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Radio Hauraki continues to build on its recent revamp with changes in the key breakfast and drive time slots. The new Hauraki Breakfast Show (6am9am) sees Jeremy Wells team up with Matt Heath and Laura McGoldrick, while Mikey Havoc moves into afternoons (4pm-7pm).
Scan the QR code with your smartphone to go to Groove Guide’s mobile website for breaking news, reviews, interviews and more features.
“I’ve pretty much burnt every broadcasting bridge there is,” says Wells. “So it’s no surprise that I’ve ended up co-hosting Hauraki’s breakfast show. I give it 12 months before the BSA hunts me down and expels me from radio indefinitely.” RADIO HAURAKI 2014 WEEKDAY LINE UP FROM MON 20 JAN: 6AM – 9AM MATT HEATH, JEREMY WELLS AND LAURA MCGOLDRICK 9AM 2PM 4PM 7PM
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AMC have announced Breaking Bad spinoff, Better Call Saul will premiere in November 2014, but a specific date has yet to be announced. The series will follow the morally questionable lawyer, Saul Goodman, as he defends drug dealers and criminals. “You don’t want a criminal lawyer, alright? You want a cri-min-al lawyer. Know what I’m saying?” - Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad.
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival have announced two exciting additions to the Auckland festival later this month. The Presets and Cat Power will join the lineup alongside twenty five other artists at Auckland’s Silo Park on Mon 27 Jan. Due to the time clash with the 56th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, James Blake and Lorde will not be performing at Laneway Festival in Auckland. Refund requests will be accepted through till 5pm NZDT on Thu 16 Jan. After that date, no further refunds requests will be considered.
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OLD IS THE NEW NEW
The Very Vintage Day Out is back for its third outing in 2014. Returning with a day of vintage celebrations with entertainment, shopping and interactive activities. Transforming Alexandra Park into a mecca of all things vintage, the event brings together the best vintage wares from around the country, with all kinds of treasures, knick-knacks and fashionable goods on display. VVDO 2014 SAT 05 APR ALEXANDRA PARK, AUCKLAND VERYVINTAGE.CO.NZ
Liam Finn will return this year with his third studio album. Dubbed The Nihilist, the 12-track LP is set for a Fri 04 Apr release via Liberation Music in NZ. Finn recorded the follow-up to 2011’s FOMO in a Brooklyn studio overlooking the Manhattan skyline. The Nihilist may not arrive for another few months, but Finn has shared the full-length’s first single: The playfully (caustically?) titled ‘Snug as Fuck,’ an accomplished mini-epic imbued with lo-fi electronics and wispy vocals.
SONGS FOR GIRLS TWO KIMS DOWN
Six months and two bassists later, Pixies have finally broken silence on Kim Deal leaving the band. An article at Brooklyn Vegan has Pixies drummer, David Lovering commenting on Kim Deal’s departure: “When we were in the lurch when Kim Deal left it was a tough decision. Basically, no one can replace Kim Deal. It would be impossible to do. Kim Shattuck, we had actually hired her for the European tour, and that had finished a few weeks ago, and then we had worked with Paz in the past. Paz is just wonderful. She’s gonna take over for the next portion of it.”
Lily Allen, Beck and Jenny Lewis are among the artists who have penned music for the new season of Girls. The HBO scripted comedy written by Lena Dunham, who also stars in the show, will be broadcast on SOHO on Thu 16 Jan. Speaking to Radio.com about this season’s soundtrack, music supervisor Manish Raval said: “It’s the same sound, same vibe, but one thing that’s different this season is we’ve had the luxury of getting people to contribute brand new songs for us.”
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GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS… Best Motion Picture, Drama 12 Years A Slave Best Actor, Motion Picture Drama Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club Best Actress, Motion Picture Drama Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine Best Picture, Musical Or Comedy American Hustle Best Director, Motion Picture Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
Your house is on fire, what do you save? My kids. Favourite ‘90s TV show? The Cosby Show. Dream job as a kid? Footballer. First album? Michael Jackson – Bad. If you weren’t a musician, what would you be? Definitely footballer. Ultimate festival line-up? The line up that is on our Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise in October 2014 – Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Tarrys Riley, Jah Cure, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Morgan Heritage, Wayne Marshall, Black Am I… me… and more.
Animated Film Frozen Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Michael Douglas - Behind the Candelabra Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Andy Samberg - Brooklyn Nine-Nine Screenplay, Motion Picture: Spike Jonze - Her Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama Robin Wright - House of Cards Best Television Series Comedy Brooklyn 99 Actress Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Amy Adams - American Hustle
Actor Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf Of Wall Street Best Television Series Drama Breaking Bad Actor, Television Series Drama Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Elizabeth Moss - Top of the Lake Best Miniseries Or Motion Picture Made for Television: Behind the Candelabra Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Who would play you in a film? Either Taye Diggs or Kevin Hart. How do you discover new music? Sometimes I just surf YouTube for hours looking at new artists. Worst job you’ve had? Night shift in a warehouse with 12 hour shifts. It was the worst time of my life. Which song do you wish you wrote? ‘Affairs Of The Heart’ by Damian “Jr Gong” Marley is an excellent song or ‘Let It Burn’ by Usher.
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First gig in attendance? The first show I ever attended was a show that I was performing on with Delroy Wilson, my father Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe and more reggae giants. It was a big big show! I was only 11 years old.
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FRI 17 JAN THE LITTLE DARLINGS TOUR
CARL COX
MAJOR TOMS, MT MAUNGANUI
FAMOUS NIGHTCLUB
7PM, $49, DASHTICKETS.CO.NZ
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Two groups, two different takes on music. The Little Darlings Tour sees Paper Cranes and Joseph & Maia team up for a North Island tour, and no doubt they’ll have something special planned. Paper Cranes are inspired by folk music that harks back to its heady heyday, while Joseph & Maia have been making sweet music together for 18 months.
MUDHONEY
One of the biggest DJs in the world is coming to Famous Nightclub Wellington for the first time! Tickets are limited due to the size of the venue. This is an awesome chance to get up close and personal with Mr “Oh yes oh yes”.
SAT 18 JAN CORNERSTONE ROOTS
THE KINGS ARMS
MANGAWHAI TAVERN, MANGAWAHI 8PM, $52, UTR.CO.NZ
Mudhoney are performing a headline show in Auckland the night before the Big Day Out – the grunge originals have been going strong since the late 1980s, releasing music consistently through the years culminating in their ninth album Vanishing Point. The album sees the band back on the touring circuit and southern hemisphere bound in January.
FRI 17 JAN
GIG OF THE WEEK
BIG DAY OUT
9PM, $20, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ
Embrace the summer sun while you can! Brewski in hand, music to listen to – it’s all you need. The super roots band from Raglan is bringing the full vibes to summer locations during 2014, featuring new tracks and a refreshed stage presence. The band believes in pushing the boundaries of the genre to make new contributions to music.
