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BIGGER FISH IN THE POND Joining Arctic Monkeys on their Australian and New Zealand tour will be psychedelic rock Perth band, POND. Formed in 2008 by Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson and Joseph Ryan, POND started as a collaborative musical project with the idea that they were able to get anyone to record and perform with them. Tickets on sale now.
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BYE BYE BIRDY Dong Nguyen, the creator of the mobile game Flappy Bird, has removed the game from Google Play and the iTunes App Store, but not over legal concerns. “I am sorry ‘Flappy Bird’ users, 22 hours from now, I will take ‘Flappy Bird’ down. I cannot take this anymore,” said Nguyen on Twitter yesterday. “It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore.” Flappy Bird released last year, and has gotten a lot of media coverage in recent months for its brutally difficult yet addictive gameplay. Earlier this month, Nguyen told The Verge that the free game was earning an average of $50,000 in ad revenue per day.
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GOING DOWN, DOWN Down will headline The Powerstation in March with support from Suicide Silence & local act Depths. Regardless of trends, popular opinions, and changing tides, Down are uncompromising, unparalleled, and undeniable. The addition of All Shall Perish front man Eddie Hermida, Suicide Silence are back on the road and ready to prove their immortality to audiences. SEE THEM LIVE: DOWN
THU 06 MAR THE POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND
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DIRTY TALK Jason Derulo is set to make a return to New Zealand for one show in April at Auckland’s Vector Arena. Armed with numerous hits and dance moves Derulo is back with a new album, new singles and is hoping to thrill fans with a memorable live show. SEE HIM LIVE: JASON DERULO THU 24 APR VECTOR ARENA, AUCKLAND TICKETS ON SALE: 10AM, MON 17 FEB
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ULTRAVIOLENCE Lana Del Rey has accidentally let slip the release date for her new album Ultraviolence. Fans in a street stopped her and when asked about her new album she blurted out the May 1 release date that her record company has managed to keep under wraps until then. She then attempted to backtrack, but it was all caught on camera.
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Shit worth doing music THIS WEEK’S TEN MUST SEE MUSIC EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND
KEY FREE
ALL AGES
LOCAL
TOUR
INT’L
CULT CLASSIC
THU 13 FEB
FRI 14 FEB
MY BABY
ED KOWALCZYK
WINE CELLAR
TUNING FORK
AUCKLAND
AUCKLAND
8PM - 12AM
7.30PM, $ 49, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ
My Baby is touring across Hong Kong to Australia and New Zealand, as well as the USA, following the release of their debut album My Baby Loves Voodoo. The Netherlands-based band is a soulful and rootsy blues-informed rock group that packs a political punch and a live experience that wills you to dance and fall into their trance.
Lead singer of Live, Ed Kowalczyk, began his solo career in 2009 and it proved to be an illustrious move. With more than 20 million albums sold worldwide and nine top 10 hit songs, which includes the crossover smash ‘Grace’ from his debut solo albums, and ‘Lightning Crashes’, ‘I Alone’, and ‘Selling the Drama’.
GIG OF THE WEEK
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TAPAPAKANGA
KIRIN J CALLINAN
CLASSIC HITS WINERY TOUR
REGIONAL PARK
THE KINGS ARMS
SENTRY HILL WINERY
AUCKLAND
AUCKLAND
NEW PLYMOUTH
$255, ITICKET.CO.NZ
8PM, $10, UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ
5PM - 10PM, $75, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ
The biennial Splore event returns to Tapapakanga Regional Park to mark its 10th anniversary. Splore is renowned for its extensive, wide-ranging programme of contemporary cultural offerings and for its audience; it’s an experience like no other. Cabaret, comedy, circus, theatre and great music, it’s a cultural extravaganza.
Returning to perform two headline shows on the back of his Camp A Low Hum appearance, Kirin J Callinan is taking over local venues near you. The Australian musician is breaking the mould with his conceptual music and racy music videos. His live shows are energetic and promise to be nothing like you’ve ever seen before.
Now in its eight year, the 2014 Classic Hits Winery Tour presents 17 shows across 16 spectacular outdoor venues from Tutukaka, down to Invercargill in the south. This year is no different when it comes to talent with The Exponents, joined by Stan Walker and Breaks Co-Op.
