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Breaking news  Friday 20 January saw the last Big Day Out arrive at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, and festival organisers along with St John Ambulance and Auckland Central Police reported a relatively trouble free day. St John Ambulance stated that staff treated 348 people for the usual and expected festival-related dramas with three being taken to hospital but none being listed as serious. The police reported that there were no arrests of the near 20,000 punters at the event.

Good to see everyone was on their best behaviour for the final festival.  Legendary rhythm and blues icon Etta James passed away last week at the ripe age of 73.  Activist group Auckland Action Against Poverty has announced an upcoming benefit show at The Kings Arms for $10. The Sat 04 Feb show includes Heart Attack Alley, Shitripper, Lubin Rains, Tina Turntables and Moppy on the line-up.

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Steve Earle has announced his return to New Zealand. April will see the shaggy outlaw bring his traditionally raw brand of country rock to Auckland’s Kings Arms Tavern on Wednesday 11 April and Bodega in Wellington on Thursday 12 April. The singer/ songwriter/author/actor/daddy to Justin will be performing the two shows solo in an acoustic setting.

Tickets go on sale Thursday 26 January from Real Groovy and Eventfinder.

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Ex-Joy Division bassist Peter Hook will be bringing his Joy Division tribute shows to Auckland and Wellington in April. The Unknown Pleasures Tour was brought to New Zealand (and taken to the rest of the world) back in 2010, and this year Peter will be touring his new tribute show Closer. Wellington gets a special treat with a performance of Unknown Pleasures as well as the new show. Bodega hosts in the capital on Wednesday 18 April for Unknown Pleasures and Thursday 19 April for Closer before the latter moves up to Auckland’s Studio on Friday 20 April.

Down To The Wire

Accounts Gail Hislop gailhslp@yahoo.co.nz

Hark Entertainment LTD PO Box 37584 Parnell, Auckland

St Vincent has announced her first headline tour of NZ. After playing with the Polyphonic Spree, Sufjan Stevens touring band and at the Big Day Out, Annie Clark has moved up to her own Auckland and Wellington shows. With three critically acclaimed albums under her belt, many fans are saying that it’s about time. St Vincent plays at Auckland’s Kings Arms on Sunday 18 March and Wellington’s San Fran Bath House on Monday 19 March.

Closer than ever

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The New Zealand Fashion Festival will be kicking off on Friday 24 February and running through to Sunday 04 March down at Auckland’s Shed 10. Designers and retailers on the bill are Andrea Moore, Annah Stretton, Celine Rita, COOP, Hailwood, Huffer, Ingrid Starnes, Jimmy D, Juliette Hogan, Kimberley’s, Lonely Hearts, Max, MisteR, Ruby, Sabatini, Sable & Minx, Salasai, Starfish, Stolen Girlfriends Club, Taylor, Trelise Cooper, Whiri, Workshop, WORLD, Zambesi and more, plus that handy little Designer Garage Sale on Saturday 03 and Sunday 04 March.

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System Of A Down have announced one New Zealand show as they ride the wake of Australia’s Soundwave Festival. The metallers are no strangers to the country and it might not be the first time you’ll see Serj Tankian walking around, but that doesn’t mean it’s nothing to get excited about. Adding to the fun, heavy thrash heads The Dillinger Escape Plan will also be playing at this one-off Auckland show at The Trusts Stadium on Wednesday 22 February.

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Nikau Rhythm’s fifth birthday for the annual Anniversary Weekend Rave at the Coromandel’s Coroglen Tavern goes down this Saturday 28 January.

It’s been a good four years since the likes of Concord Dawn, State of Mind, Bulletproof and Incognito with MC Rugged Tekniques have all played together, so there’s a bit of partying and catching up to be done.

Tickets are available from Real Groovy, Funktion Whitianga, iTicket and the Coroglen itself for $48.

27/01 1, 2, 3, Break

Following the SKYCITY Breakers game against the Sydney Kings this Friday, the Kiwi ballers will be throwing down some post-match action at SKYCITY’s sports bar The Nation’s Clubrooms. Hosted by Radio Sport’s D’Arcy Waldegrave, fans (or haters) can mix and mingle (or abuse and subsequently get kicked out) at the bar with the Breakers themselves. If you really feel like you’re on form, the SKYCITY Cheer Team will also be there for you to either bitch about or flirt at and think about doing kisses with.

10/02 soho good

Remember when Sky channel SoHo threw itself in front of our eyeballs, entertaining us with some of the best shows available? Then remember how you had to start paying for it after a while? Yeah, that was a bummer. But last week Sky announced that for one weekend SoHo will be available for free to anyone with the digital platform. The Open Weekend, as it’s called, kicks off at 1.15pm on Friday 10 February through to midnight on Monday 13 February.

26/02 Rockin’ Vines

Ascension Wine Estate seems to be packing in the gigs lately. Ex-Little River Band singer Glenn Shorrock, Sharon O’Neill, Shona Laing, Debbie Harwood and Annie Crummer will all be performing at the vineyard’s latest announced day of fun in the sun Rock The Vines. The collective of musicians will play at the Matakana venue on Sunday 26 February.

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PLAYING In Brief...

FAVourites Anna Coddington

Favourite drink?

Milkis (a milky Soda! so weird but so good) Favourite restaurant/café?

Sake Bar 601, Kingsland Favourite takeaway?

Aloha Sushi, Raglan Favourite colour?

Black an yellow, black an yellow Favourite vice?

Coffee. Every morning without fail Favourite song?

At the moment – ‘New Beat’ by Toro y Moi Favourite meal?

Tofu stir fry Favourite word?

Lolz Favourite type of groupie?

Ones that buy your albums and come to your shows Favourite body part on you?

No

Kiwi candy-synth princess Zowie has been announced to support yesteryear heavyweights Roxette at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Saturday 11 February. The singer and band replace Dragon who have cancelled due to scheduling issues.

SKYCITY Auckland has confirmed that the Auckland Anniversary Poker Championship will deliver an $80,000 prize pool. The main event will be held from Thursday 25 January through to Monday 30 January at the Auckland casino. How good is your pokerface?

The boys from No Age have called out Kings Of Leon for ripping off the iconic No Age rainbow T-shirt. No Age posted a picture of a Kings of Leon T-shirt on their blog, commenting “t shirt designs by the kings of originality... looking good”. While KOL are not selling the t-shirt through their online store, it is available for purchase through Amazon.

It’s about time we had some stadium rock VS punk rock beef. Have a look at the image – what do you think?

And speaking of stadium rock, Bruce Springsteen has announced details of his new album. The Boss will be releasing the thirteen track Ron Aniello produced Wrecking Ball on Monday 05 March in the UK. The first

single ‘We Take Care of Our Own’ is out now, and features Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain.

Rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, drummer, pioneer and all round industry veteran Johnny Otis passed away last week at the ripe old age of 90 years young. Otis was working out the kinks of mid-century r&b back in the 1940s, paving the way for bands in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s to come in and seal the deal on the genre. He was also a bit dashing.

Golden Globe Winners Last week the Golden Globes went off with host Ricky Gervais (again) getting drunk (again), self-promoting (again) and giving celebrities shit (again). The list of winners follows: Best Motion Picture (Drama) – The Descendants; Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) – The Artist; Best Actor (Drama) – George Clooney (in The Descendants); Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) – Jean Dujardin (in The Artist); Best Actress (Drama) – Meryl Streep (in The Iron Lady); Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) – Michelle Williams (in My Week with Marilyn); Best Director – Martin Scorsese (for Hugo); Best Supporting Actor – Christopher Plummer (in Beginners); Best Supporting Actress – Octavia Spencer (in The Help); Best Foreign Language Film – A Separation; Best Screenplay – Woody Allen (for Midnight in Paris); Best Original Score – The Artist; Best Original Song – ‘Masterpiece’ (from W.E.); Best Animated Feature Film – The Adventures of Tintin.

Favourite body part on someone else?

Brain Favourite venue?

YOT Club, Raglan Favourite lyric?

I have loads, including “I had a predisposition for low level drama / I used rescue remedy to make myself calmer.”

Favourite current TV show?

3 News and Deadwood.

THU 26 JAN KINGS ARMS, 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

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Island Delight The Red Bull Music Academy is bringing the party to Waiheke Island as The Do-Over makes its debut down under. Since the Los Angeles launch of the party back in 2005, The Do-Over arrives in New Zealand for the first time this Saturday 28 January at The Bay. While the line-up is kept secret until the day of the party itself, we can say that some of the original Do-Over crew from the US are making the trip to the island in Auckland. DJs Chris Haycock and Jamie Strong kick off the festivities with sangria in the afternoon at what DJ Jazzy Jeff (who doesn’t get quoted anywhere near enough) has called “the best party on the planet”.

Organisers have stated that there has been a line-up correction – previously announced act Aloe Blacc will not be appearing at The Do-Over due to scheduling conflicts.

