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Matariki is taking over Auckland’s Silo Park on Saturday 21 July. The Maori New Year festivities will be more than the usual couple of bands playing down at the waterfront venue, with interactive displays and performances throughout the day. Light installations and a video projection mapping from Lakshman Anandanayagam, Angus Muir, Jon Baxter and Michael Hodgson will be heightening and enlightening your senses along with music from Anika Moa, Ria Hall, Anna Coddington and DJs. There’s a food special with the Maori night markets and if you’re really feeling spaced, you can check out the stardome telescopes and get all existential and whatnot.

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Old school hip-hop crew The Pharcyde have announced they’ll be making their way to New Zealand in August – the first time the rappers will have performed on our shores. The two-piece will be performing at Wanaka’s Mint Bar on Thursday 16 August, San Fran Bath House in Wellington on Friday 17 August, Auckland’s Studio on Saturday 18 August and will finish up in Christchurch on Sunday 19 August at Dux Live. Support acts are yet to be announced, but tickets are available now through Dash Tickets, iTicket and at selected local outlets. For more information check out La De Da on Facebook.

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Ben Harper has announced he’ll be making his way back to New Zealand this November for two acoustic shows. The guitarist artist is no stranger to Aotearoa, having played a toured a number of times and being more than familiar with some Maori style tattoos, so odds are he’s just as excited as we are with the news of his return. The singer’s An Evening With Ben Harper tour will be solo acoustic style sets over the course of two hours or so, with the first show at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre on Saturday 03 November and at Auckland’s ASB Theatre on Monday 05 November. Tickets are available now through Ticketek and The Edge.

The long list of APRA Silver Scroll nominees has been announced. This is the list that the Silver Scroll winner will be drawn from come September after the finalists are announced in August. The winner will receive $5,000 as they are recognised by their peers as the best of the best of 2012. Some of the artists up for the award are Tom Scott and Hayden Dick from Home Brew, Lisa Crawley, Kody Nielson, Lydia Cole, Jess Chambers, Jon Toogood and Julia Deans from The Adults, Annah Mac and many more.

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Two Blasts from the Past

The Bengal Lights will be reforming for one special show. If you’re not familiar with the two-piece, maybe you’ll remember that Zowie used to perform under a different moniker. Yep, the starlet is one half of the fan-favourite female duo that broke up back in 2008, the other half being Maeve who went on to form another female two-piece, Cat Venom. Muzai Records announced that Zoe and Maeve will play one show at Auckland’s Whammy Bar on Saturday 25 August in association with Cheese On Toast. The good news gets even better with the news that Auckland yoof-noise thrash heads Bandicoot will also be reforming for the one-off show. It’s a night of broken bands back together all for the good of your earballs.

Martians and the Stardome. It’s not just you, higher than a flight attendant tripping balls on a Richard Branson/Virgin Airlines space flight – no, it’s Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds. The live multimedia stage show will be performed 34 times every Wednesday to Sunday from the beginning of November. A culmination of the classic Martians invading story along with dramatic staging, sound and lighting mixed with custom-made visuals means heat rays, smoke effects and a bunch of all around wacky shit that will make you feel like E.T. has come and he’s a bad guy. Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of the Worlds makes its world debut at Stardome exclusively, and we’re excited to see the unique 360 degree performance that the planetarium provides. Tickets are available now through iTicket.

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PLAYING What an Asset FAVourites Tom Lark

Favourite drink? I really love Shasta cherry cola!

Favourite restaurant/café? Anywhere with Bubble tea.

Favourite takeaway? Pizza! Ah-yum-a-yum-a-yum.

Favourite colour? Peachy red.

Favourite classic film? Back To The Future.

Favourite childhood memory? Mum took my brother and I on the Cookie Time factory tour once, I remember it being delicious.

Favourite party food? Nothing too messy, M&Ms maybe.

Remember the election last year? There was one. National won. Remember it now? Good stuff. Around that time, there was also a little debate over a little piece on international business called asset sales. And that little argument is still going on. In fact, it’s kind of the hottest political topic since Bill Clinton and a certain cigar. It’s a burning topic, alright. A topic that’s being taken to the streets this Saturday.

If you’re a student you’ve probably seen people around, asking you to sign a petition.

Hell, if you’re a student, there’s a good chance you’re one of the people holding that clipboard with everyone’s signatures on it.

Younger folks are leftier folks, after all. This year we’ve seen students up in arms all over the show. They’re on the news, blockading Queen Street in Auckland. They’re in the background of Back Benches. At least they were before TVNZ7 got the plug pulled. But now it’s not just students out to be heard.

It’s almost everyone who has been vocally objective about the asset sales plan put forward by the Government.

This Saturday 14 July sees the public network of individuals, groups and the “Aotearoa NZ Is Not For Sale” organisation initiate the National Day of Action Against Asset Sales. Since the sale of assets is a trending topic of many a dinner table around the country on a weekly basis, it’s your right to know about the intended march this Saturday. It’s also on you to decide whether you’re for it or against it.

Aotearoa NZ Is Not For Sale say: “As New Zealanders we already own these assets, so why should we be forced to buy them back ourselves just to keep them under kiwi control?” They also say that it is “unfair to

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sell assets that currently belong to all New Zealanders to a small minority who can afford to buy shares.”

A spokesperson from the group said, “Only 10 per cent of New Zealanders invest in the stock market, while the rest of us struggle to pay our power bills that will only rise when these state owned enterprises are sold as shareholders will demand increased profits.”

The group says thousands of people around the country will be taking part to demonstrate continued opposition to the sale of state assets. “In Auckland, after a march up Queen Street, a public meeting will be held which will include the outlining of a campaign against Mighty River Power and proposing the following a call for a nation-wide boycott of Mercury Energy, Tiny Mighty Power and Bosco.”

This Auckland march is part of more than 15 demonstrations around the country on Saturday.

This does not mean that the march will have any outcome on the decision making process, of course. Whether Aotearoa NZ Is Not For Sale is successful in initiating a public awareness day may not have any actual effect on the final outcome. But you can guarantee that the 6pm news teams will be talking about it, just in time for your family dinner table conversations.

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Favourite song? ‘Cut Your Hair‘ – Pavement.

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Favourite album? I Should Coco – Supergrass.

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FRIDAY 13

WEDNESDAY 11 Sunken Seas

Sherpa

San Fran Bath House

Snakepit 8pm, $10

9pm, $10, Door Sales Only

Everone’s favourite midtown gallery-cum-venue in Auckland is hosting an all-ages party for the official release of Sherpa’s brand new music video. See the premiere screening as well as live performances from Ghost Wave, Beach Pigs, H D S P N S and, of course, Sherpa themselves.

Having moved away from their Tiddabades moniker, Ryan Harte, Luke Kavanagh and Craig Rattray, AKA Sunken Seas, have displayed some ingenuity and inventiveness with their ominous, ambient post-rock percussion driven tunes. They’re a sight to see live, and a sight on show this Wednesday at Wellington’s San Fran Bath House.

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Lydia Cole & Tom Lark Mighty Mighty

The guy looks like John Butler minus the trio. He sounds like Ben Harper with some Dodos thrown in for good measure. A mixture of beatboxing, chopped acoustic guitar and melancholy harmonies come together in the beached-up tunes this Australian singer-songwriter dishes out. See him live on his first New Zealand tour.

