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The boys are back. On Fri 12 Oct Evermore will release the fourth studio album Follow The Sun. After a three year hiatus from the local scene that took the band on a world tour with Pink, and then traverse the globe a second time around just as three brothers to start the writing process for the new album. To mark the return of Evermore the guys are premiering the new material at two shows in Auckland and Wellington.

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SEE THEM LIVE: EVERMORE Fri 26 Oct Juice Bar, Auckland Sat 27 Oct Bodega, Wellington TICKETS ON SALE: Mon Sep 10 eventfinda.co.nz

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The rumour mill is up and running with Led Zepplin posting on their official Facebook page a picture of the word ‘five’. Many fans are guessing that it could be a reference to an upcoming release of their 2007 O2 reunion concert on DVD, but of course hoping for a new album. The latter sounds unlikely according to Robert Plant in recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine. The frontman stated, “I’ve gone so far somewhere else that I almost can’t relate to it... It’s a bit of a pain in the pisser to be honest.” Watch this space.

Only a few weeks after the release of the band’s 10th album, Centipede Hz, Animal Collective have announced their return to our shores in January 2013. It’s been three years since their last visit and with 15 years of making music under the band’s belt this show will be pretty epic. This show is one exciting Big Day Out sideshow coming to NZ so far… lets keep our fingers crossed for a few more.

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Tahuna Breaks are hitting the road again to celebrate the release of their second single ‘Smooth’ from their forthcoming third album due early 2013. It has been three years since their last album Black Brown & White and a while since their last tour. Be prepared to get ya groove on and hear some new unreleased tracks and of course the good ol’ classic Tahuna tunes that are the epitome of summery good times.

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The Frontier Touring Company announced this last week that the American hip hop group Far East Movement have been forced to cancel their upcoming New Zealand and Australian tour. Just a week out for the New Zealand show the band has blogged they had to can the shows because of “… some last-minute issues with our working visas that are now preventing us from travelling over there to rock for y’all.” But don’t fret if you have bought tickets.

All refunds will be made from the point of purchase.

OUR HOUSE NOT YOURS

Our: House has announced their end of year festival. The festival will include UK act Major Lazer live, Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and California’s Bassnectar. The three will play a one off show in Auckland with more local acts to be announced. The impressive venue will be customised to feature a main room and two other party zones housing impeccable production and lighting.

SEE THEM LIVE: FRI 30 NOV ASB SHOWGROUNDS, AUCKLAND TICKETS: ITICKET.CO.NZ

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MIDNIGHT CURFEW WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL

ANDREW WILSON DIE! DIE! DIE!

Kiwi rock band Midnight Youth’s frontman, Jeremy Redmore, announced on Twitter last week that he has decided to move on and leave from the band.

In his blog he explained his decision for removing himself from the band and focusing on solo work after 8 years.

Favourite drink?

Depends if I am drinking or not. Sober: Irn-Bru. Drinking: Pinot noir.

Favourite takeaway?

Zap Thai in Pt. Chev.

Favourite classic film?

A Clockwork Orange.

Favourite childhood memory?

Running through long grass in Central Otago.

Favourite party food?

Drugs?

Favourite song?

‘Telegram Sam’ – T. Rex. Favourite meal?

Cheese and pickle.

“What I’ve recently discovered about myself is that, to be happy, productive and to grow more as a person, I need to make a fresh start. In order to do this, there is no doubt in my mind that I need to leave my band.”

“Midnight Youth has, undoubtedly, given me some of the best years I will have in my life and I am well aware that I may never have the same kind of commercial success in a chosen field ever again. I will forever be indebted to the guys in the band and the people who supported and fell in love with the songs we created and gave me a stage to perform upon.”

“I have now chosen to pave my own street, pack my own bags, strip myself naked and, importantly, sing my own song. Follow me if you choose…”

No statement from the band or their management has been released as of yet and the future of the band seems to be up in the air.

In November the Auckland Art Gallery will host the photographic exhibition, Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 – Present.

Who Shot Rock & Roll includes 173 works from more than 100 photographers. Photographers include Diane Arbus, Roberta Bayley, Henry Diltz, Godlis, Dennis Hopper, David LaChappelle, Annie Leibovitz, Linda McCartney and Albert Watson.

The exhibition curated by photographic historian and author Gail Buckland explains, “This exhibition is not a history of rock-n-roll, but of the men and women who have photographed it and given the music its visual identity,’ says Buckland.

‘From its earliest days, rock-n-roll was captured in photographs that personalised and frequently eroticised musicians. Photographers were handmaidens to the rock-n-roll revolution, and their work communicates the social and cultural transformations that rock helped bring about from the 1950s onwards.’

The exhibition is coming straight for the states and will start in NZ on Sat 10 Nov. Ticket information will be released at the end of September.

Favourite cause?

Fuck the man.

Favourite label to put on your relationship?

Happy.

Favourite ‘90s TV show?

Married with Children.

Favourite word?

Fuck.

Favourite album?

Lust for life - Iggy Pop.

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Favourite type of groupie?

A dead one.

Favourite venue?

Chicks Hotel

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Favourite lyric?

“Lust for life” – Iggy Pop. Favourite candy bar?

Brewbars.

Favourite current TV show?

The Wire.

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WEDNESDAY 12 MUSIQ SOULCHILD

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He’s an 11-time Grammy nominee and soul superstar.

He’s smoother than a velvety latte and more seductive than Sonny William’s right ab. Known for his emotional R&B tunes and his lyrical genius when it comes to love, be prepared to fall head over heels with Musiq.

My favourite rioters are hitting up the famous campus bar to rock the Scarfies socks off (or scarves, but we are in spring now). Playing their local, the gig marks the start of their nationwide tour. Brace yourselves New Zealand!

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Wellington’s only weekly jam night at the Matterhorn is one not to be missed. From 10pm, Nikita Tu Bryant and The Session House band host a night of live music where the floor opens up to musicians in attendance after the first set. All welcome. Bring your instruments!

1885 Britomart and The New Zealand Music Commission are proud to present 1885 Live, a weekly showcase for New Zealand’s emerging indie, pop and rock talent. Tonight, November Zulu – an alternative rock outfit from Auckland will blow your mind and maybe the speakers.

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YOT CLUB

10.30PM, $5, DOOR SALES ONLY

RAGLAN, 8PM, $20, NZTIX.CO.NZ

Dear Time’s Waste aka Claire Duncan headlines an intimate night of some of the finest alternative acts around. Hear new songs form her second album Some Kind of Eden as a follow up to 2010’s Spells. Deer Park join her on this musical adventure.

Formerly well known for her appearance on Sola Rosa’s ‘Turn Around’, the sultry soultress is rising in the ranks on the release of her debut album, Black Eagle. As it’s her first nationwide tour, lend some support to this very talented beauty, with a voice to boot.

THE EASTERN

OPTIV, BTK, COMMIX, STATE OF MIND

SAWMILL CAFÉ

INK & COHERENT

LEIGH, 9.30PM, $15

10pm, $35, dashtickets.co.nz

While spurring images of communist regimes and bad Eastern European accents, this is not the case. In fact, The Eastern is putting a new spin on the idea of genre conventions. The string band rocks like punk, swings like gospel and drinks like country. You’ll be toe-tapping, head-banging and swigging whiskey in no time.

Looking for drum ‘n’ bass to make your mind explode?

State of Mind is one of those acts right up there with international heavyweights Sub Focus and Chase & Status. Their track ‘Sun King’ is on my playlist all summer. Joined by northern hemisphere compadres Optiv, BTK and Commix, prepare to party all night.

