are on sale now from Under The Radar.

April will see the welcome return of post-psych outs Wooden Shjips. Auckland’s Kings Arms and Wellington’s Bodega will host the try-and-define-them progressive/psych/fusion rockers who have been steadily building their fanbase with limited physical releases all leading up to their latest album West.

The quartet will play in Auckland on Sunday 01 April and in the capital on Monday 02 April. Tickets for both shows are available now through Cheese On Toast, Under The Radar or from Real Groovy.

Making the world dance

One of the latest pop sensations has announced her first ever New Zealand show. Jessie J will be performing one show at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Tuesday 28 February.

The self-described Disney-chic singer has made gained some serious popularity over the past year, and after beginning her career as a songwriter for the likes of Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus, that credit is well due. Her debut single ‘Do It Like a Dude’ was released in late 2010 and garnered her international fame and saw her land several top ten spots on charts around the world.

Despite only having one album, Jessie J has of course been likened to the new wave of female pop stars such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj et al.

Clearly the singer isn’t content with just one career, as she is also a coach and mentor on television show The Voice UK. This will be the first time for Kiwi fans to see her locally. Tickets go on sale Friday 23 December through Ticketmaster.

A Return from the Grave

Irish chart-toppers The Cranberries have announced one New Zealand show next year. The band with the banshee beat raised children of the ‘90s and have sold over 30 million records worldwide. They also sing that song ‘Zombie’ which is about as infectious as the undead themselves.

After a six-year hiatus, the four-piece reunited last year and toured the world while working on new music.

Next year will see the release of The Cranberries’ sixth album Roses, and to celebrate they’ll be hitting the spots they’ve missed so very much after their break.

Auckland will be treated to one show on Thursday 15 March at The Trusts Stadium. Tickets are on sale now through Ticket Direct.

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20 Years of Comedy

It’ll be a Blue Monday

Some thirty years on and they’re still going strong. Out of the ashes of Joy Division rose the Phoenix that is New Order, a band that has been called one of the most important and iconic bands in history, one of the most critically acclaimed, influential, and aesthetically noted artists of our time and winners of NME’s Godlike Genius award.

Now the band has announced one show in New Zealand for February next year. The touring five-piece will play at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Monday 27 February in an all-ages (but still licensed) event with the line-up of Bernard Sumner on vocals

The 2012 NZ International Comedy Festival has been announced. Next year will see the 20th anniversary of the country’s biggest LOL factory, formerly known as the Laugh! Festival. While acts haven’t yet been announced, we do know that the festival will be taking place from Friday 27 April to Sunday 20 May in Auckland and Wellington.

Tickets to the Auckland Comedy Gala and Wellington’s First Laughs will go on sale Thursday 01 March, with general tickets available from Thursday 08 March. and guitar, Stephen Morris on drums, Gillian Gilbert and Phil Cunningham on dual keyboard and guitar responsibilities and Tom Chapman on bass.

Odds are this will be the last opportunity for most Kiwis to see New Order. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster and Real Groovy.

Harder said than done A new festival has been announced to take place in mid-January just north of Auckland. What’s been auspiciously touted as the latest good times festival in the calibre of camp A Low Hum, Chronophonium is the latest endeavour to bring bands together for “a super special time and place for the freest of spirits to thrive”.

The three day festival kicks off on Friday 13 January and runs through to Sunday 15 January. A farm has been hired up in Pataua North, just shy of a beach settlement near Whangarei and roughly twoand-a-half hours out of Auckland.

Organisers say “We’re starting with plenty of grass, some trees and a nearby golden beach and adding a diverse range of up & comers in the local music scene, artists, a food and craft market, a special blend of metaphorical herbs and spices and a sprinkling of sun”.

So far the line-up includes Argyle Raver, Beach Pigs, Chewie Lewis, Deer Park, Fleet Truck, Forest Spirits, Headspins, Lion Eyes, Meese, Monoceros, Rackets and Poor You, Poor Me. The festival opens up for camping from 4:30pm on the Friday at Besson Farm, 1652 Pataua North Road. Chronophonium is a restricted event to those 18 and over. Tickets are available now through Under The Radar.

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Cassette Requiems Auckland venue Cassette Nine has hooked up with Big Day Out organisers to initiate the Cassette Live Art Installation at next year’s BDO. If you’re the artistic type (much to your parents’ dismay) then this should be right up your alley. Most any piece of work can be submitted as long as they are inspired by the iconic festival’s 20th anniversary.

Whether this is an act that has played over the past 20 years, that special song you fell in love with at the green stage or even that time you took too much acid and tried to climb the loop de loop to get a better look at Bjork, the Cassette crew wants to see it all.

Hit up Cassette on Facebook or email art@cassettenine.com with a bit of bio about yourself, some

examples of your work and a rough sketch of your vision of the installation you would want to be a part of the big day.

A Long Time Coming Arguably the world’s first supergroup, Crosby, Stills and Nash has often been called the voice of a generation. Except that generation is now old and need ear-amplifiers or whatever they’re called. But they still know how to party.

Good thing too, as David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash have announced one New Zealand show next year. Following all the yoof summer-and-then-some shows through to March, the wrinklier generation can get down at Auckland’s Trusts Stadium on Saturday 24 March.

Maybe the stabs at the geriatrics are a bit unfair. Sorry to the Marthas, Evelyns and

Garths out there. You go back to watching Downton Abbey. But take five minutes out of your schedule to pick up some tickets from Ticket Direct.

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Wednesday 21 DecEmber Andrew Keoghan & Guests

Telecom Christmas Trees

Q Theatre

Spot them from ages away All day, FREE

8pm, $20-45, qtheatre.co.nz

Got a Christmas party planned at your work? No? Don’t have a work? Or is said Christmas party just going to be lame since you told everyone at work that you were going to “detox”? Screw that, Q Theatre’s got your back with Andrew Keoghan, James Milne, Dear Times Waste, She’s So Rad and more.

Thursday 22 DecEmber

Take the kids out to see the Christmas trees light up.

Auckland’s Te Wero Island, Wellington’s Waitangi Park and Christchurch’s Hagley Park North all host the Telecom Christmas Trees that look oh so shiny and bright and way better than that messy excuse for a tree at your house.

Friday 23 DecEmber

Goodshirt

K Road Christmas Carnival

The Kings Arms

St Kevin’s Arcade

4pm, $0-10, Door sales only

8pm, $25-35, eventfinder.co.nz

How long has it been since you’ve listened to Goodshirt? Remember how when you were young you thought ‘Fiji Baby’ was a real beautiful track and you sung it to your girlfriend at the time and you thought it was romantic, except you should’ve sung ‘Sophie’ since that was her name? Missed opportunity, dude.

Dr Colossus, Tiny Ruins, Bannerman, Lisa Crawley, Reb Fountain & The Bandits, Gundry Blues, Brendan Turner, Callum Gentleman and more feature alongside entertainment from The Blingling Bros, Mouse, Sarah Houbolt, Edward Clendon and some Christmas CandyFloss Fairies throughout the day.

Melancholia

Midnight Youth

Selected Cinemas

Altitude Bar

Lars von Trier, eh? Some people think he’s a Nazi. But some people voted for the Nazis. Some people are just stupid. The director’s new flick starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland has been a hit at film festivals around the globe, even if he hasn’t been allowed to be at some of them.

GG: “Yo, what should I write about Midnight Youth?”

ANON: “Maybe try and make a pun about being out late and being young.” GG: “That’s not much of a pun.” ANON: “Weren’t they in that section anyway last week? That’s SO last week.” GG: “YOU’RE so last week.”

ANON: “Just use this instead.”

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Kings Arms Xmas Extravaganza

Ponsonby Social Club

The Kings Arms

5pm, $15, Door sales only

8pm, FREE

Years ago, Latin just used to be something you’d study in school. You’d do some doodles and ask “why do we study Latin?” and the teacher would say “to become a Latin teacher”. Consider Bobbito Brazuka your Latin teacher, Jennifer Zea your distraction and Isaac Aesili your bad influence.

The Tiny Lies

X-Ray Catz

Darkroom

Hotel Bristol

9pm, FREE

Local alt-folk-country duo The Tiny Lies take to the Darkroom at Archive alongside mister dark and bluesing himself Delaney Davidson on his lap steel. Happiness Stan holds the support reigns at this rare one-off performance.

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Auckland’s home of rock throw their Christmas do barbeque-style, with two stages featuring performances from Roofdog, Murderchord, Rumple & Stiltskin, Iron Hammers, Solomonix, Silva Emcee, Acetones, Shadowmovement, Bridey Rose, Fleur Jack and Selecto as well as DJs in the garden.

Craft 2.0 The Paramount Theatre 8.30pm, FREE

A night of rockabilly for the middle aged swingin’ cats and jive turkeys and squares-gone-drapes hits Hotel Bristol as X-Ray Catz and their baby band ’52 Dynamite Special get things a-rockin’ and a-rollin’ without the fussin’ and a-feudin’.

6pm, FREE

Oshit! It’s Christmas and you’ve done NO shopping!

What do you do? Your friends are all creative and you know buying them a voucher is lame, and your family already has enough boring shit to last a lifetime.

Oh, wait! The craft show! THE CRAFT 2.0 SHOW! YES! People will think you’re a genius! Pat yourself on the back, winner.

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SUNDAY 25 DECEMBER Christmas & Other Holidays

gig OF THE WEEK

Probably Your Aunt’s House

Everywhere So yeah, it’s Christmas time and other holidays as well.

There’s not much on in the way of gigs, but what does it matter – you’re stuffing your face with chicken and ham and potato salad and buns and sausages and that real nice salad that your cousin makes from that recipe she got from that naturopath years ago. It’s been a big year for you. You were telling yourself you were going to be on the up and

up this year, and it didn’t quite work out that way but you still had fun. There were ups and downs. There was a bit of love and a bit of loss. That’s what growing up is, kids. So get the family stuff done today, try to act interested in what your younger cousins are doing and don’t be the drunk one at the family Christmas thing. Don’t drive drunk either. Play it safe today of all days. Because from this week on, the real parties begin.

MONDAY 26 DECEMBER Six60

Happy Feet 2

Mangawhai Tavern

General Release

7.30pm, $55, ticketmaster.co.nz

It’s the first date of the regional stops for one of the country’s most well-liked bands. That’s a very literal description – have you seen how many thumbs up these guys have on their Facebook page? Damn near 90,000. Check the tours pages to see where else the Six60 boys will be playing.

It makes sense that Elijah Wood is a penguin. Doesn’t it? It totally does. Kids just go crazy over Happy Feet.

Like, The Shining crazy. You might as well, but you also might hold some animosity towards Robin Williams.

That’s fine. Do the little ones a solid and take them to see this and you’ll be their favourite.

Ladi6

The Iron Lady

The Station Village Complex

Selected Cinemas

6pm, $50, ticketmaster.co.nz

One of the most iconic females in politics since Cleopatra, Maggie Thatcher had her fair share of shit to deal with. So go get educated or at the very least buy a ticket for your folks who are old enough to know why dear old M-Thatch truly was known as the iron lady.

Ladi6 kicks off her set of shows on Boxing Day down at Lower Hutt’s Station Village Complex. This year has seen the sixth lady of music nominated for various awards as well as take a few home for the shelf. See what special tricks she’s picked up after playing at Glastonbury and the like.

The Adventures of Tintin

Tuesday 27 DECEMBER

General Release

Selective Sounds Worsford Farms, Mangawhai It feels like only yesterday that the world got a glimpse as to how The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn would look. Now, postpresents and farewelling family, we get treated to one of the most incredible looking CGI efforts ever put into production. Stephen Spielberg and Peter Jackson – make us proud.