8:00pm, $10, undertheradar.co.nz

It’s hard to think of a better touring duo where we see two of New Zealand’s soft and melodic youngsters splitting their hushed pop on the stage. Lydia Cole could very well be one of our next female favourites up there with Bic Runga and Jess Chambers, and Tom Lark has an eerily audible and aesthetic resemblance to a certain Reduction Agent.

Lawrence Arabia St Michael & All Angels Church

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Chapel Bar & Bistro

The country’s golden son kicks off the album release tour from his latest effort The Sparrow. The sometimes-moustachioed pop prodigy with the voice of a Disney fairytale prince knows how to make any crowd swoon and has more style and charisma than Sinatra. There’s no room for hyperbole here – Lawrence Arabia will show you a good time.

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Every Thursday from 5pm the Chapel crew are cracking open the Karma Keg to decide how much you’ll be paying for a glass of Monteiths Golden, and because what goes around comes around Chapel will give all the proceeds back to the community. How’s that for getting some cheap drinks and being a good Every Thursday at 5pm at Chapel we’re cracking open the Karma Keg and you decide how much you’ll pay for a glass of Montieths Golden. And because what Samaritan at the same time? goes around comes around, we’ll give all the proceeds back to the community.

Email us at chapel@admin.xtra.co.nz with your suggestions of any projects that could do with an extra hand.

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Logistics is a Hospital Records favourite and he’s done the decent thing for local audiences, flying in all the way from London thanks to Bassfreaks. Joining the electronica drum’n’bass heavy-hitter will be locals Zero, Dubxl, Retrak and MC Tali.

The Audio Foundation’s monthly listening series presents chapter three this week at the AFHQ off Pitt St. Three sets of accomplished aural adventures will be performed side by side as Foxtrot, Nigel Wright and Andrew Moon present their latest works.

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You’re in Auckland CBD. You’re wondering what to do. You’re trying to impress this new guy or gal you’re crushing on, but no bouncers are letting you in because you’re pretty trashy. Try heading to Snapdragon for this line-up of some of the choice picks of local DJ talent such as Dan Aux, Matt Randomplay and Beta Mix Kid. .

Meow promises to folk up the fun this Friday with a line-up of all things lo-fi. If you’re in the capital and after a fitting Friday the 13th then What Noisy Cats, Tommy and Finn along with Matthew Pickering, will undoubtedly deliver the dark. You’ll feel like you’re in some kind of indie horror film, minus the bloodshed.

Friday the 13th

Battle of the Bands

The Winchester

The Outback

8pm, $15, undertheradar.co.nz

95bFM is hosting another private function this Friday, and being the ominous spooky date it is, the radio station is jazzing up the haunted feelings. Dunedin noiseniks Die! Die! Die! will be headlining with support from Opposite Sex and Mothers of Darkness.

8pm, Door Sales Only

Heat three of the Hamilton rounds hit The Outback this weekend with Afterthought, Junktion Krew and Art of Alchemy taking to the stage to try and make it to the big time. Cheer for them if you’re a nice person. Boo and hiss if you’re a jerk.

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SATURDAY 14

Smashing Pumpkins

Ladyhawke

Oceania

Studio 8pm, $43, undertheradar.co.nz

New Zealand native Pip Brown, AKA Ladyhawke, celebrates her sophomore album Anxiety with a welcome tour around the country. This Saturday the ‘80s influenced electropop starlet brings her long-awaited new selection of alt-rock anthems to Auckland’s Studio, and it promises to be just as heavy as what we’ve seen from the nek-wave icon.

Fat freddy’s drop Bodega 9pm, $45, 1-night.co.nz

Taking time out from their recording schedule, skankin’ favourites Fat Freddy’s Drop are offering fans a chance to go back to how it used to be: a sweaty room in Wellington. It’s a rare thing to see the band in such an intimate venue of this size. Album number three is on the way and this is the last chance to see FFD before they embark on their European tour.

Kora

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Union Hall, University of Otago

The Commercial Hotel, Whakatane

8pm, $30 - 35, dashtickets.co.nz

9pm, $10

It’s Saturday. You’re a poor student.

You’ve been buying Speights in 24-packs.

You’re drunk and bored. Then you remember Kora, Left Or Right and Dubstown Soundsystem are playing.

You smile, climb out of your vomit and go party. Good for you.

Who’s DJ Tuini, you’re asking yourself.

Why would I go all the way to Whakatane, you’re asking yourself.

Well, questioning questioner, DJ Tuini is none other than one of the girls from the “hit” show, The GC. Yeah. Go try your luck, dude.

The Adults & La Vida

Winter Mixers

Nelson School Of Music

Ratbags

8pm, $45 - 75, nelsonwinterfestival.co.nz

Nelson’s own vibrant, stylish string quartet La Vida team up with superduper group The Adults. Veterans Jon Toogood, Julia Deans, Steve Bremner and Shayne Carter collaborate with these talented up-and-comers.

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Russian Standard Vodka and The Edge are throwing parties around the country with the 2012 Winter Mixers.

These exclusive dress-to-impress shindigs will have you vodkaed up to your (responsible) eyeballs.

TUESDAY 17 Terror Void 7pm, $30, undertheradar.co.nz

Terror isn’t just your run-of-the-mill five-piece hardcore troupe. They’re an energy and a force.

They’re emotional tough guys. They play on average something like 300 shows a year. Them’s the figures.

Them’s the breaks. Them’s terrifying statistics.

For someone who isn’t a Smashing Pumpkins fan, Billy Corgan’s vocal style can take a while to get used to. Other than that, Oceania is rock bliss.

This is a full hour of a Smashing Pumpkins arse-kicking that earns this album a space on every rock listener’s shelf.

The riffs of the album opener ‘Quasar’ are fantastic and give the song a massive amount of bite. ‘Panoptic’ continues with the heavy drums. The guitar work on this album is sheer mastery; it slices across the drums and bass and competes perfectly with Corgan’s vocals that rise and fall.

‘One Diamond, One Heart’ is gloriously unexpected, with a synth pop-esque opening that continues under “I’m not here to hold your hand / I’m just here to understand”. The drums, bass and guitar of this track move in slowly and before matching the level of synths. It is the least rock-oriented track on the record but, if only for the bass line and fusion of the soundscape, is worth a listen.

The title track is a nineminute-long wonder that opens with a beautiful bass line and involves a bit of extra synth work, creating a world of depth without overwhelming the melody of the track. At around 3.20 minutes, everything falls

away and the listener is left with Billy Corgan, an acoustic guitar and Nicole Fiorentino’s gorgeous harmony, shifting onto a very sexy bass line before the track becomes something else entirely. The Smashing Pumpkins have created a masterpiece with this track.

With ‘The Chimera’ the album becomes heavy again.

‘Inkless’ sets the tone for closer ‘Wildflower’, which is full of riffs, bass lines, and drums that are edged with grunge and melded together by a band that knows exactly where they want the listener headed on the album. The isn’t a dull moment on this record and in some way you’ll lament that tracks such as ‘Inkless’ and ‘Wildflower’ aren’t longer.

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Thursday 12

LEON WHAREKURA

Young And Hungry

Matariki FESTIVAL PERFORMER

BATS Theatre 6.30pm, $18 - 45, Bats.co.nz

Three plays are on show as part of Young and Hungry 2012 this year. See some of the country’s young up-and-coming playwrights, actors and all-around future thespian talent strut their stuff with the three productions Flash at 6:30pm, Gameplan at 8pm and Cover Story at 9:30pm.