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MON 17 FEB SAT 15 FEB
THE WIRE THE POWERSTATION
SAT 15 FEB
HOMEGROWN
AUCKLAND
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
WELLINGTON WATERFRONT
8PM, $ 48, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ
GIBBSTON VALLEY
WELLINGTON
QUEENSTOWN
12PM, $ 99, TICKETEK.CO.NZ
11AM, $99, TICKETEK.CO.NZ
Now with an impressive eight stages and more than 60 acts, this is sure to be the biggest Kiwi gathering to date! If you can think of an artist, chances are they are there. From summer favourites Six60 to rock acts The Feelers, Gin Wigmore making her debut and everyone’s fav Tiki Taane.
Joining founding members Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, and Robert “Gotobed” Grey is guitarist Matthew Simms, also known as frontman for UK indie darlings It Hugs Back. Together the quartet is heading our way in support of their recent release Change Becomes Us. Their punk synthpop stylings are sure to fill the iconic Powerstation with catchy rock beats.
It’s a blast from the 1970s past, with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Starship’s first ever New Zealand performances, so along with 10cc, fans can re-discover collective catalogue of hits and experience seeing these bands live in the backdrop of our outdoor locations.
SAT 15 FEB SAT 15 FEB
OKKERVIL RIVER
MON 17 FEB
EMINEM
BODEGA
WESTERN SPRINGS
WELLINGTON
DELANEY DAVIDSON AND MARLON WILLIAMS
AUCKLAND
8PM, $45, UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ
WINE CELLAR
3.30PM, $105 - 299 $, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ
The Texan-bred indie folk-rockers Okkervil River recently released album The Silver Gymnasium finds them travelling back to those glory days of the 1980s. Frontman Will Sheff came up with a whole bunch of vignettes based on his hometown of Meriden, New Hampshire and his memories of the rural outpost during the decade of bad hair and “high” fashion.
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Get ready for Rapture, a gamechanging hip hop event curated by Eminem, with ears tuned to the streets, and eyes locked on rap’s future. Eminem has handpicked the now, and the next, for the debut dose of Rapture, with, Odd Future, J Cole, Action Bronson and David Dallas taking to the stage.
9PM, $ 20, DOOR SALES ONLY
Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams have released the latest instalment in the Sad, But True series. New songs and old friends, come and see them as this may be the last chance to see them perform together for a while as 2014 will see them head off in different international directions.
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THE BEST IN TV AND FILM THIS WEEK
SUN 16 FEB
THE MUPPETS TV2, 6.25PM
Walter is the world’s biggest Muppet fan, so when he and his friends visit LA, their first stop is the world famous Muppet Theatre. But while there, the group discovers a nefarious plan to drill for oil beneath the former stomping ground. The gang decide to reunite the Muppets and save the day.
THU 13 FEB
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR
SAT 15 FEB
GENERAL RELEASE
A GRAMMY’S TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES
The French film and Cannes Film Festival award winner captures the emotional and physical journey of a teenage girl, as she explores he sexuality towards womanhood. Adele meets Emma, a blue-haired bohemian who encourages Adele to find herself. As the pair embark on a relationship, they face challenges and controversy as they grow together.
TV ONE, 9.40PM
The biggest stars in music come together for one night only to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ groundbreaking first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Featuring performances by the Eurythmics, Alicia Keys, John Legend, John Mayer, Dave Grohl and Pharrell as well as a special appearance by the remaining two Beatles.
SAT 15 FEB
MASTERS OF SEX – S1
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Masters Of Sex sheds a light on the professional and personal lives of Dr William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan). The pair became pioneers in the science of sex by undertaking a groundbreaking study of the physiological aspect of the human sexual response. But their personal lives are as complex and revealing as the research they are undertaking.
TV2, 8.30PM
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Oliver finds that his crusade has been complicated by his emotional connections to friends and family. After failing to stop Malcolm from destroying the Glades, and the death of his best friend, Oliver abandoned his hood out of guilt. But Starling City needs a savior, and Oliver finds he is not ready to give up just yet.