TAMI NEILSON & THE NEILSONS WELLINGTON BLUEGRASS SOCIETY
WESTERN SPRINGS STADIUM 8PM, $20, LOWER HUTT, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ 11AM, $185, BIGDAYOUT.NZTIX.CO.NZ
Tinged with a mix of raging success and prima donna misery, the legend of BDO has been a bit of a poisoned chalice. With Blur pulling out this year, claiming organization error, things looked grim. Then, bam! Three arguably more awesome acts signed up, just in time to remind us BDO is going strong.
TOM RODWELL & COCO DAVIS
Almost seven years ago, Tami Neilson arrived here with her guitar and a suitcase to marry a Kiwi, leaving behind her family and homeland of Canada. In the tradition of the Carter family, this reunion will be a foot-stomping night of blues, sweet duets, gospelinspired sounds and a whole lot of soul.
AARADHNA HAYMAN PARK
THE BOATHOUSE, NELSON 2PM-6PM 8PM, $15, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ
Guitarist Tom Rodwell has appeared widely in the UK, Switzerland, Holland and the US since 2003, both solo and with his ever-changing band Storehouse. He’s also appeared alongside artists like Trinity Roots, Leon Russell, Otis Taylor and Derek Trucks. Coco Davis is an established jazz and blues interpreter also known for her music-theatre collisions.
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Taking the New Year’s circuit by storm, including a massive set at Northern Bass and at Coroglen Tavern, The Upbeats are heading south to take hold of the capital city. The drum and bass duo have new material and a fire in their veins after extensive touring overseas.
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Part of Auckland Council’s free Music in Parks initiative, Aaradhna is taking centre stage supported by Swiss and Three Houses Down. When Aaradhna’s harmonies spill through the speakers, it’s her silky voice over that doo-wop style, and her newfound attitude partnered with old school soul that will hypnotise you.
9PM, $10, DOOR SALES ONLY
Husk is hitting several towns with support from a host of friends to celebrate the upcoming release of four new tracks recorded at Casa Del Luna. Recorded in the on the foothills of the Waitakere ranges, the songs – showcase the 1960s psychedelic rock spirit coupled with more modern stoner rock sensibilities.
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SUN 19 JAN
ALBUMS GROOVE GUIDE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
PARAMORE VECTOR ARENA
7PM, $79, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ
Like any good rock ‘n’ roll band, Paramore has had its ups and downs. One big down was losing two of their bandmates, reducing the group to a trio. But they’re enjoying renewed success and are bringing a revitalised energy to New Zealand. Lead singer Hayley Williams “can’t wait” to be back.
FRENCH FOR RABBITS BOTANIC GARDEN
8PM
Although their name sounds like some kind of cryptic clue, they are in fact a dreamy duo from Wellington. They say the band was named on a whim, while pondering “Lapin” and whether it was the correct French word for rabbits. Hmmm, it happens to the best of us.
MON 20 JAN PRIMATE THE KINGS ARMS
8PM, $22, UTR.CO.NZ
Don’t think it’s a kind of zoo show – although the US hardcore punk rockers have been known to fling their poo around… Primate has booked in an “assault” on Kiwi eardrums. Watch as they brutally dispatch their unhinged grindcore-infused auditory wrath upon us.
MATMOS DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY
8PM, $20-25, UTR.CO.NZ
Influential electronic duo Matmos (Drew Daniel and MC Shmidt) will be performing for the first time in New Zealand, bringing their signature blend of mutant electronica and audio/visual extravagance to audiences around the country! Known for their visually dazzling live performances as for their MENSA-level conceptual backflips.
Dum Dum Girls – Too True (JAN)
Broken Bells – After the Disco (FEB)
Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence (TBC)
Thee Oh Sees – TBC (Early 2014)
Damon Albarn – TBC
tUnE-yArDs – TBC
Bat For Lashes – TBC
Grimes – TBC (SEP)
Robyn – TBC
My Morning Jacket – TBC
Fleet Foxes – TBC
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FKA Twigs – TBC
Imogen Heap – Sparks (MAR)
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LOCAL ACT
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Cheek to Cheek (MAR)
Frank Ocean – TBC (Mid 2014)
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Adele – TBC
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Death Cab For Cutie – TBC Foo Fighters – TBC
MØ - No Mythologies To Follow (FEB) Beck - Morning Phase (FEB) Sia Furler – TBC The Horrors – TBC
Twin Shadow – TBC
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FRI 17 JAN PASCALL CANDY CARNIVAL
MILO CAWTHORNE ACTOR
NEW WORLD NORTHWOOD What happens when you mix Coca Cola with Pepsi? Not enough to bother.
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Your fantasy spirit animal is… A chubby horse.
This summer, giant eskimos, jet planes and pineapple lumps are making their way across New Zealand. The iconic Pascall lollies want to sweeten up your day so take a break from the holiday rush and join them at the Candy Carnival! Play a game of Pineapple Shy, throw hoops over milk bottles or fish for eskimos.
Your signature “I’m an amazing cook” dish is… IN’N’OUT style patties. The best TV show around at the moment is… Comedians in Cars getting Coffee.
DO YOU THINK I’M SEXY
The best place for a date night is… Make it a date lunch and go to ‘Dreamers’ Café,’ 148 Great South Rd. Get ready to say “Hello Dahling!”
CCS DISABILITY ACTION 8.30AM-4.30PM TUE 16 JAN - FRI 31 JAN
Provocative and confronting, this is an eye-opening exhibit. In partnership with AUT University, CCS Disability Action is hosting an exhibition which presents the thoughts of four young women. They use photography as a medium to challenge societal assumptions about sexuality and disability.
SAT 18 JAN CHINESE NY FESTIVAL ASB SHOWGROUNDS
9.30AM- 4PM
This is a joyous occasion! Auckland Chinese Community Centre Inc has been organising an annual Chinese New Year celebration for over 20 years. As the festival’s popularity grow over these years, it has now become a highlight of the Auckland summer events calendar with attendance by 20,000 people or more.
FESTIVAL NELSON LAKES KERR BAY, NELSON
You’d get arrested if the police knew that you… Stole a 6 pack of warm Coke cans. People say you look like… Paul Dano. Marisa Tomei. Who’s in the dead supergroup for your dream hologram show? Lennon, Marley, Winehouse, Hendrix, Brubeck, Manzarek. What’s an upcoming film you’re jazzed about? ‘Her’, the new film from Spike Jonze, and now for a douchebag plug: ‘Blood Punch’. Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend? Cornwall Park, Onerahi, Near a table tennis table.
Kittens or puppies? Bring on the pups. What generic current affair has your blood boiled? My blood hasn’t boiled anything. SEE HIM PERFORM: MILO CAWTHORNE IN 360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS TUE 14 JAN - MON 27 JAN THE CIVIC, AUCKLAND
SUN 19 JAN DINOSAUR KINGDOM BUTTERFLY CREEK 9AM- 5.30PM, $0-73
11AM-11PM, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ
FRI 17 JAN - SUN 19 JAN
SAT 18 JAN - SUN 19 JAN
Living life by the lake, what could be better in a beautiful Kiwi summer? With family-style activities and entertainment, there is lots to see and do in the festival staged around Kerr Bay and Lake Rotoiti. Plan to stay the night to enjoy the range of land-water-air activities and open air movie on Saturday night.
