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MC, Musician, Actor, Painter, Renaissance Man. Chali 2na has done it all and now he’s heading to Auckland and Wellington. From his days growing up on the hardscrabble streets of Chicago’s south side; to his subsequent explosion onto Los Angeles’ burgeoning hip-hop scene; to his tenure as MC for seminal hip-hop group Jurassic 5, and his front-man duties for Grammy-Award winners Ozomatli; Chali 2na epitomises the portrait of a 21st century artist. Chali 2na is one versatile fish! Catch this ‘rare toona’ at these limited sideshows.
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REST IN PEACE, RONNY
Ronny Jordan, a London born guitarist and key figure in the acid jazz movement during the 90’s has passed away at age 51. Ronny’s brother and sister made the announcement on a Ronny Jordan tribute page they set up on Facebook. ‘Dear Friends, Family and Well Wishers. It is with our deep regret that Ronny Jordan has recently passed away. We are still coming to terms with the loss of our brother… We appreciate that Ronny has got many fans around the world and so we ask that you keep an eye out for further announcements in relation to his funeral arrangements.’
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Foster The People are set to release their new album, Supermodel, on Fri 14 Mar. Produced by Paul Epworth, the globally influenced Supermodel is the follow-up to the group’s critically acclaimed 2011 debut Torches. Recorded in various locations around the world, Supermodel began as frontman Mark Foster and producer Paul Epworth set up a writing studio in a riad in Essaouira, Morocco at the end of 2012. From Morocco the album continued to migrate with Foster and the band. Work continued at Woodshed Studios in Malibu, Henson Studios and Bronson Island in Los Angeles and was finished at Epworth’s Wolf Tone Studios in London.
According to an article published by NME, Morrissey has signed with Universal Music’s, Harvest Records, stating he was “thrilled” with the agreement. Harvest Record’s general managers, Piero Giramonti and Jacqueline Saturn have confirmed that Morrissey’s first album as per the agreement will be released in the second half of 2014. The new album will be Morrissey’s tenth solo album, following up 2009’s, Years of Refusal.
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The Grammys is already shaping up to be a huge night and it just got bigger with the news that remaining members of The Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will be performing together. Other performers on the evening will include Daft Punk featuring Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, Metallica featuring Lang Lang, Lorde, Pink featuring Nate Ruess, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Taylor Swift, John Legend and Keith Urban, Katy Perry, Robin Thicke featuring Chicago, Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton, Kacey Musgraves and Sara Bareilles featuring Carole King. TVNZ will now screen the 2014 Grammy Awards live after being unable to secure online streaming rights for the show. The TV network has the free-to-air broadcast rights for the show, and will be bringing viewers all the action live from Los Angeles on TV2 on Mon 27 Jan from 2pm. TVNZ will also broadcast the awards again in prime time on TV ONE at 9.15 pm as originally planned.
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Rockers and punks alike rejoice! Four of the most influential bands of the 90’s are coming to show New Zealand. Pennywise, Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake & Sommerset are set to play one Auckland show in March. This will be a unique show in more ways than one. Pennywise is bringing their original line-up and it will be a reunion show for Sommerset. SEE THEM LIVE: PENNYWISE, ALKALINE TRIO, LESS THAN JAKE & SOMMERSET THU 06 MAR LOGAN CAMPBELL CENTRE, AUCKLAND TICKETS ON SALE NOW TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ & UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ
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American Hustle and Gravity lead this year’s Academy Award nominations. David O. Russell’s crime caper starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence and Alfonso Cuaron’s space thriller both have 10 nominations at the 86th annual film awards, while 12 Years a Slave follows closely behind with nine nods. The 86th annual Academy Awards take place on March 2. 2014 Academy Awards – selected nominations: Best Picture American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Her Nebraska Philomena 12 Years a Slave The Wolf of Wall Street Best Animated Feature The Croods Despicable Me 2 Ernest & Celestine Frozen The Wind Rises Best Actor Christian Bale - American Hustle Bruce Dern - Nebraska Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Your house is on fire, what do save? My pots and knifes. Favourite ‘90s TV show? The Simpsons. Dream job as a kid? Musician. First album? The Beatles - White Album.
Best Actress Amy Adams - American Hustle Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine Sandra Bullock - Gravity Judi Dench - Philomena Meryl Streep - August: Osage County Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips Bradley Cooper - American Hustle Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave Julia Roberts - August: Osage County June Squibb - Nebraska Best Adapted Screenplay Before Midnight Captain Phillips Philomena 12 Years a Slave The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Original Screenplay American Hustle Blue Jasmine Dallas Buyers Club Her Nebraska Best Original Song ‘Alone Not Yet Alone’ from Alone Not Yet Alone ‘Happy’ from Despicable Me 2 ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen ‘The Moon Song’ from Her ‘Ordinary Love’ from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be? A visual artist. Ultimate festival line-up? Lusotronics festival Berlin 2013 was pretty much a dream line up: Bonde Do Rolê, Gang Do Eletro, Titica, Batida, DJ Comrade, DJ Edgar, Dama Do Bling, Throes & The Shine How do you discover new music? On Soundcloud.
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Worst job you’ve had? Working as a copywriter. Which song do you wish you wrote? 10cc - I´m Not In Love’. First gig in attendance? Run DMC with support group Beastie Boys live in Fürth, Germany, 1987. Any vices? Women. SEE HIM LIVE: DANIEL HAAKSMAN SAT 25 JAN WORLD TOGETHER W/ WEIRD TOGETHER, SILO PARK, AUCKLAND SUN 26 JAN SUBTROPICANA, RHUM BAR, WAIHEKE ISLAND
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SAT 25 JAN
THU 23 JAN INDI AND LUCKLESS DARKROOM
GIG OF THE WEEK
THE EGGS MATTERHORN
9PM
12AM, DOOR SALES ONLY
Teen singer Indi is a social media star. Making a name for herself across the Twitter and SoundCloud sphere, and is a talented player of the piano. Experimenting with vocals, the electronic soundscape, and creating cinematic effects, she’s joined by Luckless.
The Eggs are back for another funky year. Back with a bang on this rip-roaring Saturday, your favourite funk and boogaloo group will take the stage at their usual time of midnight. If you’re looking for a place to groove this Saturday night then make it a night at Yo Mommas Local.
LITTLE LAPIN
TAHUNA BREAKS
TASTE MERCHANTS
MANGAWHAI TAVERN, MANGAWHAI
7.30PM, $10, DOOR SALES ONLY
Fresh from releasing her self-titled debut EP, Little Lapin is embarking on a 10-date solo acoustic tour. Although she usually performs with her Aucklandbased band she is looking forward to offering audiences a more intimate performance.