The Amazing Bubble Man

In The Next Room

The Civic

Fortune Theatre 7.30pm, $15 - 40, patronbase.com

2pm, $35, buytickets.co.nz

Bubbles! Bubbles bubbles bubbles!

Bubbles are so cool. When you were a kid you would always want one of those massive bubble robes things so you could make a giant bubble and watch it float. This guy does that shit for a living.

In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play is a play about naughtiness.

Or completely natural activities, whichever way you want to look at it. We’re talking about the origin of lady-self-stimulants. Self-pleasing and teasing. Dildos, dude.

Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend?

Westfield downtown Auckland getting a massage, or Jungle Café in Grey Lynn chomping on salmon and spinach scrambled eggs with hollandaise sauce.

The best place for a date night is…

Any cliff on the West Coast of either island during summer.

Your fantasy spirit animal is…

Pegasus the flying white horse from Clash of the Titans.

The Arrival ASB Theatre 7:.0pm, $120 - 180, buytickets.co.nz

Opening night of The Arrival is on this Friday and the multiple award-winning production runs for three nights in Auckland. After its debut at the Auckland Arts Festival in 2009 and wowing crowds locally and internationally, the stage play adaptation of the graphic novel is a hit for all ages and a rare treat.

Your signature “I’m an amazing cook” dish is…

Steamed whole fish with ginger and soya… Chinese styles.

You’d get arrested if the police knew that you…

Drove for years without a license before my 20s.

People say you look like…

My father with a bit of mum in the mix.

What generic current affair has your blood boiled?

Selling off Aotearoa to foreign ownership. Pisses me off!

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Kittens or puppies?

Puppies.

SATURDAY 14

Stadium in Stiches

Ewan Gilmour

Winterlude Fashion Festival

Forsyth Barr Stadium

Pierside Café & Bar

Erskine Building

8pm, $20, dashtickets.co.nz

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6pm, $15, Dashtickets.co.nz

Chopper Read and Paul Ego play one show down in Dunedin at this night of double trouble for orientation week of semester two. Students and anyone else are invited to Forsyth Barr Stadium for some Friday funnies.

Comedian Ewan Gilmour is making his way around the country as he takes his bogan chic comedy on the road. My aunt thinks he’s the Billy Connolly of New Zealand. But she also thinks he smokes too much pot.

Part of the Winterlude 2012 Festival thanks to UCSA, Gentlemen’s Club are putting on a fashion show this weekend for those that appreciate the finer things in life. Bollinger, Egyptian sheets, lingerie, mousse for dessert instead of plain old ice cream, butlers for your horses, diamond dog collars… you know, classy stuff.

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Native Affairs and Homai Te Pakipaki on Maori TV.

What happens when you mix Coca Cola with Pepsi?

A whole lotta sugar… and confusion (Coke-si?)

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Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughn, Ricky May, Dalvanius and Billy T James.

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WEDnESDAY 11

Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D

Parkway Drive Academy Cinemas

Byron Bay sensations Parkway Drive are premiering their semi-doco/semi-generic-band-road-movie at Academy Cinemas this week. With footage from 42 countries, the 75 minute Home Is For The Heartless DVD is a travelogue capturing the ups, downs and shows about towns Parkway Drive have performed.

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The Block TV3, 7:30pm

The renovation reality show has arrived in New Zealand, and we’re not quite sure what to make of it.

We’re a nation of DIYers, right? So we should be right into this with our love on number eight wire, watching with our carpentry friends, drinking beer, etc. Really though, we’re just waiting to see what arguments everyone gets into. Reality television!

Happy Endings TV2, 9pm

This comedy has us baffled. On the one hand, it’s better than most of the generic laughbox crap we’re used to seeing on TV2 (the Chuck Lorre comedies that assume all geeks are nerdy virgins and that fat people are fat but can still find love), plus it has Adam Pally who is utterly hilarious. On the other, it’s kind of like a cartoon with all those weird facial expressions.

THURSDAY 12

It can be difficult justifying the existence of a concert movie based on a pop-music phenomenon. Some can draw in an audience by filming performances that celebrate an artist’s passion for their craft (This Is It), while others blindly beat a dead cash cow with a piñata stick (Glee: The 3D Concert Movie). Fortunately, Part Of Me is more a case of the former instead of feeling like the latter.

Katy Perry’s rather uninteresting success story isn’t exactly featurelength material, and the film knows this. Instead, her origin is glanced over in favour of what really matters: Katy’s relationship with her followers.

These moments exemplify the pop star’s dedication to supporting her fans, leading to a particularly touching moment in São Paulo that showed how the fans are able to do the same for her. It’s a shame the film doesn’t give us an insight into the gruelling creative process that

brings Perry’s sugar-coated fantasies to life, for this could’ve added to the audience’s understanding of the tremendous pressure the star was under on tour.

Performances are smoothly integrated into the narrative, working in context with the behind-the-scenes material.

The high visual quality of the concert footage is matched by the equally superb sound. In combination with the impressive 3D, these segments exude the energy of a live show. Although I couldn’t call myself a fan of Perry’s music, I was captivated by her bluesyjazz rendition of ‘I Kissed A Girl’.

Part Of Me is an extremely well-made concert documentary that fans are going to indulge in, packed with high energy, basic morals and an infectious charm – much like Perry herself.

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Prime, 8:30pm

General Release

From the mind of Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane comes Ted, the story of a boy whose wish came true. Then the story continues, and the teddy bear that came to life grows up and acts suspiciously like a super horny and filthy Peter Griffin who hangs out with a almost deadbeat version of Mark Wahlberg. It actually seems pretty good.

Part one of the two-part documentary The Savoy premieres this Friday. What’s it about? A hotel that wants to be the leading luxury hotel – the best in the world. Why is that interesting? Because it has Stephen Fry in it, and as we all know, anything featuring Stephen Fry is better than anything without Stephen Fry. The dude oozes charm. British charm, no less.

The League

Key

FOUR, 10:30pm (ish) auckland

TV SHOW

hamilton

CINEMA RELEASE

wellington

3D Film

dunedin

DVD release

christchurch

BLU-RAY release

Following on from whatever Sunday night movie is playing on FOUR, our screens are graced weekly with The League. It’s incredibly hard to tell people that a show about fantasy football is worth watching. But believe us when we say this is possibly the funniest show on television at the moment. An all-star comedy cast and mostly improvised, The League is a must watch every week.

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Wagamama

bird on a wire

MULtiple locations, wagamama.co.nz

234 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland

Chicks dig bad boys. Bad boys and scars. And guys dig naughty things.

In Japanese, wagamama means naughty child. So if you’re a bit of a nerd, trying to impress that bad boy or naughty girl, take them out to Wagamama for a bite or two. Even better, here’s some scintillating dinner conversation so you won’t be lost for words: “Did you know that a child said to be ‘wagamama’ demands constant attention?

That’s so Gen Y, right”; “Wagamama was launched in 1992. So were Taylor Lautner, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus.”; “You’re really hot. Like this meal I’m eating. Sorry, was that too forward? Do you want me to be backwards instead?”

Nailed it.