Shit Worth Knowing

Releases and Re-issues Music: Bonobo’s Black Sands Remixed; Young Jeezy’s TM 103 Hustlerz Ambition; Benjamin Grosvenor’s Chopin Liszt Ravel; The Little Willies’ For the Good Times; Francois & the Atlas Mountains’ E Volo Love; Snoop Dogg’s Tha Doggfather re-release; Danny Boy’s It’s About Time; The LBC Crew’s Haven’t You Heard re-release; Daz Dillinger’s Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back; Statik Selektah’s Population Control; Kidz in the Hall’s Occasion; DJ Drama’s Third Power; Lamb of God’s Resolution; The Doors’ LA Woman (40th Anniversary Edition); various artists on the 2012 Grammy Nominees compilation; various artists on More FM – Sing It. Film & Documentaries: The Doors – Mr. Mojo Risin’: The Story of L.A. Woman DVD & Blu-ray; Barquero Blu-ray; Gunfight At Dodge City Blu-ray; Man of the East Blu-ray; Navajo Joe Blu-ray; Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon DVD & Blu-ray; Ned Kelly Blu-ray; Videodrome Blu-ray; Abduction DVD & Blu-ray; Apollo 18 DVD & Blu-ray; Win Win DVD & Bluray; Jane Eyre DVD & Blu-ray; Pom Wonderful

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Presents the Greatest Movie Ever Sold DVD. Television: Totally Full Frontal – Series 2 DVD; Angry Boys DVD; James May’s Man Lab DVD.

Chemical Brothers: Don’t Think

Up top, Down Load No doubt most readers will have heard of the Mega Conspiracy bust that happened last week, AKA the arrest of the bigwigs behind file-sharing website Mega Upload.

Being the digitally savvy users that you are, you’ll have an opinion on what went down.

It’s either big news or small news to you, depending on whether you use megaupload. com for your own purposes, most of which is illegal to do – a point that has certainly become moot now that the site has been taken down.

What you may not have heard is what happened as a response. The self-proclaimed hacktivist “fighters of internet freedom” group known as Anonymous took to websites

such as universalmusic.com, justive.gov, mpaa.org, riaa.org and more shut those sites down.

All in all this will not be the last time you hear about the file-sharing argument (it wasn’t all that long ago that the infamous “Skynet” debacle hit New Zealand). What this does mean is that we could be looking at a new business model being developed for subscription services in terms of file-sharing, although the manner in which this potential new service has come about may be overkill.

Follow the progress of the Stop Online Piracy Act as it unfolds in America – there’s a very good chance it will end up affecting New Zealanders sooner rather than later.

For The Love Of Hell A new label has opened up shop in Auckland. Hell Is Now Love is a boutique sister label to Muzai Records, set up by Martin Phillips and Muzai’s Benji Jackson.

Phillips says of the new label, “Specialising in spreading the word about great, largely overlooked local bands, HINL is dedicated to music that doesn’t get played on crap radio stations or musicless television, music that means something, music that deserves to be heard not because of a promotional budget but because of the dedication and passion of great musicians.”

Lost Rockets, Mason Clinic, Proton Beast and Black Science from Auckland, Hollywoodfun Downstairs, Captain Sergeant Major and The Postures from Wellington, Make More from Brisbane and Will Gresson from Berlin are the artists on the roster so far.

All Hell is Now Love releases are available through the label’s bandcamp store (hellisnowlove.bandcamp. com ) for free download or from online sites Bandcamp and Trade Me as well as Musiquarium and Marbecks in Auckland, Lucky in Hunterville and Evil Genius in Wellington.

The Chemical Brothers: Don’t Think at EVENT Cinemas 5 X DOUBLE PASSES

CHRONICLE

Chronicle 3 X DOUBLE PASSES

Anniversary Weekend Rave

Nikau Rhythm Presents: Anniversary Weekend Rave ft. Concord Dawn, State of Mind and Guests Sat 28 Jan Coroglen Tavern, Coromandel 2 X DOUBLE PASSES

CD GIVEAWAY Batucada Sound Machine 2 X Don’ t Keep Silent

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Wedensday 25 Fire At Will Video Release

Pairs

The Kings Arms

Static

8pm, FREE

9pm, Door Sales Only

Auckland five-piece hardcore rockers Fire At Will are releasing their video for ‘Can’t Wait’ this Wednesday, with support from Crimson Rain and Silence The City. They also have an amazing poster for the gig with sweet art of Batman from iconic comic artist Jim Lee. For no reason! What total dudes.

The Shanghai music scene is the next big thing according to a survey we made up that two people answered. Shanghai pop-thrash duo Pairs play four NZ shows this week, starting off in Hamilton on Wednesday before heading to Wanganui on Thursday, Wellington on Friday and finishing up in Auckland on Saturday.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

The DescendAnts

General Release

Selected Cinemas

Yeah, yeah, we’ve heard it all before. “The foreign language version was so much better and stuck to the source material more.” Does that mean you need to turn up your nose at a remake? No, it doesn’t. If anyone is going to do the original books and films justice, it’s director David Fincher.

Whether you think George Clooney is a total dreamboat or nothing but a smug smile machine is up to you, but he does bang out some good flicks. While this story of a husband/father whose life gets twistturned upside down seems overdone, it’s won itself the awards to get some interest from us.

Young Adult

The Chemical Brothers: Don’t Think

Selected Cinemas

Selected Cinemas

What do you get when you mix the writer of Juno with the director of Juno and basically make Juno an adult woman instead of a jargon-spewing anti-hero to tweens everywhere? You get Young Adult, which actually rocks a great cast with Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, J.K. Simmons, Patton Oswalt and more.

The Chemical Brothers have a reputation for their live performances – as many New Zealand fans will know from firsthand experience. This live concert movie sees the band filmed with over 20 cameras at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival in 2011 in front of a whopping 50,000 fans. The hard part will be staying in your seat.

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Friday 27 Raggamuffin

The Datsuns

Rotorua International Stadium

Mangawhai Tavern

5pm , $30-280, ticketmaster.co.nz

While the main show with Ali Campbell’s UB40, J Boog, Arrested Development, Billy Ocean, Big Mountain, Jnr Marvin, Spawnbreezie, Nkulee Dube (Lucky Dube’s daughter), Kora, Katchafire, House of Shem, 1814, Cornerstone Roots, Three Houses Down, NRG Rising, Tomorrow People, Soljah, Foundation, Chad Chambers, DJ Sir-Vere and DJ Poroufessor might not kick off until tomorrow, Friday night sees the Mai FM party kick off at Field 2’s second stage. As a little incentive, headliners DJ Sir-Vere, Sons of Zion, Sweet & Irie, Katchafire and Arrested Development all play at this pre-game party.

8pm, $28, undertheradar.co.nz

The favourite sons of New Zealand rock’n’roll have returned home for a few shows, and this week sees them arrive at Mangawhai’s most notorious tavern with special support guests in the form of The Checks.

Get a short sneak peek at what will be on their (as-ofyet untitled) upcoming album this Friday.

Dose

Batucada Sound Machine

Flow

San Fran Bath House

9pm, $10, Door Sales Only

Hamilton’s first big drum’n’bass gig for the year kicks off as Dose makes his way over direct from the UK with. local support from DJs Dold, Hybrid, Euphoric Milk and Mitch K.

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8.30pm, $20-25, eventfinder.co.nz

Batucada Sound Machine celebrate the release of their newest album Don’t Keep Silent. The band hit Wellington this Friday following their Thursday show at Auckland’s Sale St.

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Saturday 28 Thee Oh Sees

Macbeth

Drab Doo-Riffs

Mighty Mighty

Pumphouse Theatre

The YOT Club

8pm, Door Sales Only

So for those that don’t know, Thee Oh Sees are playing three shows this weekend. And if you don’t know, then you’re a fool, because they’re one of the killin’est garage rock bands around today. John Dwyer has been around for years, and you don’t understand how rare it actually is to see him live.

8pm, $15-24, shorsidetheatre.co.nz

Going to see Shakespeare is pretty much the best way to take a girl you’re trying to impress out on a date.

Except you’re a philistine and you’ll get bored, and she’s probably more into fem-lit anyway.

8pm, $10, Door Sales Only

The Drab Doo-Riffs are accompanied by fellow surf-heads-in-arms The Hollow Grinders for a night of doubles at Raglan’s YOT Club. Is it meta if you pop out for a surf after the show or is it just dangerous?

Anniversary Rave

Winchfest

Parachute Music Festival

Cape Estate

Coroglen Tavern

New Plymouth

Mystery Creek Events Centre

Cape Estate

9.30am, $20-120, eventfinder.co.nz

7pm, $48, iticket.co.nz

11am, $1-465, iticket.co.nz

12pm, $90, 1-night.co.nz

The Coromandel’s staple venue celebrates the fifth annual Anniversary Weekend Rave presented

by Nikau Rhythm with Concord Dawn, State of Mind, Bulletproof, Incognito and MC Rugged Tekniques. It’s a veritable d’n’b and dub overload.