FILM OF THE WEEK
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BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR Based on the graphic novel of the same name, this French romantic-drama is a complex and compelling coming-of-age story. We are introduced to young Adele (played by stunning French beauty Adèle Exarchopoulos), who’s like any other teen – kissing boys and gossiping with her friends about said boys. But on seeing a gorgeous bluehaired woman (Léa Seydoux as Emma) in the street, she begins to question what she knows and finds herself instantly smitten with this stranger. On a second chance encounter, the pair begin a relationship (much to the heckling and misunderstanding of her friends) and grow together through both good and bad times to adulthood. At three-hours long, it takes some great patience to sit through any film of this length, let alone in a foreign language. But if you see one art house/international film this year, make it this one.
There’s a reason Cannes loved it. Aside from a rather graphic and extended sex scene, which has come under fire as borderline pornographic, there’s more to this story than “hot chicks making out”. If you’re after that kind of thing, there are plenty of websites out there. This is a female-centric story of understanding your own sexuality and developing from a young girl to an adult, filled with all the mistakes and misadventures that make us who we are. Lesbian, bisexual or heterosexual, there’s something all women will be able to relate to when it comes to discovering who we are and what kind of life we want to live. LAURA WEASER LAURASSCREENING.COM
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STARRING LÉA SEYDOUX, ADÈLE EXARCHOPOULOS, SALIM KECHIOUCHE
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Shit worth doing culture
THIS WEEK’S FIVE MUST SEE CULTURAL EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND
WED 12 FEB - SAT 15 FEB
POCAHANTUS STUDIO 77 WELLINGTON 7PM - 8.10PM, $12 - 18, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ
MON 17 FEB - WED 19 FEB
OPERA AT TWILIGHT HAMILTON GARDENS HAMILTON 7.30PM - 9.15PM, $28, ITICKET.CO.NZ
TUE 12 FEB - FRI 28 FEB
A DECADE OF THE DAYS AUCKLAND WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM AUCKLAND
Following the sell-out concerts last year, Opera Brava have put together a new programme of opera highlights for your enjoyment. This year, the programme will include, ‘Un bel di’ (one fine day), ‘Casta Diva’, the Pearlfishers duet, the Butterfly flower duet, among many other wonderful hits. Enjoy a summer evening under the stars.
It’s not the Disney tale, with all the singing and dancing and colours of the wind. PocaHAUNTus explores how truth is relative, by taking on the truths, or stories, of what we often see as opposites: indigenous and “civilized”, natural and commercial/industrial, sane and crazy. The one-actor show sees our lead switch between the many people in the stories.
10AM - 5PM
Robin Morrison (1944-1993) was one of New Zealand’s most celebrated photojournalists. His striking, unpretentious images allowed us to see ourselves, and our way of life, as if for the first time. This exhibition features a selection of Robin’s black and white photographs of his city, Auckland, from 1971 to 1985.A beautiful window to the past.
SAT 15 FEB
SOL3MIO BLACK BARN VINEYARDS
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HAVELOCK NORTH
BITCHIN’ BINGO
7.30PM - 10PM, $120, ITICKET.CO.NZ
CHARLIE BAXTER’S
Comprised of two tenor brothers, Pene and Amitai Pati and their baritone cousin Moses Mackay, Sol3 Mio is the combination of three powerful and moving operatic voices, with a dash of irrepressible Samoan humour. The trio are quickly establishing an international reputation, having recently returned from Wales, where they studied at the exclusive Welsh International Academy Of Voice.
AUCKLAND 8PM
It’s old-lady bingo, but with a crazy twist. After a long summer holiday in Henderson, Te Kuiti and Rotovegas, Bingo Mistress is back for 2014 and is starting off the year at her fave Ellerslie bar Charlie Baxter’s! As usual, free to play, loads of great prizes to win and awesome tunes provided by DJ Andy Juice.
Artist Q&A
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Presents
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JONNY POTTS THE KINCAID WEEKENDER – FRINGE WELLINGTON
Who’s in the dead supergroup for your dream hologram show? Holograms? No thanks. I got the records, they’ll do fine. What’s an upcoming film you’re jazzed about? Inside Llewyn Davis. It’s like they had a meeting to figure out a way to make me buy a Cheap Tuesday ticket. Well played, Coens. Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend? Online, tweeting about how much I’d rather be drinking whisky or should be reading a book.