2pm, $92, ticketmaster.co.nz

Salmonella Dub, State of Mind, Katchafire, Sola Rosa, Anika Moa, Hollie Smith, Sons of Zion, Jordan Luck and Soljah all head to Mangawhai as the parties start cranking. Selective Sounds is a who’s who of the wider dub and reggae scene, so if you like a bit of skankin’ in your bag – here’s your Tuesday planned.

We Bought A Zoo

True stories are sometimes the hardest to believe. In Cameron Crowe’s latest directorial effort, we’re told the true story of a man who bought a dilapidated zoo full of exotic creatures and moves his family to live there. America’s favourite boy-next-door Matt Damon stars with the world’s favourite self-portraitist Scarlett Johansson.

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WeDNESDAY 28 DECEMBER

Thursday 29 December

Rhythm & Alps

The Muppets

Terrence Downs, Mt Hutt

General Release

10am, $120-250, 1-night.co.nz

Grandmaster Flash, Skream and Benga, Dub Fx, Six60, 1814, Homebrew, Antix, Stinky Jim, AHoriBuzz, The Eastern, Dubwise & MC Silva, Ghost, Cyril Orsen, Kev Freash, Nacoa, DJ Tido, Knuckles, Seth Hamilton, Tim Seargent, Toby Nice and a shit load more. Two days of Rhythm surrounded by the Southern Alps sound good?

If there’s one person who thinks that this movie won’t make them smile at least once, odds are that person is a grouch and probably lives somewhere horrible like in the garbage. But if you’re a normal human being, you’ll remember the times you had with your oldest friends. Take a trip down a refurbished memory lane.

Puhoi Country Music Fair

Rhythm & Vines

Puhoi Valley Cafe

Waiohika Estate Vineyard, Gisborne

3pm, $30, eventfinder.co.nz

You’re on holiday, the kids are on holiday. You’re hungry, the kids are hungry. You secretly have a real fetish for cheese, the kids prefer cheese slices but they’ll give the real stuff a go. Go drink some wine and listen to country music while the kids jump on bouncy castles. Kids under 12 get in free.

4pm, $230-490, 1-night.co.nz

It’s the ninth year of the festival and it’s sure to be just as ridiculously dancey, crazy and pash-y as always.

From Thursday through to Sunday will see some huge international names walk through the Waiohika vines and throw one of the year’s biggest parties. Got your ticket or are you a last minute Larry?

Friday 30 December Earthtonz

Lullaby Lane

Gibbston Valley Station, Queenstown

Daisybank Farm, Martinborough 2pm, $100-150, ticketek.co.nz

Right, let’s have a look at this line-up: Tommy Lee, DJ Aero, Crystal Method, DJ Muggs from Cypress Hill, the UK’s Freestylers, Holland innovators Kraak & Smaak, Asian dub queen Ana Sia, beatbox hero Heatbox, Boombox, Planet of the Drums, Minuit, The Rhythmonyx, Knights of the Dub Table, Station Agents, DubSide, The Fletcherz, Simple Thieves, Ghettoblaster, Hunting Bears... that’s not even all. Earthtonz will be bringing in a mix-matched audience and some varied patrons. Tommy Lee? Yes, THAT Tommy Lee. Imagine the banger sisters he’ll be bringing along. Earthtonz kicks off on Friday and runs through to Sunday morning, so get some sleep before hand.

The first night of the La De Da festival features GZA from Wu Tang Clan, Pharoahe Monch, Rahzel, Jean Grae, Mt Eden, Optimus Gryme, Kids of 88, Zowie, Kidz In Space, Computers Want Me Dead, Chasing Shadows, Roksonix, Zomboy, KOAN Sound, B-Complex, Opiuo, Truth and Trei. And that’s just night number one.

DDub Mangawhai Tavern

8.30pm, $20, eventfinder.co.nz

Mangawhai Tavern will be hosting all types of dubness throughout the week. The night before the big one sees the infamous dDub crew blast out their reggae-roots musical mash up with their horns, harmonies, and hands-high tunes. Heavenly Creatures hold the support reigns and are paving their own way as the next electronic up-and-comers.

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The Freestylers

Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui

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7.30pm, $49, ticketmaster.co.nz

One of the country’s most recognisable names in music is touring the country over the break – head to the tour pages to see where and when double-dee is playing. Friday 30 December sees him arrive at the Mount with Midnight Youth and Dukes before rounding the year off down in Waihi.

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10pm, $15, iticketexpress.co.nz

Remember that video for ‘Push Up’ where that chick was dancing in all different types of fashions, and also wearing different types of fashions? She was a gangster at one point, a kind of sexy dancer at another, and also she had a bottle of water as well because she was “dehydrated”. These are those guys!

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Saturday 31 December Wing It

Exodus 2012

gig OF THE WEEK

Anywhere

Te Tumu Kaituna 14 Reserve, Tauranga

12pm, $70-130, eventfinder.co.nz

Reggae By Nature is putting on this year’s Exodus 2012 festival at the Te Tumu Kaituna 14 Reserve in Papamoa. The likes of Katchafire, House Of Shem, 1814, Ardijah, Sons Of Zion, 3 Houses Down, Foundation, Tomorrow People, NRG Rising, Vintage, Chad Cahmbers and DJ Hemz with Te Hamua Nikora are on the line-up.

Maybe you don’t want to go and see music at a bar or a festival. Hey, that’s totally fine. Maybe you just want to hang out with all your friends or go wherever that guy/gal you’re crushing on is, so you can try and get a sneaky pash on the countdown. Or maybe you’ve already got that special someone to lock lips with. Maybe you’re just going to go to your local bar and see what’s going on there. Hey, saves you money, right? Or maybe you’re only 12 and you’re not allowed to go party. That’s understandable. Maybe you’re broke after buying Christmas presents. Maybe you have to work in the morning.

Whatever. Sometimes winging it works. So don’t forget that there are some amazing shows right through to February. Who says New Year’s has to be the biggest night?

House of Shem Mangawhai Tavern

8pm, $40, eventfinder.co.nz

There’s a House of Shem video online that was made on someone who works at Groove Guide’s birthday.

This came up because the nameless person writing this didn’t have enough coffee and didn’t know what to write about House of Shem other than they’re a reggae band, so we looked at a video on YouTube.

True story.

The Feelers

Beyond The Black

Papamoa Tavern

Trentham racecourse, lower hutt 2pm, $69, eventfinder.co.nz

10am, $50-150, 1-night.co.nz

The Feelers have sold over 250,000 albums. There are something like 4 million people in the country.

Which means that roughly one in sixteen people in the country have bought a Feelers album. That’s not counting international sales. So out of 16 people, maybe one of them will be at the Pap’ Tav’ on New Year’s. Maths!

Head Like a Hole, Shotgun Alley, In Dread Response, Sinate, Devilskin, Decortica, Indicator Dogs, Subtract, Whole Lotta Led, Tainted, Sonic Altar, Depths, Advocates, Bulletbelt, Of Blackest Oceans and Draco Aerius fill up the night of New Year’s metal at Wellington’s Bodega. Is this where all the headbangers will be hiding from all the reggae-heads?

The Phoenix Foundation

Highlife

Foxglove

Matakana Country Park 4pm, $85-105, iticket.co.nz

8pm, $50, dashtickets.co.nz

So if dub, reggae, roots, dance, trance, house, drum’n’bass or some wider variation of that isn’t your thing, then why not just take a chill pill and go see The Phoenix Foundation and The Nudge? No, it’s not the giant party that you thought you would have, but it’s good music and teenagers won’t be throwing up on you. That might be a bit of a generalisation, but I’m old and jealous of kids being able to party for longer than me.

The Britomart Country Club

8pm, $20, Door Sales Only

I have a photo of Sam Harvey from Computers Want Me Dead holding a chainsaw to my neck. The chainsaw isn’t on, we were just goofing around. But that chainsaw just happened to show up at my house one day and Sam really took a liking to it. Whoever lost a chainsaw back in 2009 – maybe it was yours.

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Auckland loves dance parties. Is that why the rest of the country calls Aucklanders JAFA’s? Because of all of the glowsticks and neon zinc? Anyway you dance heads, you’ll love the line-up of Crazy P, Pete Rock, A.Skillz, Vandalism, DJ Spen, P Money, Bulletproof, Bevan Keys, The ARC, Dick Johnson, Kolab & Mikey Rockwell, Jolyon Petch & Sam Hill, Nick D, Karn Hall, Maya & Vanya, Clarke Gayford, The Sweetmix Kids, Grant Marshall and General Lee.

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Thursday 05 January Restless

Sherlock Holmes 2

Selected Cinemas

General Release

Gus Van Sant is back at it again. He’s had some huge winners with Milk, Good Will Hunting and Elephant, and some flops like the God-awful Psycho remake starring Vince Vaughn. With his latest telling the tale of a terminally ill girl falling in love featuring ghost Japanese kamikaze pilots, how will Restless turn out?

Guy Ritchie seems to have dropped the multiplotline stylisation that found him his fame.

While the first Sherlock Holmes was nothing but a blockbuster, most people will give Robert Downey Jr. the time of day on any given occasion. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows stars RDJ, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Stephen Fry.

Dolphin Tale

The Hunter

General Release

Selected Cinemas

Dolphins are just the monkeys of the sea. Why? Because monkeys are fucking awesome and dolphins are pretty damn cool as well. Remember Ecco the Dolphin? That little guy was great. Let’s hope that a movie based on a true story about a dolphin that lost its tail starring Morgan Freeman is just as great.

Can you imagine Willem Dafoe in any role where you’re meant to think he’s a good guy? He looks like a lizard. It’s a pretty sure bet that he can catch flies with his tongue, which is good since he’s a mercenary stuck in the Tasmanian outback in this flick. Damn good actor though.

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SATURDAY 07 January

Dum Dum Girls

Deerhoof

The Kings Arms

Whammy Bar 9pm, $25, undertheradar.co.nz

8pm, $46, undertheradar.co.nz

The girl-group quartet play their one show up in Auckland. Having only been around for three years, the girls have put out three EPs and two full-lengths to a fair amount of praise. Also, they’re a bit cute.

Problem is they’re in an indie-rock band so they are completely out of your league.

“I did not care much for Lord of the Rings and I’ve never heard of Flight of the Conchords. Anyway Greggy has no time for TV and movies what with the constant international demand for his drumming and the never-ending need for new songs.” Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier is awesome. Go see them live.

Liquid Recreation

Bad Manners

Coherent

The Kings Arms

8pm, $55, undertheradar.co.nz

10pm, $10-12, iticketexpress.co.nz

Artificial Intelligence pop over from London to headline the night of Liquid Recreation at Coherent, with NZ’s golden girl of drum’n’bass Emma G on support alongside MC Tali, Lobo and Solkai. If you feel like a quiet peek next door you’ll find The Scratch Perverts controlling Ink on their trip from the UK.

It’s been a while since ska has been the sound of the moment, but for all those ska-heads that just can’t let go, some good news is in store for you with Bad Manners. We’re not sure if there is such a thing as shock-ska, but if there is – these guys are the godfathers of it.

The Room

One Drop

Selected Cinemas

Black Barn Vineyard, Havelock North

6pm, $68, ticketmaster.co.nz

Every time we see that The Room is playing, we’re going to put it in this list. Anyone who’s seen it will know why. It is simply one of the worst films ever made. And it’s brilliant. Tommy Wiseau’s accidental flop-cum-meme plays at the Rialto in Dunedin and The Paramount Theatre in the capital.