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It’s not the catch phrase of a student organisation – the label brings forth the next wave of underground artists behind Home Brew at this showcase featuring @peace, Team Dynamite and The Sidestep Quintet, with support from DJ Substance and more.

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SATURDAY 15 LYTTELTON ROUGH HOUSE REVIVAL WHAMMY BAR

CAT POWER SUN

9PM, $20-25, TICKETDIRECT.CO.NZ

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The town of Lyttelton has had a tough time since the Christchurch earthquakes, but that doesn’t mean the spring of bubbling talent has dried up! The harbour town’s collective talent – The Eastern, Lindon Puffin, Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams – is swaggering around NZ on a 14-date tour, circumnavigating the coast.

JOHN THE BAPTIST MIGHTY MIGHTY

10.30PM, DOOR SALES ONLY

J the B was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels.

In the music world, they are an energetic four-piece band from Wellington with music that blends elements of folk, rock, country, and pop into a distinctively natural voice.

THE SHOCKING & STUNNING SPACE MONSTER

WANGANUI, 9PM, $5-10

The Shocking and Stunning are: drums + electronics.

Wall-of-sound + high energy + trance-inducing + drones + sensory overload. Joined by rock ‘n’ roll’ers The Boxcar Rattle, the two groups are doing a double release show at Space Monster and will be joined by local band Caves.

SUNDAY 16 LAZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WINE CELLAR

5PM, $10, DOOR SALES ONLY

My lazy Sunday usually consists of boring housework, playing Xbox and supermarket shopping. Oh the life!

Jazz up your Sunday sessions with live music at the 1590_Hauraki_Groove_Guide.pdf 1 9/6/2012 10:17:25 AM Wine Cellar.

Today’s entertainment is HDSPNS, Xuri Xruz, Chris Rakete and Space Ventura.

It has been a particularly rough year for Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power).

She’s cancelled several high-profile appearances including Coachella, battled alcoholism and gone through a messy break-up with long-term boyfriend Giovanni Ribisi.

Fans would be forgiven for thinking that her new album would echo this turmoil – but it’s quite the opposite.

Along with her long locks, Chan has shed her demons and produced a surprisingly upbeat pop album – her first in six years – and it is achingly good.

Sun was produced almost completely

by Chan alone over a period of three years and has been described by the lady herself as a “rebirth”. A hypnotic voice is the only relic of the old Cat Power – she has emerged from heartache to offer something quite beautiful to the world, an album laced with many musical influences and life lessons – particularly for her younger fans.

Sun kicks off with ‘Cherokee’ and its haunting lyrics: “If I die before

my time, bury me upside down”.

The song sets the scene for the rest of the album: uplifting guitar and vocal hooks are laced with a distinct electronic edge.

‘Ruin’, the first single from the album, will certainly attract new audiences. It’s catchy, flirty and enjoyable with a distinct Latin vibe thrown in for good measure.

However, the song that has everyone talking is the 11-minute ‘Nothing But Time’, allegedly written for Ribisi’s teenage daughter. It’s a call for individual strength and identity, a powerful and sincere call to action for young women with lyrics like “Never give away your body/Never give away your friends/Never give away what you always wanted.” Better yet, Iggy Pop wades in to provide backing vocals.

She may be notorious for her erratic stage performances and blotchy output, but Cat Power has come out on top this time. She has put the emotional guff aside and allowed her natural talent to take centre stage.

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SAMUEL JACOBS NZSO SECTION PRINCIPAL FRENCH HORN

CASSETTE NINE

The best TV show around at the moment is…

Now that Spooks has finished, it’s got to be Revenge. Can’t wait for series two.

9PM, $10, DOOR SALES ONLY

Burlesque stars Leda Petit, Holly Day and Miss Anthropy are here for your entertainment. Feel the electricity from their sultry dancing or from the beat of the DJs bass and get loss in the moment.

Performing to the best electronic music from the past, present and future, prepare to dance into the wee hours of the morning.

The best place for a date night is…

Anywhere with a nice view. Maybe the south bank of the River Thames is a bit far though.

Kittens or puppies?

Neither.

SATURDAY 15

People say you look like…

A less-pretty Jude Law. Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend?

Usually at the Michael Fowler Centre or Auckland Town Hall mid-concert or a post-gig beer at Hashigo Zake.

CITY FARMERS’ MARKET BRITOMART

8.30AM

Farmers’ markets are an institution in New Zealand and just because it’s a big city doesn’t mean this one is any different. A bounty of regional produce will take over Britomart for the morning and there will be so much you won’t know where to start. A great way to get your five plus a day.

SILENT FILM FESTIVAL DELUXE THEATRE OPOTIK $10-16, EVENTFINDA.CO.NZ FRI 14 SEP - SAT 15 SEP

Admittedly, silent films can’t all be cool like Oscar winner The Artist, but this festival is a rare opportunity to experience a different kind of original cinema. The festival features the classic Hunchback of Notre Dame from 1923 (not the Disney one) and The Kid Brother (1927), as well as the five finalists in the festival’s short film competition.

Your fantasy spirit animal is…

A peacock maybe?

What’s an upcoming film you’re jazzed about?

The Hobbit. I’m on the soundtrack for the brilliant Tourism New Zealand advert that’s shown before every screening and also Anchorman 2.

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

My chicken and chorizo risotto is not bad.

People say you look like…

A less-pretty Jude Law.

What generic current affair has your blood boiled?

Todd Akin’s claim about “legitimate rape” not leading to pregnancy. What an idiot.

SEE HIM LIVE: SAMUEL JACOBS WITH the NZSO AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES SAT 22 SEP MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE, WELLINGTON TUE 25 SEP MUNICIPLE THEATRE, NAPIER THU 27 SEP FOUNDERS THEATRE, HAMILTON FRI 28 SEP TOWN HALL, AUCKLAND

SUNDAY 16 WELLINGTON CHAMER ORCHESTRA

THE FOOD SHOW

ST ANDREWS ON THE TERRACE

CBS CANTERBURY ARENA 2.30PM, $0-15, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

10AM, $0-20, FOODSHOW.CO.NZ

A programme featuring sounds from throughout American history. Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for brass and percussion is written in response to WWII, Charles Ives’ Symphony challenges the boundaries of European classical structures and Samuel Barber once wrote for the Russians.

FRI 14 SEP - SUN 16 SEP

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A show about food? Where do I sign up! After the 2011 show being cancelled, Cantabrians are chomping at the bit to get their hands on this culinary extravaganza. Celebrity chefs Ray McVinnie, Al Brown, Annabelle White, Josh Emett, Nici Wickes and Jax Hamilton (to name a few) will be showcasing their skills to spruce up dinner time. Expect an abundance of free samples.

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Complied of short dance pieces that express exciting new thoughts and strange choreographies, the Forte Series is a response to the individual curiosity of the choreographers as they use space, site and movement in was you’d never think possible – and all while still making it look like dance!

Hamiltonians, start fizzing. You have scored an exclusive opportunity to watch the Skycity Breakers take on Aussie’s Wollongong Hawks in the only North Island pre-season game.

Expect promoters to go all out to impress the crowd and get an eye-full of your favourite basketball babes.

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WEDnESDAY 12 THE RIDGES

HIT AND RUN

TV3, 7:30PM

The moment you have all been waiting for is here – New Zealand’s answer to the Kardashians! Will you love them or hate them as the Ridge ladies struggle through a whole lot of first world problems? The series will focus on Sally as she tries to renovate a 13-bedroom boarding house, while Jamie prepares for THAT infamous fight.

directors David Palmer, Dax Shepard

THURSDAY 13

Starring Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell and Bradley Cooper

DOCTOR WHO PRIME, 8.30PM

The Doctor is back, so time to starting humming the theme song and get your inner sci-fi geek out. The brand new series is action packed with an unexpected invasion of Earth, a space ship of dinosaurs and a Wild West adventure. Holy jeebus.