SERJ TANKIAN Singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and voice of rock band System of a Down
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Your signature “I’m an amazing cook” dish is… Vegetarian Lasagne a la Better Than Yours. The best TV show around at the moment is… I’m amazed at the longevity and creativity of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The best place for a date night is… Venus. Imagine that! (Then I do a helicopter noise like Rhys Darby). You’d get arrested if the police knew that you… Didn’t like that show Girls. People say you look like… Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Five celebs on your f**klist? Oh yeah, like anyone could ever sex up five different people. Kittens or puppies? Kittens for pelts, puppies for meat. What generic current affair has your blood boiled? This milquetoast Prime Minister’s tepid anti-statements are pretty infuriating. The man has no moral compass. Vote the nitwit out. SEE HIM PERFORM: THE KINCAID WEEKENDER AS A PART OF WELLINGTON FRINGE FESTIVAL EVERY SATURDAY DURING THE FESTIVAL
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THE NEW RELEASES YOU CAN SINK YOUR TEETH INTO
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I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN BELOVED ALBUM
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‘WAKING LIGHT’
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK
OUT NOW
BROKEN BELLS
though they’re competing.
AFTER THE DISCO
Melodic, enchanting, meaningful, thought provoking, relatable. After The Disco is refreshing and very well put together. It’s also a lot of fun to listen to. The beat drives ‘The Changing Light’ but it’s nothing without the vocal melodies that come in with the chorus and give the song a completely different feeling to the verses in the song. It’s the type of album that grows on you. ‘Control’ comes in offering more of an upbeat and sing along chorus. It’s as though it’s built on the merits of its predecessor and is more infectious and is booty shake evoking. It’s not a better track, but it exemplifies the album’s diversity. It’s an album that will have you moving in one moment and connecting with it in the next. The electronic/instrumental combination is flawless and the elements (a driving beat or atmosphere or synth paired with a bass or acoustic guitar) work ceaselessly to compliment each other and never feel as
‘The Angel And The Fool’ is the most emotional and evoking track (and that’s saying something on a record that will have ripples moving through your heart. Both because of the lyrics, delivery and production). It’s slow and vocally oriented. The lyrics are vivid and especially expressive and it brings a fantastic contrast to the more grandiose ‘The Remains Of Rock and Roll’. Bathing in synths the album closer brings the tracks together. It has more of the vocal style of opener ‘Perfect World’ and a touch of the sensitivity of ‘The Angel And The Fool’. Not an imitation of tracks before it but a perfectly positioned closer that reiterates everything there is to love about After The Disco (and there’s a lot to love). Brilliant. SEBASTIAN MACKAY
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WHOLLY BAGELS & PIZZA
S & M’S COCKTAIL AND LOUNGE BAR
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
176 CUBA ST
WELLINGTON/ TAURANGA
WELLINGTON
Like the clever pun in the name suggests, there’s something majestic and oh-so-divine about the bagel specialists. From a simple bagel and smear to a full-course stuffing of chicken, or pastrami or whatever you choose. Freshly baked, these are soft, doughy and delicious. They also do amazing pizza slices with traditional New York-style toppings (ie cheese, pepperoni, more cheese). Get the bagel of the day for a filling lunch, or cater an office function with a range of taste treats. A Wellington institution, with one open in Tauranga, be sure to grab one.
Scott Kennedy and Malcolm Vaughan first met at Mr Gay New Zealand in 1992 and have been together for 21 years. Both worked in the hospitality industry for a number of years and together opened a number of successful bars that were based on the idea of hot hospitality and a warm, welcoming environment. Situated at the top of Cuba Street in the heart of Wellington, S&M’s cocktail and lounge bar has plush surroundings with cedar walls and Egyptian chandeliers to set the mood. Dance the night away in the downstairs area, or relax over a game of pool in the lounge.