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New Zealand’s biggest septet Fat Freddy’s Drop takes to Havelock North’s Black Barn Vineyard with The Nudge on support, following the New Year’s gigging both of the bands will have been doing. Just in case you didn’t get all of that skanking out of your system over summer, head here for round two.

Shit worth doing

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War Horse

Fleet Foxes

Selected Cinemas

Dunedin Town Hall

gig OF THE WEEK 7.30pm, $75, ticketek.co.nz

One of Stephen Spielberg’s less talked about recent endeavours, War Horse has a fresh face in newcomer Jeremy Irvine who wants to rescue his horse from the battlefields of the First World War. We all know Spielberg does war drama damn well, so there’s potential for this one to be very good.

Last time Fleet Foxes played in New Zealand back in 2009, tears flooded the carpets of Auckland’s Bruce Mason Theatre and Wellington’s San Fran Bath House.

We can only assume that a couple of years later the band will still pull on the old heartstrings and get the manliest of men weeping some sweet folk-tears.

The Darkest Hour

Chronophonium

Selected Cinemas

Besson Farm, Patua

4.30pm, $37, undertheradar.co.nz

An alien invasion flick with a difference, The Darkest Hour sees a bunch of good-lookin’ American kids in Russia when aliens attack. And by good-lookin’, we mean Olivia Thirby, Emile Hirsch and Rachael Taylor.

Them’s some good-lookin’ yanks in alien-occupied Russia running from lasers and whatnot.

Meese, Rackets, Lion Eyes, Headspins, Deer Park, Beach Pigs, Monoceros, Fleet Truck, Chewie Lewis, Argyle Raver, Forest Spirits and Poor You Poor Me all feature over the two days of the very first Chonophonium. How can you possibly top a cheap two-day music festival in the grass and by a beach?

Tune-yards

The Palace of Burlesque

The Kings Arms

University of Canterbury 8pm, $30, undertheradar.co.nz

8pm, $25-39, theloons.co.nz

Hot damn, finally Merrill makes her merry way here.

The one-off show that nobody was expecting to be announced got announced, and we threw a miniparty in the office. This year has been tUnE-yArDs year as she has managed to put out some of the catchiest experimental pop songs we’ve ever heard.

Bring this show the hell on.

The Loons Circus Theatre Company’s upcoming burlesque show Hanussen – The Palace of Burlesque runs from Wed 04 Jan through to Sat 14 Jan. Keep in mind that this type of show isn’t for everyone, but those that like their punch to be spiked and use words like kinky, saucy and naughty may enjoy the ride.

SATURDAY 14 JANUARY Fuse Circus

Beirut

Village Green, Paihia

Town Hall 8pm, $55, undertheradar.co.nz

2pm or 8pm, $5-10, Door sales

Who could have possibly guessed that the demand to see Beirut was so high? The Wellington show originally sold out in a matter of days, followed swiftly by the Powerstation show in Auckland also filling seats fast. Now that the Wellington venue has changed there are a few more tickets up for grabs, but get in quick.

The last day of the Fuse Circus Campground Chaos wraps up two weeks of twirling rings and rope spinning and juggling and mimes and puppetry and bears in carts and all that usual circus jazz. Just because it’s in a campground doesn’t make it any less of a circus. It makes it a little scarier though.

Heineken Open

auckland

art and culture

hamilton

daytime event

wellington

live music

dunedin

all ages

christchurch

film/tv

$57-106, ticketek.co.nz

The last day of the Heineken Open goes down in Auckland as we’re treated to two of the top 10 players in the world face off against each other. That’s actually really premature as this is being written in mid-December, so maybe it’s unknown facing each other. Who knows. But tennis is cool.

Key

ASB Tennis Centre

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“I have many wives – musically that is,” quips Tommy Lee. He’s kicking back on his tour bus, parked on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan; taking a few calls and mixing some beats in his makeshift studio set up in the back. For a man with a police record, alimony demands and a cliché history of rock debauchery, he’s coming over pretty laid back and professional. Currently on tour with electro-genius Deadmau5, Lee is enjoying playing to an intensely critical club crowd with his musical partner Aero. “It’s a kind of pilot/co-pilot working relationship,” he says. “Aero lays down the beats and I do the visuals, some drums and some native instrumentations [referring to guitar, drum and piano licks].”

General Admission may not be familiar with this side of the notorious drummer of ‘80s legends Mötley Crüe, but Lee claims he’s always been a closet dance music fan. “Y’know, every drum solo I’ve played live has some loops or beats, and I’ve used samples for as long as I can remember.” DJing is a far cry from the roller coaster drum solos of his act with the Crüe, but his love of invention still comes through. “Studios are way different now, too,” he muses. “Originally I’d be in there, like 24 hours to get one rhythm track down. Thousands of hours and dollars!

Thing is, with a laptop I can record anywhere now. You know, I just completed a track all the way through, while sitting on a commercial flight across the States. And another on a charter. Insane!”

Back in ‘99, Lee cobbled together rap-rock-metal act Methods of Mahem (MOM) with a host of an unusual suspects: Beastie Boys’ Mix

Master Mike, Fred Durst, Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan (The Crystal Method), Snoop Dogg, Kid Rock, Li’L Kim and even George Clinton.

“At that time I was bored,” he reflects. “I heard stuff in the clubs and was inspired to switch musical gears, create, freak out. I left [Mötley Crüe] for a bit to explore, you know? I’m always hungry for good music.

That’s why I agreed to do stuff like [reality show] Rock Star Supernova.

Mainstream TV was so dull, music was dull. Shit like American Idol.

I’ve always had this mix-it-up philosophy: Keep it movin!” That was the agenda behind MOM; to shatter the preconceived ideas notions of what popular music. Eventually AERO took a spot on the MOM tour and instantly formed a bond with Lee. Both have been collaborating on a menu of dirty, annihilating beats and searing hot riffs since.

DJ AERO (aka Chester Deitz) sharpened his incisors on the early ‘90s LA rave scene spinning hip-hop discs, inspired by DJ Jazzy Jeff, Barry Weaver, Doc Martin, and eventually joined West Coast crew The Heavyweights, a collective featuring DJs for Snoop Dog, Everlast, KORN and Dilate Peoples.

This New Year’s Eve Lee and AERO will headline the new Earthtonz Music Festival near Gibbston Valley Winery in Queenstown, along with Crystal Method, DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill), The Freestylers, Heatbox and Minuit. Lee is pumped about the location. I Googled it – it looks frigging amazing. You better be ready to party - bring your hi-heel Nikes!

WRITTEN BY TIM GRUAR SEE HIM LIVE: TOMMY LEE EARTHTONZ NYE FESTIVAL SAT 31 DEC GIBBSTON VALLEY STATION, QUEENSTOWN

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If 2011 has been one musician’s breakaway year, it’s safe to say Merrill Garbus, AKA tUnE-yArDs can take that award home. This year saw the release of her sophomore effort w h o k i l l which stole the hearts of critics and opened up a fresh new fanbase for the New England native.

And no one has been more surprised about that reception more than the artist herself.

“I’ve been really stunned by the response to the album,” says Merrill.

“During the recording process I really had to keep my head down and focus on finishing the album. Anytime I thought about what people were expecting, or what might happen with the music after I finished it, I would get farther and farther away from feeling good about the work.”

One of her most popular songs ‘Gangsta’ has been a top ten hit on radio stations, blogs and audience playlists around the globe. It’s by far the best representation of Merrill’s meticulous production, but also gave her a lesson in mixing 101. “When I first started mixing the album myself, I was using software that I didn’t understand... In fact, that was the most time-consuming thing.”

Did it ever become a chore? “Albums just take a long time, and at a certain point you wish you never had to listen to a song ever again. I programmed some of the drum patters on ‘Gangsta’ and that took a long time... But that’s not a chore, that’s the nitty gritty of the work which makes me want to get up in the morning.”

As well as being one of the new underdog darlings of the critic’s-choice scene, Merrill has been an active voice in the wider Occupy movements. “It’s one of the first times I can remember in my lifetime that people are taking this kind of initiative to change the systems around them. The ‘80’s and ‘90’s in the US were pretty complacent times in this country, specifically for middle-class white folks, which was the world I grew up in.”

But her time in New Zealand will be less political and more experiential. While she promises to learn more about the country before she arrives, Merrill says she’s excited to learn about Maori culture. Other than that, she knows we’re “an island way, way down there”. I say that the best way to learn more would be to get some Kiwi friends. She seems on board. “Yep, 2012 is the year of new friends, didn’t you hear?”

So if you want to jump and play in the tune-yard, just use Merrill’s own advice and give her the ultimate friendship pick-up line: “You’re a badass.”

WRITTEN BY JIMMY HOWLETT SEE HER LIVE: TUNE-YARDS THU 12 JAN KINGS ARMS, AUCKLAND

Decked head-to-toe in black, pleats and frills aplenty, heavy eye shadow and plump red lipstick, thick bangs hang down over matching Silvertone guitars: the result is a unified troupe of cooler-thanthou young ladies, who really do look like they should be in a band.

“Aesthetics have never been more important than the music I write and we play, but they have always been part of the deal,” says head honcho Dee Dee, otherwise known as Kristen Gundred. “My whole life I grew up idolising artists and bands who captivated [audiences] with their look and attitude as well as their music… more Ramones than Ronettes in terms of that.”

Apt, then, that she should mention two geometrical and musical polar opposites, but the comparison sticks because it’s near impossible to even take a passing glance at all four Dum Dum Girls onstage and not think of a glorious age when Phil Spector’s groups ruled the charts with his confrontational and wildly successful formula: cute girls in tight dresses singing euphoric songs amidst a backdrop of sheer sonic indulgence.

Formed in California nearly four years ago whilst Gundred was drumming for Grand Ole Party, Dum Dum Girls’ career has been marked by steady rises and expected progressions through the industry – albeit on Gundred’s own terms.

“I work at a pretty steady trajectory so it seems appropriate… I’m not looking to be a one-hit wonder or a trend that explodes and then dies. I want to make a life of this. Better to build a foundation and go from there.”

Cue a deal with Sub Pop, surely a haven for genre-defying pop music. And it seems Dum Dum Girls have found a home they feel comfortable in, especially if Only In Dreams is anything to go by.

Their second full-length hails Gundred’s sheer unabashed and uncontrollable talent as a songwriter; it simply spews forth soaring pop hit after soaring pop hit, each and every one coated in a shimmery, relentless, indeed Ramones-y sense of energy. But after three EPs and two albums’ worth of a trusted, tested formula, somebody must’ve told Gundred to stop for two seconds and rest, because ‘Coming Down’ – found somewhere close to the end of the album - is the musical accompaniment to a long, slow descent in to long-needed sleep, and by far her most accomplished track to date.

On whether she’s looking forward to Dum Dum Girls reaching New Zealand shores, Gundred his optimistic.

“Of course,” she says, “aside from the excitement that always accompanies playing a new city, I have such a romanticised, foreign, tropical idea of this region.” Needless to say, we’re looking forward to them landing just as much.