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Butterfly Creek are proud to announce the grand opening of New Zealand’s first dinosaur park, where children of all ages can explore and engage with the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. They have over 40 dinosaurs, some that roar and some that are animatronic.
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE
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7.30PM, $15-20, R16
The Boy has been wowing audiences across the globe since 2005 and is bringing his award winning show “More Tape” back to Christchurch for the final time! No doubt you saw him in the Comedy Gala and know this is your last chance to see an multi award-winning, sell-out show that wowed London’s West End.
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The Adults meet the APO 8pm, Thursday 30 January ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre The Adults – with guest artists Ladi6 and Anika Moa. The irresistible force of rock meets the immovable power of the orchestra.
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FILM OF THE WEEK
WED 15 JAN 50/50
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
SKY MOVIES EXTRA, 8.30PM
DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO, JONAH HILL, MARGOT ROBBIE
Diagnosed with spinal cancer at just 27 years old, Adam navigates the road to recovery with the sometimes overbearing support of his crude best friend, his smothering mother and an inexperienced therapist. Inspired by a true story, this is an honest yet funny account of a young man’s journey toward healing.
THU 16 JAN JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT GENERAL RELEASE
Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck – now, Star Trek’s Chris Pine joins the list of actors to take on the iconic role of Tom Clancy’s creation. With Sir Kenneth Branagh (Thor) behind the camera, rebooting the franchise has never been so much fun. Keira Knightley makes a return to the screen as Ryan’s wife.
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Bruce Dern and SNL’s Will Forte star in this father-son drama. Shot in black and white, the Golden Globe nominated flick follows the pair as they road trip from Montana to Nebraska in order to claim a million dollar sweepstakes prize the father believes he has won. A fascinating character study.
Sex, drugs and stockbroking – greed is a powerful thing. Set on a backdrop of excessive 1980s living, white-collar crime has never looked like so much fun. Based on the true story of former stockbroker-turnedmotivation speaker Jordan Belfort (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), The Wolf of Wall Street follows a young man’s ambitious for riches beyond his wildest dreams and the lengths he’ll go to in order to achieve them – which includes ripping off investors with fraudulent stock sales to the tune of millions of dollars. Much like our titular antihero, Wolf is a vapid and hollow “dramedy”. While outrageous office orgys and cocaine-fuelled parties are a constant source of laugh-out-loud humour, the excessive living eventually becomes repetitive and, as Jordan feels, it may be time to move on. Following a
classic “fall from grace” narrative, Jordan is eventually punished for his actions, but the movie ends on an ambiguous note and fails to reprimand the audience for vicariously enjoying his lavish lifestyle. This is no morality tale. Perhaps this was Scorsese’s intention to suggest greed has a hold over all of us or, at just over three hours, the film could have done with a decent cut. But it’s DiCaprio’s standout performance as Belfort and the evolution of him as a fresh-faced graduate to strung-out fraudster that really captivates and thrills. Yeah he’s ripping people off, but there’s something so likeable about him. It’s time to give that man an Oscar. LAURA WEASER LAURASSCREENING.COM
SAT 18 JAN
GIRLS – S3
HOYTS METRO HAMILTON
SOHO, 8.30PM
CENTRE PLACE SHOPPING MALL
In season three, Hannah is now in a committed relationship with Adam, and the two are settling into a newfound domesticity in Hannah’s apartment. Hannah is also working on rehabilitating her writing career and concentrating on delivering her eBook to her eccentric publisher. More nudity, witty one-liners and girl talk.
Metro by Hoyts is a little hipster and a very cool new way to watch movies. Fill your own drinks, then chill out in the grunge-themed lounge area. If you like silence in your flicks, you’ve come to the right place as a “no disturbance” policy is heavily enforced – no latecomers once the main feature starts and talkers, texters and tweeters are asked to leave.
AMERICAN IDOL
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Now in its 13th season, the original talent show returns to Prime for 2014. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest featuring new judges Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lope, and returning judge Keith Urban, along with in-house mentor Randy Jackson.
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AL’S DELI – HANDMADE BAGELS
Canada has given us many great things – maple syrup, Ryan Reynolds, snowboarding locations. They also gave us Al’s Deli. Born from the hands and mind of Aleks Lazic, a European-born Canadian immigrant, this is Montreal-inspired bagels at their finest, topped with beautifully smoked meat. Come up Queen Street from the city for fresh handmade bagels, home-cured meats, freshly baked sourdough rye bread, their own smoked salmon, and by far the best poutine in the country! They are also the only place in the country with a great selection of Canadian beers, as well some great Kiwi wines and spirits.
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AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
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RAW MEAT COMEDY - JANUARY
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King Street Live
11AM, Suite Gallery
THE SHAKEDOWN - ‘NEXT MOVEMENT’ EP RELEASE TOUR *WAIRARAPA
TUE 21
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CARL COX
SUMMER STAR TREK
KATREENA ERIN & THE EMILY FAIRLIGHT BAND
THU 16
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AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
SUMMER STAR TREK
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THE UPBEATS
9PM, Exchange Hotel, $10
SUN 19
SUMMER STAR TREK
SAT 18
AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
THE JAC ALBUM RELEASE
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11AM, Suite Gallery
6PM, Frank Kitts Park
10AM, Te Papa
11AM, Suite Gallery
6PM, Frank Kitts Park 9PM, Meow!, $10
7PM, Famous Nightclub
9PM, Meow!
11AM, Suite Gallery
6PM, Frank Kitts Park
10AM, Te Papa
OSLO BROWN MINI TOUR 8PM, Meow!