COCORO
DEL SOL
DI LUSSO BAR
LITTLE B
56 BROWN ST
12 MORAY PL
117 LOWER STUART ST
22A CROSS ST
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Cocoro (“heart and soul” in Japanese) is located on a quiet side street off the busy Ponsonby Road. The restaurant seats a maximum of 40 people with tables along the walls, and a large communal table in the middle. Their focus is on providing an “ichi-go ichi-e” experience with a sevencourse degustation menu.
Mad, mad Mexican! Located opposite the Rialto Cinema, make enchiladas or soft shell tacos your dinner date before heading to the movies. Braised pork with pineapple is a fresh filling, while braised beef is packing a punch of rich caramelised sensations. Top off with a Corona, and you’ll be saying arriba!
Cosy Otago atmosphere, with a kick-ass party vibe is what Di Lusso is all about. Resident guest DJs frequent the Thursday to Saturday spots to provide you with dancing tunes all through the night. Become a regular club member and get some fantastic discounts and perks, for both night and day good times.
Tucked down a small street off Upper Queen Street, Little B is a secret spot that’s sure to become a big hit. Try some great single origin coffees using alternative brewing methods with the syphon or a cold drip filter. Part of the Be Speciality coffee roaster group in Auckland for rich, local and great beans.
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AUCKLAND BARS AND EATERIES ATICO COCINA
MALT BAR
VERONA
WAGAMAMA
19 DRAKE ST FREEMANS BAY, 354-4030
442 RICHMOND RD
169 K’RD, 307-0508
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WAGAMAMA.COM
Inspired Caribbean food and cocktails in the old stables & roof terrace of the Vic Park Market.
A must have stop between Ponsonby and Kingsland, with Monteiths beers and great food.
Iconic K Rd hangout. Open 7 days 7am (9am weekends) till late.
This small sleek and super cool pad is the place for your next function - come check us out!
BIG J’S
THE PADDINGTON
Q THEATRE
THE WINDSOR CASTLE
1 MELTON ROAD, 579-0340
117 ST GEORGES BAY RD, 309-3586
305 QUEEN ST 282-3895
144 PARNELL RD 356-3650
Big J’s - Gourmet burgers rated no.1 via Concrete Play Ground and The Corporate Lunch Box websites. Home of Auckland’s best burgers.
A Parnell institution for sports events, craft beers and superb food with the recent addition of top-notch live gigs.
Auckland’s only performing arts venue offering a full breakfast menu and delicious coffee to start your day. Range of lunch options, wine list and a modern selection of tapas, pizzas, platters and dinner options.
Established in 1847, one of Auckland’s earliest surviving hotels serves gastro pub food in a comfortable, unpretentious environment.
BREW ON QUAY
THE PORTLAND PUBLIC HOUSE
102 QUAY ST
463 NEW NORTH RD
Over 102 different beers from around NZ and the world.
The newest port of call in Kingsland.... rustic and raring to serve this evolving part of town.
466 MT EDEN RD, 630-9330
Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden with over 100 beers available.
SALE ST 7 SALE ST, 307-8148
Bistro dining, award-winning microbrewery, celebrated garden bar and a private Velvet Room!
DING DONG LOUNGE 26 WYNDHAM ST
New York’s premier rock and roll bar has come to town.
SHADOWS STUDENT BAR AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, L3, 34 PRINCES ST, 366 0544
FATHER TED’S ORIGINAL IRISH PUB 1 WELLESLEY ST W 377-3142
Entertainment seven nights a week, with three big screens, pool table, competitions & prizes, quiz, karaoke and live music.
FIDDLER IRISH BAR
Everybody is welcome. Party action every night of the week. DJ’s, pool tables, movies, quiz, karaoke, happy hours galore.
TOM TOM 27 DRAKE ST, 377-5737
The newly developed Gastrobar housed in a historically significant site.
71 VICTORIA ST W
A small, but perfectly formed, authentic Irish bar with some of Aucklands friendliest bar staff.
THE TUNING FORK VECTOR ARENA, 42 - 80 MAHUHU CRES, 358-1250
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.