WRITTEN BY JAMES A. ROBINS SEE THEM LIVE: DUM DUM GIRLS FRI 06 JAN KINGS ARMS AUCKLAND

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events

WELLINGTON gig guide Wed 21

Molly Malones

Bettys

San Fran Bath House

The Digital Disco: 10Pm: Free

Happy

Erez Sussman - Guitar From Around The World: 8:30Pm: $15

Mighty Mighty

In Like Flynn: Free

Razorwyre & Disasteradio: 8Pm: $10

Sandwiches

Xmas Sandwich: 11Pm: Free

God Bows To Math Album Release Show: 9:30Pm: $10

Sat 24

San Fran Bath House

Good Luck Bar

The Social Club Feat: Dimestore Skanks, Snap Crackle & Pop, Siamese Charades: 8Pm: Free

Southern Cross

Kroon For Your Kai Ft. Big River Chain: 7Pm: Free

Thu 22 Hotel Bristol

X-Ray Catz & ’52 Dynamite Special: Free

Mighty Mighty

Videotheques Mega-Dicksgo XXXmas - Mighty’s End Of Year Blow: 8Pm: Free

San Fran Bath House

Xmas Hoe Down ft. Lakewood Avenue, Norman Mclennan, Mel Sommerville: 8Pm: Free

Southern Cross

Good Luck Saturdays W/ Rucky: 4Pm: Free

San Fran Bath House Xmas Eve Party: 8Pm

Southern Cross Arvo Show Ft. Zoe Mahal: 4Pm: Free

Mon 26 The Station Village Complex (Lower Hutt) Ladi6 Summer Review W/ Trinityroots: 6Pm: $50 + Bf

Fri 30 Dasybank Farm (Martinborough)

La De Da 2011/2012: 10Am: $105

Chistmas Carols W/ The Soul Caravan: 6Pm: Free

Fri 23 Bodega

Crazy Christmas Bash: 10Pm: $5

Good Luck Bar

Stir Fridays W/ B.Lo: 4Pm: Free

Sat 31 Dasybank Farm (Martinborough)

La De Da 2011/2012: 10Am: $105

Fast Eddies

Foxglove Bar

The Phoenix Foundation & The Nudge: 8Pm: $50

Public

Nye 2011 With The Beat Girls: 7Pm: Free

Queens Wharf

Nye 2011: Under The Sales Ft. Dane Rumble, Che Fu, Whole Lotta Led & Dj Viper: 3Pm: $25

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Sandwiches

Nye: Artificial Intelligence: 11Pm: $20

San Fran Bath House Hang The Dj: Atomic Vs 24 Hour Party People: 9Pm: $20

Trentham Racecourse Beyond The Black: 9Pm: $50

Sun 08 bodega

Deerhoof: 8pm

Tue 03 The Station Village Complex (Lower Hutt) Dave Dobbyn - Greatest Hits Summer Tour: 7:30Pm: $49

Thu 05 San Fran Bath House Distance (Uk): 10Pm: $15 + Bf

Fri 06 Sandwiches

Ghetto Box On Blast W/Jillionaire (Mad Decent) + Guests: 4Pm: $10

The Station Village Complex (Lower Hutt) Six60 W/ Mt Eden: 7:30Pm: $55

Nye 2011 – Dubstep, Electro, R&B & Bad Clot: 10:30Pm: $5

Fri 13 Meow Cafe

The Broken Heartbreakers & Bond Street Bridge W/ Rosy Tin Teacaddy: 8:30Pm: $10

town hall

Fleet Foxes: 8pm

St James Theatre Serbian New Year’s Party: 7Pm: $30

Sat 14 St Peters Hall (Paekakariki)

St Peter’s Hall W/ Rosy Tin Teacaddy: 8Pm:

The Opera House Beirut: 8pm

REGIONAL gig guide Wed 21 Sideline Bar (Napier) Midnight Youth Summer Tour: 8Pm

Subculture (Queenstown)

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

Thu 22 Brewers Bar (Mt Maunganui) Midnight Youth Summer Tour: 8Pm

Subculture (Queenstown)

Dj Downtown Brown & Turbohag: 9Pm: Free

The Badcave (Palmerston North)

Poverty Bay Club (Gisbourne)

The Chicago Disco Summer Tour W/ Dj Philippa, Tim Richards, Tim Livingston, Elm, Dbs, Jonas & Ollus: 9Pm: $15

Sat 24 Subculture (Queenstown) Xmas Eve: 9Pm: $10

God Bows To Math Album Release Show: 8:15Pm: $10

Static (Hamilton)

Imploder, Thunderdykes + The-Dirty Sweets: 9Pm: $5

Tue 27

Fri 23

Subculture (Queenstown)

Black Barn Vineyards (Hawkes Bay)

Altitude (Hamilton) Midnight Youth Summer Tour: 8Pm

The Substation: 9Pm: Free

Waihi Beach Hotel Kids In Space W/ Janine & The Mixtapes: 7:30Pm: $20

Black Barn Openair Cinema: 7:30Pm: $18

Waihi Beach Hotel Six60 W/ Mt Eden Dubstep: 8Pm: $55 + Bf

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REGIONAL gig guide Worsfold Farms (Mangawhai) Selective Soundz: $90

Newtown Rocksteady Live: 8:30Pm: $20

Hot Mama’s (Nelson)

Mara & The Bushkas: 3Pm: Free

The Roots Bar (Takaka) Left Or Right Soundsystem: 9Pm: $10

Wed 28 Butlers Reef (New Plymouth)

Prana Eco Retreat (Coromandel)

Hot Mama’s (Nelson)

Redcliff Cafe & Bar (Te Anua)

Thu 05

Mon 09

Cooks Saddle (Fox Glacier)

Go Vino Cooks Beach (Coromandel)

The Roots Bar (Takaka)

The Playhouse Cafe (Nelson)

Subculture (Queenstown)

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

Terrace Downs Resort (Rakaia Gorge) Rhythm & Alps 10Am: $89 - $249

Thu 29 Ascension Vineyard (Matakana)

Shapeshifter W/ Horace Andy & His Dub Asante Band & Sunshine Sound System: 6Pm: $65

Subculture (Queenstown)

Dj Downtown Brown & Turbohag: 9Pm: Free

Waiohika Estate Vineyard (Gisbourne) Rhythm & Vines: 4Pm: $229 - $489 + Bf

Fri 30 Lake Hawea Hotel (Wanaka) Taos: 7:30Pm

Mint Bar (Queenstown)

Left Or Right Summer Mish Tour: 9Pm: $10

The Feelers & Zed, New Years Eve: 7Pm: $69

Left Or Right Summer Mish Tour: 10Pm: Koha

Rotorua Soundshell

Nzct Rock The Lake 2011 - New Years Eve Mardi Gras: 6Pm: Free

Te Tumu Kaituna 14 Reserve (Bay Of Plenty) Waiohika Estate Vineyard (Gisbourne) Rhythm & Vines: 4Pm: $229 - $489 + Bff

Sun 01 Prana Eco Retreat (Coromandel)

Prana New Year Festival 2011/12

Mon 02 Coromandel Area School

Sat 31 Dux De Lux (Queenstown)

Taos New Years Eve: 10Pm

Gibbston Valley Station (Queenstown) Earthtonz

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Taos: 8:30Pm: $10

Fri 06 Baby G’s (Nelson)

Taos & Olie Bassweight: 10Pm: $10

The Yot Club (Raglan) Newtown Rocksteady Live: 8:30Pm: $10

Thu 12

Left Or Right Soundsystem: 9Pm: Koha

The Boathouse (Nelson)

Mara & The Bushkas: 8Pm: $15

De Bier Haus (Tauranga)

Ladi6 W/ Kora: 7Pm: $50 + Bf

One Drop: 6Pm: 65 + Bf

Newtown Rocksteady: 8:30Pm

Hot Mama’s (Nelson)

Brewers Field (Tauranga)

Riversdale Beach Terraces (Wairarapa) Summer Tides: 4Pm: $42

The Tairua School (Coromandel)

Waihi Beach Hotel Shapeshifter W: 7Pm: $65

Ladi6 Summer Review W/ Kora: 5Pm: $50 + Bf

Sun 08

Colville Hall (Coromandel)

Grainstore Gallery (Oamaru)

Managers Dirty Ska Sweet Reggae Summer Tour: 9Pm: $10

Baby G’s (Nelon)

Left Or Right Soundsystem: $10

Cafe Eutopia (Northland)

Newtown Rocksteady Live: 6:30Pm: $10

Mussell Inn (Onekaka) Mara & The Bushkas: 8Pm: Free

Sat 14 The Ballroom (Whangarei)

The Chicago Disco Summer Tour W/ Dj Philippa: 10Pm: $10

Left Or Right Soundsystem: 9Pm: Free

Managers Summer Tour: $10

Tue 03

The Tap (Nelson)

Franks Cafe & Bar (Greymouth)

Riwaka Hotel (Motueka)

Waihi Beach Hotel

Wed 11

Shapeshifter: 5Pm: $65

Black Barn Vineyards (Hawkes Bay)

Newtown Rocksteady Live: 8:30Pm: $15

Left Or Right Soundsystem: 9Pm: $10

Left Or Right Soundsystem: 9Pm: $10

Prana Eco Retreat (Coromandel)

Prana New Year Festival 2011/12

Newtown Rocksteady Live: 8:30Pm

Brewers Field (Tauranga)

Sat 07

The Free House (Nelson)

Rhythm & Vines: 4Pm: $229 - $489 + Bff

Left Or Right Soundsystem: 9Pm: Koha

Managers Dirty Ska Sweet Reggae Summer Tour: 9Pm: $20

The Yot Club (Raglan)

Waiohika Estate Vineyard (Gisbourne)

Taos: 8Pm: $10

Exodus 2012: 12Pm: $60-$130

Prana Eco Retreat (Coromandel)

Managers Dirty Ska Sweet Reggae Summer Tour: 9Pm: $10

Wed 04

Prana New Year Festival 2011/12

Shapeshifter W/ Horace Andy & His Dub Asante Band & Sunshine Sound System: 7Pm: $65

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Fuzen Presents Northern Bass Nye 2011: 1Pm: $99 + Bf

Tim’s Place (Marahau)

Papamoa Tavern

Ladi6 W/ Trinityroots: 7Pm: $50 + Bf

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Haruru Fall (Northland)

Grainstore Gallery 10Th Birthday: 4Pm

Sun 15 Band Rotunda (Rotorua) Country In The Park: 11:30Am: Free

Mon 16 Le Cafe (Picton)

Mara & The Bushkas: 7Pm: Free

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auckland gig guide Wed 21 106 Ponsonby

Live On The Deck W/ Phil Stoodley: 5:30Pm: Free

Khuja

Christmas Special W/ White Rabbit Black Monkey,Yasamin Al-Tiay, David Shanhun + Guests: 8Pm: Free