FRI 24 JAN
7PM, $10, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ
The Tahuna team are hitting the road and spreading the infectious sounds all over the country. They’ve been busy busy, with their third album Shadow Light out last year. They tried a new songwriting technique for the latest attempt and are sharing their new, fresh sound.
THE FEELERS WAIHI BEACH HOTEL, WAIHI BEACH
BROCKAFLOWER LEIGH SAWMILL, LEIGH
9PM, DASHTICKETS.CO.NZ
Build It, Brockaflower’s debut full-length album is out, digitally on bandcamp and with CDs available at shows only, and because they want to share this exciting moment with their loyal fans and friends, they didn’t even need an excuse for a party – they are going on tour.
8PM, $40, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ
The boys look forward to delivering two sets, playing songs from their award-winning six-times platinum best-selling album Supersystem, as well as your favourite tracks from Communicate, Playground Battle, One World and Hope Nature Forgives.
I AM GIANT BODGEA
ZEN MANTRA DARKROOM
7PM, $33.50, IAMGIANT.COM
What’s the mantra? Love, peace and Zen. Psychedelic pop act Zen Mantra return with a new, full band. There will be lots of star gazing around the room, spinning lights, waving your hands in the air like you are running through a field. Good times ensue.
I Am Giant have had massive year upon massive year and are back with a brand new single, a new album and a Kiwi summer tour! The band has been on lock down in the studio, recording the follow up to their gold-selling debut album, The Horrifying Truth. Their highly anticipated second album, Science and Survival, is set for release in early this year.
PARACHUTE FESTIVAL 2014
SHAUN KIRK
MYSTERY CREEK
JUICE BAR
Once you get over the stigma attached to the title you’ll see it’s a wonderful event with heaps of music, fun and talented artists. Ok, keep in mind there is a strict no drugs or alcohol policy. But enjoy getting high off the energy and atmosphere.
Shaun’s blend of blues and soul is a testament to his wide range of influences and unwavering dedication to his craft. The result is an electrifying live experience, displaying Shaun’s unique set-up of guitars, harmonicas and pedals.
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK
SUN 26 JAN THE MAMAKU PROJECT DUX LIVE
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HIGH HOPES
8.30PM, DOOR SALES ONLY
The Projects celebrated electro-organic sessions have crystallised into a compelling new album with a wide emotional spectrum, drawing on trip-hop, quirky grooves, and chanson. The lush sound palette, organically electronic, carries tender vocals, broody harmony and rhythmic word.
MON 27 JAN ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL SILO PARK
11AM-11PM, TICKETEK.CO.NZ
While Lorde isn’t making an appearance, Laneway is still going one hell of a day party, with some of the finest international indie acts taking the stage. Acts include Haim, Ghost Wave, UMO, Watercolours, Danny Brown and Doprah.
SHENANDOAH DAVIS & ANTHONIE TONNON COOKS SADDLE CAFÉ, FOX GLACIER TOWNSHIP
8PM, $10-15, UTR.CO.NZ
On her 2012 trip, Shenandoah played to almost every audience there is to play to, from Camp A Low Hum to the Good Morning show, and sold-out emotional final shows in Wellington and Auckland. In recent months, Shenandoah has to play and sold-out solo shows Laura Marling and Mirah.
TUE 28 JAN EARL SWEATSHIRT JAMES CABERET
8PM, DASHTICKETS.CO.NZ
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As the second Laneway sideshow to hit New Zealand, the ears of Wellington are in for an incredible injection of hip-hop. As the youngest of the Old Future collective, Earl Sweatshirt is by far the most notorious and talented of the bunch. His 2010 debut mixtape Earl left fans and critics hanging on for more.
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Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello on the same album and a duet, there is nothing, absolutely nothing you could want from life now. ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ is vivid, deeply upsetting and explosive. Morello and Springsteen alternate vocal duties before coming together in away that will make you bow to the rock Gods. There are guitar solos and spoken word moments that transcend songwriting and become poetry. This track is more than you could hope for coming out of two very talented musicians. Springsteen’s performance, it’s exactly as you’d expect, top class. High Hopes doesn’t have songs so much as it has stories and each track is moving and feels as near tangible and not in the least bit contrived. It’s hard to over state the magnitude of this album. ‘Down in the Hole’ is a bone-chilling introduction and we then have Springsteen’s vocals come and immerse you into the song. And that’s one of the most important parts of this record, immersion. From the start of the opener ‘High Hopes’ with its scratchy guitar and Springsteen demanding your attention “give me hell/ give me strength/ give soul”, it shows the album isn’t about to let up. And it doesn’t, Springsteen keeps the atmosphere and emotion right through the closing of ‘Dream Baby Dream’. The tracks in between, namely ‘The Wall’ and ‘Hunter of Invisible Game’, offer a different musical texture to the album. The tracks break the
album up and also provide a window into the different tones and feelings of the songs. With the first being a Springsteen only venture and the second featuring Morello it provides and contrast between the work Springsteen does on his own and the work he does with others. ‘Dream Baby Dream’ starts as a solemn offering with a touch of hope and desperation. It feels like the ending of a story but at the same time it signifies a new beginning. The track is slow to build, like pressure on a valve, but it comes round into a plateau that finishes the album off nicely with backing vocals. Everything about this record pulls it together into a cohesive whole and it shows that while the industry will continue to turn out music about money and sex, musicianship and songwriting trumps factory made every time. SEBASTIAN MACKAY
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FRI 24 JAN
SHAUN KIRK
OTHELLO
MUSICIAN
THE PUMPHOUSE THEATRE 8PM-11PM, $16-25 TUE 21 JAN - SAT 15 FEB
Shoreside Theatre’s ever-popular summer season of the greatest writer in the English language, is presented true to era. In Othello, Shakespeare created both his most poignant tragic hero and his darkest character. As Othello’s adviser, Iago portrays an envious low-ranking officer.
KINGS OF THE GYM CIRCA THEATRE
8PM, R15, $25-46
From the team who brought you the smash hit The Motor Camp, playwright Dave Armstrong and director Danny Mulheron once again combine talents to present another entertaining season of their 2013 hit. A comedy in two halves, Kings of the Gym looks at the important things in life: competition, compassion, creation and PE teaching.
Favourite drink? It’s a toss-up between a good coffee, cold water or a red wine. Favourite restaurant/café? One that does good coffee and breakfast.
Favourite ‘90s TV show? I was a big fan of a kid’s game show called Amazing back then.
Favourite classic film? Happy Gilmore. Favourite childhood memory? Mucking around with my brother and sister at my Grandad’s old country Victoria house back in Australia. Favourite party food? Hotdogs and popcorn!