As well as two days of wakeboarding you’ve got acts like The Upbeats, MC Tali, PNC, Karn Hall, Batucada Sound Machine, Katchafire, The Red Eyes, Cornerstone Roots and more to ease your wake across the weekend.

It starts on Friday and gets serious on Saturday as Casting Crowns, Relient K, The Rocket Summer, The Almost, Showbread, Ascend the Hill and another 90-odd bands and acts all come together for the 22nd year of the Parachute Music Festival.

Two days of dance nuttiness hits Hawkes Bay winery Cape Estate for the vineyard’s self titled festival. Roll Out, Sharnika, Play Dope, Optimus Gryme, i-Drop, Electric Surgeon and many more DJs fill the bill for this weekend party.

Dresden Dolls

CCR

Hall and Oates

Drive In

The Opera House

Mills Reef Winery

Church Road Winery

Wanaka Showgrounds

8pm, $56.50, ticketek.co.nz

The cabaret-punk duo that you love to love and who love to love us back are back with more love. It’s not Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione’s first time playing in New Zealand, so see what all the fuss is about.

6.30pm, $89, ticketdirect.co.nz

Tauranga hosts Creedence Clearwater Revisited this weekend at the Mills Reef Winery before the geriatrockers head to Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington and Queenstown. Take your ma or shout your pa and feel real good about yourself.

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4pm, $109-169, ticketmaster.co.nz

Hall and Oates arrive at Napier’s Church Road Winery with Ice House and Goodshirt. You know that scene in 500 Days of Summer when Joseph Gordon-Levitt is dancing in his imagination? That was these guys.

That and ‘Rich Girl’. And way more.

So Wanaka’s Cinema Paradiso Drive-In Movie Evening should be a whopping pile of fun. If you go, be sure to listen to the Grease soundtrack, The Shangri-Las, The Ronettes and other equally awesome 1960s love songs when you pick up your gal.

tuesday 31 gig OF THE WEEK

Laneway Silo Park

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Powerstation

12.30pm, $127, lanewayfestival.co.nz

On the bill for Auckland’s favourite new festival are: The Horrors, Feist, Gotye, Laura Marling, Pajama Club, SBTRKT (Live), Shayne P Carter, Washed Out, Twin Shadow, Anna Calvi, M83, Cults, Girls, EMA, Yuck, Toro Y Moi, Glasser, Opossom, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Austra, Transistors and Sherpa. Sorted.

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hamilton

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wellington

live music

dunedin

all ages

christchurch

film/tv

8pm, $50, ticketmaster.co.nz

The three young Brits head back our way for the third time following their sell-out shows of 2010 and 2011.

Their sound is one they’ve managed to reinvigorate since the swingin’ sixties, and anyone who’s been to a Kitty, Daisy and Lewis show will tell you it’s one not to be missed.

Incubus

Key

Vector Arena 7.45pm, $89.90, ticketmaster.co.nz

You’ve got to give it to Brandon Boyd – he’s aged pretty well. It’s been 16 years since the first Incubus album The Fungus Amongus and he’s looking as fresh as ever. Johnny Depp could probably play him in a biopic. Hopefully Tim Burton wouldn’t direct the film though. Wait. What were we talking about?

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The dawn following the dusk of superhero movies may be here

A lot of filmgoers question whether the superhero movie genre has passed its use-by date. They say that they’re sick of them, and that they don’t see the point in all of these prequel/sequel reboots such as the Spider-Man franchise, the X-Men Origins series or the fact that there are already people lined up to work on the next installment of non-canonical Batman movies. Well, here’s a film that will probably both infuriate and placate those people at the same time.

Chronicle is the directorial debut of Josh Trank. Trank originally developed the story, and it was subsequently rewritten by Max Landis.

Odds are you won’t have heard of either of these men, since they’ve both spent their industry lives waiting for their big break – enter Chronicle, the superhero origin story with a difference.

Sound familiar? It should. Comparisons have been made between District 9 and Chronicle already. The premise of found-footage mixed with a unique take on a classic (and some might say overused) format, using relatively unknown actors that results in making critics refer to the film as one that ushers in a new era for whatever genre it happens to be.

As a comic and superhero fanboy, the trailer for Chronicle got me hyped. I’m a sucker for coming-of-age movies (a genre this film could somewhat fall into) and the idea that “if it was to happen, this is how it would happen”. If you and your buddies discovered you had super powers, wouldn’t you go round pranking people and filming it? Using your telekinesis to spook people? Of course you would. We’ve all heard the classic, “With great power comes great responsibility” line, but an even more notorious quote is the age old, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”. And if you were a teenager with all those damn hormones and all that self-loathing looking for a place in the world, only to find

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that you’ve become even more of an outcast now... wouldn’t the power start going to your head? What happens when you’re a typical teenager making typical rash adolescent decisions, except those rash decisions involve superpowers?

The film has clearly impressed the suits in Hollywood, as Trank is topping the list of directors to helm the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot.

Yes, another reboot. But with the way that superhero movies are heading (darker, more relatable, original storytelling and all-round less camp) we could be seeing the dawn of new superhero movies as opposed to the end of them altogether.

Chronicle is less Blair Witch/Paranormal Activity and more... well, that’s the rub, isn’t it? It isn’t the very first of its kind, but it is one that could send more low-budget indie flicks into the sci-fi territory without ending up in B-grade movie hell.

As with any director, their first film is rarely their best work. But a film like Chronicle usually receives praise for its idea as opposed to its execution. By no means am I saying that it’s a heaping pile of shit, but look at any directorial debut and you’ll find that it’s common to walk away thinking the director didn’t quite know what they were doing.

While that’s not the case here, you’ll still find yourself contemplating the longevity of Chronicle. It might not have the staying power, but the first ride is always the most exciting, isn’t it?

Written by Kevin Kartun CHRONICLE DIRECTED BY Josh Trank STARRING Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly and Alex Russell

KNIGHTS OF THE DUB TABLE

ALBUM TOUR 3rd february - flow bar (hamilton) with

kingshifta, tui soundsystem & dj briggsy

4th february - 420 bar (auckland) with

kingshifta, tui soundsystem, euphoria & dj briggsy

10th february - the royal (palmerston north) with

kingshifta & tui soundsystem

11th february - medusa (wellington) with

kingshifta, tui soundsystem, groove roots & dj briggsy

17th february - the pheasant plucker (rotorua)

with

kingshifta, tui soundsystem & swamp thing

18th february - poverty bay club (gisborne) with

kingshifta, tui soundsystem & soul society

$15 on the door $10 presales through www.eventfinder.co.nz doors open 9pm

www.knightsofthedubtable.com Š Knights of the DUB Table 2011

the former frontman of one of the worlds biggest reggae groups talks life after ub40

“What are you like?” I think, as Ali Campbell (former front man from Reggae Supergroup UB40) calls me up. Having learnt he’s just returned from the road I expected jaded, tired mumblings on the end of the blower. Turns out the man’s in fine voice, despite having just touched down from a whirlwind tour of the Caribbean with his new band.

Campbell will also be flying through the antipodes as part of a down under excursion which includes Rotorua’s Raggamuffin festival on 27 28 January. “Yeah, it’s a great life touring,” he confirms enthusiastically, “though I won’t get time to see much of New Zealand. This is about my third time down there and I love it!”

Campbell is the one and only original voice from massive ‘80s hits like ‘Red Red Wine’, ‘Kingston Town’ and ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’.

UB40 sold over 70 million records worldwide, toured across the globe, notched up four number one worldwide singles and over 40 Top UK singles, released 24 studio albums and received an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.

Campbell’s voice has provided the soundtrack to a whole generation and beyond. “It’s surprising how many people still have the vinyl, they bring it along to concerts for signing at such,” he remarks. “I still think reggae sounds best on the old turntable, too.”

In October 2007, Campbell released solo album Running Free, featuring guest artists such as soul great Smokey Robinson, Mick Hucknall and super dub team Sly and Robbie. The album went top 10 in the UK charts, attaining gold status. That led to his departure from UB40 in January of 2008 after 28 years with the band which was put down to ‘management

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and business disputes’ which Campbell now philosophically dismisses as “old news, not worth the lines on this page.”

A happy result was keyboardist Mickey Virtue also leaving UB40 to form part of Cambell’s new tour band and contributing to his third solo album Flying High in 2009, which once again hit the highs with a top 15 in the UK charts.

Campbell has always had a soft spot for covers, and in October 2010 he put out solo effort number four – Great British Songs. He tells me that recruiting Sly and Robbie again was a bit of a challenge. “They were very wary of a dub version of ‘Hard Day’s Night’ – they couldn’t see it working. But it did. I think I got one over them there!” He laughs.