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BASSFREAKS PRESENTS BORDERLINE (S.O.M MUSIC) AND TREI
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STUFF I FORGOT TO TELL MY DAUGHTER MICHELE A’COURT
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
OSLO BROWN MINI TOUR
8PM, Major Toms, Mt Maunganui
PINS AND NEEDLES
7:15PM, North Hagley Park Events Village
10AM, Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE - MORE TAPE
THU 16
THE MIKADO
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7:30PM, Christ’s College 7:30PM, Court Theatre
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THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE - MORE TAPE 7:30PM, Christ’s College
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
LITTLE LAPIN SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR NZ The Free House, Nelson
PAPER CRANES / JOSEPH&MAIA - THE LITTLE DARLINGS TOUR - MT MAUNGANUI Major Toms, Mt Maunganui
PINS AND NEEDLES 10AM, Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings
TUE 21
FRI 17
PARAMORE
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7PM, CBS Canterbury Arena
10AM, Te Papa
AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE 10AM, Te Papa
PRIMATE (USA) WELLINGTON SHOW 8PM, Valhalla
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SUMMER STAR TREK 6PM, Frank Kitts Park
REGIONAL GIG GUIDE
SAT 18
8PM, Dux Live, $10
King Street Live
8PM, The Fringe Bar
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
BLUES A BILLY TOUR 2014 Diggers Back Bar, Hamilton
MON 20
OSMIUM ‘UNRELENTING’ NZ TOUR - TIMARU
1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
9:30PM, Barkode, Timaru
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
PINS AND NEEDLES
TUE 21
10AM, Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings
SAT 18 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
BLUES A BILLY TOUR 2014 Eggsentric Cafe, Whitianga
1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
ALTMUSIC PRESENTS MATMOS (US) WITH THE LADDER IS PART OF THE PIT Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin
PINS AND NEEDLES 10AM, Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings
THE MOA FUNK @ THE YOT CLUB
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ANTON CASH
8PM, Ding Dong Lounge
BIG WEDNESDAY FRESH COMEDY
8PM, The Classic Comedy Club
EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
VERONA SESSINS WITH THE REPEAT 9PM, Verona
THU 16 360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS 8PM, Civic Theatre
BEVAN KEYS & NYNTEE 6PM, Longroom
EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
FEW CHUR LAB WITH AZBO 9PM, Verona
FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
LOU LOU
9PM, Leigh Sawmill
MISS JUNE, HOSPITAL SPORTS, DYALTOV The Lucha Lounge
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY WITH BOBBY BRAZUKA & TDK 9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
RED BULL SOUND SELECT PRESENTS: CURATED BY YOUNG GIFTED & BROKE 10PM, Cassette Nine
SNOOP DOGG AKA SNOOP LION 8PM, The Powerstation
THE DOUBTFUL SOUNDS PLAY THE BOLLIX 7PM, The Dogs Bollix
THE GAZE
8PM, Ding Dong Lounge
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
THURSDAY NIGHT AT LA ZEPPA WITH DJ VINCENT HANNA
CARNIVEROUS PLANT SOCIETY
SUNDAY SESSIONS WITH ELI GUTTENBEIL
THURSDAY PRO NIGHT
DEAN CAMPBELL AND TONY PHOENIX AT REVELRY
THE NIGHT SKY
6PM, La Zeppa Kitchen
8PM, The Classic Studio
8PM, Revelry
FRI 17 360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS 8PM, Civic Theatre
BIG DAY OUT 2014
Western Springs Stadium
CLASSIC LATE & LIVE COMEDY
10:30PM, The Classic Comedy Club
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DJ KILLAMANRARO 5PM, Neighbourhood
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FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
LATINAOTEAROA WITH SUPPORT FROM DJ HUDGE & MC JDUBS 9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
MR BIG STUFF 9PM, Verona
DJS MYELE MANZANZA & KEV FRESH 9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
DJ PAUL CHANKAY 6:30PM, The Deck
EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
FANGS
8PM, Ding Dong Lounge
FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DJ LO KEY
5PM, La Zeppa Kitchen
LOUD & TASTY FT RYAN ENZED + JAYCEN A’MOUR
PAUL MATTHEWS (I AM GIANT) GUEST DJ SET 8PM, Ding Dong Lounge
PAPER CRANES / JOSEPH&MAIA - THE LITTLE DARLINGS TOUR - AUCKLAND
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
8AM, Wynyard Quarter
NYNTEE & CUFFY
SUN 19
THE NIGHT SKY
360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS
Silo Park
EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
PRIMATE (U.S) WITH MALEVOLENCE AND BLOODFVKK 8PM, Kings Arms
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
TUE 21 360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS 8PM, Civic Theatre
EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki 8PM, Stardome
6PM, La Zeppa Kitchen
8PM, The Classic Comedy Club
URBAN VISIONARIES OF AUCKLAND IN SILO PARK AT PECHA KUCHA
8PM, Civic Theatre
SATURDAY WITH DJ SELECTA SAM @ LA ZEPPA
5PM, Verona
8PM, Revelry
360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS
THE NIGHT SKY
7PM, Longroom
WEEKEND COMEDY SHOWCASE
ULTAN BURKE AND RYUZO AT REVELRY
MON 20
SAM HILL & NYNTEE
MAGIC ROUNDABOUT WITH STINKY JIM AND DUBHEAD
8PM, Stardome
8PM, Stardome
FREEDOM FARMERS
WATERFRONT MARKET
6PM, Longroom
2PM, La Zeppa Kitchen
7PM, The Portland Public House, $5
10PM, CODE
8PM, Civic Theatre
BOB HILLARY & THE MASSIVE MELLOW 5PM, Leigh Sawmill, $10
DINOSAUR KINGDOM GRAND OPENING WEEKEND 9AM, Butterfly Creek
SAT 18
FREEDOM FARMERS
360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS
RUCKUS
8PM, Civic Theatre
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AUCKLAND BARS AND EATERIES ATICO COCINA
Victoria Park Market 19 Drake St Freemans Bay, 354-4030 Inspired Caribbean food and cocktails in the old stables & roof terrace of the Vic Park Market.
BIG J’S
1 Melton Road - Mt Wellington, 5790340 Big J’s - Gourmet burgers rated no.1 via Concrete Play Ground and The Corporate Lunch Box websites. Home of Auckland’s best burgers.
MALT BAR
442 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn A must have stop between Ponsonby and Kingsland, with Monteiths beers and great food.
102 Quay Street Over 102 different beers from around NZ and the world.
DE POST
466 Mt Eden Rd, 630-9330 Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden with over 100 beers available.
117 St Georges Bay Rd, 309-3586 A Parnell institution for sports events, craft beers and superb food with the recent addition of top-notch live gigs.
128c Ponsonby Rd Open now. Bar*Cafe*Tapas*
26 Wyndham Street New York’s premier rock and roll bar has come to town.
THE EMPIRE
137 Victoria St W, 373 4389 New ownership, new look, new vibe!
FATHER TED’S ORIGINAL IRISH PUB
1 Wellesley St West, 377-3142 Entertainment seven nights a week, with three big screens, pool table, competitions & prizes, quiz, karaoke and live music.
463 New North Rd The newest port of call in Kingsland.... rustic and raring to serve this evolving part of town.
106 Ponsonby Road, 376- 8663 19th Century bohemian parlour meets opium den chic. Asian fusion style eatery set in a bohemian parlour.
SALE ST
7 Sale St, 307-8148 Bistro dining, award-winning microbrewery, celebrated garden bar and a private Velvet Room!
SHADOWS STUDENT BAR
Auckland University, L3, 34 Princes St, 366 0544 Everybody is welcome. Party action every night of the week. DJ’s, pool tables, movies, quiz, karaoke, happy hours galore.
FIDDLER IRISH BAR
71 Victoria St West A small, but perfectly formed, authentic Irish bar with some of Aucklands friendliest bar staff.
LE MONDE CAFE
368 Queen St, 222 2800 Belgium hot chocolates, coffees and offer a range of beautiful cakes (gluten free available) and organic drinks.
WAGAMAMA
Multiple Locations, wagamama.com This small sleek and super cool pad is the place for your next function come check us out!