JO NESBO’S JACKPOT GENERAL RELEASE

82 Minutes

From the crime-writing mind of author Jo Nesbø (some say the Swedish equivalent of Stieg Larsson) this comedy/crime thriller follows four ex-cons as they load up their guns after collectively winning 1.7 million kroner – only to argue over how to split it.

Sounds like a foreign Snatch, but without the pikeys.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? PRIME, 8.30PM

Action romantic comedies tend to produce some poorly manufactured star-studded cash-grabs (The Bounty Hunter, This Means War).

Fortunately, co-director/writer/lead actor Dax Shepard steers clear of this territory, moulding Hit and Run with an indie sensibility reminiscent of the Duplass brothers, although it may not match their smarts.

It’s essentially a chase film, revolving around Dax’s character Charlie Bronson (a faux name, yes) who helps his girlfriend get to Los Aangeles with three entities in pursuit: a useless cop, a pathetic ex-boyfriend and a gang member from Charlie’s shrouded past.

The script is consistently chuckleinducing. Every character nails the delivery, showing Dax’s strong control over his own material. They reel back and correct themselves on some of the more discriminatory gags, most noticeably when Charlie drops the “fag” bomb, apologising for it a

minute later – Hit and Run proving both liberally humorous and humorously liberal.

The story simmers for the first half hour, but when conflict finally drops, the resolutions don’t play out as you’d expect, with the characters solving their issues through reason and understanding rather than overtly contrived and exaggerated reactions. It’s a refreshing defiance of traditional rom-com conventions, most evident in the scenes where Charlie reveals his prior life to his girlfriend.

With some likeable characters and a script that mixes laughs and charm, Hit and Run is well worth a watch. However, it never presents anything beyond “likeable”, the car-chase scenes are strangely monotonous and the anticlimactic end dampens the experience.

BY LIAM MAGUREN, FLICKS.CO.NZ

SUNDAY 16 PEREZ HILTON: ALL ACCESS U, 9.30PM

Ever wondered where famous people come from?

The US adaptation of the BBC TV show tracks celebrities as they explore their genealogy. Tonight’s episode follows Lionel Richie as his looks into his grandmother’s ancestry, including her family’s journey from slavery to freedom.

Everyone’s favourite gossip Queen takes you where others fear to go with celebrity interviews, taking us deeper into Hollywood scandal than ever before.

Tonight, Perez gets tight with Katy Perry on her UK tour, discussing everything from (now ex) husband Russell Brand to Christianity.

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Back in a time when Nicholas Cage wasn’t trying to act and Angelina Jolie wasn’t getting branded a homewrecker, came this high-octane remake of the 1974 movie of the same name. Memphis (Cage) is a legendary car thief, dragged back into the crime game to help a friend steal 50 cars in one night.

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MEXICO 4 THE STRAND, TAKAPUNA

noon til’ late

As the name suggests, these guys do Mexcian food.

And boy, do they do it well. This is no burrito and taco menu: they do everything and anything you can think of. The Britomart location is famous for being constantly packed with popularity, and now have opened up in Takapuna.

FRATELLI 15 BLAIR ST, TE ARO

Mon - Sat from 5:30pm

Fratelli (which means ‘brothers’) is certainly an appropriate title: owned by two brothers, they have chosen to specialise in 100% fresh homemade pastas, Gnocchi, risottos and woodfried pizza. Taking a bit of the traditional and mixing it with new modern.

VUDU 16 REES ST, QUEENSTOWN

Aside from adventure tourism and drinking, Queenstown is also famous for its world class café, dotted around every street corner you can imagine. Vudu Café does the most amazing breakfast I have ever had: fresh, bursting with flavour and just enough without that overfull feeling. The quirky deco makes it a fun dinging experience and with their selection of breakfasts and lunch all made from fresh, local organic ingredients, you can’t go wrong.

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A LIVE PLANETARIUM EXPERIENCE AT STARDOME (UNDER LICENCE)

Experience the iconic musical through live performances, immersive animation and special effects in the planetarium dome.

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Down & Dirty

Bitch Fest - A Female Vocal Showcase

Boston on Blair

Kroon For Your Kai

8PM, Bar Medusa, $5

Calling Utopia, Ninja Monkey Band

What Happened To The Techno

Carlos Navae Band

WHITE CLOUD: Songs

9PM, Bar Medusa Hashigo Zake

7PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant

Coach Family Tree Tour

Coach Family Tree Tour

6PM, Evil Genius

1PM, Rough Peel, Free

Snap Crackle Pop, The Wend & Solsona Carnival

Dear Time’s Waste, Deer Park, Lontalius

Coach Family Tree Tour

Mighty Mighty

The Medicine - Standup Comedy Night 8PM, Meow

The Session

10PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

DOUBLE TROUBLE: NEWTOWN ROCKSTEADY 8PM, San Francisco Bath House, $10

8PM, Eva Street Studio, $10

Darren Watson & The Real Deal Blues Band The Lido Cafe

Diwata - Evolving Rhythms

9PM, Matterhorn

Jo Hanna

10PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant

The Shocking & Stunning EP Release Tour

Famous Fridays

Fundraiser For The People of Syria

San Francisco Bath House

WHITE CLOUD: Songs 9AM, BATS Theatre, $20

Thu 13 Dr Phil & The Stone Makers

8PM, Meow, $5 Sandwiches

8PM, Garrett St, $10

The Beat Girls

John The Baptist, Wellington Sea Shanty Society

Public Bar & Eatery

The Mantarays

10PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant

WHITE CLOUD: Songs 9PM, BATS Theatre, $20

Hotel Bristol

Jesse Rivest 7PM, Meow

Riche$

10PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

WHITE CLOUD: Songs

10PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

MC Lars New Zealand Tour The Grand

Put Out or Get Out 8PM, Rimutaka Tavern, $10

Sat 15 2012 Rumble In The Jungle National Final San Francisco Bath House

So Samba

4PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant

Fri 14

Herman’s Hermits

Marlon Williams

Clap Clap Riot Release Tour w/ Special Guests

House Mafia

Cody Spicer & Luke McDonald

Insane Jane

Will Frost

5PM, Ad Lib Cafe

Thu 13 Absolut Duo

8PM, Becks Alehouse

City Nights feat. Jamie D 8PM, Dux Live

Kate Anastasiou 6PM, The Brick Works

Liquid Drum n Bass Night w/ DJ Grade Revival Bar

Works End Duo

8PM, Volstead Trading Company

Improv Cage Match 7PM, Circa Theatre, $18

Megan McCarthy EP Release 3PM, Meow

NZSM: Ken Avery Jazz Combo Competition Chicago Bar

Spring Sing: Loversm blooms & all those things Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sunday Jazz Club Public Bar & Eatery

Tue 18 Live Music The Library

WHITE CLOUD: Songs 9PM, BATS Theatre, $20

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Wed 12

8PM, Dux Live

Sun 16

The Young Gifted & Broke Label Showcase

CHRISTCHURCH gig guide

The Outsiders & Guests

9PM, BATS Theatre, $20

9PM, Bodega, $25

9PM, BATS Theatre, $20

8PM, Porthole Bar

Sandwiches

8PM, Dux Live

9PM, Finnegans

DJ Dan

9.30PM, The Monday Room

Kate Anastasiou 5PM, The Astro Lounge

Kutz

Revival Bar

Seth Hamilton The Get Down 10PM, The Craic Irish Bar

Sat 15 Dr Sanchez

6PM, Astro Lounge

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4.30PM, The Woolston Club, $50 9PM, The Monday Room 10PM, The Craic Irish Bar