I finish on the old chestnut – what is he planning to get up to on this New Zealand visit?

“No bungy jumping or surfing,” he laughs. “I’m too white! I might get another tattoo. I have a few Maori tats and tribal stuff. That’d be fun if I get time?”

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WRITTEN BY TIM GRUAR

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Ahead of their visit to Auckland, Anthony Gonzalez, founder and lead songwriter for M83, spEAks to Groove Guide about confidence, vision, and childhood influences.

There was once a point when albums were everything.

It’s a shame that neither I nor the majority of the readers of this esteemed magazine were even alive during that halcyon time when the only realistic way to sit and enjoy music was to slide a vinyl record from its often excellently-prepared sleeve, lay it on a turntable, lower the needle, and descend into a crackly kind of heaven.

Anthony Gonzalez was born into an age of rapid expansion, in which the tools used to make and listen to music were multiplying and advancing. There’s no getting away from this in the songs that he writes – pulled determinately in one direction by modernism and futuristic tones, whilst simultaneously falling comfortably into the cushy lushness of his beloved decade: the ‘80s.

He’s always been informed by his surroundings while still pertaining to the extroversion and melancholia of pop music; its colour, its vibrancy, and the visual element that he ties wholeheartedly in to his own, oftentimes surreal, sleeves and videos.

“I grew up in the ‘90s, and going to record stores, y’know…” he muses.

“The first thing that you see is the cover of the record. The music and the visual [element] go together. It’s very important.”

M83’s career trajectory sits somewhere astride the two warring factions of modernity and nostalgia, maintaining a steady rise over the past 10 years before the explosion that was Saturdays = Youth, the point at which Gonzalez’ childhood and teenage inspirations came bursting, almost entirely unfettered, in to the mainstream.

It required a mammoth effort to support it, one that saw Gonzalez grace stages with the like of the now-faltering Kings Of Leon, and the recently-reformed Depeche Mode, all of which pointed relentlessly at Gonazalez’ shortcomings as a live performer; he could inject as much bravado and pomp as he liked into his recorded music, but to have it induce a full and punishing impact, then it needed a euphoric set of performances to follow.

Part of his courage and confidence comes from a realisation that he needed to up his game.

“I said to myself, ‘Okay, Anthony; you just turned 30. It’s time for you to be less shy in front of a microphone…’” he recalls. “When you see all those frontmen on stage who are very confident in front of a large

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audience it gives you confidence to try the same thing, and that’s what I wanted to do with this album… I’ve been in the industry for ten years as a recording artist, so I’m definitely more confident.”

His latest work, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, unashamedly harks back to an age of double albums – formerly the only way possible to allow both the public and fans to engage with an extensive release.

Critics wielding doubting pens have tried to stand at the receiving end of a tidal wave of praise, dealing blows to an album that should be lauded for its scope and attempts to escape from a regimented schedule of recording 9-13 tracks, releasing them, and touring them until another set of songs is written or a major drug habit is created, claiming that although Gonzalez tries and succeeds in terms of sheer vision, he lacks the depth required to make Hurry Up… a truly great album. A few went as far as to say the album was a simple rehash of failed cuts from previous records.

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is a challenge, and there is no getting around it.

From the placid troughs of slower, more ambient tracks, to the skyscraping heights of ‘Midnight City’, ‘This Bright Flash’ and ‘Claudia Lewis’, it could almost read like a film score á la Vangelis’ work for Blade Runner, or Cliff Martinez’ brooding synths conjured up to accompany the noir-ish film Drive. Johnny Jewel (beloved producer behind the nigh-on incestuous Italians Do It Better label) has recently added to this recent cinematic theme with his Symmetry project.

In a few weeks, Gonzalez will bring his small troupe of musicians to Auckland’s shores to play St. Jerome’s Laneway. Expect equal parts surging, wide-eyed euphoria laid alongside slower, gentler ambient outings. Indeed, his live shows read much like records: expansive, challenging, and in no way lacking in effort.

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events

WELLINGTON gig guide Wed 25

Fri 27

Botanic Gardens

Bar Medusa

Films By Starlight: Kaikohe Demolition: 9:30Pm: Free

Matterhorn The Session: Free

Mighty Mighty

Kobosh, The Outsiders & Killing Bear: 9:30Pm: $5

Thu 26 Botanic Gardens Films By Starlight: Labyrinth: 9:30Pm: Free

Mighty Mighty

Maximal Minimalism Iii: 8Pm: Free / 20 Meter Breit (Ge), Force Fields: 9:30Pm: $5

Bloodspray For Politics, Project: Blood, Rising Force, Heathen Collective: 9:30Pm: $10

Havana Bar

New Dub City: 9Pm

Mighty Mighty

Chow

Chow Dwn: 10Pm: Free

Mighty Mighty

Thee Oh Sees (Us), Mr Slackjaw, The Spunks & The Grand Chancellors: 9:30Pm: $10

Sandwiches:

Molly Malones

Southern Cross

The Relatives: 9Pm: Free

San Fran Bath House Batucada Sound Machine: 7:30Pm: $25

Southern Cross Newtown Rocksteady: 9:30Pm: Free

The Fringe Bar

Open Mic - Rise Of The SuperUnknowns: 8Pm: Free

The Big Kumara

Sat 28

The Big Kumara Quiz Night: 7Pm: Free

The Red Eyes (Au) Ft. Newtown Sound: 9Pm

Pairs Summer Sweat Tour 2012 W/ God Bows To Math: 9Pm: $10

Southern Cross

The Guest Room Series Presents Miles Calder: 8Pm: Free

Bodega

Boabab Cafe

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Plump Djs (Uk) 11Pm: $15 The Arvo Show Presents The Claire Terry Trio: 4Pm: Free / Amalgamatez: 9:30Pm: Free

Southern Cross

Recovery Sessions W/ The Dreamers: 3Pm: Free

The Lido Cafe

The Lido Cafe

Darren Watson & The Real Deal Blues Band: 8:30Pm: Free

The Boptet: 7Pm: Free

The Opera House

Tue 31

The Dresden Dolls: 8Pm

Bats Theatre

The Long Weekend: 6:30Pm: $16

Sun 29

Circa Theatre

Escenia Del Flamenco: 7:30Pm: $42

Public

The Sunday Jazz Club: 7:30Pm: Free

New Dub City: 9Pm

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REGIONAL gig guide Wed 25

Sat 28

Sun 29

Blue Ice Cafe (Franz Josef)

Church Road Winery (Napier)

The Village Hotel (Karamea)

Heff’s Hotel

Alizarin Lizard’s The Weekend Went Without You Album Release Tour: 9:30Pm

The Heff’s Factor - Ultimate Karaoke Competition: 8:30Pm: Free

The Yot Club (Raglan)

The Church

Alizarin Lizard’s The Weekend Went Without You Album Release Tour: 9:30Pm

Thu 26 Barrytown Hall (Greymouth)

Alizarin Lizard’s The Weekend Went Without You Album Release Tour: 9:30Pm: $10

The Arc Theatre (Whanganui)

Pairs Summer Sweat Tour 2012 W/ God Bows To Math: 9Pm: $10

Fri 27 Franks Cafe & Bar (Greymouth)

Alizarin Lizard’s The Weekend Went Without You Album Release Tour: 9:30Pm

The Yot Club

Anna Coddington: 7:30Pm

Hall & Oates

Coroglen Tavern (Coromandel)

Anniversary Weekend Rave Ft. Concord Dawn, State Of Mind, Bulletproof, Incognito & Mc Rugged Tekniques: 8Pm: $48

Rotorua International Stadium Raggamuffin 2012: $85 +

Star Tavern (Westport) Alizarin Lizard’s The Weekend Went Without You Album Release Tour: 9:30Pm

The Duke (Russell)

Thu 26

Batucada Sound Machine: 7:30Pm: $25

Fri 27

Mon 30

Heff’s Hotel

Bedrock Fm Millerton Hall (Millerton) Alizarin Lizard’s The Weekend Went Without You Album Release Tour: 9:30Pm: $10

Tom Rodwell & Storehouse ‘Adam In The Garden’ Single Release Tour: 8Pm: $10

The Yot Club (Raglan) Drab Doo-Riffs & Hollow Grinders: 8:30Pm: $10

The Heff’s Factor - Ultimate Karaoke Competition: 8:30Pm: Free

Mosgiel Coronation Hall

Showstoppers: 11Am: $30

I Am Giant W/ Cairo Knife Fight & Villainy: 8Pm: $30

The Yacht Club (Raglan)

Kill Martha 2: 9Pm

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The Red Eyes (Au) Nz Homecoming Tour: 8Pm: $18

Sat 28 Bethunes Gallery

Swallow Your Words Part 3: 12Pm

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auckland gig guide Wed 25 106 Ponsonby