THE WINDSOR CASTLE VERONA
169 K’Rd, 307-0508 Iconic K Rd hangout with cosy booths, delicious wholesome food, late night Djs & live music, cocktails, freshly squeezed juice & organic tap beer. Open 7 days 7am (9am weekends) till late.
144 Parnell Rd, 356-3650 Established in 1847, one of Auckland’s earliest surviving hotels serves gastro pub food in a comfortable, unpretentious environment.
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REVELRY DING DONG LOUNGE
Vector Arena, 42 - 80 Mahuhu Crescent, 358-1250 The Tuning Fork is the ground floor space of our 2-storeyed bistro. It’s a great place for a private party on evenings when the main arena is not in use.
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TOM TOM
27 Drake St, Freemans Bay, 377 5737 Tom Tom Bar & Eatery is the newly developed Gastrobar housed in a historically significant site.
305 Queen Street, 282-3895 Auckland’s only performing arts venue that offers a full breakfast menu and delicious coffee to start your day. Range of lunch options, excellent wine list and a modern selection of tapas, pizzas, platters and dinner options.
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UPCOMING TOURS & EVENTS EARL SWEATSHIRT, DANNY BROWN, RUN THE JEWELS (US)
Tue 28 Jan James Cabaret, Wellington
ED KOWALCZYK (US)
Sat 14 Feb Tuning Fork, Auckland
ELLIE GOULDING (UK) THE ADULTS MEETS THE APO Thu 30 Jan Dec ASB Theatre, Auckland
ARCTIC MONKEYS (UK)
Fri 02 May Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 03 May Tsb Bank Arena, Wellington
Sat 07 Jun Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 09 Jun TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Wed 11 Jun CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS (UK) Sun 27 Apr The Civic, Auckland
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (US)
Sat 01 Feb Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana Sun 02 Feb Marina Reserve, Tutukaka Wed 05 Feb Church Road Winery, Napier Fri 07 Feb Black Barn Vineyards, Havelock North Sat 08 Feb Alana Estate, Martinborough Tue 11 Feb Arena Manawatu Lawns, Palmerston North Thu 13 Feb Sentry Hill Winery, New Plymouth Fri 14 Feb Wharepai Domain, Tauranga Sat 15 Feb Villa Maria Winery, Auckland Thu 20 Feb Anderson Park, Invercargill Fri 21 Feb Waitiri Creek, Gibbston Sat 22 Feb Waipara Hills, Waipara Sun 23 Feb ANZAC Park, Greymouth Thu 27 Feb Neudorf Vineyards, Upper Moutere Fri 28 Feb Neudorf Vineyards, Upper Moutere Sat 01 Mar Villa Maria Winery, Blenheim
DOLLY PARTON (US)
Fri 07 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 08 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (US) Fri 25 Apr The Civic, Auckland
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RIPPON FESTIVAL
Sat 01 Feb Rippon Vineyard, Wanaka
Thu 10 Apr The Powerstation, Auckland Fri 11 Apr Opera House, Wellington
MUDHONEY (US)
ERYKAH BADU (US)
Thu 10 Apr The Civic, Auckland
THE HOLLIES (UK)
Fri 21 Feb CSB Arena, Christchurch Sat 22 Feb Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sun 23 Feb Aotea Centre, Auckland
JAKE BUGG (UK)
Thu 10 Apr Town Hall, Auckland
JAMES BLUNT (UK)
Wed 28 May The Civic, Auckland
THE ROLLING STONES (UK)
NEKO CASE (US)
Sat 05 Apr Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
NINE INCH NAILS & QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (US)
Fri 31 Jan Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sat 01 Feb ASB Theatre, Auckland
Wed 19 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 22 Mar CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Sat 01 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Sun 02 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
CLASSIC HITS WINERY TOUR 2014
RAPTURE 2014: EMINEM, KENDRICK LAMAR, J.COLE
MORCHEEBA (UK)
Fri 14 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
Sun 23 Mar The Opera House, Wellington Tue 25 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
Fri 07 Feb - Sun 09 Feb Wainuiomata
Fri 31 Jan - Sat 01 Feb Rotorua International Stadium
Wed 12 Mar TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Thu 13 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Tue 04 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
BILLY BRAGG (UK)
CAMP A LOW HUM 2014
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS (US)
THE NATIONAL (US)
Fri 17 Jan Western Springs Park, Auckland
Sat 15 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Sat 08 Feb The Amphitheatre, Taupo Sun 09 Feb Matakana Country Park, Matakana, Sat 15 Feb Gibbston Valley Winery, Queenstown
RAGGAMUFFIN 2014
Thu 16 Jan The Kings Arms, Auckland
BIG DAY OUT 2014
BRUNO MARS (US)
LYNYRD SKYNYRD, STARSHIP & 10CC
NZ FESTIVAL 2014
Fri 21 Feb - Sun 16 Mar Multiple Venue, Wellington
OKKERVIL RIVER
Sat 15 Feb Bodega, Wellington Sun 16 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland
PARAMORE (US)
ROSIE O’DONNELL (US) RUDIMENTAL (UK)
Tue 04 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Wed 05 Mar TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
SERJ TANIKAN & NZSO Sat 29 Mar CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
SNOOP DOGG (US)
Thu 16 Jan Powerstation, Auckland
Sun 19 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland Tue 21 Jan CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
PARACHUTE 2014
Fri 24 Jan - Sun 26 Jan Mystery Creek, Hamilton
JIMMY CARR (UK)
Sat 25 Jan Opera House, Wellington Sun 26 Jan Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland
SPLORE 2014
Fri 14 Feb - Sun 16 Feb Tapapakanga Regional Park, Auckland
JOHN MAYER (US)
WESTFEST 2014
Tue 29 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland
Wed 19 Feb - Thu 20 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
KODALINE (IR)
Sun 30 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
LANEWAY FESTIVAL
Mon 27 Jan Silo Park, Auckland
LIONEL RICHIE & JOHN FARNHAM
Thu 20 Mar CBS Arena, Christchurch Sat 22 Mar TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth Sun 23 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
LUMINATE 2015
Wed 28 Jan - Wed 04 Feb Golden Bay, Nelson
POKEY LAFARGE (US)
Tue 18 Mar Tuning Fork, Auckland Thu 20 Mar Bodega, Wellington Fri 21 Mar King Street Live, Masterton Sat 22 Mar Black Barn, Havelock North
QUEENSTOWN BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL Sat 26 Apr Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
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GHOST
THEY WON’T BE hard to find – they’ll be the ones dressed in black robes and masks, led by Papa Emeritus II (in full zombie pope regalia), churning out a Satanic rock opera. New Zealand doesn’t know what is about to hit it. I spoke with one of the black-clad Swedes, one of the five The Nameless Ghouls, about the symbolism, message, and mystery of Ghost. So what is it like being in a globe-trotting metal band when nobody knows your real name or what you look like? “I would say one of the most important ingredients for the bigger picture is not being individually associated to the band.” explained The Ghoul. “We can objectively look at and distance ourselves from what we are doing which is very healthy”. Quite understandably there is a lot of intrigue surrounding Ghost, given their fearsome appearance and occult themes in their songs. Standing out is certainly not going to be an issue but many might misconstrue their message or, even worse, take them as being authentic Devil worshipers. Their tales of diabolical evil are meant to be seen as outlandish even though they still have their roots in the real world. “One of the differences between [Ghost] and a lot of contemporary bands is that we are based around escapism and fantasy. As much as we are singing about divinity and the concept of deities it is also about how mankind relates to the concepts of the Deity and the spiritual world. We fall into a gray zone between reality and fiction.” Their sophomore album, Infestissumam released last year, is packed to the rafters with such examples of swinging gothic rock. The album’s title loosely translates as ‘the biggest threat’ so what, in the band’s own words, is the biggest threat? “Within the context of the album, the biggest threat is basically the idea of liberation. Traditionally the church and most religions have always labeled sexuality as the biggest threat to society. Female sexual liberation is usually the sign of some diabolical presence and we like to play with that concept.” And sexuality, unlikely as it might seem, is prominent element in the frightening world of Ghost. It can be heard in the songs; singing about Zombie Queens, succubi, and the raptures of Satan. Given the diverse nature of open air festivals, how do crowds who may not be aware of Ghost react to the drama and theatricality they bring to the stage? “I think that generally, most crowds that are new to us react very positively - we have a tendency to turn people over to our side. Obviously the imagery is intriguing to many and there’s always a certain percentage who will react negatively to us but that’s the whole point”. “We’re really looking forward to getting to New Zealand at last. From where we live it is literally on the opposite side of the globe. It might not be very easy to get there but we are very glad that we can start our relationship with the country now”. Hold on to your daughters brothers and sisters, Ghost are coming!