My friend just visited me in Auckland from Wellington. We went out to Ponsonby Road on Saturday night for a couple of hours but decided to go get some takeaways and go home instead. Turns out that wicked take away place Nina’s doesn’t exist anymore, but something just as cool has taken its place, or is maybe right next to it. Somewhere around there anyway. Bird On A Wire has free range rotisserie chicken and sandwiches fancy enough for the queen. My friend is gluten free and he could eat there as well, so I didn’t have to put up with his bitching and moaning all night. Thanks, Bird On A Wire people.

GIG GUIDE

SHIT WORTH DOING

WELLINGTON gig guide Wed 11 Down & Dirty

The Sky’s The Limit Showcase 8PM, The Ledge

7PM, Whitiera Performance Centre

9PM, Boston On Blair

Gameplan

8PM, BATS Theatre

Fri 13

GOATWHORE,IMPIETY

Darren Watson

7PM, Bar Bodega, $60

10PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar, Free

Rice & Shine w/ Mike Ruckus

DJ Cruickshank

8PM, Good Luck

9PM, Matterhorn, Free

Sunken Seas Null Hour National Tour

Dr Metalstein

9AM, San Francisco Bath House, $10

The New Brides 8PM, Fast Eddies

Zillionz

10PM, Mighty Mighty

Thu 12 Battle Of The Bands Heat 4 8PM, Bodega

Gameplan

8PM, BATS Theatre

Lydia Cole

10PM, Mighty Mighty, $15

Matt Hay EP release gig 7.30PM, Meow

Salsadrome, Zoukrama and Tango Milonga Dance Event

9PM, Rimutaka Tavern

Famous Black Friday 9PM, Sandwiches

Fat Freddy’s Drop 9PM, Bodega, $45

Gameplan

8PM, BATS Theatre

Gus and Friends 9PM, Good Luck

Horrolition 2012 9PM, Bar Medusa

Ladyhawke

8PM, San Francisco Bath House, $43

Mtown

8PM, Horse & Hound

Numbskull, Influence, Sex Pest 10PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

Stir Friday w/ Kev Fresh & Micah 9PM, Good Luck

The Efficient Five 8PM, The Lido Cafe

Sun 15 Geoff Culverwell’s Picture This Trio 4PM, Chicago Bar

Sat 14

Satisfaction Sundays

Atomic

The Boptet

9PM, San Francisco Bath House

5PM, Good Luck

7PM, The Lido Cafe

B.Lo

10PM, Matterhorn, Free

Dr Metalstein

8PM, Rimutaka Tavern, $10

Fat Freddy’s Drop 9PM, Bodega, $45

Mon 16 Poetry

7.30PM, The Thistle Inn

Raw Meat Comedy

Gameplan

8PM, The Fringe Bar

Kristen Te Rito

Tue 17

Mashtown County

42Below Cocktail Work Cup Regional Heats

8PM, BATS Theatre 8PM, Hashigo Zake

4PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar, Free

Musica Boom Boom Exotica: Jinetero MC 10PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

Niko Ne Zna

7PM, Mighty Mighty

Cheerful Tuesdays Ft. DJ Barstaff 7PM, Good Luck

9PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant, Free

Gameplan

CC’s Jukebox

Louie and The Bear, Mareya Lea,Heydon Hohaia, Albi, Laney

8PM, BATS Theatre

auckland gig guide Wed 11 Arash

Student night with FLEX 8PM, Ginger Minx

6PM, The Britomart Country Club

Coast Open Mic

7.30PM, Kinja Bar, Free

Dan Aux Selectah 10PM, Racket Bar, Free

Dirty Diana’s Sol Night 7.30PM, Chapel Bar

Thu 12 Acoustic Thursdays with Waylon 7.30PM, Nuffield St

Acoustic Thursday FT. Eli 7.30PM, Neighbourhood

Industry Night

Acoustic Thursday Ft. Phil Stoodley , DRE

8PM, twentyone

5.30PM, Northern Steam Ship

John Rae / The Troubles With Strings

Audio Foundation presents #3 - A Monthly Listening Series

8PM, 1885 Basement, $10

Karaoke Marcus 9PM, QF Tavern

Onny Kaulima

11PM, 1885 Basement

David Shanhun 7PM, Goode Brothers

DJ Sam Wicks

7PM, The Golden Dawn, Free

8PM, The Golden Dawn, Free

8PM, Audiofoundation, $5

Bitches N Shit

6PM, Racket Bar, Free

Dean Campbell 6PM, The Britomart Country Club, Free

DJ James Ashwin 9PM, twentyone

General Lee

7.30PM, Chapel Bar

GOATWHORE, IMPIETY

8PM, Khuja Lounge, Free

Pat 4 President 10PM, QF Tavern

Suren Unka

9PM, 1885 Britomart, Free

Tido

6.30PM, Everybodys

The Get Down 6PM, Sale St

7PM, The Kings Arms, $60

Imagine This 8PM, Snapdragon

Imploder, Thee Rum Coves and Harvey Knows A Killer 9PM, The Lucha Lounge

Jet Jaguar Album Release

8PM, The Golden Dawn, Free

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auckland gig guide Fri 13 A bFM Private Function 8PM, Winchester,$15

Acoustic Guitarist Ricky De Medeiros 1PM, Alp Ice Cafe, Free

Beat Fix feat: Rich Wilson, Dan Aux, Matt Randomplay 6PM,Snapdragon

BenWah ,Normski

6PM, Northern Steam Ship

Black Friday 10PM, Code, $5

Brett Polley

8PM, Moretons Bar

Cian

6PM, La Zeppa

David Shanhun

7PM, Shakespeare Bar

Dean Te Paa

8PM, Glen Eden RSA

DJ Big Pun & DJ Sample Gee 8PM, twentyone

DJ Dirty Diana and CVE 7PM, Red Hummingbird

Dj John Holmes 6PM, Nuffield St

DJ Tainer

6PM, The Deck

Francis Jakeman 8PM, De Post

Frank Booker, Jason Eli 5PM, Everybodys

In Dread Response, The Cursid, Austere, The Altered States 8PM, The Kings Arms

Jason Smith 9PM, Basalt

Lee Gray Duo

9PM, Merchant Bar

Lee Gray Duo

9PM, Merchant Bar

Logistics

10PM, 4:20, $35

Lower Bar Collective

7PM, The Audio Foundation, Free

Mark Tronson 9PM, Florries

MIX MATCH AZONTO DANCE PARTY 8PM, Nectar Bar, $10

Two Cartoons, Poor You Poor Me, Cavemen

DJ Sister Act

Submariner

MusicBox

DT Capri EP release party

Summer Fest Ft. Ruby Frost

Nairobi Trio

Gene Rivers

Sweet Mix Kids

Greek Party Nights

The Beat Market,

The Highlife & A List Winter Social

VHF Duo

10PM, Cassette Number Nine, $10 8PM, The Patriot 7.30PM, The Old Mt Eden Methodist Hall