Kate Anastasiou 7PM, Black Betty

Spawnbreezie w/ Merchants of Flow, 1 Drop Nation, DJ Infrared & Danny Ill 8PM, CPIT CPSA Building, $36

Kate Anastasiou 2.00 - 4.3PM, Elevate

Phoebe Leyten

3PM, The Astro Lounge

Mon 17 Charlotte Ivy & Simon 8.30PM, The Monday Room

Tor

9PM, Trevinos

9PM, CBD Bar

Wolverines

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Tue 18

Sun 16

Matthew Smith

Black Velvet Band & Friends

Quiz Night

4PM, Revival Bar

Dr Sanchez

7PM, The Brewery

8PM, The Monday Room 6.45PM, Becks Alehouse

Will Frost

12PM, Ad Lib Cafe & Deli

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auckland gig guide Wed 12 Austere, The Crimson Vendetta, Within Closed Arms 8PM, The Kings Arms

Conch Records at BCC 5PM, Britomart Country Club

Creative Jazz Club 8PM, 1885 Basement, $10

Dirty Diana’s Sol Night 7.30PM, Chapel Bar

FUNK N SOUL w/ Cult 45 8PM, Ginger Minx

Industry Night 8PM, twentyone

MayaVanya 6PM, Racket

Nigel Love & Grant Marshall 5PM, Sale St

Iva Lamkum - Black Eagle Album Release Tour

Dylan C

Late Night High

6PM, Libertine

9PM, 4:20

Whammy Bar

Mr Crawly 7PM, Libertine

Acoustic Thursday Ft. Hugh McCarroll 5PM, Northern SteamShip

Acoustic Thursday w/ Eli 7PM, Neighbourhood

Acoustic Thursdays with Waylon 7PM, Nuffield St.

Adam Usmani & The Blacklight Strings Toto/Montecristo

Alex Richards

9PM, Hurstmere Brew Bar

Audio Foundation presents #4 - A Monthly Listening Series 8PM, Audio Foundation HQ, $5

Dj Imagine This 8PM, Snapdragon

Dj Jason Eli 6PM, Commons

Dj Tido

6PM, Everybodys

Francis Jakeman 7PM, Goode Brothers

General Lee

7.30PM, Chapel Bar

Infamous Night Owls secret cocktail specials 8PM, Khuja Lounge

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Huffey Street Sound System, Will Styles 6PM, Racket

8PM, The Studio

Sat 15 2’s A Crowd 9PM, Black Salt

Lee Gray Duo

R&B Jam Session

Lola

7PM, Merchant Bar

8PM, Chapel Bar

Ginger Minx Chronicles a night of liquid DnB LIVE w/ UPFM

Lyttelton Rough House Revival

Auckland Blues Club - Blue September Concert

6PM, Racket

9PM, Juice Bar

9PM, Elephant Wrestler

8PM, Leigh Sawmill, $20

A Ponsonby Institution

Galatos

Aural Trash Auckland

Spawnbreezie NZ Tour

MAGIK SESSIONS W/ DICK JOHNSON AND GUEST DJ AROHA

The Get Down

Mark Tronson

BACKBEAT PRESENTS NAMELESS SONS, NEW TELEPATHICS & THE BARNSHEIKS

The Wax Works: T-Rice

Mexican Mariachi Night

8PM, Ginger Minx 8PM, 4:20

6PM, Sale St

Viv’s Triv in September Cassette Number Nine

November Zulu 9PM, 1885 Britomart

Emily from street chant Dj Set

YOUNG GIFTED & Broke Presents @ Peace & more

Old School DJs

5PM, Britomart Country Club

Thu 13

5PM, Britomart Country Club

9PM, Ginger Minx 9PM, De Post

8PM, Besos Latinos

MUM Presents Yolanda Single Release w/ FPPKK Husk

Fri 14

10PM, Cassette Number Nine, $10

Ben Wah, Andy JV

10PM, Be Club

6PM, 1885 Britomart

The CVE

9PM, Red Hummingbird

David Shanhun 8PM, Moretons Bar

DJ Adam O , Dj Andy JV 9PM, Snapdragon

DJ Dirty Diana

7PM, Red Hummingbird

Dj Jason Eli 6PM, Commons

DJ Karn Hall & DJ Sample Gee 8PM, twentyone

Off Tha Hook!

Optiv

10PM, Ink, $45

Rebecca Melrose 8PM, Khuja Lounge, $5

Rhythm and Style 5PM, Sale St

Dj Soane ,Dj Rose Alice 5PM, Neighbourhood

Cosh Jukebox Cosh Bar

DJ Adam O

9PM, Northern SteamShip

Dj Aroha

5PM, Neighbourhood

Dj Frank Booker 7PM, Commons

Dj Selecta Sam

Rakino’s

8PM, La Zeppa Kitchen

Shane Hand, Jordan Momentus

DJ Sister Act

6PM, Hurstmere Brew Bar

THE EASTERN

9PM, The Kings Arms, $10

4PM, Chapel Bar

DJ TDK, Dj Normski 9PM, Snapdragon

DJ Trash

1AM, Red Hummingbird

Dr Sanchez

6PM, The Astro Lounge

The Wonderfish Collective & Marmaduke

Eddie Numbers Ft. Third3ye, The Shade, Chip Matthews, ILL Baz

The Friday Blender

Fame w/ Karn Hall

Three Houses Down & One Luv

Gran Fiesta Chilena “Volume 3”

Victoria Picture Palace & Theatre

Dj Submariner, Dj Spooky Dylan C

Tainui Tavern

11PM, 1885 Britomart

7PM, Libertine

Sams Quarter Century

5PM, Chapel Bar

5PM, Everybodys

Charlotte

9PM, twentyone

Dj Lo Key

6PM, Northern SteamShip

7PM, The Shakespeare

9PM, The Patriot

The Eversons, Princess Chelsea, Joseph Harper & Pikachunes (DJ set)