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ANDREW WESSEN, LEAD singer of the LA-based indie pop outfit Grouplove, is “super-stoked’ at the release of their sophomore album Spreading Rumours. Wessen, who likens himself to the Baby Spice of the group, tells me that they’d holed up in an old Motown house in LA for 10 weeks, barely sneaking out to a party or to see friends, in order to write, rehearse and record. “We came of the back of a US tour to promote the first album and then took a week off before going to this house. We lived there and would write in the morning, rehearse in the afternoon, and then record at like two or three in the morning. We did most things in a couple of takes. It wasn’t a reason to get everything perfect; it wasn’t, ‘Okay, now let’s roll take 400’. We wanted that fresh live spontaneity!” In all, the band produced an encyclopedic lexicon of material. “We had more than 40 songs. But the record company said ‘reign it in’. Too many songs. We whittled it down to 20 or less. That was hard, but no-one’s gonna let us release a double album.” Grouplove have always remained tight. “We like to control everything. We all write songs. Ryan [Rabin] produces our albums and Hannah [Hooper] does the artwork. The art for this new album was one of the very first drawings Hannah did and we really liked it. She’s done gallery shows all over the world. She does all our art on the albums, singles etc.” Grouplove turned heads in 2011 with their party-chant ‘Tongue Tied’, which features the band bouncing around during a party while a young man recalls how he ended up face down in a child’s paddling pool in backyard suburbia. The new video for ‘Ways…’ is a bit of a dream sequence, too. It has a child lookalike Kim Jong-un waking up and rebelling his marshal law roots and getting loose with the band. He swaps his khakis for a Hawaiian shirt and plays havoc in the palace, even freeing political prisoners, while the band jams in the grand hall. “We like the idea that our music is about love and peace and fun,” says Wessen. Grouplove’s sound is often compared to The Naked and Famous. “We love those guys,” he says. “They complement what we do. David [Beadle] and I look so similar. We’re brothers, identical twins. We should swap and play in each other’s bands, see if anyone notices! We’re super stoked that we’re part of the Big Day Out. I know it’s a cliché, but we want to tour and see the place. We hear a lot from N&F and we want to see for ourselves what’s happening’”
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JUST ONE SONG and Auckland quintet The Naked and Famous shot to global success, leaving behind five NZ Music Awards, an APRA Silver Scroll and the top spot on both our singles and albums chart, for a whirlwind two years of rock star life – touring the world, going Gold in the US and Canada, having their songs feature on shows like Gossip Girl and films like Pitch Perfect and attracting celebrity fans. But the band say their speedy success sprouted more than a few tall poppies in New Zealand, so when the time came to start a follow-up to 2010’s Passive Me, Aggressive You, coming home was not an option. The group instead settled in Los Angeles to record In Rolling Waves. “I didn’t feel it from anyone I respected in the music industry – it was mainly dumb kids running blogs – but we did get heaps of sh** from the indie scene,” says vocalist and guitarist Thom Powers, chatting at LA’s Bedrock Recording Studios. “Everyone was like ‘Sell-outs!’ just because we had experienced success. Children don’t understand what success means or how it happens so all they do is call you a ‘Faggot’.” Frontwoman Alisa Xayalith adds that in Los Angeles, there is “only optimism about other people’s successes” and despite initially having doubts about heading to Hollywood, the band has thrived in the gogetting environment. “If I’d been asked a few years ago, ‘Do you want to go to the States?’ I would have lied and said it was unreasonable and that I’d never make it here,’” says Powers.
MUDHONEY
“WE’RE 50-YEAR-OLD men jumping around on stage. It’s hard to take that too seriously,” says Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner after an intense game of telephone tag (though it felt a little more like phone solitaire). The grunge rockers are celebrating their 25th year and have announced a side show to accompany their billing at 2014’s Big Day Out. While Turner says he prefers smaller venues to festivals, the band are offering their fans best of both worlds and, rest assured, they won’t be taking themselves too seriously while they’re at it. “There’s less pressure [from smaller gigs] and they’re more fun and you’re closer to the crowd,” he says. It seems then that the intimacy of Auckland’s Kings Arms will provide Turner with the closeness he so enjoys and the fans their fair share of Mudhoney’s honest lyrics and unique sound. Their secret to minimising their own disdain for their setlist is this: “We try to play some songs every night that [the fans] would expect us to play. We do play different songs each night [and] there’s no-one following us around on tour so they don’t know and don’t mind,” Turner says laughing. Vanishing Point is the band’s latest release and while it adds some new sounds to the Mudhoney arsenal (synths), Turner says it’s hardly a departure from what they’ve done before. “We’ve been adding stuff since Guy [Maddison, bassist] joined us and we’ve felt freed up since then.”
“Which I guess is a defeatist New Zealand perspective. You think, ‘I’m trapped here and I’m never going to get out,’ and you lower yourself. If you say you want to go to LA and be in a famous, world-touring, international, alternative band people would say, ‘F*** off dick.’
The freedom has allowed the band to “do whatever we want” and while Turner says they may lose some fans, he’s quick to note the last record used a horn section.
“So the fact I’m here is like a fantasy ambition.”