NEW TELEPATHICS 8PM, Backbeat, $10

Pat 4 President

9PM, Elephant Wreslter

Rhythm and Style 5PM, Sale St

Rudsits Brothers 9PM, GBS Bar

Sherpa Video Release 8PM, The Snake Pit, $10

Solly, Hudge

5PM, Neighbourhood

Sunshine Sound System 9PM, Rakinos, $10

TDK

8PM, 1885 Britomart, Free

The Friday Blender 5PM, Chapel Bar

Tido

6PM, Racket Bar, Free

Will Styles

5PM, The Britomart Country Club, Free

Zillionz, DJ Roger the Money

8PM, The Golden Dawn, $5

Sat 14 A Ponsonby Institution 8PM, Chapel Bar

Brett Polley 8PM, De Post

Cool Cult

8PM, Old Folks Ass, $5

David Shanhun 9PM, BlackSalt

Dirtyphonics 10PM, 4:20, $35

DJ Disco Trash

8PM, Red Hummingbird

DJ John Holmes 6PM. Nuffield St

DJ Linley Latu 7PM, The Deck

DJ Sample Gee 9PM, twentyone

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4PM, Chapel Bar

8PM, Backbeat Bar, $5 8PM, Racket Bar, Free 7PM, Alp Ice Cafe, Free

8PM, The Wharf

James CK

7PM, Imperial Lane

7PM, Zeal

11PM, 1885 Basement, Free 10PM, Rakinos, $10

9PM, Merchant Bar

We Own The Night 10PM, 1885 Britomart, $10

9PM, Florries

Jason Kyle, Selecta Sam

Sun 15

Ladyhawke

Acoustic Sunday Session w Eli Guttenbiel

6PM, Snapdragon 8PM, The Studio

Lee Gray Duo 8PM, The Patriot

3PM, La Zeppa

Lo Key

Acoustic Sundays ft. Phil Stoodley

8PM, La Zeppa

Manuel Bundy 5PM, The Britomart Country Club, Free

7PM, Neighbourhood

DJ John Holmes 6PM, Nuffield St

MattRandomplay, Adam O

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

7PM, Northern Steam Ship

5PM, The Wine Cellar

Music Box

Pat 4 President

9PM, Rickshaw Eddies

2PM, Merchant Bar

Popstrangers, Sherpa , Bookself

Sunday at Sale St

9PM, Whammy Bar, $7

Raiders Of The Lost Art 11PM, Coherent, $10

Ritual 009: DJ Orphan, DJ Kursk, DJ Finn 10PM, Rising Sun, $10

Rudsits Brothers 9PM, Shakespeare Bar

Saturday at Sale St 7PM, Sale St

The Breakfast Club 6PM, Cassette Nine, $10 door sales

Snakeskin Suitcase with The Bads, Bat Country, Alan Meharry, Dave Khan & Emily Giles 8PM, The Lucha Lounge, $10

Spooky

7PM, Everybodys

Steam Ft Jason Howson, Riot Boy, MtronBomb, Tommy Flowers 10PM, Khuja Lounge, $5

2PM, Sale St

Sunday Session with the Sentimental Sound System 3PM, Chapel Bar

Mon 16 Club Connoisseurs 6:30PM, Chapel Bar

The KA Music Quiz 7PM, The Kings Arms

Tue 17 The KA Quiz

7PM, The Kings Arms

Worlds greatest Quiz Night with Quizmaster Thane Kirby 7PM, Chapel Bar

t SHIT WORTH DOING

CHRISTCHURCH gig guide Wed 11

Fri 13

Sat 14

Hula Hope, Merlin Webster, Jeremy Desmond

Ashei

DJ Mike T & King Al

8PM, Diamond Harbour Community Hall

Assembly Required

Pacman - An Arcade Party

Quiz Night

DJ Mike T

9PM, Dux Live, Free 9.30PM, The Fox and Ferret

Kreation Art House

9PM, JDV Restaurant & Bar

The Crucible

Ewen Gilmour

Thu 12 Hobnail CD Release Tour 8PM, Wunderbar

Hula Hope, Merlin Webster, Jeremy Desmond 8PM, Hilltop Tavern

Ladyhawke

9PM, The Foundry

Logistics & Tali 9PM, Dux Live

The Irishman

9PM, Winnie Bagoes

Phoenix Bar

Rudolf Steiner School

Mid-Winter Wonderland

ShapeShifter

9PM, The Bedford Big Top

Pierside Cafe & Bar

Lawrence Arabia: The Sparrow 9PM, St Michael & All Angels Church

Music Centre of Christchurch - Outstanding Young Musicians

Tealight Acoustics The Charity Special 8PM, Journeys Youth Centre

The Christchurch Pop Up Concert Series 8PM, Old Sumner School Hall

Mon 16 No Limit Texas Hold’em Valley Inn Tavern

Quiz Night

Bealey’s Speight’s Ale House

Quiz Night

Ferrymead Speight’s Ale House

Nuttin Trivial Quiz Night Pierside Cafe & Bar

The Solo Project MMXII Christ’s College

St Augustine Anglican Church

Tue 17

Sunken Seas

Sun 15

TJ Quinton

Blistering Tongues 7PM, Wunderbar

Quiz Night

The Perfect Storm

Creative Festival

7PM, Pegasus Arms Restaurant & Bar

9PM, Wunderbar 9PM, Darkroom The Foundry

Little River Craft Station

Jamesons Jam Sessions

8PM, Bealey’s Speight’s Ale House

Lydia Cole

Ski Movie Sessions

8PM, Dux Live

Ferrymead Speights Ale House

DUNEDIN gig guide

WAIKATO gig guide Wed 11

Sun 15

Wed 11

DJ Dahlsim

Lydia Cole

Music In The Galleries - Der Kranks

Ladyhawke w/ She’s So Rad & Two Cartoons

Jae Bedford

Mon 16

Lumpy Space Princesses

Stadium In Stitches With Paul Ego and Chopper Read

Major Toms, Tauranga

Waikato Museum, Hamilton

Thu 12 Katikati Ukelele Group Homewood Park Tennis Club, Katikati

Fri 13 Battle Of The Bands Heat 3

The Outback, Hamilton

7PM, Union Hall, University of Otago

7PM, Saint Omer, Free

Elizabeth Marvelly Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, Tauranga

Thu 12

Tue 17 Terror

Carnival On Campus and International Food Festival

Saint Omer, Free

Punktuation

Seismic Gastrobar, Rotorua

Major Band

The Pheasant Plucker, Rotorua

Sat 14 Oceania Storm

Ngaruwahia Rugby League Football Club, Ngaruwahia

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Forsyth Barr Stadium 7.30PM, Saint Omer

The Laughing Samoans present Funny Chokers

Westpac Mayfair Theatre

Union Lawn, University of Otago

Sat 14

Fri 13

Kora with Left or Right and Dudstown Soundsystem

Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui

Stylus

7PM, The Stadium Harbour view Hotel

Tahu and the Takahe

Andy P

Void, Hamilton

9PM, 10 Bar

Blistering Tongues Dunedin Musician’s Club

Union Hall, University of Otago

Lawrence Arabia: The Sparrow

Cadbury Jaffa Race and World’s Steepest Street Party

Sammy’s

11AM, Baldwin St

7PM, Edgar Centre

Cadbury Winter Ball

Sunken Seas Null Hour

8PM, Larnach Castle

Southern Showdown

9PM, Chicks Hotel

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LIL BAND O’ GOLD OPERA HOUSE, WELLINGTON WED 04 JUL

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BARS

Shit worth dRINKING

Chapel 147 Ponsonby Road, Auckland Club Connoisseurs is the name of the game at Ponsonby’s Chapel Bar & Bistro on Monday nights from 6:30 to 10:30. When you’re back at work feeling sorry for yourself, Chapel’s helping you get back on the good foot with DJs spinning their treasured collection of funk, reggae, soul, jazz and more so you can get on up through the rest of the week.