Dj Normski, Dj Jason Kyle

Brett Polley

Rudsits Brothers

DJ Leza Lee

6PM, La Zeppa Kitchen

8PM, Backbeat

DJ Paul Hannon & DJ Sample Gee

9PM, Leigh Sawmill Cafe, $15

11PM, Chivas at The Deck

11PM, Ink Bar, $15

10PM, Khuja Lounge, $10

10PM, 1885 Britomart, $10

Juice Bar

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auckland gig guide

REST OF NZ gig guide

GRAPEVINYL ENDOF WINTER BALL

Sun 16

Wed 12

Sat 15

Greek Party Nights

Acoustic Sunday Session w Eli Guttenbiel

Herman’s Hermits

Bill Morris - Mud Album Release

6PM, Ascension Wine Estate, $40 7PM, Alp Ice Cafe

INCARNIUM and FRIENDS 8PM, Thirsty Dog, $10

Iva Lamkum - Black Eagle Album Release Tour 9PM, Leigh Sawmill Cafe

Junior

5PM, Britomart Country Club

Lee Gray

9PM, Rickshaw Eddys

Lyttelton Rough House Revival 8PM, Whammy Bar/ Wine Cellar, $20

Nameless Sons, New Telepathics & The Barnsheiks Backbeat Bar

Nigel Love , Alex Richards

3PM, La Zeppa Kitchen

Jam Session

Acoustic Sundays ft Hugh McCaroll

Open Deck Night

2PM, Neighbourhood

Britomart Sunday Service

2PM, Britomart Country Club

Craig Anthony 2PM, De Post

Josh Leys 2PM, Sale St

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

5PM, The Wine Cellar, $10

Pat 4 President 9PM, Merchant Bar

Sunday Session w/ The Sentimental Sound System 3PM, Chapel Bar

8PM, Hurstmere Brew Bar

Nom De Strip Be Club

Mon 17

Old Skool Saturdays w/ DJ Linely Latu

Acoustic Song & Music Session

1AM, Chivas at The Deck

Punk Goes Acoustic 6PM, Zeal Henderson, $10

Quadrophenia Night 7PM, Hard Luck Cafe, $25

Return of the Jam 10PM, Verona

Sarah Spicer 8PM, De Post

The Thirsty Dog

Club Connoisseurs 6.30PM, Chapel Bar

Music Quiz The Kings Arms

Traditional Music Session The Clare Inn

VIVA JAZZ QUARTET

Tainted & guests

6PM, The Windsor Castle

Take Two

Tue 18

The Wonderfish Collective & Marmaduke

Beats, Eats & Co

Tido, Will Styles 8PM, Racket

8PM, Studio One, Kenneth Myers Centre, $15

Tom Bates

Jamies Pub Quiz

11PM, 1885 Basement

The Clare Inn

Underground Etiquette

Kane Steves

Victoria Picture Palace & Theatre

8PM, Julep

Unknown Peace Korner Bar

Vincent Hanna 9PM, Sale St

Liquid NZ Bar, Nelson

Ponsonby Social Club

Jamie Oehlers - Nights Jazz Concert

Spencer on Byron Hotel

Motherlock, pURe double-bill

7PM, The Williamson - Private Meeting Room, $50

Chicks Hotel, Dunedin

Billy Tk Jnr Blues Benediction Tour

Copa Bar, Dunedin

TMO Sports Bar, Paihia

The Warratahs

Bitches.

Akaroa Yacht Club, Banks Peninsula

Tabasco Tom & Doc White w/ Broderick Smith

The Belgian Bar, Rotorua

Thu 13 Blues Open Jam Biddy Mulligan’s Irish Pub, Hamilton

Calling Utopia, Ninja Monkey

The Cabana, Napier, $10

Clap Clap Riot Nationwide Tour w/ Special Guests ReFuel Bar, Dunedin

Swampfest 2012 Pop Up Butterfly

The Square, Palmerston North

The Warratahs

Ashburton MSA Club, Ashburton

8PM, The Studio, $5

House of Shem Hard Road Tour

The Mayfair, New Plymouth

Lyttelton Rough House Revival

8PM, The Cabana, Napier, $20

Tabasco Tom & Doc White w/ Broderick Smith Mussel Inn, Golden Bay

The East

Lake Hawea Hotel, Wanaka

The Shocking & Stunning Boxcar Rattle Double Release Show

Space Monster, Wanganui

Oceania Storm Nz Tour Sweet Music Album Release 9PM, Decanta Tapas bar, New Plymouth, $25

Wilberforces Paradise Beach Tour 2012

Fri 14

ReFuel Bar, Dunedin

Calling Utopia, Ninja Monkey Band

Sun 16

8PM, The Royal, Palmerston North, $10

House of Shem Hard Road Tour

8PM, Altitude Bar, Hamilton

8PM, The Kings Arms 9PM, The Patriot

Oamaru Opera House, Oamaru

Iva Lamkum - Black Eagle Album Release Tour 9PM, YOT Club, Raglan

Julian Temple Band

Red Rock Bar & Cafe, Queenstown

Shane Seward

The Boathouse, Nelson

Tabasco Tom & Doc White w/ Broderick Smith

Le Cafe, Marlborough Sounds

Rewa Ututaonga

Seismic Gastrobar, Rotorua

Spawnbreezie NZ Tour Heaven Bar, Whangarei

Bill Morris & The Mark IV’s

The Church, Dunedin

Billy TK Jnr Blues Benediction Tour TMO Sports Bar, Paihia

Mainland Big Band Kaiapoi Club, Kaiapoi

Tabasco Tom & Doc White w/ Broderick Smith

Cook Saddle Cafe, Fox Glacier

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Swampfest 2012

The Stomach, Palmerston North

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BARS

Shit worth dRINKING

GRAND CENTRAL 126 PONSONBY RD

During the month of September Grand Central is giving you the chance to win an insane prize of $25,000. Simply spend $20 at the bar between 7 and 9pm and you will be in to win. Imagine how many drinks that will buy you! Ponsonby’s own GC is the pulsing beat of the night scene.

CHAPEL BAR & BISTRO 147 PONSONBY ROAD

“We’re going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married”…no wait, wrong chapel. At this chapel, you will find a place that caters for all tastes. Famed for their gourmet pizzas, such as wild mushrooms, Danish feta, caramelised onions, truffle oil and thyme.

THE LIBRARY

As the name suggests, it’s like sitting in your favourite library of all time – if your favourite library was filled with retro books, the sweet smell of mahogany and a bathtub (I kid you not). Not to mention the best cocktails in town. The Library is the best venue for tapas, platters and the most exotic cocktails you can think of. Mine had rose petals in it and smelt like rosewater. Amazing. Go to read one of their many books or hide in a dark corner on one of their retro couches. It’s like stepping into a 1970s country club without the pretentious polo players.

VIBE Key

UPSTAIRS, 53 COURTENAY PLACE

HIPSTER FRIENDLY

SPORTS BAR

FOOD

DANCE FLOOR

IRISH

TOWN SHOES

AFTER WORK

LIVE MUSIC

OPEN LATE

CRAFT BEERS

shit worth Drinking

auckland GROOVE GULPS PONSONBY Chapel

147 Ponsonby Rd (09) 360-4528 For a quiet afternoon drink with friends in the sun, a lite bite, a la carte dining or a great night out.

Britomart Social Club 31 Galway St (09) 303-2541 NZ’s largest garden bar, gourmet pizza kitchen, high-tea menu, petanque court and putting green!

MTEDEN EDEN Mt De Post

466 Mt Eden Road (09) 630-9330 Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden with over 100 beers available and superb food.

RACKET BAR Grand Central

126 Ponsonby (09) 360-1260 Ponsonby’s longest serving bar with live music/DJ 7 nights. 2 for 1 happy hour & licensed to 5am.

Pinxtos.

(Coming Soon!)

128c Ponsonby Road Bar*Cafe*Tapas Opening October, watch this space.

THE PONSONBY (BELGIan BEER CAFE)

1-3 St Mary’s Rd (09) 376-6092 A little piece of Europe in the heart of Ponsonby, the perfect spot to kick start the weekend, for an intimate dinner or a refreshing after-work beverage...

BRITOMART BRITOMART 1885 - Britomart

27 Galway St (09) 551 3100 Features a classy schedule of jazz, soul, blues and funk musicians, followed by an assortment of late-night DJs.

6-10 Roukai Lane (09) 309 5854 Like a small slice of Havana in the heart of Auckland laid-back Cuban vibe (including cigars), impressive drinks list and real nineteenth century humidor.

MEXICO

23 Britomart Place (09) 366-1759 Drenched in bright colour and spiked with bold imagery, you can drink in the eclectic front bar or settle into the cosy dining area to exyplore the short but compelling menu.

NATHAN CLUB

51 Galway St (09) 550-4489 Private function venue and Invitation only private members club.

NEWMARKET NEWMARKET THE Claddagh

372-376 Broadway (09) 522-4410 The Claddagh Irish Pub - A slice of Ireland in the heart of Newmarket.

6-10 Roukai Lane 50 Customs St East (09) 309-5854 Situated in a secluded lane, exceptional dining around the clock, with a delicious seasonal lunch menu and an exciting tapas selection.