“On [Vanishing Point], we got a great guy on keyboards and there’s not too much, but we did add additional synths.”
That fantasy foray into the US – spurred by 2010 single ‘Young Blood’ – kicked off with a heavy tour schedule which saw them playing backto-back gigs, including iconic festivals like Lollapalooza. While endless shows saw them grow as performers, bassist David Beadle says the tour also taught them the importance of factoring in how songs will be performed live during the creative process. As a result, rather than layering up sounds and instruments, on In Rolling Waves they included only what they would be capable of performing on stage. Powers and Xayalith once again took the song-writing reigns and the band had producer Billy Bush and former Nine Inch Nails bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen on hand to help them through creative stumbling blocks. While LA remains their base and proved the best location to record In Rolling Waves, NZ is still home and the group are looking forward to playing Kiwi soil at the upcoming Big Day Out. “One of the first international things we did was the Big Day Out in Australia and NZ,” says Powers. “That’s what kicked everything off in 2011. It’s where we started, so we can’t wait to be back.” Beyond the festival, while they have other interests – Powers want to further his studies and Beadle is finishing up entomology papers – the band intend to keep going as long as possible. Says Powers: “I think we’ll see this band through until it’s embarrassing for us to still be singing ‘Young Blood!’”
Mudhoney isn’t the band’s primary income and this has a big influence on the way they write. Turner says the end of their Warner Brothers contract and departure of Matt Lukin “cleared the air” and “we could do whatever we wanted”. The pressure to make a commercially viable record has long gone. The band take writing very seriously, but it’s clear that their albums and the survival of the band are products of pure passion. And it’s this passion that has allowed Mudhoney to build a certain amount of prestige and while Turner says they knew they’d never have a hit album, taking to him about the current state of music feels like talking to an old friend. Commercial pop isn’t taking over “any more than other times,” Turner says thoughtfully. “Music is more readily available than it was with everything being online.” The connectivity has given rise to a healthy and vibrant underground scene which reaches from one side of the globe to the other. “There seems to be more of them [underground scenes], but not everyone will look that deeply. Commercial pop has always been lame. Now we have Miley Cyrus being shocking, yawn.” “In a weird sort of way, nothing is obscure anymore. The weird stuff that I was listening to at the end of the 1980s even the 1960s has all been found and reissued.” SEBASTIAN MACKAY
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WARPAINT AT ST JEROME’S Laneway Festival 2011, one of the band’s that really stuck out was LA’s all girl band Warpaint. “Yeah, we loved that festival. Getting Downunder is a real enjoyment,” teases guitarist/vocalist Emily Kokal, on the phone from the Angel City’s well frequented laundromat. “This has to be the least “Rock’n’Roll” moment of my career,” she quips, “Talking to the press, to promote our new album, whilst separating my whites and smalls for the dryer!” Kokal , in her casual, domestic mood is referring to the January release of the band’s second album, Warpaint. The laundromat is not too far from Angelino Heights, one of the oldest surviving districts of Los Angeles, where the band rehearses in gutarist, Theresa Wayman’s, funky Victorian house, a world away from the city’s ugly freeways and strip malls. Wayman’s digs are also home to her sandy-haired son Sirius and, during some months, her boyfriend, British electronic musician James Blake. Kokal talks about rooms stacked with shelves crammed with books on tarot and meditation, wrinkled vinyl records by people like British electronic pioneer Daphne Oram (“she’s weirdly-neat!”), The Roches and his Royal Purpleness – Prince. In addition, there’s tomato plants and a “big statue of Ganesha, the Hindu deity of new beginnings. It’s not a hippy house but we have many influences,
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we’re all over the place.” It’s a clear metaphor for the moody, brooding and laid back style of their new record, which follows, three year’s after their debut The Fool. The themes and tone of the previous work is still there - washes of noise, deft girl group harmonies and almost jazz free-form moments — but the deeper cuts are more grunty, muscular, more pronounced. “That’s deliberate. It was partly because we’ve been working with (producer) Flood… he was, um, ‘educational! (she pronounces this word with some caution, so as not to come across as too condescending).” This is particularly evident on the single ‘Love is to Die’, which is both provocative as it is a swooning ode to love, lust and life. At least that’s the interpretation I put to Kokal. She laughs “Well, yes. You could see it that way. But I dunno. Theresa (vocals, guitars) wrote it. She was after a sort of theme… lightness, darkness… it’s open to interpretation… it’s opening herself up, too.”
Additionally, the rehearsal and recording process was filmed for a “twisted behind-the-scenes doco” by video artist Chris Cunningham, who’s married to the band’s bassist, Jenny Lee Lindberg. “It is certainly an interesting watch – he did this sort of alien infrared video
nightmare thing (Rubber Johnny (2005) based on a riff of Aphex Twin’s ‘afx237 v7’). It’s not some twee, Kokal tells me, ‘formed’ on Valentine’s Day 2004 at a local hotel. “An auspicious day, for lovers and music swooners”, she teases but never reveals her joke. The original lineup consisted of Wayman and Kokal alongside sisters Shannyn Sossamon and Jenny Lee Lindberg. “Shannyn had a band we loved called The Methods. They played two songs, then we did two songs. We all got on and decided to all get together.” The ‘new’ band played in the Los Angeles area for about three years, writing songs (‘Stars’, ‘Beetles’, and ‘Elephants’) which would eventually comprise their debut EP, Exquisite Corpse (2007), which was mastered by then-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, who was also Kokal’s boyfriend at the time. The EP was initially self-released but still made #1 on the influential LA Amoeba Records local artist charts. The single ‘Elephants’ featured in Andrew Hull’s 2011 Horror flick Siren, which garnered the right level of cred to earn recording time for 2012’s The Fool. Drummer Stella Mozgawa joined the band in the winter of 2009. Shortly afterwards, Warpaint won representation at Rough Trade Records, and hit the road touring the USA, Europe and down here. “I think my favourite moment (of that time) was
opening for The xx, they were cool!” coos Kokal. The Fool brought great notoriety and inspired a year of touring and playing. “What was fun was rediscovering the songs both on and off the stage. We kept coming to them from new places, play them differently, jam them up or change them around. But now it was time to make new music, too.” In early 2011 Mozgawa told the UK press that the band was keen to “experiment and write with one another” (the current line-up had never actually composed “from the ground up”). “Like everything we do, it started with jamming and free-flowing onstage and in the studio”. Wayman went on record as saying the band wanted a minimalist sound on the new disc. “But we were also influenced by R&B and rap,” notes Kokal,” You know, drum machines and ambience.” As the album is largely keys-based, it’s “definitely a different beast from the last one.” So is there a chance we might see them back down this way again? “Well, yeah I hope so. Stella’s parents are supposed to be down there somewhere. We’ll be touring this album at Coachella and the other big gigs, we’ve had a good response so we could well be back there, too.” TIM GRUAR NEW ALBUM: WARPAINT OUT FRI 17 JAN
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Sony have announced PlayStation Now, a new game-streaming service that will allow gamers to play “popular hits and classic games” from the PlayStation 3 software library on a range of devices. The service will enable streaming to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 initially, before expanding first to PlayStation Vita, and then non-PlayStation devices, like 2014 models of the Sony Bravia TV range, and then “numerous other Internetconnected devices.”