SAT 25 JAN THE GREAT SCAVENGER HUNT WELLINGTON WATERFRONT
10AM-4PM
Capital E’s Great Scavenger Hunt is back for a funfilled adventure on Wellington’s waterfront. With clues to solve, challenges to complete and a host of fascinating characters along the way, the new year also sees fresh challenges, with additional short and long scavenger courses.
V&A SELLING DREAMS AUCKLAND WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Favourite cause? 10% of the sales profits from my new EP are going to a charity called Orphfund who are helping abandoned children across the world.
Favourite vice? I have an alter ego who is a bit of a road rager. Favourite song? Howlin Wolf’s ‘Smokestack Lightning’. Favourite meal? You can’t go wrong with a good steak, salad and chips.
Favourite word? Sweet, Awesome, Dude etc. Favourite album? Maybe Bob Dylan’s Slow Train Coming. Favourite venue? I played the Palais Theatre in Melbourne supporting Joe Bonamassa a couple of years ago. That was pretty amazing! WED 22 JAN PUPPIES, WELLINGTON THU 23 JAN MURPHYS LAW, PALMERSTON NORTH FRI 24 JAN THE BELGIAN BAR, ROTUROA SAT 25 JAN THE JUICE BAR, AUCKLAND SUN 26 JAN SHENANIGANS, HAMILTON
SUN 26 JAN JIMMY CARR BRUCE MASON CENTRE
10AM-5PM TUE 21 JAN - FRI 28 FEB
Exclusive to Auckland Museum Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography comes directly from the renowned Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The exhibition features original work from some of the 20th century’s major photographers.
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One-line wonder Jimmy Carr has earned his place among the very best of British comics. His standup achievements to date include a British Comedy Award and a Loaded LAFTA Award. Gagging Order is the chance for Kiwi fans to catch this award-winning comedian at his best.
ASSEMBLE: THE ROYAL NZ BALLET AT SIXTY
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Profiling four ballets frequently performed by the company – Petrouchka, Swan Lake, Peter Pan, and Romeo and Juliet – this exhibition brings together many collections within the Alexander Turnbull Library to illustrate the life and work of a full-time professional dance troupe.
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FILM OF THE WEEK
THU 23 JAN AMERICAN HUSTLE
JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
GENERAL RELEASE
The Oscar-nominated flick sports an all-star cast and award-winning director to boot. Cons, sweet ‘70s curls and disco, it’s sure to be one hell of a fun ride. Bradley Cooper stars as an FBI agent who goes undercover with a couple of con artists (Amy Adams and Christian Bale). Jeremy Renner co-stars as a shady politician. DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH
WEST OF MEMPHIS
STARRING CHRIS PINE, KEVIN COSTNER, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
RIALTO CHANNEL, 8.30PM
West examines the case of the West Memphis Three – teenagers wrongly convicted of murdering three children and jailed for 18 years in 1993. The doco focuses on Terry Hobbs, stepfather of Stevie Branch, one of the victims, as a potential suspect due to physical evidence linking him to the crime.
SEX, LIES AND RINSING GUYS TV3, 9.30PM
This powerful documentary explores the world of mutual relationships where glamorous girls use their charm and beauty to “rinse” wealthy men for money and gifts. We follow three women who live this life in the UK – Jeanette Worthington, Danica Thrall, and Hollie Capper.
SAT 25 JAN
Five movies and four actors later, and the late Tom Clancy’s all-American hero is still proving popular action flick fodder. Twelve years after Ben Affleck’s attempt in The Sum of All Fears, the franchise gets a reboot with Star Trek’s Chris Pine in the lead role and a screenplay that deviates from the initial storyline. Using Clancy’s characters as a basis only, filmmakers clearly had room to move in all the right directions. Critically wounded from his time in Afghanistan, Second Lieutenant Jack Ryan (Pine) is out of action, until CIA agent Thomas Harper (Kevin Costner) sees potential and puts him through the agency. Ten years later, he’s working a desk job as an analyst only to be thrown in the deep end as a field agent when he uncovers a Russian plot to crash the US economy with a terrorist attack.
terrorists? The 1990s called, they want their antagonists back) – and it is – but there’s a real attempt (in the first half at least) to maintain a sense of realism that doesn’t have you rolling your eyes every five minutes. Unlike such reboots before it (namely Bourne), Shadow Recruit isn’t just one chase sequence after another. It’s like a ticking time bomb, as things slowly unravel to the explosive climax. Pine does the “fresh- faced analyst to asskicking agent” perfectly, while Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespearian background ads an element of theatrical drama needed for a typical super villain. Although things get a bit ridiculous towards the end, it’s an enjoyable watch that will keep you entertained from start to finish. LAURA WEASER LAURASSCREENING.COM
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MON 27 JAN PRETTY IN PINK
56TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
SKY MOVIES CLASSICS, 8.30PM
TV2, 2PM
She’s a high-school girl from the wrong side of town. He’s the wealthy heart-throb who asks her to the prom. But as fast as their romance builds, it’s threatened by the painful reality of peer pressure. A bittersweet story with an upbeat ending and a great 1980s rock score. John Hughes at his best.
Kiwi songstress Lorde cements her status as one of the biggest singers in the world at the 2014 Grammy Awards. Lorde has four nominations in the music industry’s biggest night. The 17-year-old from Devonport will also be performing in a line-up that includes Daft Punk, Stevie Wonder, Pink, Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons.
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Before Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen, Casino Royale) was a brilliant psychiatrist in the employ of the FBI. His task: to help a gifted criminal profiler, Will Graham (Hugh Dancy, The Big C), who is haunted by his ability to see into the minds of serial killers. A gripping series.
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The vibrant flavours and colours of Asian food come together with a twist - an island breeze. The modern Chinese food, is accompanied by the lush, relaxed surroundings of a Pacific Island paradise. And if you’re channeling Jack Sparrow, they are also the home of NZ’s premiere rum and cocktail bar.
THE GOURMET ICE CREAM CO. 10 BIRCH ST
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Since 1995 hand crafted gourmet ice cream has been coming out of Dunedin. They run a flavour of the week which ranges from caramel to cinnamon and walnut to vodka and cassis.
With an ethos and values built solidly in the working class the Gas Works feels alive with everyone’s stories and it’s own history. An inspired menu has crafted harmony between the classic and the new, offering hearty breakfasts alongside comfort foods for the cold Wellington winters and weekly all you can eats. It’s a family environment that’s remained true to its roots with an atmosphere to match. It’s furnished in style and carries itself with a flair of Wellington’s local pride which makes Gas Works the place for an ale and sharing a tale.