Racket 6-10 Roukai Lane, Auckland Every Thursday at Racket down in Britomart, local DJs MayaVanya and Girl Tiger are your captains on the sea of “it’s not quite the weekend but thank God it nearly is”. Or they’re your pilots, or maybe your tour guides. Either way, they all know that you’re there because you want a good time, and these party starters know how to kick off the not-quite-weekend in style.

The Claddagh

1885 Britomart

372-376 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland

27 Galway Street, Auckland

There’s something to do every night of the week at The Claddagh. Monday pool nights, darts competitions on Tuesdays, pub quiz Wednesdays, karaoke Thursdays and fresh, live music every Friday and Saturday. Come Sunday there’s no better place for a roast meal for you and your friends or that stranger you took home who you think you’ve got at least one more round with.

Thursdays down at Britomart is like Saturday afternoons at your unemployed student friend’s flat. There’s always something going on even though you know you should be saving money, but you’d rather listen to trippy music. This week 1885 Britomart hosts Suren Unka in all of his ambient, transcending glory. Get out of the house and into the party dreamscape every Thursday at 1885 Britomart.

Facebook your Sober Driver Sort it online and get a FREE music download or Wendy’s voucher.

Auckland Transport’s Sober Driver Sorted game provides Facebook friends with a fun way to select a sober driver for their outing. Once the mates are selected, the player spins up to five times to randomly select the sober driver.

The winning sober driver wins Wendy’s voucher or a free NZ music download. Play at www.facebook.com/makeithome and sort your mates with free prizes.

The game can be accessed via smartphones or PC. The MP3 music files need to be downloaded on PC. Featured artists are: Bene Shanks (RJ Remix) Chloe Bartlett (Freak Out) Chris Cope (Said too much) Hanna Grace (Hush now) Josh Leys (Don’t you know) Phil Stoodley (Walk forward in Motion) Ria (The one) Soljah (One night)

tours & events

Upcoming tours & events Antagonist AD

Thu 02 Aug Whammy, Auckland Fri 03 Aug Void, Hamilton Sat 04 Aug Deal, Wellington Sun 05 Aug The Badcave, Palmerston North

Ben Harper

Sat 03 Nov Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Mon 05 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland

Grizzly Bear

Home Brew

Thu 18 Oct TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Sat 20 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

Fri 28 Sep Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sat 29 Sep Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Mon 01 Oct CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch Wed 03 Oct ASB Theatre, Auckland Thu 04 Oct ASB Theatre, Auckland

Black Confetti Black Keys

Sat 03 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 05 Nov TSB Bank Arena, Wellington

Coldplay

Sat 10 Nov Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Collapsing Cities

Fri 20 Jul The Kings Arms, Auckland

Concord Dawn

Sat 21 Jul Studio, Auckland Fri 27 Jul Sandwiches, Wellington

Rufus Wainwright

Fri 21 Sep Civic Theatre, Auckland

Shapeshifter

Tue 03 Jul - Sat 28 Jul Q Theatre, Auckland

Hot Chelle Rae

Wed 11 Jul - Sat 21 Jul Herald Theatre, Auckland

Tue 06 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

Guru Of Chai

Thu 19 Jul Shadows, Auckland Fri 20 Jul Altitude, Hamilton Sat 21 Jul San Fran Bath House, Wellington Thu 26 Jul World, Queenstown Fri 27 Jul Sammy’s, Dunedin Sat 28 Jul Bedford Pop Up, Christchurch

Bill Bailey

Radiohead (UK)

Tue 20 Nov The Opera House, Wellington Wed 21 Nov Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland

Sat 14 Jul The Bedford, Christchurch

Luger Boa

Thu 26 Jul Bodega, Wellington Fri 27 Jul Brewers Bar, Tauranga Sat 28 Jul The Kings Arms, Auckland

Lydia Cole & Tom Lark

Wed 11 Jul Major Toms, Tauranga Thu 12 Jul Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 14 Jul Interislander Ferry, Cook Strait Sat 14 Jul The Secret Garden Cafe, Blenheim Sun 15 Jul Dux Live, Christchurch Tue 17 Jul Arthur St Cafe, Timaru Wed 18 Jul The Church Cafe, Dunedin Thu 19 Jul Fairfield House, Nelson Fri 20 Jul Interislander Ferry, Cook Strait Fri 20 Jul OE Cafe, Palmerston North Sat 21 Jul Whanganui Musicians club, Whanganui Fri 27 Jul Milk & Honey, Hamilton

Mark Gardener Jeff Dunham

Sun 19 Aug Vector Arena, Auckland

Thu 09 Aug Mighty Mighty, Wellington Fri 10 Aug The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 11 Aug Wunderbar, Lyttelton

Keith Barry

Missy Higgins

Wed 08 Aug Bruce Mason Theatre, Auckland Mon 13 Aug Opera House, Wellington

Katchafire

Fri 03 Aug The Shed, Taupo Sat 04 Aug Waihi Beach Hotel, Hotel Sat 11 Aug Sammys, Dunedin Fri 17 Aug Hill 16, Porirua Sat 18 Aug San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 24 Aug Altitude, Hamilton Sat 25 Aug Powerstation, Auckland

Mon 06 Aug Q Theatre, Auckland Tue 07 Aug Q Theatre, Auckland

MUMFORD & SONS

NZ International Film Festival

The English Beat

Thu 23 Aug Powerstation, Auckland

Exodus

Sat 31 Dec Te Tumu Kaituna Reserve, Papamoa Beach

Sat 28 Jul Powerstation, Auckland

Ladyhawke

Wed 11 Jul Union Hall, Dunedin Thu 12 Jul The Foundry, Christchurch Fri 13 Jul San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 14 Jul Studio, Auckland

Lawrence Arabia

Fri 13 Jul St Michaels and All Angels, Christchurch Sat 14 Jul Sammy’s, Dunedin Fri 20 Jul Town Hall, Auckland Sat 21 Jul Opera House, Wellington

Smashing Pumpkins

Sat 04 Aug Vector Arena, Auckland

Sunken Seas

Wed 11 Jul San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 13 Jul Wunderbar, Lyttleton Sat 14 Jul Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers Sat 28 Jul Space Monster, Whanganui Fri 04 Aug Whammy Bar, Auckland Wed 11 Aug Bad Cave, Palmerston North

Terror

Tue 17 Jul Void, Hamilton Wed 18 Jul The Kings Arms, Auckland

Tim & Eric

Sat 06 Oct Powerstation, Auckland

TJ Quinton

Thu 12 Jul UCSA Events Centre, Christchurch Fri 13 Jul Darkroom, Christchurch Sat 13 Jul Barluga, Wanaka Sun 15 Jul The Luggate Hotel, Luggate

Nightcap 2012

Devo, Simple Minds & The Church Thu 12 Jul Static, Hamilton Fri 13 Jul Winchester, Auckland Sat 14 Jul Tauranga Wed 25 Jul Crown Hotel, Dunedin Fri 27 Jul Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers Sat 28 Jul Dux Live, Christchurch Fri 03 Aug Bodega, Wellington

Fri 17 Aug Vector Arena, Auckland

Thu 28 Aug The Kings Arms, Auckland

Sat 11 Aug The Civic, Auckland Sun 12 Aug The Civic, Auckland Mon 13 Aug The Civic, Auckland Tue 14 Aug The Civic, Auckland

Die! Die! Die!