GRAN TURISMO 6 PLAYSTATION 3 (EXCLUSIVE) The joy of Gran Turismo is in unlocking, progressing, getting faster, and winning more money. Gran Turismo is like Pokemon, but with cars. It’s an RPG where all of the main characters are vehicles, and none of them can talk, and there’s no story, and instead of fighting obscure Japanese monsters I race against other cars that also don’t talk but that I am more than happy to ram off the road without mercy. One of the things I have always enjoyed about the Gran Turismo series is that if you are good at the game, there are ways of letting the game know that you’re good, which lets you progress perhaps that little bit more quickly. One such way is through license testing. However, GT6 places much less emphasis on the licenses, possibly because some people view them as a difficult and boring aspect of the franchise. There’s only five tests per license now, and the cars you get for getting all golds aren’t as flash as they were in the last game. Where it counts, Gran Turismo 6 has it – there’s racing, and lots of it. Career mode is massive, and putting ten or so hours into the game isn’t even going to make a dent in the sheer number of events available. A new moon-based mission is kind of fun, but ultimately pointless, and involves you driving point to point, or knocking over cones, in zero gravity on the moon in a rover that weighs 35 moon kilograms. The new Festival of Speed sees you complete the same course with a variety of vastly different cars, and is actually an extremely cool way to see how different the course drives every time. Graphics are realistic in Gran Turismo 6; some of the environments are lovely, and driving around the Matterhorn is a postcard anyone would be happy to receive, but I can’t help but feel those environments were still pretty lovely in the last game, and even in the one before that. The sound, too, is what you’d expect. In a lot of ways Gran Turismo 6 is a much more fluid game than its predecessor, if a somewhat modest improvement on 5. If you like the sound of that, get stuck in the replay value is through the roof! BRENDAN KELLY
The PS Now service, as Sony are referring to it, will enter into a Beta program in the US at the end of January; a full roll-out is planned for Summer in that country. A local rollout is intended, however Sony are not yet committing to a timeframe for the availability of the service in New Zealand. Pricing information for the service has not yet been revealed, however Sony stated, “you will be able to rent by title for specific games you are interested in. We’ll also offer a subscription model that will enable you to explore a range of titles.”
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VETERAN SESSION SINGER Sharon Jones was already 40 years old when she walked into a studio to sing on a Lee Fields record, produced by young R&B fanatics Philip Lehman and Gabriel Roth. In the years that followed, Lehman and Roth kept calling on Jones’ vocal talents for limited edition 45s, that looked and sounded just like true vintage soul. After Lehman and Roth dissolved their partnership in 2000, Roth - now going by the stage name “Bosco Mann”- cofounded Daptone Records with Neal Sugarman, and their first release was to be a full length Sharon Jones album. A new band was formed from the ashes of the Soul Providers and the Mighty Imperials and in 2002 Sharon Jones & The Dap-King released their first album, Dap Dippin’ with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. Four albums later and 2013 saw the band ready to release their new album, Give the People What They Want. But 2013 ended up being a year of frustration, fear and false starts for Jones. Not long after announcing the summer release of their fifth album Jones was diagnosed with cancer and everything had to be put on hold; tours were cancelled and the album had to be shelved. “It’s been a very intense last three years”, Jones explains down the phone line in her soothing Southern drawl. “My mother passing away, Neil Sugarman’s brother passing away, and my cancer. The first time they think
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it’s just a mild cancer, then its pancreatic cancer… they took out my gall bladder and a foot and a half of my intestine.” All of this makes the arrival of Give the People What They Want (and a planned return to the stage in February) especially gratifying. Though a lot of the album was recorded before Jones got sick, it’s hard not to read a special piquancy into the album, as the singer dismisses old lovers in the up-tempo stomper ‘Retreat!’, marches directly into the pulsing Detroit-flavoured soul of ‘Stranger To My Happiness’, before easing back down into the mellow feel-good anthem ‘We Get Along’. Set against The Dap-Kings’ characteristically springy horns, Jones growls and struts through 10 timeless songs that couldn’t be better suited for the stage. And to the bands credit, the studio also serves them well, retaining that crackly analog sound the Dap Kings have become known for. It hasn’t been easy for Jones, not surprisingly, and that’s speaking to her on a good day with only two Chemo treatments left. “I feel ok today and that’s why I started doing all the interviews. The other day my white blood cells were down and I was in to much pain… and then they give you this needle in your bone marrow.” While chemotherapy has been helping to kill the cancer cells Jones’ side-affects have been far reaching: “My eyebrows and eyelashes are gone, everything
ya know. The doctors keep telling me once they stop the chemo my hair will grow back; “Sharon you gonna be on stage and these things are gonna be turning back to normal.” I can’t wait till I’ve got my energy back and I’m healthy.” Unfortunately Jones’ health was so poor that she wasn’t able to do any music for a while, “I couldn’t concentrate, I was in so much pain.” But during this time she did manage to do a video for ‘Stranger To My Happiness’, which saw the band shooting in the corner of a warehouse, made up to look like a wedding reception. And while that timeless signature sound and her worldweary (slightly more than before) voice are there, Jones didn’t want to pretend she wasn’t sick and chose not to wear a wig, largely out of respect and appreciation for her fans. “I wanted to let everyone see because I’m not trying to hide… want to make sure they see me and what I’m going through, because they are part of my healing process. So it’s all therapy for me.” Therapy that I was also (and somewhat unexpectedly) able to be part of. In preparation for the interview I’d created two sets of questions, wondering how much Jones would or would not want to talk about her health. But in just a few short minutes I abandoned all questions, as Jones laconically laid bare her emotions. “I really thought I was gonna die. I thought the record was going to be out and people would never
see me play it live. It’s opened up my faith and given me more strength, and that’s the reason I want to go out and show the fans. I want to get out there and do this for another eight or 10 years… I’m prayin’ I’ve got another eight or 10 years of being healthy. I didn’t realise how important health was, you take it granted.” It will be a different me going back out… not in my little dresses anymore. So different, and ya know, it’s gonna be a different Sharon come out there. You can’t go back, but this sickness has changed me. My whole eating, my everything. And I’ve still got a lot of adjusting to do.” The album has different connotations and significance for Jones and her band now compared to when they started work on it - and is a very personal album: “It’s dedicated in memory to my mother and Sugarman’s brother,” Jones explains. It should be yet another boon for fans of dusty-grooves who like their funk extra retro, and regardless of everything, Jones is set to Give the People [exactly] What They Want this January. “I can’t wait to get back out there, the stage will give me back my happiness, my joy. I’m a little nervous, but let me tell me something, every night before I get on that stage I’m a little nervous.” REN KIRK NEW ALBUM: GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT OUT FRI 17 JAN
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