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AUCKLAND GIG GUIDE WED 22 BIG WEDNESDAY FRESH COMEDY
8PM, The Classic Comedy Club
EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
NOBODY FEATURING DAN AUX AND MORE Roxy
360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS
8PM, Civic Theatre Auckland
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
VERONA SESSIONS WITH THE REPEAT 9PM, Verona
VICE PARTY
Doors at 7pm guestlist only, The Portland Public House
ALTMUSIC PRESENTS MATMOS (US) WITH RACE BANYON, TEAM CATFOOD AND DJ POWER NAP
DJ FRANK BOOKER
BROCKAFLOWER ALBUM RELEASE - SAWMILL CAFÈ
DJ GRANT MARSHALL
9PM, Leigh Sawmill
CHOCOLATE BOX DELUXE WITH AYESHA KEY, LISA TOMLINS & VANESSA STACEY 9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
CLASSIC LATE & LIVE COMEDY
10:30PM, The Classic Comedy Club
DJ ANDY JV
5PM, Neighbourhood
DJ GENERAL LEE
12:30PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
DJ JASON ELI
8PM, Neighbourhood
DJ KARN HALL
9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
THU 23 360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS
EMERGING PIXELS
BEVAN KEYS & NYNTEE 6PM, Longroom
EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
6:30PM, The Deck
7:30AM, Aotea Centre
FANGS
8PM, Ding Dong Lounge
FEEDING FRENZY
7PM, Backbeat Bar, $10
FREEDOM FARMERS
FEW CHUR LAB WITH AZBO
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
FREEDOM FARMERS
10PM, CODE
9PM, Verona
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY WITH BOBBY BRAZUKA & PAYDIRT 9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
PPH JAM
The Portland Public House
SAVING GRACE & FOR ALL ETERNITY
8PM, Ding Dong Lounge
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH DJ DYLAN C 5PM
THURSDAY PRO NIGHT 8PM, The Classic Studio
FRI 24 360 - A THEATRE OF RECOLLECTIONS
8PM, Civic Theatre Auckland
F Bar Kingsland
9PM, Cassette Nine
DJ PAUL CHANKAY
8PM, Civic Theatre Auckland
DIMESTORE SKANKS, THE NEW BRIDES AND GAOL B8
LOUD & TASTY FT RYAN ENZED + JAYCEN A’MOUR MAGIC ROUNDABOUT WITH STINKY JIM AND DUBHEAD 5PM, Verona
MONEY BEATS
Bedford Soda & Liquor
NUFF SAID [GEORGE FM] PRESENTS... FRI, 24TH JAN 10PM, Ink & Coherent, $10
NYNTEE & CUFFY 6PM, Longroom
RIKI K, RICHIE RICH AND JERM AT REVELRY 6PM, Revelry
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
THE REPUTATIONS
The Portland Public House
SAT 25
8:30PM, Neighbourhood 9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
SUN 26 FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
GINGER SUNDAY Ginger Minx
JIMMY CARR
DJ LINLEY LATU 7:30PM, The Deck
8PM & 10:30PM, Bruce Mason Centre
DJ SAMPLE GEE
KINGSLAND FOLK CLUB
12:30PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
The Portland Public House
FREEDOM FARMERS
MONSTER TRUCKS & FMX LEGENDS UNLEASHED ONEHUNGA
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
FUNKOMMUNITY
6:30PM, Waikaraka Family Speedway
HIS MASTERS VOICE, FICTIONAL RESPONSE, BLACKLEAF GARDENS, DOWNFALL OF HUMANITY
NZ SOUL ALL DAYER WAIHEKE ISLAND 2014
JENNIFER ZEA & ANTIPODEAN COLLECTIVE WITH SUPPORT FROM SAM.E
Leigh Sawmill
9:30PM, Leigh Sawmill
9PM, The Kings Arms
9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
12PM, The Venue
TAMI NEILSON + THE NEILSON’S THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
TOM RODWELL
MIKEY HAVOC
1PM, Hallertau
MIXIT - ACCESS
MON 27
Bedford Soda & Liquor 2PM, Corban Estate Art Centre
MONSTER TRUCKS & FMX LEGENDS UNLEASHED ONEHUNGA 6:30PM, Waikaraka Family Speedway
MR BIG STUFF 9PM, Verona
NATHAN HAINES DJ SET The Portland Public House
NIGHT GAUNTS AT DING DONG LOUNGE
9PM, Ding Dong Lounge, $10
SAM HILL & NYNTEE 7PM, Longroom
SUMMER THIEVES NATIONAL TOUR K Road
TDK AND ANDY JV AT REVELRY 8PM, Revelry
EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
LAIDBACK LUKE 10PM, Studio
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
TUE 28 EMERGING PIXELS 7:30AM, Aotea Centre
FREEDOM FARMERS
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
PETRA PLUS GUESTS
The Portland Public House
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
TRUS’ME (PRIME NUMBERS | UK) Ink & Coherent
WATERFRONT MARKET 8AM, Wynyard Quarter
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WELLINGTON GIG GUIDE WED 22
FRI 24
AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
QUIZ NIGHT BAR EDWARD
DANCING & DRINKING SOCIETY
10AM, Te Papa
Colonial Cottage Museum 7PM, Bar Edward
{SUITE} SUMMER SERIES 2014 11AM, Suite Gallery
THE MEDICINE STAND UP COMEDY 8PM, The Cavern Club
10AM, Te Papa
Colonial Cottage Museum
10PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar
DREAM TEAM TROUBLE MAKERS Fast Eddies Pool Hall
EURO VIBES
Laundry on Cuba
THU 23
RAW POETRY SLAM IV
ALTMUSIC PRESENTS MATMOS (US) WITH DUCKLINGMONSTER AND KOI
STUFF I FORGOT TO TELL MY DAUGHTER MICHELE A’COURT
9PM, Mighty Mighty
7:15PM, North Hagley Park Events Village
AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
{SUITE} SUMMER SERIES 2014
10AM, Te Papa
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
Colonial Cottage Museum
STUFF I FORGOT TO TELL MY DAUGHTER MICHELE A’COURT 7:15PM, North Hagley Park Events Village
{SUITE} SUMMER SERIES 2014 11AM, Suite Gallery
8:30PM, The Fringe Bar
11AM, Suite Gallery
TAAY NINH Matterhorn
SAT 25 AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE 10AM, Te Papa
BANDS BANDS F$#KING BANDS
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
{SUITE} SUMMER SERIES 2014
I AM GIANT - RAZOR WIRE REALITY TOUR
MON 27
JIMMY CARR
AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
Colonial Cottage Museum
7PM, Bodega
8PM & 10:30PM, The Opera House
STRIKE OF THE BEAST 2 Valhalla
{SUITE} SUMMER SERIES 2014 11AM, Suite Gallery
THE EGGS
Matterhorn, $5
THE NUDGE
10PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar
TWIN SET
4PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar
SUN 26
11AM, Suite Gallery
10AM, Te Papa
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
Colonial Cottage Museum
DEAR MR. WATTERSON 8PM, Lighthouse Cinema
RAW MEAT COMEDY - JANUARY 8PM, The Fringe Bar
{SUITE} SUMMER SERIES 2014 11AM, Suite Gallery
TUE 28 AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
AUSSIE GALA DAY AT WELLINGTON ZOO
10AM, Te Papa
AZTECS - CONQUEST AND CULTURE
Colonial Cottage Museum
Wellington Zoo
10AM, Te Papa
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
Colonial Cottage Museum
LITTLE LAPIN SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR NZ 3:30PM, Meow!, $10
Fast Eddies Pool Hall
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL PRESENTS EARL SWEATSHIRT, DANNY BROWN AND RUN THE JEWELS The James Cabaret
{SUITE} SUMMER SERIES 2014 11AM, Suite Gallery
REGIONAL GIG GUIDE WED 22 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
KIWIBURN 2014 FORGOTTEN DREAMS
Cooks Rd, Hunterville, Rangitikei
THU 23 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
BLUES A BILLY TOUR 2014 Roots Bar, Golden Bay
LITTLE LAPIN SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR NZ
Taste Merchants, Dunedin
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MAMAKU Ñ TWIGS OF GOLD Ñ ALBUM RELEASE 8:30PM, The Playhouse, Southland