Father Ted’s Original Irish Pub

1 Wellesley Street West (09) 377-3144 Entertainment 7 Nights a Week, with, 3 Big Screens, Pool Table, Competitions & Prizes, Quiz, Karaoke and Live Music

204 Quay St (09) 357-6147 The Viaduct must be the most unlikely location for a rugby clubroom but Quay St Clubroom bucks the trend and provides a great setting for watching the game while your girlfriend goes dancing.

PARNELL PARNELL THE PADDINGTON

117 St Georges Bay Road (09) 309-3586 A Parnell institution for watching sports events, craft beers and superb food with the recent addition of top-notch live gigs.

VICTORIAPARK PARK VICTORIA SALE ST

7 Sale Street Freemans Bay (09) 307-8148 Set in the heart of the growing Victoria Park Market precinct, Sale St is a uniquely kiwi venue that defines style.

THE WINDSOR CASTLE

144 Parnell Rd (09) 356-3650 Established in 1847, one of Auckland’s earliest surviving hotels serving gastro pub food in a comfortable yet unpretentious environment.

KINGSLAND KINGSLAND Neighbourhood Brewbar

498 New North Rd (09) 846-3773 Nestled in the site of an old garage and engineering shop Neighbourhood celebrates the craft of beer and is perfect for afterwork drinks or a Sunday session on the sun drenched outdoor courtyard or the lounge inside.

CENTRAL central AGENTS & MERCHANTS

Quay Street CLUBROOMS

La Zeppa Kitchen & BAR

37 Drake St (09) 379-8167 Focusing on the fact that people want to enjoy each other’s company with a great glass of wine and tasty plates, without the constraints of having to book or have a meal at a certain time.

Libertine

37 Drake St (09) 929-2790 This new bar and eatery takes its cue from the America’s, but with an Antipodean twist. Guests can sit and order from anywhere within the space - plates to share in the dining area, mains at the bar, with no staff uniforms the service is relaxed, but still very attentive.

VIADUCT ViaDUCT SNAPDRAGON

204 Quay Street (09) 357-6147 A blend of 1930s vintage glamour and West Hollywood lounge with a healthy shot of private gentlemen’s club.

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tours & events

Upcoming tours & events ALESTORM

Thu 24 Jan Kings Arms, Auckland

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

CALVIN HARRIS, MAJOR LAZER & BASSNECTAR

Fri 30 Nov ASB Showgrounds, Auckland

Mon 14 Jan Powerstation, Auckland

BEN HARPER (US)

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

BILL BAILEY (UK)

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

BILLY BRAGG (UK)

Fri 12 Oct Town Hall, Auckland Sat 13 Oct The Opera House, Wellington Sun 14 Oct Otago Festival Of The Arts Tue 16 Oct Aurora Centre, Christchurch

THE BLACK KEYS (US)

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

BLUES CONTROL

Sat 06 Oct Snake Pit, Auckland Sun 07 Oct The Dark Room, Christchurch Tue 09 Oct Russian Frost Farmers, Wellington

Thu 13 Dec San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 14 Dec The Kings Arms, Auckland

NEKROMANTIX (DEN)

Tue 09 Oct Bodega, Wellington Wed 10 Oct Kings Arms, Auckland

NICKELBACK (US)

Fri 30 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

NICKI MINAJ (US)

Sat 24 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

NZ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Tue 12 Sep - Sun 16 Sep Hamilton Thu 13 Sep - Sun 30 Sep Hawkes Bay Wed 17 Oct - Wed 31 Oct Masterton Thu 12 Sep - Thu 16 Sep Nelson Tue 12 Sep - Sun 02 Sep Palmerston North Thu 13 Sep - Sun 23 Sep Tauranga

OWL CITY (US)

CLAP CLAP RIOT

Fri 16 Nov Powerstation, Auckland

Thu 13 Sep Refuel, Dunedin Fri 14 Sep Dux Live, Christchurch Thu 20 Sep Brewers Bar, Tauranga Fri 21 Sep Cabana Bar, Napier Thu 04 Oct The Royal, Palmerston North Fri 05 Oct Bar Bodega, Wellington Sat 06 Oct Rising Sun, Auckland

PARACHUTE FESTIVAL 2013 Fri 25 Jan - Sun 27 Jan Mystery Creek, Hamilton

PARKWAY DRIVE (AUS)

COLLAPSING CITIES

GRIZZLY BEAR (US)

Fri 14 September ReFuel, Dunedin Sat 15 September Darkroom, Christchurch

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

COLDPLAY (UK)

THE GUNSLINGER’S BALL

Sat 10 Nov Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

COROMANDEL GOLD 2012 Sun 30 Dec - Mon 31 Dec Ohuka Farm, Whitianga

DEAR TIME’S WASTE

Fri 14 Sep Mighty Mighty, Wellington Fri 21 Sep 12 Below, Dunedin Sat 22 Sep Darkroom, Christchurch

HOT CHELLE RAE (US)

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

HYPERPOTAMUS

DEVO, SIMPLE MINDS & THE CHURCH

Sat 15 Dec Villa Maria Estate, Auckland

DON MCGLASHAN

JAY SEAN (UK)

Thu 27 Sep Bodega, Wellington Fri 28 Sep Naval Point Club, Lyttleton Sat 29 Sep Geraldine Cinema, Geraldine Thu 04 Oct Events Centre, Carterton Fri 05 Oct Fringe Festival, Hamilton Sat 06 Oct Leigh Sawmill Café, Leigh

ENTER SHIKARI (UK)

Tue 18 Sep Zeal, West Auckland

EVERCLEAR (US)

Wed 17 Oct Juice Bar, Auckland Thu 18 Oct The Studio, Auckland

EXODUS

Sat 31 Dec Te Tumu Kaituna Reserve, Papamoa Beach

Wed 12 Dec Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland

Thu 18 Oct Cabana, Napier Fri 19 Oct Bodega, Wellington Sat 20 Oct The Mayfair, New Plymouth Sun 21 Oct Gravity, Hamilton Fri 26 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland Sat 27 Oct Leigh Sawmill, Leigh

Fri 28 Sep Leigh Sawmill, Leigh/Auckland Sat 29 Sep Golden Dawn, Auckland Wed 03 Oct Cabana, Napier Fri 05 Oct Mighty Mighty, Wellington

Fri 08 Mar TSB Arena, Wellington Sat 09 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland

Wed 19 Sep The Studio, Auckland

GOMEZ (UK)

GRIMES (CAN)

ED SHEERAN (UK)

BOW WOW (US)

Sat 22 Sep Powerstation, Auckland

Tue 23 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland Wed 24 Oct The Opera House, Wellington

ANIKA MOA, BOH RUNGA & HOLLIE SMITH

Thu 04 Oct St John’s Cathedral, Napier Fri 05 Oct All Saints Anglican Church, Palmerston North Sat 06 Oct Old St Paul’s, Wellington Sun 07 Oct Old St Paul’s, Wellington Wed 10 Oct St Andrew’s On Liardet, New Plymouth Thu 11 Oct Chapel of Christ The King, Hamilton Fri 12 Oct Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland Sat 13 Oct Holy Trinity, Tauranga Sun 14 Oct Civic Theatre, Rotorua Wed 17 Oct St Michael & All Angels, Christchurch Thu 18 Oct St Michael & All Angels, Christchurch Fri 19 Oct Knox Church, Dunedin Sat 20 Oct First Presbyterian Church, Invercargill

FEAR FACTORY (US)

RADIOHEAD (UK)

Tue 06 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (US) Sun 13 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland

Sun 21 Oct Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre, Auckland

LAGWAGON

Wed 12 Dec San Fran Bathhouse, Wellington Thu 13 Dec Kings Arms, Auckland

LA DE DA FESTIVAL 2012

Sun 30 Dec - Mon 31 Dec Daisybank Farm, Martinborough

LINKIN PARK

Thu 21 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

MUMFORD & SONS (UK)