Live On The Deck W/ Phil Stoodley: 6Pm: Free

1885 Basement

Creative Jazz Club: Steve Barry / Pj Koopman Quartet: 8Pm: $10

Kings Arms

Fire At Will, Crimson Rain & Silence The City: 8Pm

Mexican Cafe

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

Ponsonby Social Club The Circling Sun: 9Pm: Free

The Neighbourhood Brewbar Dj Toni Cooper: 7:30Pm: Free

The Windsor Castle Davin Mccoy (Us) New Zealand Tour: 9Pm: Free

The Wine Cellar

The Chaps W/ Bernie Griffen & The Grifters: 8:30Pm: $15

Whammy Bar

Imploder, The Sadnuts & The Dirty Sweets: 10:30Pm

Fri 27 106 Ponsonby

T-Rice & Flex: 6Pm: Free

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

Sale St

1885 Basement

The Britomart Country Club Lokey: 6Pm: Free

The Neighbourhood Brewbar Acoustic Wednesdays W/ Eli: 7:30Pm: Free

The Powerstation The Damned: 8Pm: $65

Chip Matthews & Dylan C: 10Pm: Free

1885 Britomart

Benn Morrison & T-Rice: 6Pm: Free

Qf Tavern

De Post

Quay St Clubrooms

Florrie Mcgreals

The Future’s Bright: 8Pm: Free Acoustic Sessions W/ Eli Guttenbiel: 7Pm: Free

Racket Bar

Tido & Arash: 6Pm: Free

Red Hummingbird CVE: 9pm: Free

Page3, Deewhy, Dean Campbell: 5Pm: Free

Silo Park

Silo Cinema Presents Oceans: 5Pm: Free

Smith.

Hey Ladies: 8Pm: Free

Snapdragon

Dj Jason Kyle & Dj Ned Roy: 6Pm: Free

Brew On Quay

Tabac

Jason Smith Duo: 8:30Pm

Vietnam War, Ghost Wave & Space Creeps: 9Pm: $10

Cassette Number Nine

The Basement

Mum Club Ft. Drop Dead Redhead, Headspins & Djs: 10Pm: $10

De Post

Mal Maccallum: 8:30Pm

Thu 26

Florrie Mcgreals

106 Ponsonby

Gbs Bar

Mitch French: 9:30Pm

Subtract, Jackal, Mte, Resporn & Jurassic Penguin (All Ages): 8Pm: $10

The Britomart Country Club

Latin Aotearoa: 6Pm: Free

The Elephant Wrestler

Franko/Scottie: 9:30Pm Francis Jakeman: 8:30Pm Granduo: 9:30Pm

Ink

The Chicago Disco Summer Tour W/ Djs Philippa, Dean Davis, Jason Kyle, Tom Mcguinnes & Jamie White: 10Pm: $10

Kings Arms

Kerretta W/ Guests Cobra Khan: 8Pm: $15

La Zeppa

Dj Toni Cooper: 8Pm: Free

Leigh Sawmill Cafe

J Star(Uk) + Regrooved Sound System: 9:30Pm: $15

Lucha Lounge

Pairs Summer Sweat Tour 2012 W/ God Bows To Math: 9Pm: $10

Northern Steamship Trading Co Dj Lo Key: 8Pm: Free

Ponsonby Social Club Djs Julien Dyne & Dylan C: 9Pm: Free

Quay St Clubrooms Acoustic Sessions W/ Jonny Love: 7Pm: Free

Racket Bar

Insomniac & Jerm: 6Pm: Free

Lee Gray: 8:30Pm

Rickshaw Eddies

Havana Club

The Merchant Bar & Kitchen

Sale St

2Five9 Jazz Trio: 10Pm: Free

The Latin Explosion W/ Cuban Accent: 10Pm: Free

1885 Britomart

James

The Neighbourhood Brewbar

106 Thursdays W/ Thane Kirby: 9Pm: Free

1885 Basement

Sweet Mix Kids: 6Pm: Free

Kings Arms

Anna Coddington’s Little Islands Tour: 8Pm: 20

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

Ponsonby Social Club

Occupational Therapy Ft. Bobby Brazuka & Adam O: 7Pm: Free

Racket Bar

Cian & Nyntee Free

Sale St

Batucada Sound Machine: 7:30Pm: $25

Snapdragon

Sweetmixkids: 7:30Pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

Josh Leys & Andy Jv: 6Pm: Free

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Brew On Quay

Bella Kalolo Live W/ Tdk: Free

Sale St

Racket Bar

Retro Wednesday Ft. Grant Marshall & Guests: 7Pm: Free

Ponsonby Social Club

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Francis Jakeman: 8:30Pm

Paradise: 9Pm: $25

Khuja Lounge

Bury Me Low Release - W/ This Flight Tonight & The Bonnie C: 7Pm: $10

Kings Arms

Snakes Of Iron, Fictional Response & Guests: 8Pm: $10

Franko & Jamie: 9:30Pm

Dj Chris Cox & Dj Andy Jv: 5:30Pm: Free

The Powerstation

The Dresden Dolls: 8Pm: $55

Trench Bar

Fridays At Trench Bar: 10Pm: Free

Ufo

All A Sudden Darkness: 8Pm: $10

La Zeppa

Dj Selecta Sam: 7Pm: Free

Mangawhai Tavern The Datsuns: 8Pm: $28

Mexican Cafe Auckland

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

Moreton’s

Riqi Harawera: 8Pm

O’hagens Irish Bar Davin Mccoy (Us) New Zealand Tour: 9Pm: Free

Sat 28 106 Ponsonby

Reuben Rivers-Smith: 9:30Pm: Free

1885 Basement

Onny Kaulima: 11Pm: Free

1885 Britomart

Departure Club: 10Pm: $10

Black Salt

2’S A Crowd: 8Pm

Mal Maccallum: 9Pm

Page3, Deewhy, Dean Campbell: 7Pm: Free

Snapdragon (Downstairs)

Dj Normski: 10Pm: Free

Snapdragon

Dj Rose Alice & Dj Andy Jv: 6Pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

Cian, Ben Wah & Chip Matthews: 2Pm: Free

The Bay (Waiheke Island)

Red Bull Music Academy Presents The Do Over: 2Pm: Free

The Merchant Bar & Kitchen Lee Gray: 9:30Pm

The Neighbourhood Brewbar Dj Laura Lush & Dj Tido: Free

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auckland gig guide Sun 29

Villa Maria Estate Hall & Oates

106 Ponsonby

Live On The Deck W/ Emma G: Free

Cornwall Park Band Rotunda

Mon 30 Ellerslie Racecourse

Cornwall Park Summer Music Concert Series: 1Pm: Free

Deep Creek Brewery Co.

Silo Park

St Jerome’s Laneway Festival: 12:30Pm: $127

Dos Amigos

The Latin Explosion: 10Pm

Leigh Sawmill Cafe The Nukes: 9:30Pm: $15

Matakana Music Mountain

Tuborg Summer Sunday: 12Pm

Sale St

Sounds Of Summer Ft. Grant Marshall, General Lee & Sample Gee: 1Pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

Dave & Dan Present: Dazed & Confused (Sunday Film) + Nyntee & Junior: 2Pm: Free

The Marina

Andrew Mockler: 1Pm

The Merchant Bar & Kitchen

Static

The Datsuns: 8Pm

Static

Creedence Clearwater Revisited Summer Tour: 5:30Pm: $89

Davin Mccoy (Us) : 3Pm: Free

Wed 25

Tue 31

Pairs Summer Sweat Tour 2012 W/ God Bows To Math: 9Pm: $10

University Of Waikato Sports Fields Asb Social Sport: Ultimate Frisbee: 6Pm

Thu 26

Kings Arms

Classic Car Hamilton Meet Night: 5Pm: Free

Fri 27

The Crimson Vendetta, Incarnium, Austere: 8Pm

Dose

Racket Bar

Mystery Creek Events Centre

Rob Hill: 6Pm: Free

The Britomart Country Club

Kitty Daisy & Lewis: 8Pm: $50

Vector Arena Incubus

Pat 4 President: 3Pm

Parachute 2012: Early Bird: $169, General Entry: $189

Te Rapa Racecourse

Jazz On A Sunday Evening - New Year Special: 5:30Pm: $15

Mon 30 Mystery Creek Events Centre

Parachute 2012: Early Bird: $169, General Entry: $189

Flow: 9Pm: $10

Parachute 2012: Early Bird: $169, General Entry: $189

Murray Cammick: 6Pm: Free

The Powerstation

Mystery Creek Events Centre

Cock & Bull

Empire Tavern

Empire Million Dollar Trivia: 6:30Pm: Free

Sun 29

Sat 28 Mystery Creek Events Centre

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Christchurch gig guide Wed 25 Aurora Centre The Dresden Dolls

Christchurch Casino Christchurch Casino Midnight Carnivale (R20): 12Am

Grand Cafe, Christchurch Casino Christchurch Casino Comedy Hour (R20): 10Pm: Free