OCEAN FULL OF FINS (CANADA) NZ TOUR 2014 - RAGLAN The YOT Club, Raglan
FRI 24 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
BLUES A BILLY TOUR 2014 The BoatHouse, Nelson
NICK KNOX, ‘RESUSCITATE’ ALBUM RELEASE Queens, Dunedin
OSMIUM ‘UNRELENTING’ NZ TOUR - NELSON 9:30PM, Club Paradox, Nelson
SAT 25 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
SUN 26 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
EXPERIENCE U2
9:30PM, The Whitianga Hotel, Whitianga
EXPERIENCE U2
MON 27
JACKAL, CHECAINE, SNAKE OIL PEDDLERS AND SUPER NARCO MAN
1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
Pauanui Club, Coromandel
Biddy Mulligan’s Irish Pub, Hamilton
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
TUE 28 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
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CHRISTCHURCH GIG GUIDE WED 22
FRI 24
ALTMUSIC PRESENTS MATMOS (US) W/ SAM HAMILTON AND MISFIT MOD
LITTLE LAPIN SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR NZ
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE
7:30PM, Christ’s College
9PM, Third Door Down
7:30PM, Christ’s College
THU 23 INDI & LUCKLESS 9PM, The Darkroom
OSLO BROWN MINI TOUR 8PM, Wunderbar
OSMIUM ‘UNRELENTING’ NZ TOUR - KAIKOURA 9:30PM, Strawberry Tree
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE 7:30PM, Christ’s College
Tommy Chang’s
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE
SAT 25 AMIRIA GRENELL AND AMY GRACE, SUMMER SOUTH TOUR 8PM, Tommy Chang’s
MAMAKU Ñ TWIGS OF GOLD Ñ ALBUM RELEASE 9PM, Strawberry Tree
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE 7:30PM, Christ’s College
SUN 26 MAMAKU Ñ TWIGS OF GOLD Ñ ALBUM RELEASE 8:30PM, Dux Live, $15
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Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. To say they’re fond of monkey’s is an understatement but it leads the bar to more than a few good times with a range of DJs, parties and shows the Monkey bar offers a lively amping scene with a few surprises and dedication to a great drink.
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Specialising in amazing beer the craft beer bar offers and a range of entertainment; jazz, blues, rock ’n’ roll music and pushes a something for everyone feel. The bar offers a great sun soaked outside area as well as pub food from burgers to pizza to snacks and back.
Where East meets West and craft beer and international wines (including some of New Zealand’s finest) flow through the sexy, intimate and comfortable chic and Bohemian Reverly. It’s the point at which balance becomes beauty and stops being an act, with food inspired by shipping routes and specialty cocktails that pair with spirits from each corner of the globe. Reverly gives a unique experience in that it’s one of the few places to home a dizzying range of spirits while still maintaining its sex appeal and the casually fashionable crowd that it plays host to from late afternoon until late at night.
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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.
Q THEATRE THE PORTLAND PUBLIC HOUSE
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.
THE PADDINGTON
PINXTOS BREW ON QUAY
THE TUNING FORK
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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TOURS & EVENTS
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 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
LIONEL RICHIE & JOHN FARNHAM
POKEY LAFARGE (US)
LUMINATE 2015
QUEENSTOWN BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL
LYNYRD SKYNYRD, STARSHIP & 10CC
RAGGAMUFFIN 2014
Thu 20 Mar CBS Arena, Christchurch Sat 22 Mar TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth Sun 23 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Wed 28 Jan - Wed 04 Feb Golden Bay, Nelson
Sat 08 Feb The Amphitheatre, Taupo Sun 09 Feb Matakana Country Park, Matakana, Sat 15 Feb Gibbston Valley Winery, Queenstown
BIG DAY OUT 2014
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS (US)
BILLY BRAGG (UK)
MICHAEL BUBLE
Sun 23 Mar The Opera House, Wellington Tue 25 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
MORCHEEBA (UK)
Thu 10 Apr The Powerstation, Auckland Fri 11 Apr Opera House, Wellington
Sat 01 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Sun 02 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
THE NATIONAL (US)
Tue 04 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
BRUNO MARS (US)
NEKO CASE (US) ERYKAH BADU (US)
CAMP A LOW HUM 2014
Thu 10 Apr The Civic, Auckland
CLASSIC HITS WINERY TOUR 2014
Fri 21 Feb CSB Arena, Christchurch Sat 22 Feb Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sun 23 Feb Aotea Centre, Auckland
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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Fri 31 Jan - Sat 01 Feb Rotorua International Stadium
Wed 21 May Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 22 May Vector Arena, Auckland
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (US)
Fri 07 Feb - Sun 09 Feb Wainuiomata
Sat 26 Apr Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
Wed 12 Mar TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Thu 13 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Fri 17 Jan Western Springs Park, Auckland
Sat 15 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
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
THE HOLLIES (UK)
Fri 14 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
NINE INCH NAILS & QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (US) Wed 19 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 22 Mar CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
JAMES BLUNT (UK)
Wed 26 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
KODALINE (IR)
Mon 27 Jan Silo Park, Auckland
ROSIE O’DONNELL (US)
Fri 31 Jan Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sat 01 Feb ASB Theatre, Auckland
Fri 14 Feb - Sun 16 Feb Tapapakanga Regional Park, Auckland
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)
Tue 21 Jan CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Sun 30 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
LANEWAY FESTIVAL
Sat 05 Apr Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
SPLORE 2014
Sat 25 Jan Opera House, Wellington Sun 26 Jan Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland
JURASSIC 5
THE ROLLING STONES (UK)
Sat 29 Mar CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
JIMMY CARR (UK)
Fri 25 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 27 Apr Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
Sat 01 Feb Rippon Vineyard, Wanaka
SERJ TANKIAN & NZSO
Wed 28 May The Civic, Auckland
JOSS STONE & INDIA.ARIE
RIPPON FESTIVAL
Tue 04 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Wed 05 Mar TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Thu 10 Apr Town Hall, Auckland
Tue 29 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland
Sat 15 Feb Western Springs, Auckland
RUDIMENTAL (UK)
JAKE BUGG (UK)