Slash

Nasum (SE)

Wed 25 Jul Union Hall, University of Otago, Dunedin Thu 26 Jul UCSA Events Centre, Christchurch Fri 27 Jul The Frontroom, Wellington Sat 28 Jul Studio, Auckland

Kora

Fri 13 Jul Snake Pit, Auckland

Fri 02 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 04 Nov Town Hall, Wellington Tue 06 Nov CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch

Dame Edna Everage

Sat 15 Dec Villa Maria Estate, Auckland

Sherpa

Sun 19 Jul - Sun 05 Aug Multiple Venues, Auckland Fri 27 Jul - Sun 12 Aug Multiple Venues, Wellington Fri 27 Jul - Sun 12 Aug Multiple Venues, Dunedin Thu 09 Aug - Sun 26 Aug Hoyts Northlands, Christchurch

The Perfect Storm

Fri 13 Jul The Foundry, Christchurch

The Pharcyde

Thu 16 Aug Mint Bar, Wanaka Fri 17 Aug San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 18 Aug Studio, Auckland Sun 19 Aug Dux Live, Christchurch

Tommy Emmanuel

Thu 16 Aug Bruce Mason Theatre, Auckland Sat 18 Aug Founders Theatre, Hamilton Sun 19 Aug Memorial Hall, Waikanae

muppets for grown-ups Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane talks about bringing a toy to life – and watching him turn out to be a bit of a dick.

When you were a kid, you very badly wanted one of your toys to come to life. That’s why Toy Story was so much of a hit. Part of the reason, at least. You wanted a friend you could trust, someone you could tell your secrets to. Someone who, when you ran to your room because your mum was making you eat broccoli, would say to you, “Yeah, your mum is a jerk and broccoli is an even bigger jerk.” Then you grew up and realised that notion is a childish one.

In the case of Ted, the came-to-life toy grew up with his owner – and he turned out to be a bit of a beatnik sleaze, bumming around, pissing off his owner’s girlfriend and using his money. He’s the friend that we’ve seen in every movie before as that “I need to turn my life around” plot device. But in Ted, the plot device is the plot instead.

Ted was born from the mind of Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. Although MacFarlane originally conceived of Ted as an animated series, he came to the conclusion that the story would lend itself better to film. Fellow Family Guy collaborators and scribes Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild were brought onboard to develop the story of the magical stuffed teddy bear and his owner who grew up to find themselves in a state of arrested development. The exposition answers those questions you find yourself, as a grown-up, pondering – if a toy did come to life, wouldn’t everyone know about it? Wouldn’t it be famous? Would the headline-grabbing teddy bear appear on late night talk shows?

Yes. But it also addresses the aging attention span audiences around the world would have for said toy. As the decades roll on, grown-up John (played by Mark Wahlberg) finds that his once cherished toy has become his worse for wear, foul-mouthed, cynical companion.

MacFarlane’s first foray into the directing realm wasn’t approached solo. Once he decided the time was right, the Hollywood A-lister opted to bring many of the Family Guy crew along for the ride. Being notorious for the offensive humour we’ve come to love (or hate) so very passionately, Family Guy-style gags aren’t for the masses. It’s grown-up fart jokes with plenty of talk of sex. It’s full of swearing and is bountiful with in-joke homage references. Writer Alec Sulkin notes this when he says, “Seth said he wanted it to be a very R-rated comedy… The bear comes to life with a child’s wish, and then you cut to almost 30 years later and it’s the roommate who won’t leave. They have a sweet beginning, then Ted becomes this national sensation and ultimately turns into something like a former child star. He’s somebody who was famous, is still alive, but not famous anymore.”

MacFarlane says that he was excited about the humour that occurs after the boy and bear grow up. “A big part of the comedy comes from the fact that years after the bear came to life, people have gotten used to it and nobody cares anymore… a point it would naturally get to in real life. So once that big moment has passed, what’s the other 95 per cent of your life going to be like?”

Not only is MacFarlane the voice, director, producer and co-writer of Ted, but he also played the animated character in the motion suit. “It was necessary to have the suit there every day,” he says. “There were days when I had to have it on the entire day, so it had to be something that was going to capture the data that we needed but wasn’t going to be constrictive or distracting.

“In a perfect world, the performance of Ted is the same as everyone else’s performance. We wanted them all to be people, one of whom happens to have the body of a teddy bear. The trick was to treat Ted the same way as we treated everyone else… The guy I look to as the epitome of doing that right was Jim Henson. Muppets were real people. In that world it was normal for Muppets to be walking around… that was what we wanted.”

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projections of grandeur After years of flying under the mainstream radar, Dirty Projectors broke out into the popular sphere with Bitte Orca in 2009. Three years on, Swing Lo Magellan looks set to once again thrill fans old and new.

Not so long ago, appreciation for Dirty Projectors was relegated to only the ranks of indie music’s most devout followers. For a band whose bread and butter consisted of jarring song structures, studio experimentation and bizarre concept albums (a track-by-track reimagining of Black Flag’s Damaged, anyone?), the prospects of breaking into the mainstream must have seemed mightily slim indeed.

Yet that’s exactly what Dirty Projectors did in 2009 with their album Bitte Orca, somehow managing this feat with only minimal tweaks to their uncompromisingly distinct sound.

Since then, the band has been turning heads in the wider music community with their infectiously catchy, intricately arranged vocal harmonies and innovative songwriting. Industry heavyweights have reached out in acknowledgement of the group, leading to notable collaborations with David Byrne on the compilation album Dark Was The Night, and with Björk for a benefit concert in aid of the charity organisation Housing Works. “It was really awesome,” says vocalist and guitarist Amber Coffman on working with Björk. “She’s a really cool lady and of course an amazing singer, probably a perfect singer really.”

Working with two of music’s greatest innovators would inspire anyone, but for an oddball group like Dirty Projectors it must have felt somewhat vindicating to gain appreciation from two such venerated musicians.

“We put that piece of music together really quickly,” says Coffman on the Housing Works concert. “So it was pretty exhilarating when we performed it with her. A year later we recorded it, just ‘cause it was such a special thing to all of us.” That recording session became 2010’s Mount Wittenberg Orca EP, a plaintive collection of tunes featuring Bjork that helped bridge the three year gap between Bitte Orca and the soon-to-bereleased Swing Lo Magellan.

Their albums encapsulate enough styles and techniques to warrant a team of songwriters, so it’s a rather pleasant surprise to learn that there’s

just one man responsible for the majority of Dirty Projectors’ output.

“David [Longstreth] writes all the songs in this band,” says Coffman.

“There are times when I’ve written a bit of lyrics, a melody here and there or something, but by and large Dave writes it and then we all put it together.”

Having the kind of creative control that Longstreth has over the group surely goes a long way to shaping the curious incarnations the band has taken over the 11 EPs and albums they’ve released to date. “David’s been putting records out on Dirty Projectors for a long time,” says Coffman.

“He’d have different bands on each record and then six years ago I went on my first tour with him. The band evolves a lot each time, we all met Dave in different ways and just sorted ended up together.” It’s that easy come, easy go ethos that has seen the group rack up some 22 past and present members.