Hagley Park

Stronger Christchurch Busker Comedy Club (R18): 7Pm: Entry Via $2 Donation

North Hagley Park

The Back Up Dancers ‘Don’t Cha Wish’ Tour (R18): 6Pm: Free

North Hagley Park Street Shows In Busker Park: 11Am

North Hagley Park

The Boy W/ Tape On His Face - More Tape (R16): 7:30Pm: Entry Via Donation

North Hagley Park Le Tigre Bleu: 4:30Pm

North Hagley Park

Nothing But Stand Up - The Divas (R18) In Association W/ Lane Neave Lawyers: 8:30Pm

North Hagley Park

Grand Cafe, Christchurch Casino Christchurch Casino Comedy Hour (R20): 10Pm: Free

Hagley Park

Stronger Christchurch Busker Comedy Club (R18): 7Pm

The Controlled Falling Project Presented By Thissideup Acrobatics In Association W/ Beca: 5:30Pm

North Hagley Park

North Hagley Park

Buskers Burlesque (R18): 10:30Pm

The Back Up Dancers ‘Don’t Cha Wish’ Tour (R18): 6Pm: Free

North Hagley Park

North Hagley Park

Sam Simmons (R18): 9:30Pm

The Colombo

Isite Late Night W/ The Buskers At The Colombo (R18): 9Pm: Entry Via Donation

Street Shows In Busker Park: 11Am

Buskers Burlesque (R18): 10:30Pm

North Hagley Park

Nothing But Stand Up - The Divas (R18) In Association W/ Lane Neave Lawyers: 8:30Pm

The Colombo

Isite Late Night W/ The Buskers At The Colombo (R18): 9Pm: Entry Via Donation

North Hagley Park

Sam Simmons (R18): 9:30Pm

North Hagley Park

The Boy W/ Tape On His Face - More Tape (R16): 7:30Pm: Entry Via Donation

North Hagley Park

Thu 26

Le Tigre Bleu: 4:30Pm

Christchurch Casino

The Controlled Falling Project Presented By Thissideup Acrobatics In Association W/ Beca: 5:30Pm

Christchurch Casino Midnight Carnivale (R20): 12Am

North Hagley Park

North Hagley Park

Fri 27 Christchurch Casino Christchurch Casino Midnight Carnivale (R20): 12Am

Grand Cafe, Christchurch Casino Christchurch Casino Comedy Hour (R20): 10Pm: Free

Hagley Park

Stronger Christchurch Busker Comedy Club (R18): 7Pm: Entry Via $2 Donation

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Christchurch gig guide North Hagley Park Street Shows In Busker Park: 11Am

North Hagley Park

The Boy W/ Tape On His Face - More Tape (R16): 7:30Pm: Entry Via Donation

North Hagley Park

Sam Simmons (R18): 9:30Pm

North Hagley Park

The Controlled Falling Project Presented By Thissideup Acrobatics In Association W/ Beca: 5:30Pm

North Hagley Park

Nothing But Stand Up - The Divas (R18) In Association W/ Lane Neave Lawyers: 8:30Pm

North Hagley Park

Buskers Burlesque (R18): 10:30Pm

North Hagley Park Le Tigre Bleu: 4:30Pm

North Hagley Park

The Back Up Dancers ‘Don’t Cha Wish’ Tour (R18): 6Pm: Free

The Colombo

Isite Late Night W/ The Buskers At The Colombo (R18): 9Pm: Entry Via Donation

Sat 28 Christchurch Casino Christchurch Casino Midnight Carnivale (R20): 12Am

Grand Cafe, Christchurch Casino Christchurch Casino Comedy Hour (R20): 10Pm: Free

Hagley Park

Stronger Christchurch Busker Comedy Club (R18): 7Pm: Entry Via $2 Donation

North Hagley Park

The Controlled Falling Project Presented By Thissideup Acrobatics In Association W/ Beca: 5:30Pm

North Hagley Park Le Tigre Bleu: 4:30Pm

North Hagley Park

The Back Up Dancers ‘Don’t Cha Wish’ Tour (R18): 6Pm: Free

North Hagley Park Street Shows In Busker Park: 11Am

North Hagley Park

Nothing But Stand Up - The Divas (R18) In Association W/ Lane Neave Lawyers: 8:30Pm

Sun 29 North Hagley Park Le Tigre Bleu: 4:30Pm

North Hagley Park Street Shows In Busker Park: 11Am

The Colombo

Buskers Best Bits (R18): 7Pm

North Hagley Park

Sam Simmons (R18): 9:30Pm

North Hagley Park

The Boy W/ Tape On His Face - More Tape (R16): 7:30Pm: Entry Via Donation

North Hagley Park

Buskers Burlesque (R18): 10:30Pm

The Colombo

Isite Late Night W/ The Buskers At The Colombo (R18): 9Pm: Entry Via Donation

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Upcoming tours & events Aa (Us)

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

Alizarin Lizard

Wed 25 Jan Blue Ice Cafe, Franz Josef Thu 26 Jan Barrytown Hall, Greymouth Fri 27 Jan Franks Cafe And Bar, Greymouth Sat 28 Jan Star Tavern, Westport Sun 29 Jan The Village Hotel, Karamea Mon 30 Jan Bedrock Fm Millerton Hall, Millerton Sun 05 Feb Dharma Bums Club, Wairau Valley Wed 08 Feb Mighty Mighty, Wellington Thu 09 Feb St Peters Hall, Paekakariki Wed 15 Feb Cabana Bar, Napier Thu 16 Feb Geoff’s Saloon, Wairoa Fri 17 Feb Sunset Point, Mahia Sat 18 Feb Smash Palace, Gisborne Sun 19 Feb The Pheasant Plucker, Rotorua Wed 22 Feb Waihi Beach Hotel, Coromandel Thu 23 Feb Eggsentric Cafe, Coromandel Sat 25 Feb Rocks Bar, Waiheke Island Sun 26 Feb The Funky Fish, Dargaville Wed 29 Feb Salut, Whangarei Thu 01 Mar Speakeasy Bar, Thames Wed 07 Mar The Grange Bar, Hahei Thu 08 Mar Static, Hamilton Fri 09 Mar The Yot Club, Raglan Sat 10 Mar Space Monster, Wanganui Thu 15 Mar Dux Live, Christchurch Fri 16 Mar Refuel Bar, Dunedin Sat 17 Mar Louie’s Bar, Invercargill Sun 18 Mar The Long Room, Riverton Thu 22 Mar The Blue Duck, Milford Sound Fri 23 Mar Dux De Lux, Queenstown Sat 24 Mar Mint Bar, Queenstown Sat 31 Mar Feastock 2012, Dunedin

Anna Coddington

Thu 26 Jan The Kings Arms, 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

Batucada 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 Poverty Bay Club, Gisborne Sun 05 Feb Cabana, Napier Fri 24 Feb Nelson School Of Music, Nelson Sat 25 Feb Regent Theatre, Hokitika Fri 02 Mar Old Library, Whangarei Sat 03 Mar Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai

Black Lips (Us)

Tue 28 Feb Powerstation, Auckland

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

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

Crosby, Stills & Nash (Us) Sat 24 Mar The Trusts Stadium, Auckland

The Damned (En)

Wed 25 Jan Powerstation, Auckland

Dan Deacon (Us)

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

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, Auckland 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

The Feelers

Bon Iver (Us)

Sat 28 Jan Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Sun 29 Jan Coroglen Tavern, Coromandel Sat 04 Feb Butlers Reef, New Plymouth

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

Broken Heartbreakers & Bond Street Bridge Sat 04 Feb Auckland Museum, Auckland

Camp A Low Hum

The Datsuns

Classic Hits Winery Tour 2012

Dead (Au)

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

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 & Cafe, 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

Concord Dawn, State Of Mind & Guests Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (Us)

Creedence Clearwater Revisited (Us)

Sat 28 Jan The Coroglen Tavern, Coromandel

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

Fri 27 Jan Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Thu 02 Feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington

Wed 08 Feb Arc Theatre, Whanganui Thu 09 Feb The Royal, Palmerston North Sun 12 Feb Freds, Wellington Fri 17 Feb Static, Hamilton Sat 18 Feb Basement, Auckland

Davin Mccoy (Us) Sun 29 Jan Deep Creek Brewery Co., Auckland

First Aid Kit (Sw) Thu 08 Mar Telstraclear Festival Club, Wellington

Florence + The Machine (Us) Mon 28 May Vector Arena, Auckland

Game (Us)

Sat 25 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Dirty Three (Us)

Hall & Oates (Us)

Wed 14 Mar Powerstation, Auckland

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

The Dresden Dolls (Us)

Henry Rollins (Us)

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

The Exploited (Sc)

Sun 29 Apr The Kings Arms, Auckland

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

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

Incubus (Us)