JOHN MAYER (US)
RAPTURE 2014: EMINEM, KENDRICK LAMAR, J.COLE
PARACHUTE 2014
Fri 24 Jan - Sun 26 Jan Mystery Creek, Hamilton
WESTFEST 2014
Wed 19 Feb - Thu 20 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
MOUNT KIMBIE PICKING THE BRAIN- of one half of UK’s genre building, dance floor annihilating and “stupid noise” creating, Mount Kimbie is an exercise in patience. At least while the charming French receptionist at Kai Campos’ (one half of the British electronic duo) hotel works through your strikingly kiwi accent to figure out exactly who it is you’d like to talk to. It seemed then, half hoping Campos is a morning person, that best place to start with is how they ended up cutting their teeth and being scene forerunners at almost precisely the same time. “It didn’t seem like that,” says Campos. “The first four songs we finished were our first EP and the second four were the second EP.” Digging a little deeper into his memory Campos says (while remarking that it’s been almost 10 years since he’s thought about this) that the biggest initial draw to electronic music is that “it was the essence of everything. “It’s not what I listen to solely… but as a teenager I was attracted to making the music. There were mind blowing possibilities and being able to create everything
yourself appealed to me and was exciting.” They’ve come along way since then, with their latest full length release Cold Spring Faultless Youth coming out early last year and festivals across the world, but Campos says not a lot has changed for Mount Kimbie. “What’s changed,” says Campos after a pause, “is that things are more considered and we’re learning more and were more aware that decisions you make now can stick with you.” He says that’s the best place for him and the other half of Mount Kimbie, Dominic Maker, to be. Still figuring it out and building on what they know. “For us, it’s the only way to make music.” Part of the figuring it out process is taking what they learn from festivals and applying it to how they make music. “They (festivals) can be a great and terrible thing. We had no idea when we started out and we worked out how to present something we believe in on a bigger stage.” While Campos says there wasn’t
a conversation where they sat down and tried to work out how to get the music to fit into every context, that’s what they’ve been working on. And when everything comes together in a festival performance, he says “the collective force of 20,000 people singing your songs back to you is fairly intoxicating.” Since the beginning of Mount Kimbie, when Maker and Campos were bedroom producers, it’s seemed as though these mens’ minds were connected. “There’s no defined process,” says Campos on how they bring their ideas together, “we usually start on the keyboard or on the guitar, which is usually a bass, and sometimes it’s a stupid noise that I’ve recorded.” And from there, it correlates and they “find out the melody and that becomes the heart of the song, it’s reason for existing.” On Cold Spring Faultless Youth the duo did one of their few outsider collaborations with King Krule, the singer songwriter and musician. While Maker and Campos aren’t against the idea of collaborating, Campos says they’re fairly hesitant, and that
King Krule came on as part of the process, not just a voice over. “We didn’t want to have five or six collaborators on the record. I think electronic music does itself a a disservice that way and it seems half arse. With Archy (King Krule) we thought it would work together and it would correlate.” The song, ‘You Took Your Time’, was built with Krule’s vocals in mind. “He was there from the very beginning and we were writing with him in mind and we were writing together. So when we did his vocals, it wasn’t a half finished rec with vocals over the top.” As for a new album the band are going to be touring right through until spring next year, at which point they’ll begin record. But Campos says they prefer not to over think it too far in advance and they’re yet to decide where they’ll be making the record. SEBASTIAN MACKAY SEE THEM LIVE: MOUNT KIMBIE AT ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2014 MON 27 JAN SILO PARK, AUCKLAND
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AT A BASIC level Kim Dotcom is a celebrity because he is an enterprising computer geek. And I am sure that like many of the geeks who were friends of mine when I was younger, he made no secret that he would go on to seek (and cement) his notoriety through the use of his commanding brain. Other kids want to be ballerinas and firemen. As a child he says he wanted to be a millionaire. Nothing wrong with that. Indeed Mister Dotcom, born Schmitz has used his brain and become a very wealthy man; at the age of 18 he was a millionaire; money he admits he made from
hacking computers. Now, on the at a milestone birthday, with a net worth in excess of 2.5 billion dollars he is releasing an album of dance music which he says reminds him of his days speeding on the German Autobahn. Very romantic. Some background for you; his company Mega Upload purportedly promoted and provided the platform to facilitate file sharing. A hangover of which was practically free access to music, films and television shows. I asked around and learned quickly that Kim Dotcom polarises people. Either you love
him; I spoke to plenty who do… Not that many of them were able to enunciate why they are proDotcom. Or you loathe him; and anyone who is anti-Dotcom has plenty to say! Whether you think he is as lost in his own version of truth or you think that he is a privacy activist trapped in a golden cage you are still thinking of him. We are witnessing the carving out of an enduring legend, folks. Holed up in his Coatesville mansion every bit the caricature of a dark hero, he has not sat idle. Amongst other things he has found the time to write some simple rhymes, enlist a glittering line-up of music makers and proffer up an album. Enlisting the creative services of American producers Printz Board (The Black Eyed Peas), Sleep Deez (Lupe Fiasco) and Rellevant (Eminem) shows that he knows how to surround himself with people who can get the job done. American singers Amari and Ilati, and closer to home the talents of Tiki Taane, Laughton Kora, (ACDC drummer Phil’s daughter) Lucia Rudd and Dotcom’s stunning Philipino wife Mona have also been tapped. But of course the star is Kim himself, and I cannot deny feeling that he wouldn’t have it any other way. A visit to his website and you can listen to four tracks from the album, all very personally mined, however the first rule of creativity is to write about what you know. A rule he has followed to the letter. Good Times is light dance-pop music. And if that’s what floats your boat then by all means tune in. Catchy track ‘Live My Life’ insists just that. The video is a masterpiece, a plea for the weedy guy; surrounded by ice cube sucking girls in bikinis, nattily balanced with car racing cuts, a superman outfit and a fantastic disco ball scene.