Regardless of what a nightmare it must be managing the egos and aspirations of so many musicians, you can’t argue with the results – the back catalogue of Dirty Projectors features some of the most daringly strange music of the new century. It’s a formula that they won’t be giving up anytime soon it seems; their forthcoming album is a succinct collection of beautifully quirky tunes. “The songs on this album have a lot of swag,” laughs Coffman, and it’s not hard to see what she means; opening track ‘Offspring Are Blank’ has a raucous rock’n’roll quality that belies the album’s more down-tempo moments.

In some ways, Swing Lo Magellan is a subtle change of direction for the group. In the past they’ve put great store in overarching themes and concepts, yet this release is a collection of songs more in the style of Bob Dylan, each individual story seemingly complete and whole within itself.

Or perhaps there is an underlying narrative that we’re just missing?

“There might be,” says Coffman mysteriously, “but I think we might want to leave that up to listeners for awhile.”

WRITTEN BY CLOVIS MCEVOY ALBUM OUT NOW: Swing Lo Magellan

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Naturally, all hell breaks loose, in the form of hybrid creatures who manage to escape the high-security installation. It’s up to Spider-Man to hunt down and restrain these beasts as they run rampant through the streets of Manhattan.

From here, most of the game takes place in a sprawling open city where Spidey is free to hoon around as he pleases. To keep the gameplay varied, there are also interior environment missions, where Spidey will be confined to small areas. Although these aren’t as thrilling as the city-based stuff, crawling through air-vents and adapting to the tight environments breaks up the pace nicely.

There are times, however, when the camera angle feels too confined. The developer’s attempt to put you in the action has a side effect of everything feeling claustrophobic. Turning, for instance, is occasionally clunky, especially in interior areas, and Spidey will often take a number of steps before you’re facing the right direction.

The game has a well-conceived storyline which deserves credit for not simply rehashing the events of the movie. It’s driven by some solid voice-acting as well, despite the fact that the actors in the film were not involved here.

The combat and general control scheme do the job, but they definitely lack the finesse of rival comic book-related title Batman: Arkham City.

Fans will, however, definitely get a buzz swinging between buildings; hearing Spidey whoop and holler as he performs death-defying acrobatics over Manhattan.

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Overall, it comes close to matching that feeling of awe I got when I first played Spider-Man 2 way back in 2004. Those fans who do get a buzz out of it can also look forward to some interesting DLC, including extra costumes and challenge modes.

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I lecture and mentor for the Game Development class at Media Design School. It’s an intensive course where we teach the students all the ins and outs of learning how to create and implement games. The game artists learn the software, tools and engine pipelines to get their assets into to one of the available game engines. For example, they learn how to model, texture, rig and animate using the appropriate software tools. They then learn how to export these art assets into a gaming engine like Unreal or Havok. Additionally, the artists work in teams with the game programming students to make their games. The programmers work hand-in-hand with the artists to write code and tools for their games. It’s rewarding to watch the students learning to work together and see what kind of magic they produce.

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The most recent title I worked on was the AAA shooter Homefront from Kaos Studios. I worked as the lead cinematics animator for that project. Past games I have been credited for include Far Cry, BioShock and Duke Nukem Forever.

Apparently you’re a bit of a gaming whizz. What’s your favourite console? Why? That’s always a tough question because I like so many games on all of them. I would say the Xbox 360 because that’s what I have been playing recently, but I guess it all depends on which game I am currently playing.

What’s your favourite game of all time?

It’s a toss-up between Another World on the Amiga 500 or Ultima 4 on my Commodore 64. Both of these games made a major impact on me as a kid, so I’ve got to credit them for that.

Do you have a favourite genre of game?

My favourite game genre is RTS (Real Time Strategy). However, I like to work on shooters because you get to push the art and animation technology.

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Street Fighter 3.

Best shoot-em-up?

Team Fortress 2.

Best racing game?

Gran Turismo series.

Best smartphone game?

UniWar. Most underrated game around today?

Roogoo.

In your humble expert opinion, what will the future of gaming be?

It’s going to be all digital-based and streaming from the cloud. We still have a long way to go, but technology is moving fast. There have already been paradigm shifts within the industry. Flash-based games and iPad/Android games have been on the move for some time now and will continue to grow. Recently there’s been a push for the free-to-play micro-transaction-based business model. You will always be able to purchase something but I believe this model is also here to stay.

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Time away from Grammy Award-winning band System Of A Down has given frontman Serj Tankian just that - time, most importantly for solo work.

“I’ve no idea where I’m going, but it’s fun,” laughs Serj Tankian from his LA studio as we sit down to chat over a rather dodgy Skype connection.

At 44 years old, the lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning System Of A Down is showing no signs of slowing down. The Lebanese-born, LA-raised New Zealand resident isn’t your typical frontman: he’s also a distinguished solo musician, an orchestral and theatre composer and a published poet. And to hear him tell it, the next couple of years might be his busiest yet.

Much to the dismay of their legions of fans, in 2006 System Of A Down went on indefinite hiatus – and though they have recently reformed, it was this time away from the band that allowed Tankian to break free of his alt metal roots and begin indulging other creative whims. The result: a myriad of projects ranging from orchestral symphonies to anthologies of poetry and even a Broadway musical, Prometheus Bound.

It’s also given Tankian the time to pen a number of solo albums – the most recent of which, Harakiri, is set for release on July 10, 2012.

“Harakiri is the rock record that’s coming out first,” says Tankian, “and we also have a jazz record that I got done with a few friends of mine, some really cool jazz-heads. There’s a couple of vocal tracks on there, but it’s mostly instrumental.”

In fact, Tankian has four albums lined up for release in the near future, each one a testament to his eclectic tastes. “I also have an electronic record that I did with my friend Jimmy Urine from Mindless Self Indulgence,” says Tankian with a self deprecating laugh. “That’s sort of like a British gangster soundtrack.”

Yet it’s his forthcoming album Orca that really caught my attention. In 2009, Tankian recorded his Elect The Dead Symphony at the Auckland Town Hall, pairing up with one of New Zealand’s most renowned

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composers, John Psathas, to craft a once-in-a-lifetime concert event.

So can fans expect something in a similar vein? “Orca is kind of in that realm, in fact it’s even more classical because it’s a full-on symphony.

Elect The Dead [Symphony] was more of a symphonic rendering of my Elect The Dead rock record.”

With such a wealth of material from a variety of genres streaming forth, it’s little wonder Tankian professes a range of influences which may surprise his hardcore rock fans. “In terms of vocals I love female jazz vocals like Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. I love something about their immediacy,” Tankian says earnestly. “Or Tom Waits for example, totally love his vocal styling.”

It was Tankian’s own unusual vocal delivery that helped define S.O.A.D’s signature sound, and was a key element in their rise to fame – so it should come as no surprise that it’s something Tankian had to work hard at, and is still fine tuning to this day. “When you first start singing you take your influences and you mimic them until you find your own voice and then you go from there,” says Tankian.

Given System Of A Down’s recent reunion and tour, including a frenzied sauna of a show in Auckland, I couldn’t help but ask the question on every die-hard fan’s lips: can we expect a new record from the band anytime soon? “You know, we really don’t have any particular plans of making a record right now,” he says, brow furrowing. “We haven’t talked deeply about when or where to do any of that, so anytime soon would be a no. One day? Sure.”

WRITTEN BY CLOVIS MCEVOY ALBUM OUT NOW: HARAKIKI

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