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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UPCOMING TOURS & EVENTS A$AP FERG (US) Fri 28 Mar Studio, Auckland Sat 29 Mar Bodega, Wellington
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (US)
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (US)
Sat 01 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Sun 02 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Fri 25 Apr The Civic, Auckland
DOWN (US)
Thu 20 Feb Tillermans, Invercargill Fri 21 Feb The Penguin Club, Oamaru Fri 28 Feb Refuel, Dunedin
Wed 06 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
JAKE BUGG (UK)
BRUNO MARS (US)
ARCTIC MONKEYS (UK) Fri 02 May Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 03 May TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Sat 15 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
CHALI 2NA & THE HOUSE OF VIBES (US) Wed 23 Apr Studio, Auckland Thu 24 Apr Bodega, Wellington
BILLY BRAGG (UK)
Thu 10 Apr Town Hall, Auckland
ED KOWALCZYK (US) Sat 14 Feb Tuning Fork, Auckland
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL (US)
JOHN BUTLER TRIO (AU) ELLIE GOULDING (UK)
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS (UK) Sun 27 Apr The Civic, Auckland
CLAP CLAP RIOT BILLY CONNOLLY (UK) Tue 08 Apr - Wed 09 Apr Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier Sat 12 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland Wed 16 Apr TSB Stadium, New Plymouth Tue 22 Apr Regent on Broadway, Palmerston North Fri 25 Apr CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch Tue 29 Apr Theatre Royal, Timaru Thu 01 May Stadium Southland, Invercargill Sun 04 May Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown Wed 07 May Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin Fri 09 May Marlborough Lines Stadium, Blenheim Sun 11 May TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Wed 14 May Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
BOBBY KEYS AND THE SUFFERING BASTARD (US) Fri 04 Apr The Powerstation, Auckland
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Tue 27 May Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Wed 28 May The Civic, Auckland
Thu 20 Feb Bodega, Wellington
Sat 07 Jun Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 09 Jun TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Wed 11 Jun CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
Sun 23 Mar The Opera House, Wellington Tue 25 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
JAMES BLUNT (UK)
Fri 07 Mar Galatos, Auckland Sat 08 Mar Puppies, Wellington Fri 14 Mar Dux Live, Christchurch Sat 15 Mar Chicks’ Hotel, Dunedin
Tue 15 Apr The Powerstation, Auckland
JOHN MAYER (US) Tue 29 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland
JOSS STONE & INDIA.ARIE Fri 25 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 27 Apr Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
JURASSIC 5 (US) Wed 26 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
CLASSIC HITS WINERY TOUR 2014 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
ERYKAH BADU (US) Thu 10 Apr The Civic, Auckland
GIZMOS, GADGETS & TECHNOLOGY SHOW Sat 07 Mar - Sun 08 Mar 2015 ASB Showgrounds, Auckland
THE HOLLIES (UK) Fri 21 Feb CSB Arena, Christchurch Sat 22 Feb Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sun 23 Feb Aotea Centre, Auckland
HONEYBONE (AU) Thu 13 Feb Dux Live, Christchurch Fri 14 Feb Queens, Dunedin Sat 15 Feb Waitati Music Festival
KIRIN J CALLINAN (AU) Fri 14 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 15 Feb Puppies, Wellington
KODALINE (IR) Sun 30 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland
KT TUNSTALL (UK) Sat 03 May Studio, Auckland Sun 4 May Bodega, Wellington