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

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

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Upcoming tours & events Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (Uk) Tue 31 Jan Powerstation, Auckland Wed 01 Feb Bodega, Wellington

Labretta Suede And The Motel Six

Thu 16 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 17 Feb Splore Sat 18 Feb Splore Thu 23 Feb Raglan, Tbc Fri 24 Feb Brewers Bar, Mt Mauganui Thu 01 Mar Tbc, Napier Fri 02 Mar Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 03 Mar The Waihi Beach Club, Waihi

Laneway Festival 2012 Mon 30 Jan Silo Park, Auckland

Lamb Of God (Us)

Wed 07 Mar Studio, Auckland

Lloyd (Us)

Fri 03 Feb Civic Theatre, Auckland

New Order (En)

Mon 27 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Mayer Hawthorne (Us)

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

Men (Us)

Thu 23 Feb 4:20, Auckland

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Fri 03 Feb Sileni Estate, Hawkes Bay Sat 04 Feb Tsb Bowl Of Brooklands, New Plymouth Sun 05 Feb Daisybank 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

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

Nz Fashion Festival Fri 24 Feb - Sun 04 Mar Shed 10, Auckland

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

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

Pairs (Ch)

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

Wed 18 Apr Bodega, Wellington Thu 19 Apr Bodega, Wellington Fri 20 Apr Studio, Auckland

Tue 06 Mar Town Hall, Auckland

Ryan Adams (Us)

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

Sun 04 Mar Newtown Streets, Wellington

Peter Hook

Madeleine Peyroux (Us)

Taylor Swift (Us)

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

Newtown Festival

Fri 27 Jan - Mon 30 Jan Mystery Creek, Hamilton

Tue 10 Apr Auckland Town Hall, Auckland Wed 11 Apr St James Theatre, Wellington

Roxette (Se)

Sat 11 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Parachute 2012

Lucinda Williams

Taos Soulfire Sessions

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

Knights Of The Dub Table

Fri 03 Feb Flow, Hamilton Sat 04 Feb 4:20, Auckland Fri 10 Feb The Royal, Palmerston North Sat 11 Feb Medusa, Wellington Fri 17 Feb The Pheasant Plucker, Rotorua Sat 18 Feb Poverty Bay Club, Gisborne

Roots Manuva (Uk)

Raggamuffin 2012

Sat 28 Jan Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua

Real Estate (Us)

Thu 15 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 16 Mar San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 17 Mar Refuel, Dunedin

The Red Eyes

Thu 26 Jan Mint Bar, Wanaka Fri 27 Jan 12 Below, Dunedin Sat 28 Jan Bodega, Wellington Sun 29 Jan Winchfest, New Plymouth Fri 03 Feb Sawmill Cafe, Leigh Sat 04 Feb Flow Bar, Hamilton Sun 05 Feb Kings Arms, Auckland

Rippon Festival

Sat 04 Feb Rippon Vineyard, Lake Wanaka

Roger Waters: The Wall (Us)

Sat 18 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 20 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland Wed 22 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 23 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Roky Erickson (Us)

Wed 07 Mar Powerstation, Auckland

Thee Oh Sees (Us) Seether (Us)

Fri 10 Feb Studio, Auckland

Shenandoah Davis (Us)

Sun 05 Feb Major Tom’s Bar, Tauranga Wed 08 Feb Static, Hamilton Thu 09 Feb Space Monster, Wanganui Thu 16 Feb The Mussel Inn, Nelson Fri 17 Feb Frank’s Cafe, Greymouth Fri 24 Feb Chicks Hotel, Dunedin Sun 26 Feb Harbour Street Theatrette, Oamaru Sat 03 Mar Happy, Wellington Mon 05 Mar The Arc Theatre, Whanganui Wed 07 Mar The Cabana, Napier Fri 09 Mar The Wine Cellar, Auckland

Shotgun Alley

Thu 02 Feb The Shed, Rotorua Fri 03 Feb The Cabana, Napier Fri 10 Feb Gravity, Hamilton Sat 11 Feb Basement Bar, New Plymouth Fri 17 Feb Real Groovy, Auckland Sat 18 Feb Homegrown, Wellington Fri 24 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 25 Feb Brewers Bar, Tauranga Fri 02 Mar The Dux, Christchurch

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

Tom Rodwell & Storehouse

Sat 28 Jan Naval Point Yacht Club, Lyttelton Thu 02 Feb Le Cafe, Picton Fri 03 Feb Southern Cross, Wellington Sun 05 Feb Rotorua Blues Fest, Rotorua

Tuborg Summer Sunday Sun 29 Jan Matakana Music Mountain, Matakana

Two Piece Fest

Sat 18 Feb Mighty Mighty, Wellington

Urge Overkill (Us)

Tue 06 Mar Powerstation, Auckland

The Sisters Of Mercy (En)

Winchfest

Wed 22 Feb Powerstation, Auckland

Sat 28 Jan - Sun 29 Jan Surf Highway 45, New Plymouth

Splore 2012

Womad

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

St Vincent (Us)

Sun 18 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Mon 19 Mar San Fran Bath House, Wellington

Steve Earle (Us)

Wed 11 Apr The Kings Arms, Auckland Thu 12 Apr Bodega, Wellington

Sun Araw (Us)

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

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Fri 16 Mar - Sun 18 Mar Tsb Bowl Of Brooklands, New Plymouth

Yes (Us)

Sun 01 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland

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I’ve decided over the next couple of weeks to take a quick look back at some of the games released toward the end of 2011 that perhaps lost out due to the hype surrounding release such as COD and BF3.

Forza has been one my favourite racing games for years. The reason for this really is that I’m not a total petrol head, but enjoy a good race.

Forza’s great in this regard, giving you lots of various difficulty settings to enjoy the game at your level of ability/ interest. Personally I’m in favour of having the racing line on in braking zones, automatic gears but steering and braking assists off. For those hardcore enough however, you can turn all of this off and even introduce a clutch if you really want to test your skills.

For those familiar to the Forza series, the rewind function is also back which I love, as there’s nothing more frustrating than winning for a whole race to muck up the last corner and come third. Yes, I know this may be unrealistic, but I for one am happy with the mulligan philosophy and getting a free drop.

The game is visually stunning and Turn 10, the game’s developers, have really focused on making sure there’s no

compromise on frame rates.

As such, there aren’t extreme changing weather conditions to negotiate during a race, but you can race certain tracks at different times of the day. The audio has also had a revamp and is fully adjustable for you to focus on how much your tyres are skidding, to how much you’re pushing your gear ratio/engine. The audio characteristics also change when you upgrade your exhaust/pistons/etc.

Customisation of the cars is always fun, although I don’t get much chance to admire my handiwork as I race from the in-car view (which, I should add, offers fantastic attention to detail). I’d love to have three screens set up as well as the purpose-designed Forza 4 steering wheel and pedals and let rip my inner Lewis Hamilton.

For me racing games can get a bit repetitive, but at least Forza mixes it up with various challenges. Take on knocking down pins on the Top Gear track to racing an opponent on roads navigating around unsuspecting Sunday drivers. It’s a real challenge to Gran Turismo’s crown, and I have to say with this installment I prefer Forza 4.

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Shit worth listening to

album reviews Batucada Sound Machine Don’ t Keep Silent llll

BSM came together at SuperCityLand’s Galatos Bar early in the century, and have been kickin’ it ever since. They’ve pretty much been travelling the world and playing a funky blend of Latin, drummer based grooves with ties to the hip shakin’ Rio style party music. This is their second studio effort – mixed by Bob ‘Bassy’ Brockman, it’s a full agenda of sweaty rhythmic soul and stompin’ Brazilian beats. The pick of the tunes would be ‘My Heart He Say’ with a mix of high-energy samba and Santana-styled guitar licks.

That said, these guys bounce all over the globe, musically, stealing

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from virtually every Spanishspeaking dance trend, even including a little ska (‘Un Poquito’) and a few rhymes (‘Traigo Mi Sonido’) in the mix. It’s a bit of a cliché claiming their live act can top a recorded performance, but if you’re around when they tour this summer or attend WOMAD in March you’ll have a chance to validate that for yourself.

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The Tearaways

Lindon Puffin

Girls In Love

Terra Nullius

Tones Of Dirt And Bone

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It’s pretty hard to recommend a three-track EP from some guy who no one has ever heard of.

But bear with me.

Perfect Hair Forever is pure bedroom rock. The Aucklandbased one-man band sings stupid songs about 1960s teenage love that you’re surprised you actually like. The lo-fi tracks sound like they’ve been recorded to tape in a gritty Texas bedroom by a lovelorn little 16-year-old girl who doesn’t know how to make the heartbreak stop.