Mexican Cafe

Live Latin & Brazilian Music: 8:30Pm: Free

Ponsonby Social Club

Kings Arms

Malones Irish Pub, Waiheke Island

Ponsonby Social Club

Kara Gordon: 9Pm

Social Club Xmas Party W/ Isaac Aesili & Rachel Fraser: 9Pm: Free

Malones Irish Pub, Waiheke Island

Mexican Cafe Auckland

Racket Bar

Salsa Party W/ Dj King Salsa: 11Pm: Free

Isaac Aesili & Sweet Mix Kids: 8Pm: Free

New Brew

Mortons Bar & Restaurant

Sale St

New Brew

The Britomart Country Club

Evolution: 8:30Pm

Cian & Solly: 2Pm: Free

Northern Steamship Trading Co

The Brownzy

Good Shirt W/ Stereobus: 8Pm: $25

Open Mic: 9Pm

Chris Cope: 5:30Pm

Northern Steamship Trading Co Soundlounge Ft. James Kahu: 6:30Pm

Ponsonby Social Club

The Circling Sun Band: 10Pm: Free

Occupational Therapy Ft. Bobby Brazuka & T.Rice: 7Pm: Free

Q THEATRE

Racket Bar

Andrew Keoghan W/ Guests She’s So Rad: 8Pm: $20

Racket Bar

T-Rice: 6Pm: Free

Sale St

Grant Marshall: 7Pm: Free

The Windsor Castle Open Mic Night W/ Kiwi Fm: 9Pm: Free

Thu 22 106 Ponsonby

Sale St

Racket Bar

1885 Britomart

Jason Eli: 6:30Pm: Free

The Crib

Off The Wall: 9Pm: Free

Heathen Eyes Sydney Fundraiser W/The Mad Crept & Old Kingdom: 9Pm: $10

Khuja

The Nowhere Effect, Interconnector, The Nurses Agree & Sam Yockney: 8Pm: $5

Murray Sweetpants & Arash: 6Pm: Free

Sale St

Page3, Selecta Sam, Dean Campbell: 5Pm: Free

Fri 23

Sponge Bar

106 Ponsonby

St Kevin’s Arcade

Live On The Deck W The Ben Sinclair Trio: 6:30Pm: Free

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1885 Britomart

Crowbar

Ponsonby Social Club

Mon 26

1885 Britomart

Clang: 8Pm: Free

Midnight Youth Summer Tour: 8Pm

Latinaotearoa (Mucho Aroha Tour): Free

Rich Carey: 9:30Pm: Free

Crossroads Bar

Dj Normski: 8Pm

Christmas Eve At Sale St: Free

Cian & Flex: 6Pm: Free

Reuben Rivers-Smith: 9:30Pm: Free

T-Rice: 9Pm: Free

Mal Mccallum: 8Pm

Preferential Treatment: Andy Jv & Mayavanya: 8Pm: Free

Basalt

Jason Smith: 9Pm

Brew On Quay

Bbw Xmas Party: 8:30Pm: $20 The K Road Christmas Carnival: 4Pm: $10

The Britomart Country Club

Manuel Bundy & Chip Matthews: 5Pm: Free

The Crib

The Tall Poppies: 10Pm: Free

The Merchant Bar & Kitchen

David Shanhun: 9:30Pm

High Stakes: 8Pm: $10

The Britomart Country Club

High Stakes: 8Pm: $10

Tue 27 The Britomart Country Club

Laura Lush: 6Pm: Free

Wed 28 Managawhai Tavern Managers Dirty Ska Sweet Reggae Summer Tour 2012: 9Pm: $5

Trench Bar

Mexican Cafe Auckland

Whammy Bar

Puhoi Valley Cafe

De Post

Brett Polley: 8:30Pm

The K Road Christmas Carnival: 4Pm: $10

Florrie Mcgreals

Wine Cellar

Sale St

Goody 2 Shoes: 8:30Pm

Crossroads Bar

Habana Noches (Havana Nights) W/ Cuban Accent: 8Pm: Free

Franko: 9:30Pm

Partouze - The French Connection: 10Pm

The K Road Christmas Carnival: 4Pm: $10

Ink & Coherent

Christmas Carnage W/ State Of Mind & Guests: 10Pm: $10

Juice Bar At The Windsor Castle

Christmas Rock: 9Pm: Free

Khuja

Logg Cabin Xmas W/ Your Host Loggy Log,Submariner, Johnny Elbo,Scott Taco & Bad Santa: 10Pm: Free

Kings Arms

All I Want For Christmas Is This: 8Pm

Sat 24 106 Ponsonby

Live Latin & Brazilian Music: 8:30Pm: Free Puhoi Country Music Fair: 4Pm: $30

Retro Wednesday: 7Pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club Lokey: 6Pm: Free

The Studio

Netsky: 10Pm: $35 + Bf

Sweet Mix Kids: 9:30Pm: Free

1885 Britomart

Ben Wah, Jerm: 8Pm: $10

Florrie Mcgreals David S: 9:30Pm

Gbs Bar

Francis Jakeman: 8:30Pm

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Whitewash: 10Pm

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AUCKLAND gig guide Thu 29

Gbs Bar

Wed 04

Fri 13

Leigh Sawmill Cafe

Kings Arms

Mexican Cafe Auckland

Ink & Coherent

Peter Urlich: 9:30Pm: $10

Managawhai Tavern Ladi6 W/ The Black Seeds: 7Pm: $50 + Bf

Ponsonby Social Club Djs Cian & Tdk: 7Pm: Free

Puhoi Valley Cafe

A Twilight Occasion - Interntional Jazz & Blues Festival: 4Pm: $35

Sale St

Jason Eli: 6:30Pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club Junior: 6Pm: Free

Fri 30 Basalt

Jason Smith: 9Pm

De Post

David Shanhun: 8:30Pm

Francis Jakeman: 8:30Pm The Gun Slingers Ball: 7Pm: Pre Sales $15 W/ Bcard / $20

Leigh Sawmill Cafe Fiesta De Ano Neuvo Sawmill Nye: 9Pm: $50

Mangawhai Tavern

Mangawhai Nye Party: 8Pm: $40

Mexican Cafe Auckland Salsa Party W/ Dj King Salsa: 11Pm: Free

Mortons Bar & Restaurant Riqi Harawera: 8Pm

Ponsonby Social Club

Fri 06 Coherent

Liquid Recreation: 10Pm: $15

Dum Dum Girls W/ The Transistors: 8Pm: $46 + Bf

Sale St

Mexican Cafe Auckland

Leigh Sawmill Cafe

Riqi Harawera: 8Pm

Mexican Cafe Auckland

Dub Terminator: 9:30Pm: $10 + Bf

New Year’s Eve Happen Inn 60’S Show: 6Pm: $35

The Britomart Country Club

Mortons Bar & Restaurant

Leigh Sawmill Cafe

Kings Arms

New Year’s Eve At Skycity (R20): 7Pm: Free

Sandy Bay Social Club: 4Pm: $5

Leigh Sawmill Cafe

Puhoi Valley Cafe

Skycity Auckland

Scratch Perverts: 10Pm: $20

Salsa Party W/ Dj King Salsa: 11Pm: Free

Sat 07

Fridays At Trench Bar: 10Pm: Free

Sat 31 1885 Britomart

End - Ft. Computers Want Me Dead: 9Pm: $20

Atico.Cocina

New Year’s Eve Caribbean Party: 8Pm: $120

De Post

David Shanhun: 8:30Pm

Crafty @ U.F.O Nye Party: 9Pm: $10

Deerhoof: 8Pm

Leigh Sawmill Cafe

Sun 01

Outer Base: 3Pm: Free

Puhoi Valley Cafe

Wed 11

Blues & A Barbeque: 4Pm: $25

Kings Arms

Mon 02 Ascension Wine Estate One Drop: 5Pm

Tue 03 Leigh Sawmill Cafe Sawmill Selaktaz Summer Soulstice: 7Pm: $15-$20

Till Death Us Do Party & Guests: 8Pm

Leigh Sawmill Cafe Newtown Rocksteady Live: 8:30Pm

Mexican Cafe Auckland

Live Latin & Brazilian Music: 8:30Pm: Free

Thu 12 Kings Arms

Tune-Yards W/ Special Guests: 8Pm: $30 + Bf

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Fridays At Trench Bar: 10Pm: Free

Sat 14 Kings Arms

Blue Blood & Guests: 8Pm

Silo Park

Cheese On Toast Presents Silo Sessions W/ Tied On Teeth, Vietnam War & She’s So Rad: 12Pm: Free

Leigh Sawmill Cafe

Disko Love, The Berlin Edition Nye 2011 At Trench Bar: 10Pm

Fridays At Sale St: Free

Trench Bar

Trench Bar

Sun 15

Sun 08

Pat 4 President: 8:30Pm

Silo Cinema Presents ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’: 5Pm: Free

Bad Manners: 8Pm: $55

U.F.O

The Elephant Wrestler

Silo Park

The Kings Arms Whammy Bar

Solly: 6Pm: Free

Newtown Rocksteady Live: 8:30Pm: $10

Summertime Rolls: 8Pm: $15

Trench Bar

The Britomart Country Club

Salute Bar

The Dunes

Djs Junior & Sam.E: 9Pm: Free

Sale St

Salsa Party W/ Dj King Salsa: 11Pm: Free

Leigh Sawmill Cafe

Ponsonby Social Club

Divas In The Park: 4Pm: $35

Black Sand Diva: 9:30P

End - Ft. Computers Want Me Dead: 9Pm: $20 Mum’s The Word N.Y.E Waiheke Island: 5Pm: $60

Puhoi Valley Cafe

Kings Arms

Thu 05

Ink

New Years Eve At Sale St: Free

Ian Pooley: 10Pm: $15

Decortica & Indicator Dogs “Black Friday Special Gig”: 8Pm

Onny Kaulima & Tdk New Year’s Celebration: 9Pm: Free

Ink & Coherent

The Freestylers: 10Pm: $15

Live Latin & Brazilian Music: 8:30Pm: Free

Tyra Hammond & The Bluebirds: 9Pm: $10

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canterbury gig guide Thu 22 Becks Southern Alehouse

The Black Velvet Band: 8Pm: Free

Darkroom @ Archive The Tiny Lies: 9Pm: Free

One Bar

Dj Mike T: 9Pm: Free

Pierside Cafe

Woodend Hotel

Lincoln Drive Band: 8Pm: Free

Sat 24

Karaoke: 8Pm: Free

Fri 23 The Fox And Ferret Ctrl-Alt-Rock: 9:30Pm: Free

North Hagley Park Events Village

Straycats & Hounds: 10Pm: $25

Pierside Cafe

Beach Breaks W/ Dj Dmand: 9Pm: Free

Winnie Bagoes

After Dark W/ Dj Mike T, Jae K, Katalyst & Jared Kelly: 10Pm: Free

Sat 07

Terrace Downs Resort (Rakaia)

The Brewery

Rhythm & Alps: $89-$249

Pierside Cafe

Sat 31

Woodend Hotel

Becks Southern Alehouse

Lincoln Drive - Pierside Xmas Party: 8Pm: Free Dj Jc: 8Pm: Free

Karaoke W/ Dj Chick: 8Pm

Woodend Hotel

Fri 30

Wed 28 Terrace Downs Resort (Rakaia)

Rhythm & Alps: $89-$249

Retrosonic: 9Pm: Free

Christchurch Casino New Years Eve Party: Free

The Fox And Ferret Ctrl-Alt-Rock: 9:30Pm: Free

Pierside Cafe

New Years Eve Party: 8:30Pm: Free

Thu 29 Terrace Downs Resort (Rakaia)

Woodend Hotel

Woodend Hotel Dj Dubya: 8Pm: Free

Sat 14 The Fox And Ferret Ctrl-Alt-Rock: 9:30Pm: Free

Sun 15 Old Beach Road (Kaikoura)

Kaikoura Roots Festival: $150

New Year’s Eve W/ : 8Pm: Free

Rhythm & Alps: $89-$249

Sun 01

Alvarado’s

The Colombo

Taos: 7:30Pm: Free

The Broken Heartbreakers & Bond Street Bridge: 8Pm

Heavyweight Soundz Nyd: $70

Strawberry Tree (Kaikoura)

Mara & The Bushkas: 7Pm: Koha

Mon 16 Old Beach Road (Kaikoura)

Kaikoura Roots Festival: $150

tours & events

Upcoming tours & events Aa (US)

Thu 16 Feb Arc Theatre, Whanganui Fri 17 Feb Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 18 Feb Whammy Bar, Auckland

Camp A Low Hum

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

The Damned (UK)

Anna Coddington

Wed 25 Jan Powerstation, Auckland

Thu 26 Jan The Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland Fri 27 Jan The Yot Club, Raglan Sat 28 Jan Festival Of Lights, Taranaki Wed 01 Feb Dux Live, Christchurch Thu 02 Feb Chick’s Hotel, Dunedin Fri 03 Feb River House, Wanaka Fri 10 Feb Free House, Nelson Sun 12 Feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington

Dan Deacon (US)

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (US)

Chronophonium

Bad Manners (EN)

Classic Hits Winery Tour 2012

Wed 18 Jan Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Thu 19 Jan Bacco Room, Auckland Fri 27 Jan Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Thu 02 Feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington

Tue 13 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Wed 14 Mar Bodega, Wellington

Sat 07 Jan The Kings Arms, Auckland

Batacude Sound Machine Thu 26 Jan Sale St, Auckland Fri 27 Jan San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sun 29 Jan The YOT Club, Raglan Fri 03 Feb Commercial Hotel, Whakatane Sat 04 Feb Povety Bay Club, Gisborne Sun 05 Feb Cabana, Napier Fri 24 Feb Nelson School Of Music, Nelson Sat 25 Feb Hokitikia’s Regent Theatre Fri 02 Mar Old Library, Whangarei Sat 03 Mar Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai

Beirut (US)

Sat 14 Jan The Opera House, Wellington Mon 16 Jan Powerstation, Auckland

Fri 03 Feb Whammy Bar, Auckland Sat 04 Feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sun 05 Feb Playhouse, Nelson Mon 06 Feb Dux Live, Christchurch Tue 07 Feb Chicks Hotel, Dunedin

The Datsuns Fri 13 Jan - Sun 15 Jan Besson Farm, Pataua

Fri 03 Feb Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana Sat 04 Feb Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana Sun 05 Feb Marina Reserve, Tutukaka Fri 10 Feb Wharepai Domain, Tauranga Sat 11 Feb Brunton Road, Gisborne Sun 12 Feb Black Barn Vineyards, Havelock North Thu 16 Feb Neudorf Vineyards, Upper Moutere Fri 17 Feb Neudorf Vineyards, Upper Moutere Sat 18 Feb The Mud House Winery & Café, Waipara Sun 19 Feb Logan Park, Dunedin Tue 21 Feb Olssen’s Vineyard, Cromwell Thu 23 Feb Villa Maria Estate, Blenheim Sat 25 Feb Alana Estate, Martinborough Sun 26 Feb Sentry Hill Estate, New Plymouth Fri 02 Mar Vilagrad Winery, Hamilton Sat 03 Mar Villa Maria Estate, Auckland

Coromandel Gold

Fri 30 Dec - Sat 31 Dec Ohuka Farm, Coromandel

The Cranberries (IR) Thu 15 Mar The Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Creedence Clearwater Revisited (US) Beyond The Black NYE Sat 31 Dec Trentham Racecourse, Upper Hutt

Big Day Out 2012

Fri 20 Jan Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Big Night In

Thu 19 Jan Powerstation, Auckland

Black Lips (US)

Tue 28 Feb Powerstation, Auckland

Bloom Festival

Fri 20 Jan - Sun 22 Jan Matakana Country Park, Matakana

Bon Iver (US)

Mon 27 Feb Town Hall, Wellington Tue 28 Feb Town Hall, Wellington

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Davin McCoy (US) Sun 29 Jan Deep Creek Brewery Co., Auckland

The Feelers

Sat 31 Dec Papamoa Tavern, Papamoa Sat 14 Jan Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Sat 28 Jan Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Sun 29 Jan Coroglen Tavern, Whitianga Sat 04 Feb Butlers Reef, New Plymouth

First Aid Kit (SW) Thu 08 Mar TelstraClear Festival Club, Wellington

Deerhoof (US)

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

DJ Yoda (EN)

Fri 20 Jan InkCoherent, Auckland

The Dresden Dolls (US)

Wed 25 Jan Aurora Centre, Christchurch Fri 27 Jan Powerstation, Auckland Sat 28 Jan The Opera House, Wellington

Dum Dum Girls (US)

Fri 06 Jan The Kings Arms, Auckland

Crosby, Stills & Nash (US)

Sun 29 Apr The Kings Arms, Auckland

Thu 29 Dec Coroglen Tavern, Whitianga Fri 30 Dec Brewers’ Field, Mt Maunganui Sat 31 Dec Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Mon 02 Jan Butlers Reef Hotel, Oakura Tue 03 Jan Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt Wed 04 Jan Riwaka Hotel, Motueka

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

Wed 14 Mar Powerstation, Auckland

EarthTonz NYE

Dave Dobbyn

Fleet Foxes (US)

Dirty Three (US)

Sat 28 Jan Mills Reef Winery, Tauranga Sun 29 Jan Mills Reef Winery, Tauranga Mon 30 Jan Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland Wed 01 Feb Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth Fri 03 Feb Trentham Racecourse, Wellington Sun 05 Feb Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown

Sat 24 Mar The Trusts Stadium, Auckland

Sat 17 Mar Trafalgar Centre, Nelson Tue 20 Mar Opera House, Wellington Wed 21 Mar Opera House, Wanganui Thu 22 Mar TSB Showplace, New Plymouth Fri 23 Mar Regent on Broadway, Palmerston North Sat 24 Mar Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt Sun 25 Mar Bodega, Wellington Tue 27 Mar Bruce Mason Theatre, Takapuna Wed 28 Mar Founders Theatre, Hamilton Thu 29 Mar Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga Fri 30 Mar Civic, Rotorua Sat 31 Mar Municipal Theatre, Napier Sun 01 Apr Hawke’s Bay Opera House, Hastings Mon 02 Apr Memorial Hall, Gisborne Tue 03 Apr De Luxe Theatre, Opotoki Wed 04 Apr Whakatane Hotel, Whakatane Thu 05 Apr Papamoa Tavern, Papamoa Sat 07 Apr Coroglen Tavern, Whitianga Sun 08 Apr Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Mon 09 Apr Brownzy, Browns Bay Tue 10 Apr Forum North, Whangarei

Sat 31 Dec Gibbston Valley Station, Queenstown

Exodus Festival

Sat 31 Dec Te Tumu Kaituna Reserve, Mt Maunganui

The Exploited (SC) The Exponents

Fri 09 Mar Theatre Royal, Timaru Sat 10 Mar Regent Theatre, Dunedin Sun 11 Mar St James, Gore Mon 12 Mar Civic, Invercargill Tue 13 Mar Municipal Theatre, Queenstown Thu 15 Mar Opera House, Oamaru Fri 16 Mar CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch

Florence + The Machine (US)

Mon 28 May Vector Arena, Auckland

The Freestylers (UK)

Fri 30 Dec InkCoherent, Auckland

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tours & events

Upcoming tours & events Game (US)

Sat 25 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Lamb Of God (US)

Wed 07 Mar Studio, Auckland

god bows to math

Wed 21 Dec Mighty Mighty, Wellington

Thu 22 Dec The Kings Arms, Auckland

Hall & Oates (US) Ice House (Au) & Goodshirt

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

Wed 11 Apr Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton Thu 12 Apr Dux Live, Christchurch Fri 13 Apr The Opera House, Wellington Sat 14 Apr SKYCITY Theatre, Auckland

Ian Pooley (GE)

Fri 13 Jan InkCoherent, Auckland

Incubus (US)

Tue 31 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland Wed 01 Feb TSB Bank Arena, Wellington

LATINAOTEAROA

Thu 22 Dec Ponsonby Social Club, Auckland Mon 26 Dec Armazem, Mt Maunganui Wed 28 Dec BW Camping Ground, Gisborne Thu 29 Dec Tuatua Bar, Whitianga Sat 31 Dec Sawmill Café, Leigh Fri 06 Jan Diva Bar, Havlock North Sat 07 Jan Yot Club, Raglan

Sat 31 Dec Redcliff Cafe & Bar, Te Anau Thu 05 Jan Cooks Saddle, Fox Glacier Fri 06 Jan Franks Cafe & Bar, Greymouth Sat 07 Jan Hot Mama’s, Nelson Sun 08 Jan The Roots Bar, Takaka Mon 09 Jan The Playhouse Cafe, Mapua Thu 12 Jan Baby G’s, Nelson

Fri 06 Jan Coherent, Auckland

Lloyd (US)

Fri 03 Feb Civic Theatre, Auckland

Madeleine Peyroux (US) Fri 20 Jan Whammy Bar, Auckland

Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & Steve Luthaker (US) Sat 24 Mar Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sun 25 Mar Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland

Kaikoura Roots Festival Sat 14 Jan - Sun 15 Jan Old Beach Road, Kaikoura

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (UK) Tue 31 Jan Powerstation, Auckland Wed 01 Feb Bodega, Wellington

Tue 06 Mar Town Hall, Auckland

Managers Summer Tour

Wed 28 Dec Managawhai Tavern, Mangwhai Mon 02 Jan Coromandel Area School, Coromandel Tue 03 Jan Colville Hall, Coromandel Sat 07 Jan The Tairua School, Coromandel

Mangawhai NYE Party Sat 31 Dec Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai

Mayer Hawthorne (US)

Wed 22 Feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington Thu 23 Feb Powerstation, Auckland

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Rippon Festival New Order (EN)

Mon 27 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Newtown Festival Sun 04 Mar Newtown Streets, Wellington

Newtown Rocksteady

Sat 07 Jan De Bier Haus, Tauranga Sun 08 Jan The Yot Club, Raglan Mon 09 Jan Go Vino Cooks Beach, Coromandel Wed 11 Jan Sawmill Cafe, Leigh Thu 12 Jan Cafe Eutopia, Northland Fri 13 Jan Salute Bar, Auckland

P.O.D. (US) W/ Rapture Ruckus

Tue 10 Apr Town Hall, Wellington Wed 11 Apr Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland

Pairs (CH)

Sat 04 Feb Rippon Vineyard, Lake Wanaka

Roger Waters (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

Roky Erickson (US)

Wed 07 Mar Powerstation, Auckland

Roots Manuva (UK)

Wed 29 Feb The Front Room, Wellington Thu 01 Mar Powerstation, Auckland Fri 02 Mar The Colombo, Christchurch

Roxette (SE)

Sat 11 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Ryan Adams (US)

Tue 06 Mar Regent Theatre, Dunedin Thu 08 Mar Civic Theatre, Auckland

Wed 25 Jan Static, Hamilton Thu 26 Jan The ARC Theatre, Whanganui Fri 27 Jan Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 28 Jan The Lucha Lounge, Auckland

The Scratch Perverts (UK)

Parachute 2012

Fri 10 Feb Studio, Auckland

Sat 28 Jan Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua

Thu 23 Feb 4:20, Auckland

Fri 09 Mar - Sun 11 Mar Mystery Creek, Hamilton

Thu 29 Dec - Sat 31 Dec Waiohika Estate, Gisborne

Raggamuffin 2012 Men (US)

Retrofest

Rhythm & Vines 2011-2012

Sat 31 Dec Queens Wharf, Wellington

Mon 26 Dec The Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt Wed 28 Dec Butlers Reef, Mangawhai Mon 02 Jan Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Tue 03 Jan Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui

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

Phoenix Foundation

Ladi6

Mon 30 Jan Silo Park, Auckland

Regurgitator (AU)

Rhythm & Alps

Fri 27 Jan - Mon 30 Jan Mystery Creek, Hamilton

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

Laneway Festival 2012

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

LEFT OR RIGHT

Liquid Recreation

Ital (US)

Wed 21 Dec Sideline Bar, Napier Thu 22 Dec Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui Fri 23 Dec Altitude, Hamilton Sat 24 Dec The Brownzy, Auckland

More FM Summer Vineyard Tour

Goodshirt

Henry Rollins (US)

Midnight Youth

Real Estate (US)

Thu 15 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 16 Mar San Fran Bath House, Wellington

Fri 06 Jan Ink, Auckland

Seether (US)