Baboom, Dotcom was to give music fans a sneak preview into his latest innovative and disruptive Internet service. According to the media release Baboom will provide a new way for artists to be rewarded, as well as enabling the public to earn the right to stream and download content for free. The service will go live in late 2014, until then we can only guess at the authenticity of this claim. 20 January also marks the second anniversary of the large scale police raid which he has publicly called “an anti-terrorist operation”. The raid which brought the already larger than life Dotcom squarely into the public eye. A place he obviously feels comfortable. So much so that he had planned to host 25,000 ‘fans’ at Auckland’s Vector Arena for all of this launch business, in addition to celebrating his 40th birthday (21.01.14). However given that he has made no secret of his political aspirations, the risk that his planned free-admission launch party might contravene New Zealand electoral laws meant that last Thur 16 Jan, a missive from his PR informed us it was cancelled. Of course the Internet party will go ahead as planned… which is perhaps a further passive message from Dotcom, that the Internet is the one place where we are truly free. His choice of date seems odd to me. Perhaps he is thumbing his nose at all of the adversity, perhaps he feels emboldened by such an act. And the argument that his date choice is merely a coincidence is wafer thin: in the life of Kim Dotcom I should imagine everything runs to a well calculated plan, where every effort is made to ensure it is executed flawlessly. JAN MAREE
DEBUT ALBUM: GOOD TIMES OUT NOW
An unmistakable nod to Drum and Bass with his track ‘Party Amplifier’ and there is a certain grace in the feel-good lyrics of ‘Precious’ which has a heavy dose of the Black Eyed Peas harmonics heard on their smash hit album Elephunk. I would have loved to know whether the album was made using a product the likes of Auto Tune, but perhaps it is in not knowing that will lead me to listen to the album again. Tricky. The release date (20.01.14) coincides with the launch of
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate released as a 3DS exclusive last year, seeking to open up the linear, action-focused direction of its home console predecessor, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and draw inspiration from exploration-heavy Castlevania titles directed by Koji Igarashi (Symphony of the Night, most famously, but also most of the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS entries.)
With the first season of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead receiving the accolades it did back in 2012, a sequel was almost guaranteed. Here was a game that, according to fans and critics alike, breathed life into the dormant adventure genre and proved the capability for games to tell complex, emotionally charged stories.
Most critics and fans agreed that it was a limited success in this regard - more open than LoS, but far from the Igarashi standard - and marred by other flaws. In light of this response, Konami’s decided to release an HD remaster of the game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, giving developer Mercury Steam a second chance to get the game right. The first thing you’ll notice when you fire up the game is that cutscenes are now skippable. This is obviously a nice touch if you played the original and are coming back for more, but even if you’re brand new to the game, it’s good to have the option. The cutscenes themselves were one of the standard features of the 3DS game, combining a beautiful, gothic art direction and cel-shaded graphics to great effect, but they haven’t made the transition to the “big” screen quite as well. It looks good, but it’s still obvious that the game originated on a low-resolution system, which is a shame. The other big changes are gameplay related, with the removal of almost all of the QTEs perhaps the most welcome one. Where Mirror of Fate had you inputting arbitrary button sequences to do everything from finishing off a boss fight to opening a treasure chest, Mirror of Fate HD only throws them at you when they serve some sort of actual purpose, like mashing X to break out of an enemy’s grab, which does varying damage depending on how quickly you can escape. Mirror of Fate HD is definitely the best version of Mercury Steam’s Lords of Shadow spin-off. If you’re on the fence, you may want to give the demo a try first - this is the best version of the game, without a doubt, but it’s the best version of a game that is still, at it’s core, good - without ever crossing the threshold into great. MATTHEW CODD
In order to fully appreciate what SeasonTwo brings to the table, it’s necessary to first revisit the first season. Taking place in the same world as Robert Kirkman’s comic book series of the same name, The Walking Dead follows an original plot with unique characters. It makes use of exploration-driven mechanics that will be familiar to anyone who’s played any classic adventure games like Monkey Island or The Longest Journey, albeit with more emphasis on player-driven interactions between characters and less focus on puzzles. Season Two starts more or less where Season One left off, although now, you’re playing as Clementine (instead of protecting her.) Apparently, some people were concerned about Telltale “going easy on her,” and the game not having the same emotional impact as season one as a result. Telltale said before launch that this wouldn’t be the case, and this is backed up within 10 minutes of firing up the game. Although some other characters from Season One show up, this is a new game and a new arc in The Walking Dead’s story, so All That Remains is largely focused on establishing the new characters and setting the scene for events to come. As such, it doesn’t bring the same level of intensity as the later episodes of the first season. Having said that, Season Two still manages to create some genuine, fresh tension. Clementine faces a number of tribulations over the course of the episode, and without Lee by her side, we get to really see how much she’s grown and how determined she’s become as she fights through these. It’s important to remember that this is the first episode of a new story arc and, as such, its main purpose is to introduce the new characters and set the scene for what’s to come. And it does a fantastic job with that - especially with one hell of a cliffhanger at the end... MATTHEW CODD
NEW ZEALAND MINT TO RELEASE MAGIC NEW COINS
Wizards of the Coast have announced an upcoming limited edition range of coins based on the Magic: The Gathering collectable card game. Produced by New Zealand Mint, the coins - made from one ounce of .999 silver - will be legal tender in the Pacific island nation of Niue.
SIMCITY OFFLINE MODE ANNOUNCED
Developers Maxis have announced that, as of an upcoming patch, SimCity will be playable without an internet connection.
“New Zealand Mint is excited to be engaged in this release,” Brent Hindman, Head of Sales and Marketing at New Zealand Mint explained.
The news follows the game’s mixed reception since it released in March last year, with much of the negative press around the game centered on the fact that the city building simulation - even in singleplayer - required an internet connection to play.
The first coin is scheduled to release on March 1st, 2014. Additional coins are planned, but details about other releases - including what they might be, and when they can be expected - were not included in the announcement.