On Girls In Love, PHF’s influences are much the same as his previous mini-EPs. The likes of Paul Peterson, Buddy Holly and Coen brothers soundtracks shine through the raspy layers of adolescent lyrics. ‘My Teen Idol’ is straight out of a John Waters film, ‘Miss Georgina Rizk’ screams nothing but cowboys crossing the desert and finisher ‘Me & You’ deserves to be played at your high school prom when the king and queen have been crowned. Do cowboys sway?

Because they would to this.

The Broken Needles are a rock’n’roll band from North Queensland, Australia. They don’t suffer fools, are easily annoyed, and don’t have a sense of humour. They are also influenced heavily by The Black Keys, The Stones, Steve Earle, Nick Cave and The White Stripes, though that may never be admitted in public. Terra Nullius is the Townsville-based quartet’s long-awaited debut that they describe as “A muscle car ride from a desolate, empty landscape to the southern capital cities of Australia, filtered through lead-singer Mick Galloway’s decadent and depraved mind.” But scrape away the obese pontifications and you’ll discover there a few gems amongst the rough and frayed, with more than a nod to Neil Young (‘I am not the Resurrection’, ’Abattoir Song’).

Ultimately it’s a mixed bag.

With good editing it’d make a worthy EP.

In the vain attempt of recapturing the magic of Rancid and The Clash come The Tearaways from Melbourne.

They blast out no-frills punk rock on their latest LP with sprinklings of ska and country present as well, making this bunch just a tad more interesting than your average chancers. The band doesn’t pretend to be original, but what they lack in a unique sound they kind of make up for in passion and some catchy tunes. They do best on their most frenzied tracks such as the Exploitedesque hardcore ‘Silent World’.

However, they should really loose the squirm-inducing rockabilly overtones clinging to this record like a bad tribute to Strummer and his Mescaleros.

This group is doomed to be merely a tight tribute act to the aforementioned bands, but maybe they don’t even care? If you like straight up punk and tried and tested formulas, you’ll probably get a kick outta this.

You’ve heard of him, but can’t name any of his songs. He was playing down the road one night, but you didn’t go.

Lindon Puffin occupies a strange space in NZ music, existing on the underground circuit while writing songs aimed squarely at the mainstream. Hope Holiday confirms his knack for a straight-up tune, and though it’s a respectable offering of rootsy pop songcraft, there’s little on here that seems like it will be the one to break through to the masses. Joined by an able crew of musicians operating as The Transgressions, Puffin’s latest album lacks the hooks to be truly memorable in the way that, say, Liam Finn manages.

The subtle electro touches can’t disguise a lack of variety, and though Hope Holiday features a fantastic graphic package (including the stunning back cover shot of Puffin silhouetted against a vast cityscape), the songs inside don’t quite reach the same heights.

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Shit worth watching

on screen Hugo FILM llll

When he’s not making quality films, Martin Scorsese has spent an admirable amount of time restoring them. His latest effort, a 1930s-set fantasy taking a Philip Pullman-ish approach to cinema history, combines both passions with aplomb.

In a pop-up book Paris beautifully rendered in shimmering CG, Hugo (Asa

Butterfield) is a lonely orphan who lives in the walls of a train station, keeping the clocks wound while concealing his presence from the gammylegged inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen). We first meet our hero speeding through the Potteresque platforms in order to steal parts from an embittered toymaker (Ben Kingsley) and

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When Tinker Tailor sweeps this year’s award nominations as it surely will – this is a film that screams quality – the one it most deserves will be missing: Best Supporting Mote.

Adapted from John Le Carré’s Cold War spy novel, Tomas Alfredson’s follow-up to Let The Right One In is thick with dust, must and ash, its ageing agents suffocating in waves of grey as they try to root out the Russian mole “muddying the waters” at M16. Is there any point? As Gary Oldman’s creased George Smiley puts it: “There’s as little worth on your side as there is on mine.”

With its austere atmosphere, glacial pace and longwinded plot, it’s not a film for everyone.

The most exciting setpiece takes place in a library, and no one

that includes a show-stopping clockwork nightmare and Cohen’s ashamed admission: “I was injured in the war – it will never heal…” Hugo is aimed at Scorseses-in-the-making rather than the mass market. It’s not an adventure, but a loving tribute to all the broken things, and those who would fix them.

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repair the mysterious automaton his inventor father (Jude Law) left him. But could there be a connection between the two?

Well, yes… but it’s not Hugo’s underwhelming plight that Scorsese’s concerned with. Instead, he takes the opportunity to celebrate the pioneers of his beloved medium, revisiting long-forgotten films (1902’s A Trip To The Moon) in glorious 3D and remembering long-forsaken film-makers (Georges Méliès, the Lumière Brothers) along the way. At one point Hugo dangles precariously from a clock face like silent comedian Harold Lloyd (and Doc Brown!) before him, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is kids’ stuff.

Besides a seam of darkness

cracks out the Bourne moves. But there’s plenty for connoisseurs to savour, and all the time in the world to do so with the running time shorter than the Cold War itself. Oldman leads one of the best British casts ever assembled in this film which has a terrible sadness that seeps deep into your bones.

This isn’t Dr No or In Like Flint, it’s the prolonged and messy end of an era. Each chance of renewal (a mother suckling her baby, a bird swooping from the fireplace) gets violently snuffed out. And those dusty swirls aren’t just stylised visuals, they’re the ghosts of wasted lives. Seems some spies never did come in from the cold.

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You don’t have to be a horse person to enjoy this gentle documentary but it would probably help. Buck Brannaman’s life story seems ready made for the movies, so it’s little surprise he was partial inspiration for Robert Redford’s character in The Horse Whisperer. Buck doesn’t actually whisper at the horses he tames in the workshops he hosts all over America; it’s more of an unspoken offering of understanding. But it gets results.

The film uses Buck’s story to make universally relevant points about the power of empathy and compassion.

When we learn of Buck’s abusive upbringing, TV footage of his youthful self doing rope tricks takes on tragic proportions.

Whilst this remains reasonably captivating for its first hour, it kinda runs out of steam after that, suggesting there wasn’t quite enough to justify a full-length movie.

Watching Buck run his workshops is entertaining, only up to a point, but his story remains a heartfelt exploration of a gentle soul and a relevant reminder to be nice to the animals.

Written by Dominic Corry, Flicks.co.nz

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Listophile Amplifier 1. Foul Creature of Darkness

1. Monarch Shapeshifter

Drop Dead Redhead

2. Wendy’s

2. Love your Children The Native Sons

Grass Cannons

3. Natasha

3. Nga iwi e The Yoots

Autumn Splendour

4. This Is Not An Exit

4. Afternoon Delight The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra

The Transistors

5. Oblivious: Oblivion Die! Die! Die!

6. Rich Mans World (1%)

5. Cry Me A River The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra

Immortal Techique

7. Kill For Love (Vocal Version) Chromatics

8. Architecture Coco Solid

9. 212 Azealia Banks

10. Cliche Dictaphone Blues

6. All We Need To Know Outta Exile

7. E Papa Waiari The Yoots

8. Why Knights of the DUB Table

9. This Charming Man The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra

Independent Top 10 Movie Chart

1. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 2. Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business 3. Hugo 3D 4. Journey 2:

The Mysterious Island

5. War Horse 6. Buck 7. The Darkest Hour 8. The Adventures of Tintin:

Secret of the Unicorn

9. Sherlock Holmes: A Game

of Shadows

10. The Iron Lady

10. Old As The Hills Tiny Ruins

Brad Smeele FOR Winchfest Top 10 Tracks Skullcandie’s Rockin’ that get me pumped up to Wakeboard

1. Boom (HowYou Like That) (hed)P.E

2. Fabrication EmalKay

3. Hold On Foreign Beggars

4. Dysfunctional Tech N9ne

5. Fighting Fire

(Loadstar Remix) Breakage ft. Jess Mills

6. Died This Way 360 ft Bam Bam x Skrillex

7. Adele Weez Lil Wayne

8. Killer (12th Planet Remix) 360

9. Thug Slim Thug

10. Lets Ride (hed)P.E

best Moments from the coroglen tavern’s anniversary weekend rave

1. Matty Concord playing half

his set with his shirt off

2. Hollie Smith making a guest

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3. Jay Bulletproof becoming MC

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You’ll need for your festival going needs, as told to us by a seven-year-old boy

1. Jandals so you don’t

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2. Sunscreen because the

clouds don’t work

3. Water in case you get thirsty

desk between the turn tables

4. Soap because you’ll get dirty

5. Matt and Evan Concord stage

5. Toilet paper in case you have

diving at the same time

6. PDigsss MCing from

backstage so no one knew where he was

7. Some girl jumping on stage

and doing back flips along the stage then completely flipping into the lights

8. The awesome bonfire next

to the river for everyone to chill at after the gig

9. The almost riot that

happened when we had to stop the music at the end of the night

10. The after parties!!!

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7. Lollies 8. A cowboy hat 9. Some extra socks 10. Someone to hold your hand

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