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“You died.” If you’ve ever played Dark Souls, that’s a phrase you will be intimately familiar with - by design, it’s a brutal and unforgiving game. However, the difficulty is carefully crafted, the kind where every death is a learning experience that keeps you coming back for more. When you die in Dark Souls, you curse yourself for the mistakes you made, not the game for being unfair. Rather than going the direction that many sequels do and trying to innovate or create a new, unique experience, Dark Souls II is essentially a bigger Dark Souls with a new plot and some minor mechanical tweaks. The core experience is near identical, so you can take it as a given that if you liked the first game, you’ll like this one. As an action RPG, combat is front and centre in Dark Souls II. It’s essentially the same as in the first game, a slow paced but deeply tactical affair where knowing and predicting enemy movements is paramount and mistakes come with a heavy cost. Changes to the formula are few: backstabs are no longer invincible, and you can equip three weapons per hand for on-the-fly switching instead of two. There’s also a new petrify status effect, though I didn’t get to see it in action. Perhaps the most significant change is not to directly to do with combat itself, but the consequences for failure: each fall now comes with a 5% penalty on your max HP. Repeated deaths will see your health bar shrinking further and further, but luckily it can’t drop lower than 50%. You can recover your lost health, of course, but the items to do so are few and far between. At some point in the game they become available for purchase, but I ran into a seemingly insurmountable obstacle before I had access to any vendor, let alone one selling the consumable in question. Dark Souls II is looking like a game that knows why its predecessor worked and runs with that, instead of trying to reinvent the franchise. The tweaks are there, but ultimately, it’s a revisit to Dark Souls, and even harder this time around something tells me that’s just what fans want. MATTHEW CODD
ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: FREEDOM CRY RELEASING SEPARATELY Freedom Cry, the first story DLC pack for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, will release as a standalone game for PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 next week. Freedom Cry puts players in the shoes of Adewale, a former slave turned pirate assassin, as he fights against slavery in 18th Century Haiti. It released as an add-on for Assassin’s Creed IV last December. The standalone version releases on February 18 for PlayStation consoles, and February 25 for PC. It will have a US$15 price tag in North America, but no local pricing has been revealed.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES LESS THAN TWO HOURS LONG The main storyline in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, is less than two hours long, according to the latest print edition of Game Informer magazine. The March issue of Game Informer has an exclusive preview of the game, which releases next month, and got to play a near-final build. “Judged just by the core story mission, Ground Zeroes is short,” says the article. “We completed it in just less than two hours.” That doesn’t include side missions or previously-announced console-exclusive missions. Hideo Kojima, director of Metal Gear Solid V, created Ground Zeroes to give fans something to play while waiting for The Phantom Pain, while also helping veterans of the franchise to adjust to the new, open-world gameplay that will be present in the latter title. It releases on March 20, and will retail for $79.99 for currentgen versions and $69.99 for last-gen.
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WHAT IS MUSIC? For many years there was an annual Australian festival called What Is Music? Its performers set about answering that question in their own eccentric ways, mostly by stretching the average listener’s perception of what they were willing to think of as music. In New Zealand, that festival’s spinoff, the Alt-Music Festival, asked the same question, as does the Aucklandbased improvising music collective, Vitamin S. 1:22 PM Vitamin S holds a weekly get-together in a rundown bar in Karangahape Rd, where musicians are welcome to just turn up with their instrument, and improvise with whomever else turns up that week. The only rule is that no pre-ordained songs are performed. When virtuoso guitarist Nigel Gavin played at Vitamin S, he was flung right out of his comfort zone. “I did one night performing with a guy who was playing four digital alarm clocks – that was his instrument,” he told me. “And another time, a guy was playing an oldfashioned typewriter. The first time I played there, a guy was playing percussion with a weed eater and saws, and another guy was miking up spinning musical tops. I was staring at the guitar feeling way overdressed!