Fri 02 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 03 Nov Town Hall, Wellington Sun 04 Nov Town Hall, Wellington Tue 06 Nov CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch

REGINA SPEKTOR (US)

Mon 03 Dec Town Hall, Auckland

RHYTHM & ALPS

Fri 28 Dec - Sat 29 Dec Terrace Downs, Christchurch

tours & events

Upcoming tours & events RHYTHM & ALPS SOUNDCHECK

STEEL PANTHER (US)

Tue 02 Oct Powerstation, Auckland

Thu 04 Oct Union Hall, Dunedin

TAHUNA BREAKS

RHYTHM & VINES

Sat 13 Oct The Colombo, Christchurch Fri 05 Oct San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 06 Oct The Studio, Auckland Sat 20 Oct Founders Heritage Park, Nelson

Sat 29 Dec - Mon 31 Dec Waiohika Estate, Gisborne

YOUNG GIFTED AND BROKE LABEL SHOWCASES

ROBYN (SWE)

Thu 04 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland

Fri 14 Sep The Studio, Auckland Sat 15 Sep Bodega, Wellington

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT (US) Fri 21 Sep Civic Theatre, Auckland

RHYTHM & VINES SOUNDCHECK

RUSSIAN CIRCLES (US)

Fri 05 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

Wed 26 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland Thu 27 Sep San Fran Bath House, Wellington

RICK WAKEMAN (UK)

SIX60

Sat 06 Oct Town Hall, Wellington Sun 07 Oct Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland Mon 08 Oct Aurora Centre, Christchurch

Sat 17 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland

SMASH MOUTH (US)

Wed 17 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland

TIM & ERIC (US)

Sat 06 Oct Powerstation, Auckland

VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS

Thu 01 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

WEEZER (US)

Fri 11 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland

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WATCH YOURSELF IT ’S BEEN THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING, BUT AN EXPERIENCED TEAM OF COMEDY REGULARS GOT THE WATCH OFF THE GROUND.

It hasn’t been an easy road for The Watch. Formerly titled Neighborhood Watch, the film has changed directors, producers and even actors more times than Kim Kardashian changes husbands since its inception in 2008. At one point, it infamously looked as if the project would fail after marketing was pulled following the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida – an unarmed teenage who was killed by a neighbourhood watch captain.

However, the key group soldiered on, and so was born The Watch: a story about four guys (Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and The It Crowd’s Richard Ayoade) looking to spice up their lives with a bit of neighbourhood watch. They get more than they bargained for when they discover aliens have invaded their quiet suburb.

Directed by Saturday Night Live and The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer, the 35-year-old rookie was handed an opportunity of a lifetime after impressing the studio with his pitch.

“I told them that I wanted to set it in a grounded world where these guys were naturalistic in their performances,” he says. “If it’s going to be crazy, everything else should be straight up. Plus with the R-rating, part of the joy was that if real people are encountering real things, I wanted them to be free to talk as real people would. The fun was in not cleaning it up: this was four really regular guys with dirty mouths.”

Jumping into a big budget film after his debut feature and cult-comedy classic Hot Rod in 2007, Akiva says he had to wrap his head around the extensive CGI and action sequences. Lucky for him, he had some topquality support. He was working with a killer script written by none other than Seth Rogen and writing partner Jared Stern.

Lead actor Ben Stiller first read this script a few years into the development, long before Rogen and Stern had rewritten it – and long before it had a foul-mouthed makeover from the PG-13, family-friendly piece it was originally. As the king of family comedy movies, there was a time when Stiller was working with more risqué material (Zoolander, Dodgeball), so what did he think of the script?

“The original was good, but Seth and Jared’s version was a lot funnier,” says Stiller. “With the freedom of being R-rated, it was able to go into directions that it couldn’t go before, take the idea and make it more interesting.

It didn’t have to be across the board family entertainment: it could be something that could take more chances and get into weirder areas.”

Fellow comedy heavyweights Jonah Hill (recently wowing critics with his writing skills on 21 Jump Street) and Vince Vaughn (who, let’s be honest, has had a recent bad run a la Four Holidays, but will always be my hero for Wedding Crashers) seemed like a natural choice in a comedy project that brought together the old “brat pack” with new upstarts. But where does relative newcomer and British actor Richard Ayoade fit in?

Having already secured three huge names for the project, Akiva felt he could mix it up with his final member of the gang.

“The question was, do we go for someone equally well-known for the fourth [member], or do we try to find what I called ‘our McLovin’ – the surprise, the wildcard,” says the director. “Someone brought up Richard Ayoade and I was a fan of his from his work. By Monday I was like, ‘It’s got to be him’.”

This decision no doubt came as a huge surprise to the 35-year-old British actor, writer and director, who soon found himself playing the somewhat mysterious fourth wheel in The Watch.

“My wife said it looked like I’d won a competition to be in a film with movie stars,” he deadpans. “That’s sort of what it felt like for quite a while: I’d never been in a film, really.”

Despite their very different backgrounds, one thing is for sure: comedians will be comedians and The Watch brings together an ample amount of improvisation, unexpected moments and off-the-wall comedy that will make the audience forget the drama behind the scenes.

WRITTEN BY LAURA WEASER IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE: THU 13 SEP

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ACCORDING TO MUSIQ IN THE LEAD UP TO THE R&B CROONER SEDUCING THE KIWI CROWD, MUSIQ SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON LOVE.

Shakespeare once famously said, “If music be the food of love, play on.” That was in a time of sonnets, lyrical comparisons to flowers and a whole lot of sexual innuendo. Although not much has changed, it is fair to say even Shakespeare would have been wooed by the smooth sounds of Musiq Soulchild (the name says it all).

he had not experienced firsthand, but a subject “it was only fair I shine a light on”, knowing that many of his fans and friends had dealt with this.

As such, he also became an ambassador for Susan G Komen for the Cure, a movement designed to further engage black women around the globe in the fight against breast cancer.

Gentlemen, want to win over your lady? Learn how to write and sing like this guy. Four of his six albums have gone either US gold or platinum, he’s been Grammy nominated 11 times and his sexual, soulful voice has made women fall in love with him since 2000. Not to mention, he’s incredibly good looking.

“The song didn’t start off about breast cancer and I’m honoured I got to do that. It’s an extremely trying disease and I wanted to do whatever I could to draw attention to it. I’m doing whatever I can to give back.”

The R&B singer takes this all within his stride, of course. Born the oldest of nine children in Philadelphia, Musiq (real name Taalib Johnson) sites everyone from Stevie Wonder to Patti LaBelle as his musical inspiration, but it really comes down to his fans. They’re the ones he takes the most away from.

“I do what I do for my supporters who are interested in what I’m doing,” he says. “So when I get feedback and critiques, I take that into heavy consideration because you guys are the ones I am doing it for.”

While his music deals with a variety of topics within the love and relationships spectrum (break ups, first love, true love, struggling with a loved one that is ill), he says his songs come from a place that is not autobiographical. Although it is well-documented that he wrote ‘So Beautiful’ for girlfriend Kameelah Williams, the songs often come from a place of personal in a different sense.

“They are personal in the sense that everything I sing about I have experienced,” he explains. “However, none of my songs are excerpts from my life personally. They are songs about situations I have experienced in my life that pretty much everyone else does, so I am speaking on them from an objective perspective.”

One particular song, ‘Yes’, deals with an intimate account of a woman struggling with breast cancer, with her partner (shown to be Musiq) affirming that yes, he will stand by her. Again, this was something that

It’s these intimate lyrics and themes that Musiq deals with on a frequent basis that has given him an eye-opening view on things that often go unspoken about.