Selective Sounds Tue 27 Dec Worsfold Farms, Mangawhai

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

The Sisters Of Mercy (EN) Wed 22 Feb Powerstation, Auckland

tours & events

Upcoming tours & events Thee Oh Sees (US)

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Mon 26 Dec Outdoor Marquee, Mangawhai Tavern Tue 27 Dec Outdoor Marquee, Waihi Beach Hotel Wed 28 Dec Outdoor Marquee, Coroglen Tavern Mon 02 Jan Opononi Hotel, Opononi Wed 04 Jan Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui Thu 05 Jan Outdoor Marquee, Butlers Reef Fri 06 Jan Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt Sat 07 Jan Outdoor Marquee, Riwaka Tavern

Splore 2012

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

State Of Mind

Fri 23 Dec InkCoherent, Auckland

Fri 27 Jan Whammy Bar, Auckland Sat 28 Jan Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sun 29 Jan ARC Theatre, Wanganui

Trailer Park Boys (CA) Fri 23 Mar Town Hall, Auckland Sat 24 Mar The Opera House, Wellington

Tuborg Summer Sunday Sun Araw (US)

Sun 29 Jan Matakana Music Mountain, Matakana

WOMAD

Fri 03 Feb Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 04 Feb Whammy Bar, Auckland

Fri 16 Mar - Sun 18 Mar TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth

TAOS Soulfire Sessions

YES (US)

Thu 29 Dec Alvarado’s, Christchurch Fri 30 Dec Lake Hawea Hotel, Wanaka Sat 31 Dec Dux de Lux, Queenstown Wed 04 Jan Hot Mama’s, Motueka Thu 05 Jan Roots Bar, Takaka Fri 06 Jan Baby G’s, Nelson Fri 20 Jan The Playhouse Cafe, Mapua Sat 21 Jan Park Cafe, Marahau Mon 06 Feb Luminate, Canaan Downs Fri 23 Mar Khuja Lounge, Auckland Thu 29 Mar The YOT Club, Raglan Fri 30 Mar Flow Bar, Hamilton

Taylor Swift (US)

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

Sun 01 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland

tUnE-yArDs (US)

Thu 12 Jan The Kings Arms, Auckland

Two Piece Fest

Sat 18 Feb Mighty Mighty, Wellington

Urge Overkill (US)

Tue 06 Mar Powerstation, Auckland

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The year

When it gets to the end of the year, all you can ever think about is one thing – how damn quick it went. You were sure that there were some great memories, but for the life of you, you just can’t remember them. Is that irony? Or is irony SO 2010?

These are the people and the memories that have made 2011 what it is in pop culture. The albums you’ve loved and the names you’ve heard. The lifespan of entertainment is short-lived and fickle, but notables have shaped the past year the way they have wanted.

Our panel of contributors lay out their standout memories from 2011, and take joy in what they can before the world explodes in 2012. Thanks to Alexander Hallag (AH), Chris Pole (CP), James A. Robins (JAR), Jan Maree (JM), Justin Fowler (JF), Sam Wieck (SW) and Kevin Kartun (KK).

Album of the year This one’s going to have to go to Bon Iver for his self-titled album. The singer has managed to find his sound straight from the get go, and this year’s release has seen him up for several Grammy awards. No other artist has truly broken the mould and come forward with an album that seems to break all barriers and hit home with everyone who gives it a listen.

But what else was worth your time this year?

AH: Fabulous/Arabia’s Unlimited Buffet, Beastwars’ self-titled, Chris Connelly’s Artificial Madness, Kate Bush’s 50 Words for Snow.

JAR: It’s a tough run between Bombay Bicycle Club’s A Different Kind Of Fix and The Horrors’ Skying.

JF: Boy & Bear’s debut Moonfire, Mine Is Yours courtesy of Cold War, and Sinsin’s EP Layers earned its stay at my flats number one spot for a few weeks running.

JM: The Adults, Tom Morello, Andrew Fagan, Ladi6.

SW: Shannon and the Clams’ Sleep Talk keeps growing on me.

KK: Thee Oh Sees’ Castlemania kills on every listen. Also King Lollipop’s debut blows my mind.

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Film of the year If there’s been one film that has got everyone talking, it’s Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive.

Someone could tell you the entire movie shot by shot and your mind would still have been blown. Let’s just hope that the team behind it didn’t take themselves too seriously, as it’s hard to imagine a funnier scene than getting your pash on in an elevator then stomping a man to death.

AH: Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest.

CP: It’s been a wee bit lean this year, but Crazy Stupid Love was very clever. I’m looking forward to The Rum Diary, and am very pleased that Harry Potter is finally over.

JAR: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and the revamped Wuthering Heights (replete with heavensent Kaya Scodelario) look like scorchers.

JM: Billy T: Te Movie and Jane Eyre.

SW: Tyrannosaur. I’m assuming Dark Horse is going to be great, but I haven’t seen it yet.

KK: Blue Valentine and True Grit.

Breakaway NZ artist If we’re talking locally, Beastwars have made metal more than it has ever been in this country. But by breakaway we mean someone who has truly broken through the barriers. Being in the bottom corner of the world is a big enough barrier as it is, but that didn’t stop one man from taking his music to the world. David Dallas gets the keys to the car that will drive him into the sunset as we await eagerly for the next chapter in his story.

Sorry, Naked and Famous, you got last year.

AH: Beastwars.

CP: Delaney Davidson is getting some deserved attention, Panther and the Zoo self-released a great album, and Street Chant are going from strength to strength.

JAR: Can we just hand every award of this kind to Flying Nun? JF: Even though she ditched us I guess that goes to Kimbra with a sweet break-up song, an Aria and all.

KK: Diana Rozz. Just because they released their EP ages ago is no excuse for forgetting them.

Breakaway international artisT Someone who wasn’t big, then was everywhere. That’s what we’re looking for here. A new music darling who has won over critics and fans alike, while still retaining some sensibility of being “underground”. If you haven’t heard of Ty Segall, then just you wait until 2012. Garage rock’s new man of the moment is simply killing.

AH: Kate Bush or Chris Connelly.

JAR: Drake definitely solidified his position, but sadly Florence will probably do better.

JF: We Are Augustines are deservedly doing really well for themselves.

KK: This has been tUnE-yArDs’ year and her year only. Although knees have gone weak for Bon Iver.

in review

Hunk of the year

Best TV Show

Best gig

It truly is the golden age of television. Producers and networks are taking risks that are paying off. Comedies are funnier, dramas are tenser and period shows are in full swing.

But who would have thought that dragons would take the world by storm? Game of Thrones has taken the world by storm, and we just can’t wait for the second season. Still, there have been other shows you just couldn’t miss, haven’t there?

AH: Mad Men. CP: Definitely Treme.

JAR: Boardwalk Empire. No competition.

JF: Hillary Barry is the standout TV show of the year.

JM: Community. So funny. So. Very. Funny.

SW: The Colbert Report by virtue of consistency.

KK: The Venture Bros. Thanks for addressing the bureaucracy we always wondered about in the superhero/superscience racket, guys. It’s the smartest cartoon out there.

We’ll have to give this one to a month-long celebration.

Nunvember reminded us why we love the Flying Nun label oh-so much, and brought us days upon days of gigs all around the country. Congratulations Nunners, you’ve earned every grey hair these 30 years have given you.

AH: Rhian Sheehan at The Mercury Theatre or FMP 4.

CP: Makeshift venues have been bizarre in Christchurch this year, so catching Lawrence Arabia in a library and Liam Finn in a tent started to seem more normal than weird, but I’ve got to give props to The Subliminals and The Clean.

JAR: The National.

Powerstation. In tears before they even played a note.

JF: Lovefoxxx spat on me at BDO and I loved every moment.

SW: Disasteradio at The Kings Arms.

KK: I’m saying this preemptively, but I know it’s going to be Guitar Wolf.

One guess. You get ONE guess.

AH: Michael Fassbender.

CP: My mate Ingrid looooves Ryan Gosling now he’s got a six pack…

JAR: Ryan Gosling. OMFG. JF: Weedy superhero Andrew Garfield. Respect.

JM: Go Girls’ Jay Ryan. Yum! SW: Gosling.

KK: The only people who don’t say Gosling are doing it out of spite. Gosling. Gosling. Gosling.

Hunkette of the year Most times when you see a celebrity taking a naked photo of herself, she’s in a toilet stall lifting up her shirt, but not even fuzzy camera-phone software could turn this girl into a tart. Scarlett Johansson is going from strength to strength, and there’s no sign of her slowing down.

AH: Eva Green.

JAR: Carey Mulligan staring longingly at Ryan Gosling.

OMMFG. JF: Miss Ribena, hands down.

JM: Kimbra. Hamilton hottie with a golden voice, a gorgeous face and a cracking pair of pins.

KK: Lizzy Caplan. Sarcastic comedian art-school type? Swoon.

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1. Favourite drink: Hot sake 2. Favourite classic film: Meet

1. Favourite drink: Cab Sauv

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the Feebles 3. Favourite childhood memory:

Being butted over a hedge by

a ram in Southland when I was 3 4. Favourite vice: Eskimo pies in

bed… Gotta watch out for

being caught out with brown

stains on the pillow case tho!

5. Favourite song: ‘Larry loves

Barry’ by Fred Dagg 6. Favourite meal: Fresh

produce… lots of greens 7. Favourite cause: Greenpeace 8. Favourite 90’s TV show: Don’t

do TV much, there’s a world

out there 9. Favourite word: CUNT… In

Gaelic it means a useless

piece of land 10. Favourite album: Tago Mago

by Can 11. Favourite lyric: “Hands up

who wants to die” Nick Cave 12. Favourite candy bar: Giant

Pineapple Lumps

3. Favourite takeaway: Aloha

Sushi Market (Raglan)

4. Favourite childhood memory:

Takapuna Beach NYE

5. Favourite party food: Fruit

platter with cheese and crackers

6. Favourite vice: Caffeine 7. Favourite song: ‘Nine to the

Universe’- Jimi Hendrix

My home brew

2. Favourite restaurant/café:

Cinta

3. Favourite classic film: 2001 A

Space Odyssey

4. Favourite childhood

memory: Doing bombs at Ruatiti

5. Favourite vice: Booze 6. Favourite song: ‘What We

Love’ - Porcelaintoy

7. Favourite meal: Kate’s curry

8. Favourite cause:

8. Favourite 90’s TV show:

9. Favourite 90’s TV show:

9. Favourite album: Third -

10. Favourite word: Classic

10. Favourite type of groupie:

Neo-Marxism

Didn’t have one in the ‘90s

11. Favourite album: Survival

Bob Marley

12. Favourite lyric: “It’s only

machine that makes money” ‘Slave Driver’ by Bob Marley

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One that gives me money

11. Favourite body part on you:

Third toe, left foot

12. Favourite body part on

someone else: Boob

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1. Favourite restaurant/café:

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2. Favourite classic film:

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3. Favourite childhood memory:

4. Favourite vice:

4. Favourite childhood

4. Favourite party food: Caviar

Valencia orange juice Entrecote

Clockwork Orange The After Party

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man’ by 20 Fingers

6. Favourite cause:

YouthNet.com

7. Favourite label to put on

your relationship: Tumultuous

8. Favourite 90’s TV show: Fresh

Prince of Bel Air

Yum cha - Dragon and Majestic Kryptonite For Coconuts (KFC) Star Wars

memory: Hunting trips with my grandfather

5. Favourite party food: Steam

pudding and cream. No pudding, no party

6. Favourite vice: Kohu Road

dark chocolate ice cream

French Connection Hong Kong

5. Favourite meal: One spent

with friends and family

6. Favourite cause: Smile Train 7. Favourite 90’s TV show:

Seinfeld

8. Favourite album: Rolling

8. Favourite type of groupie:

9. Favourite body part on you:

International

10. Favourite album: Portishead-

9. Favourite lyric: “In the

11. Favourite venue: KoKo

Musha Japanese Tapas

9. Favourite word: Cunt Dummy

7. Favourite cause: Amnesty

One that bought their own ticket, drinks and food! abundance of water the fool is thirsty” - Bob Marley.