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SCOTTISH INDIE ROCK band Frightened Rabbit was initially a solo project for vocalist and guitarist Scott Hutchison, who worked with his brother Grant on the band’s first studio album, Sing the Greys. Three more albums later and a few line-up additions, the band are no strangers to touring but have never quite made it to New Zealand. Laneway Festival 2014 is about to change all that, giving the boys the perfect excuse see what the talk’s all about. Ren Kirk caught up with Grant Hutchison ahead of their debut performance at Laneway Festival at Silo Park. Ren Kirk: I guess you’ve got a busy day of interviews? Grant Hutchison: No, just an hours worth. It’s interrupting my TV watching, but ya know, it’s ok. RK: Well we better get on with it so you can get back to your TV watching then I guess. So, tell me about how you first got in to music – I mean the band started as you and your brother, so I’m kinda leaning towards quite a musical family. GH: Na, not really. I mean sort of, I guess, because our parents used to go to a folk club and they helped run it in Scotland. But
that was when everyone was in a folk band. Dad played a little guitar… but mostly they were always very encouraging I think. All three of us played some sort of instrument. RK: So did you and Scott play together at school? GH: We were both in various bands at school but I didn’t start playing with Scott until eight or nine years ago. And it seemed to work - that band thing that you find with brothers – so I haven’t played with many other people; he was looking for a drummer and I was the only one he knew. RK: So the musical brothers bit, has that always been smooth saling? Never any sibling rivalry or trying to out-do each other? GH: We haven’t always been at peace with each other, but definitely in terms of music there’s not much competition. Scott and I never played music together because he always used to say it wasn’t very cool to be a band with your brother at school... we had our own things going on. RK: So would it be fair to say he didn’t have my influence on you musicially growing up then?
GH: All my musical influence came from my older brother. I remember when he came home with the first Rage [Against The Machine] album and I was definitely too young to be listening to it. He came home, turned it up loud and mum came running in screaming that I was too young to be listening to it. I was too... kept going around singing, “Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me.” RK: How do you think the band and music has progressed over the years? RK: Ooh, [long pause]… or if it hasn’t progressed we can talk about that? GH: No, it certainly has progressed. RK: Phew, that was going to be a bit awkward. GH: I think our sound, the music, it really came to fruition on the last record cause previous to that Scott had written all the songs and bought them to us fully formed. So there was very little room to move. But with the last record that changed and all five of us went to a couple of cottages to write and all of us were involved from the outset. It made a huge
difference to the sound and feel of the record. RK: Will be interesting to see how it feels for you with the next album, second time round and all that. But moving right along, because I know there’s TV watching that needs to be done... what do you think about heading over to NZ for Laneway, because you haven’t played here before have you? GH: Never been and I can’t wait. We’ve been to Australia a few times and whenever we do but don’t get to come to NZ I’ve always felt a bit hard done by. I’ve heard so many good things about it and the festival there. RK: And when this tour finishes, will it be back to the studio? GH: Yeah, we are going to take a break from touring and we’re gonna write the next record. It’s time to do the next one, so that’s what we’ll be doing and hopefully get it out in 2015. SEE THEM LIVE: FRIGHTENED RABBIT AT ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2014 MON 27 JAN SILO PARK, AUCKLAND
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ENCORE SHAGGY THIS YEAR, ALONG WITH DAMIEN MARLEY, REGGAE STAR SHAGGY IS HEADING ROTORUA’S RAGGAMUFFIN FESTIVAL – AND HE CAN’ T WAIT.
“YA, MON,” CHIRPS reggae-pop star Shaggy (aka Mr Boombastic aka Orville Richard Burrell), over the phone from his Long Island studio, The Backyard. “Maxi [Priest], he was the one who schooled me up on how to perform internationally. How, also, to do interviews and to collaborate with all these artists.” We’ve just been discussing Priest’s performance with Shaggy on Fox5 in NYC in promotion to the local Jerk Chicken Festival. The song, ‘Fight This Feeling’ is one of many produced by Shaggy and reggae rhythm section Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare on a new album Out of Many, One Music. It’s Shaggy’s 12th album and has already spawned the numberone hit ‘You Girl’, featuring vocals from Ne-Yo. Big hits are no stranger to this four-time Grammy winner, who rose to fame in the mid-1990s with grunty remakes of the Folkes Brothers’ ska hit ‘Oh Carolina’ and country twee-madam Juice Newton’s ‘Angel (of the Morning)’. And, of course, who
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can forget the very cheeky ‘It Wasn’t Me’ and the global stonker ‘Boombastic’. All of these hits feature collaborations. There’s no doubt he’s the ultimate magpie producer, but he also loves to reshape and remodel, reuse and review. His little black book is jam-packed with phone numbers of influential musicians. “This album, you know, came out of our touring down there in Australia and New Zealand. We’ve known each other a long, long time,” he says of mates Sly and Robbie, “and we were saying we should make an album together, so we went into the studio, here at Long Island, and jerked out a couple of songs. Then we left it for, oh… about a year… re-worked a few and then I added lyrics and got in some singers. I called up Ne-Yo, Maxi and others to add the layers.” Whilst Shaggy’s the master of collaboration, he’s also a nutrient figure in music, feeding new talent and has always been one of the early catalysts for young, upcoming artists.
“Like Rikrok, who I had sing on ‘It Wasn’t Me’. But, you know, I used to have big hopes and push them and everything. Now I... you know that saying, ‘You can lead a donkey to water, but you can’t make him drink?’ It’s like that. You have to get up every morning and really want it. They have to want it, so I look for that. It’s that ambition that I want to encourage.” Right now, the one wanting it is Tessanne, a Jamaican-born fusion artist who competed in the fifth season of US show The Voice. “I’ve known her for a long time and she’s very talented, with a great voice. I’ve made a few tracks here at the studio.” A part-time Big Apple resident (he also lives with his family in Jamaica), Shaggy has a house on Long Island, New York, where he rolls in musicians as required. “Sometimes I have to leave, there’s not enough room for me and the performers,” which, right now, includes longtime collaborator and keyboardist Lanky Martin and writerproducer Sting (real name Shaun Pizzonia).
“He is anti-industry. He’s a unique individual. But, it’s that talent that gets me the hits, the ideas and keeps me going. We often fight, about artistic differences. But in the end that ambition drives us to a great result.” Shaggy tours relentlessly, but he always has a soft spot for his part of the world. “I’m really looking Raggamuffin. I’ve been there before. I love the Kiwi take on Reggae,” he comments, responding to my questions about his knowledge of Marley’s influence and bands such as Aotearoa, Herbs, Katchafire. “I saw plenty the last time I was there, but can you spell those band names again? I need to Google them and bone up! I better know my stuff before I get there! I need to know how to do that… whatcha call it? Kiwi-strum?” TIM GRUAR SEE HIM LIVE: SHAGGY AT RAGGAMUFFIN 2014 FRI 31 JAN ROTORUA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM
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