“It’s completely reassuring because it means my music is getting the intended inference,” he explains. “I’m not doing this to be popular, to seem like a saint or do-gooder dude. What I need is for it to have an authentic, lasting effect on the people. For those people who come to me and say, “Yol, thank you for doing what you did. It really touched me and it was something good.’

As such, Musiq has put his experiences and education into words – and this time, not in a song. He penned a book called 143 Love According to Musiq, a “conversational piece in order to create a stronger bond between two people”. So what’s his best piece of relationship advice?

“My best piece of relationship advise would be if you find somebody that you are interested in romantically– I don’t mean you just trying to hook up – my advice is to accept that person for whoever they are. It might sound simple, but you’d be surprised how many people put certain expectations on a relationship.”

WRITTEN BY LAURA WEASER SEE HIM LIVE: MUSIQ SOULCHILD WED 12 SEP THE CIVIC THEATRE, AUCKLAND

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Kojima stopped short of saying that Ground Zeroes would be Metal Gear Solid 5, but it’s indeed another prequel to the first Metal Gear Solid, with Big Boss once again the main protagonist. It takes the traditional Metal Gear Solid gameplay and applies it to a more open-world setting, removing many of the restrictions of the previous games.

There are a number of interesting tidbits from the demo that hint at the nature of Ground Zeroes. Snake can now approach enemy bases and encampments from any angle, opening up infiltration options even further than in previous games. Seemingly taking a cue from the likes of Grand Theft Auto, Snake can also now steal and drive vehicles. In this demo, he took a brief spin in a military jeep he encountered in the enemy camp.

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Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear series is one of the most enduring games in the industry, as evidenced most succinctly perhaps by its recent 25th anniversary. In celebration of that milestone, Kojima and publisher Konami announced a number of new Metal Gear projects – none thrilled gamers more than the revealing of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeros.

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In addition, Snake can now make use of a flare to call in a support helicopter anywhere, at any time. It’s understood there will be a range of uses for this mechanic that haven’t yet been revealed.

It was mentioned, however, that the chopper can provide covering fire for Snake and, presumably, a distraction that will draw enemy attention away from him.

Despite some dramatic changes, Ground Zeroes still seems like a Metal Gear Solid game to its very core. In fact, Kojima said he’s trying to recreate that Metal Gear Solid one feeling on the new game engine.

In the past, Kojima may have sworn off making another Metal Gear game and at this introspective, he admitted he’s not personally interested in spin-offs. But he ended the introspective with an assurance: he’s personally creating Ground Zeroes and he’s invested in it, henceforth putting all of his time and energy into it. “Yes, Snake is back. But I’m also back,” he declared. It’s comforting to know.

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NZ BOX OFFICE 1. Professional Griefers (Vocal Version) DEADMAU5 FT. GERARD WAY

2. The City MADEON

3. Through The Night DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SMITH FEATURING TOM CANE

4. War CASPA FEATURING KEITH FLINT

5. Youth In Trouble (Alex Metric Remix) THE PRESETS

6. No Place Like London TODD EDWARDS

7. Settle Down (Major Lazer Remix) NO DOUBT

8. Da Bop WTF

9. Jamaica (Riva Starr Remix) VAN SHE

10. All Alone (Seven Lions Remix) SUPERBUS

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1. The Expendables 2

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2. Bridge Burning

2. Hope Springs

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4. Live To Rise SOUNDGARDEN

5. Knock Knock BAND OF HORSES

6. 45 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM

7. Runaways THE KILLERS

8. Gold On THE CEILING THE BLACK KEYS

4. Total Recall 5. Hysteria 6. Moonrise Kingdom 7. Hit and Run 8. Finding Nemo 3D 9. The Dark Knight Rises

9. Sweet Sour BAND OF SKULLS

10. The Brightest Light KING CANNONS

10. Step Up 4: Miami Heat

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Childhood is a big source of inspiration for me, so I like to keep the feel of the designs pure, and to emulate the way children approach dressing up - without any reservation is something I try to incorporate into the feel of each piece.

Which historical figure had some wicked style?

Coco Channel. “Dress shabbily, they notice the dress. Dress impeccably, they notice the woman”.

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What muso/celebrity has style up the wazoo?

Madonna. Although her style was pretty hot when she was twenty, now she is in her fifties leotards and tight leather outfits just don’t look the same. I think it’s important to dress in a way that’s flattering to you, not just what’s fashionable.

Society’s biggest fashion faux-pas?

Jeggings worn as jeans... Jeggings can be worn with long tunics or tees, but not as jeans! They are just too clingy. Thankfully we won’t be seeing many around this season!

What’s the must-have look this spring?

Princess line tailoring, Peter pan collars, (Etsy. com has some amazing hand-made ones) Pastel colours, and retro 1950’s silhouettes. Full dresses and skirts are a must for spring and summer.

Colours/patterns big this season?

Pastel candy colours, love these in accessories & heels! Especially in mint and lilac, team this softer form of colour blocking with a little white or cream to tie an outfit together.

What are the essentials for a man’s wardrobe?

A nice pair of chinos & a simple relaxed tee.

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What are the essentials for a lady’s wardrobe?

Coloured jeans, especially the brights and pastels plus a pair of statement wedge heels.

Everyone should own at least one good…

Collared white blouse. Simple and timeless. You can wear it so many different ways, under chunky knits for cooler weather or team it with a ribbon under the collar for a splash of colour.

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MIKEY HAVOC Prepared for trouble… Mikey Havoc has joined the Radio Hauraki team and will no doubt be causing it.

What are you working on right now?

A new radio show on Radio Hauraki: Mon-Fri 7-10pm. We are up and running and I am very excited.

Who was an inspiration or idol to you growing up?

Colonel Steve Austin, Evel Knievel, Ali and Batman.

When you were a kid what was your dream job?

An astronaut. I also thought a Guy Smiley sort of game show host had merit.

What’s your favourite venue in the country?

The Powerstation. Great memories and magnificent gigs since ages ago and they are still doing it.

Where was the last place you went out for dinner?

Fancy – Dine by Peter Gordon.

On the cheap – those dumplings from the ‘open til late’ place on Krd. Where’s the best place to get Eggs Benedict?

Takapuna Beach Café. Only have had their eggs once. Made an impression obviously.

What has been the best show you’ve attended this year?

Been to some beauties, but to be honest I’m still absolutely humming from last years visit from Kyuss. Both nights. Fuck yes.

What show are you most anticipating this year?

The Black Keys, who played the Kings Arms last time they flew in. This time it’s at big ol’ Vector Arena. It’ll be my first chance to see them live and I have a feeling that it’s going to be a howling sweaty night of rock ‘n’ roll swagger.

Is tall poppy syndrome a thing?

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excited about each other’s success …

What do you most respect about your friends?

That they know a good time when they see it.

A usual Saturday night for you is…

Never usual.

One piece of advice you’ve never forgotten…

Turn it up.

The biggest success you’ve had is…

The most satisfied I have been… was creating and presenting It’s In The Bag for the Auckland Festival in 2003. 8000 tickets over 4 nights, the perfect homage.

New Zealand music needs more…

Great songs. Can never have too many great songs!

New Zealand television needs more…

Decent programmes. I doubt there is one person reading this that feels like they have seen themselves, or the type of NZ’er they are, represented on TV in NZ lately in any way. Hopeless.

New Zealand theatre needs more…

People to appreciate how important it is.

Name five things surrounding you right now.

Robosapien, a didgeridoo, anxiety, hairspray and a blowdart Gun

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