Stones - Let It Bleed is one of ‘em Brain

10. Favourite venue: The Greek 11. Favourite lyric: “Baby baby

baby baby oh baby yeah”

10. Favourite current TV show:

12. Favourite current TV show:

12. Favourite current TV show:

Boardwalk Empire

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Breaking Bad

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A Shrek spin-off film was inevitable but, after the last couple of lacklustre outings, its potential quality was up for debate. Luckily, Puss in Boots is more of the flick many envisioned after seeing Shrek 2 than the unfunny mess of Shrek the Third.

As an origin story, the film does the bare minimum

gag that had me straining facial muscles. In typical DreamWorks fashion, they’ve spliced in a couple of dance numbers that will either cause your face to smile or briefly implode.

New entrant Humpty Alexander Dumpty is voiced by a surprisingly subdued Zach Galifianakis, while of what’s expected (even Banderas and Hayek give the odd acknowledging the dullness of wink-wink nudge-nudge at older the tired ‘flashback sequence’). audience members clued up on the However, its blend of various duo’s history (the filmmakers were fairy tales, nursery rhymes two scenes away from animating a and pop-culture references machine gun guitar case). (predominantly Lolcats), Visually, the film’s an remains as organic as it did in absolute splendour, showcasing the first two Shrek films.

DreamWorks’ bold attention to Plenty of jokes hit well, with one particularly genius ongoing detail and a masterful knowledge

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The First Grader

him even more sympathetic, they don’t really gel with the rest of the film’s tone and come across as gratuitous. Meanwhile, the scenes taking place in the ‘present’ day have been given a little too much of the Hollywood treatment, and with the melodrama cranked up as high as it is, it’s hard to believe this was a true story.

Pertinent social commentary is sprinkled throughout, and, although it would’ve been nice to see that expressed in more subtle fashion, The First Grader works as a tearjerker with occasional moments of genuine levity and emotional gravity.

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STARRING NAOMIE HARRIS, TONY KGOROGE AND SAM FEUER

The true story of an elderly Mau Mau freedom fighter getting a free primary school education in Kenya is a unique piece of source material. While there are times when the film lives up to that promise, it also comes with contrived weaknesses that stop the film reaching its potential.

You cannot level that accusation at the cast. The two central characters, the titular student Maruge and his plucky teacher Jane, turn in well-rounded, fleshed-out performances that are the piece’s highlight.

Given the script they were working from, it can’t have been easy. The story is told partly with flashbacks to Maruge’s past, namely scenes of torture that he endured. Whilst these do make

for the 3D medium that no one else can seem to grasp.

You may not leave the theatre remembering much of the plot but you’ll definitely recall trying to stroke that fur you thought was in front of you.

Following in the same vein as the earlier Hallmark holiday rom-com Valentine’s Day, this is a joyless, overstuffed confection that seems designed more to maximise product placement (right down to Warner Bros’ next blockbuster) and showcase New York’s sights and sounds than to entertain.

Bizarrely sober given its ‘big night’ setting, the film’s lengthy running time means most audience members will require a stiff drink to recover afterwards. They’re more likely to go into a coma, however, from the excess saccharine on display as director Marshall coats everything in a sickly sweet sheen.

Whilst Heigl and Parker look

right at home in this fluff, the sight of former Oscar winners Berry and Swank bravely trying to add gravitas and glamour to proceedings just looks unnatural, while De Niro’s career, let alone his character, feels like it’s on its last legs.

No doubt New Year’s Eve will be a box office hit that will pave the way for Memorial Day – The Musical, but for me it’s the cinematic equivalent of the worst of the women’s magazines: all style and no substance.

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GAMING Tekken Hybrid Game Review

I am the best out of all of my friends at Tekken. It’s a great feeling. Well, at Tekken 6, anyway. If my friends are reading this and they disagree – let’s not forget that fucking slaying I gave you all last time we played.

Tekken holds a soft spot for me. It was the first Playstation game I played. I’ve grown up with the characters. Even though Tekken 5 broke my PS2, all was forgiven upon playing Tekken 6. I fell back in love with the characters that returned. I picked up my new best player in Alisa, an adorable little android who I redesigned into a greaserhippie . My Italian friends fell in love with Ganryu and his customised salmon hat. So when we heard that Tekken Hybrid was coming out, there was a collective faint among us.

But, as you get older, you learn not to put things on a pedestal. So I’ll be as honest as I can in reviewing this new game.

OH MY GOD IT’S TOTALLY AMAZING. That is, if you’re already a fan.

It’s a trip down memory lane.

Remember Tekken Tag and how you could do Tekken Bowling?

Well, it’s back. Hell, you can even play the old Tekken Tag in HD.

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There’s also movies! Yeah, total movies that you can totally watch. And not the shitty liveaction movies – actual Namco mini-movies. It also comes with a tasty little demo for Tekken Tag Tournament 2. So all of these things and more come together to prove the games’ namesake of Hybrid.

Unfortunately, the sad fact is that this is a game for those already in love with the game. If you’ve never played before (you fool), I’d have to suggest that you get your hands on Tekken 6 and then get involved in Hybrid.

It hurts me to say it, but far be it from me to tell you that this game is a must-have where in reality it’s a shout-out to the fanboys.

If you’re like me and you agree that Tekken is the best fighting game out there (chill out Street Fighter crew – there’s less strategy and more brute force in that franchise) then you’ll already have this latest Tekken instalment on your wish list. It’s nothing short of Tekken 6.5 with added bonuses. But the real release will come next year. This is simply something to hold us Tek-heads over until then.

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One of the go-to shows of the season, we caught up with Six60’s lead singer Matiu Walters to find out how to make a gold-certified album and what you can expect to see when they get up on your stage.

Walters says Six60 formed just short of five years ago while studying at Otago and the band’s name comes from their second year address on Castle Street. They created a makeshift studio and released an EP in 2008 — the show starts there. They started a Facebook page and it went viral.

Walters describes their 2011 success of having a gold-certified album and getting on the tour circuit as cool. “It doesn’t seem like anything different. We’ve had a few milestones, like playing Homegrown. There’s a vibe that we’re a lot busier.”

Walters describes the band as “A bunch of different guys with different upbringings and influences.” You’d think that would make songwriting difficult, but for Six60 it makes the process a lot easier.

Their sound isn’t pigeonholed; it’s a lot like an iPod Shuffle. “How people listen to music is how we write,” Walters explains. “When I sit down and listen to music I don’t just exclusively listen to rock.”

The lads are teaming up with rising Dubstep sensations Mount Eden, who they’ve had a bit to do with in the past for a

tour around the festival tracks. It’s a party atmosphere Walters says fans should “expect energy, expect a show, expect a good time. We love playing shows.”

Catching the music bug during an intimate show at the St James to James Brown and adding Stevie Wonder’s control of the audience and AC/DC’s ownership of the big stage to his favourite live experiences, you get the feeling Walters is a man all about the show and putting on a good one at that.

Adding a couple of new songs to their summer set list, Walters is looking forward to the festivals. “Possibly getting to meet some big names. At Rhythm & Vines we get to share the same stage as Grandmaster Flash and Pendulum.”

Mangawhai is also looking pretty important. “It’s the opening show so that will set the standard.” It’s also a bit of a ‘home’ show for Walters, who has a lot of family in that neck of the woods. The other side of New Year’s is looking to be just as big for Six60, as they’re currently setting sights on a world tour. “We want to play as many countries and as many bars as possible!”

WRITTEN BY JUSTIN FOWLER See the tours pages for Six60 show dates

Greg Saunier is the drummer in a band that has often been referred to as one of the greatest bands of all time. Deerhoof has been around for roughly 15 years, depending on what incarnation of the band you’re thinking of.

Greg is the drummer’s drummer. When it came time to interview him, I asked a friend of mine (a die-hard Deerhoof fan since way back) if he had any genius questions he’s been dying to know. Said friend told me “It would just be drum nerd questions”. But in Greg’s words, “There is no such thing as a drum nerd. If you play the drums you are automatically cool.

Aren’t I right, drummers?”

Back in the mid 2000s, director Justin Theroux asked Deerhoof if the band would work with him on his film Dedication. “Justin was a fan and approached us and we hit it off immediately... I really savoured the challenge of marrying sound to image but I’m not sure I’d want to get that tangled up in that corporate spaghetti again. All those adversarial relationships and grumpy nineto-five-ers.”

But it’s not their film work that they’re famous for. Fifteen years and 11 albums gets you noticed, but it also means there’s time to reflect and reconsider the songs you’ve already made. Greg says that he doesn’t sit around listening to his own records, as he has “heard them

too many times while I was making them”. Yet the beauty of performing live gives bands the chance to rework their songs in any way they see fit.

“My favourite stuff to play live is from the new album [Deerhoof vs. Evil]. But all our live versions are pretty different from the record versions, we’re like a Deerhoof cover band.”

As anyone who’s been to a Deerhoof show can tell you, the band does not take themselves seriously. Look at any live footage or see some press shots – you won’t be seeing four people standing plainly next to a wall. I ask who Greg would like to work with outside of the Deerhoof realm. “I can do a really good Keith Richards imitation and a good Charlie Watts imitation so if the Rolling Stones are ever one engine down I am their man.”

Fun. It’s the best (if not the simplest) way to describe anything Deerhoof happens to be involved with. When the likes of The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, St. Vincent, Grizzly Bear, Sleigh Bells and many more cite them as influences, you know that they’re a band who know how to make an impression. And while they may be used to playing the likes of All Tomorrows Parties, Highline, Coachella et al, they still somehow manage to find the time to make it down under. “NZ is no Epcot centre but don’t sell yourself short. We love it there.”

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‘Hakuna Matata’ 6. Favourite cause: The affect 7. Favourite 90’s TV show:

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The River Kitchen (Hamilton)

3. Favourite takeaway:

Fish and chips

4. Favourite classic film:

Rockers

5. Favourite childhood

memory: Picking up the guitar 6. Favourite party food:

Chips and dip 7. Favourite song: Today?

Hmmmm… ‘Woman’ by Coast 8. Favourite meal: Fish hash 9. Favourite 90’s TV show:

Beyond 2000 10. Favourite album: Kill ‘em all 11. Favourite type of groupie:

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aware about the state of

current affairs.

12. Favourite venue: Flow Bar,

Hamilton

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Favourite takeaway:

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3. Favourite takeaway: Bian

1. Favourite classic film:

it’s gin and tonics 2. Favourite restaurant/café

Kopapa.

3. Favourite takeaway:

Pizza Pomodoro 4. Favourite childhood

memory:Coming home to

find Ollie Olsen from the TV

show Stay Cool Till After

School actually in my living

room instead of on TV. 5. Favourite vice:Miami Vice

re-inacted by mice 6. Favourite song:‘Last

Christmas’ - George Michael 7. Favourite album:Today it’s

The Smiths Hatful of Hollow.

8. Favourite body part on you:

My glorious size thirteen feet 9. Favourite body part on

someone else:Umm, what

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eyes? Eye boobs, I love

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Mushroom Vol-Au-Vont 3. Favourite vice: My season

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Hotspurs 4. Favourite song: ‘Give It Up

Turn It Loose’ – James Brown 5. Favourite cause: Cancer 6. Favourite label to put on

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