But you need to step out of your comfort zone to play something new… pure spontaneity!” So-called experimental musicians are constantly tearing away at the boundaries, testing our perceptions, and just as well: were it not for thinking outside the square, even the history of pop, rock, hip hop and heavy metal may have stalled back in the dark ages. Imagine if The Beatles had never evolved from safe, naïve boy-band tunes like ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’? If Paul McCartney hadn’t been turned onto experimental electronic music, and John Lennon hadn’t discovered a world of avant-garde art, then the world may never have been blessed with a record that often wins Best Record Ever Made awards, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Behind many of the greatest pop and rock moments is an avantgarde idea: think of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp’s amazing audio canvasses on David Bowie’s ‘Berlin trilogy’ of Low, Heroes and Lodger, or the way that Radiohead cleverly reduced their stadium-sized rock to a clicking micro-universe on the intensely intimate Kid A. GO TO FREETHEMUSIC.CO.NZ TO READ MORE OF THIS ARTICLE. GARY STEEL
ANTI-VALENTINE’S PARTY
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FEATURING HEADLINE ACTS: DJ KARN HALL & DJ SAMPLE GEE
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GIG GUIDE
AUCKLAND GIG GUIDE WED 12 ATTACK OF THE SPACE PIRATES 3PM, Stardome
BIG WEDNESDAY FRESH COMEDY 8PM, The Classic Comedy Club
DARK CLOUD/ WHITE LIGHT 12PM, Silo Park
DECADE OF DAYS 10AM, Auckland War Memorial Museum
FEW CHUR LAB FEATURING KXVGXN PLUS GUEST 9PM, Verona
MUCHO AROHA MUSIC SHOWCASE WITH DJS TAMENPI, PG & LUIZ VALENTE (BRAZIL) & LATINAOTEAROA Ponsonby Social Club
OCEAN FULL OF FINS (CANADA) NZ TOUR 2014 - AUCKLAND 9PM, Backbeat Bar
EMERGING PIXELS
THE CVE
7:30AM, Aotea Centre
8PM, Windsor Castle
FREEDOM FARMERS
THE NIGHT SKY
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
8PM, Stardome
JETSTAR SUMMER ZOO LATES
FRI 14
4:15PM, Auckland Zoo, $15
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
ANDREW TIDBALL Bedford Soda & Liquor
ATTACK OF THE SPACE PIRATES 3PM, Stardome
VALENTINES DAY WITH TOM TOM
WEEKEND COMEDY SHOWCASE
Tom Tom Bar and Eatery
8PM, The Classic Comedy Club
SAT 15
SUN 16
8BALL AITKEN + MGBB TOUR 2014
8BALL AITKEN + MGBB TOUR 2014
Mangawhai Tavern
The Riverhead
AHOY & BHUJA MIX
ATTACK OF THE SPACE PIRATES
Bedford Soda & Liquor
ATTACK OF THE SPACE PIRATES 3PM, Stardome
COLLUDE PRESENTS GRUBS
3PM, Stardome
DARK CLOUD/ WHITE LIGHT 12PM, Silo Park
DREAMVILLE
8PM, Ink & Coherent, $10
Hallertaui
DEAD TEACH THE LIVING ALBUM RELEASE SHOW ‘LET THE FEEDING BEGIN’
LA CIGALE FRENCH MARKETS
8PM, Ding Dong Lounge, $10
EMINEM RAPTURE 2014 4PM, Western Springs Stadium
8AM, La Cigale
THE ACOUSTIC DESOTOS AT WINDSOR CASTLE 5PM, Windsor Castle
THE NIGHT SKY
8PM, The PumpHouse Theatre
BONNIE + THE OOSH
GOON ‘FLYING NUMB’ ALBUM RELEASE
NIGHT OF THE QUEER CABARET
9:30PM, Leigh Sawmill, $10
9PM, The Thirsty Dog, $10
CLASSIC LATE & LIVE COMEDY
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4PM, Leigh Sawmill
10PM, 1885, $10
ATTACK OF THE SPACE PIRATES
TAPAC - The Auckland Performing Arts Centre
OTHELLO 8PM, The PumpHouse Theatre
THE DIRTBAG HIDEOUT 7PM, The Kings Arms
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
THIRTY YEARS LATE, SEMATICS AND SHELTER
10:30PM, The Classic Comedy Club
DJS JUNIOR & KEV FRESH 9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
DJ KILLAMANRARO 5PM, Neighbourhood
DJ TDK 8PM, Neighbourhood
FREEDOM FARMERS
8PM, Ding Dong Lounge
10AM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
V&A SELLING DREAMS
LOUD & TASTY WITH RYAN ENZED & JAYCEN A’MOUR
10AM, Auckland War Memorial Museum
VERONA SESSIONS WITH THE REPEAT 9AM, Verona
THU 13 ATTACK OF THE SPACE PIRATES 3PM, Stardome
BRAND NEW SECOND HAND 8PM, Ginger Minx
DARK CLOUD/ WHITE LIGHT 12PM, Silo Park
10PM, CODE
MAGIC ROUNDABOUT WITH STINKY JIM AND DUBHEAD
LE TRILL @ GOLDFINCH 10PM, Goldfinch, $10
MR BIG STUFF 9PM, Verona
OTHELLO 8PM, The PumpHouse Theatre
SHIBUYA LOVE CLUB 8PM, Fukuko
TAAY (ELECTRIC WIRE HUSTLE) & AARON BYRD (KCRW / LA ) WITH SUPPORT FROM RICHIE MILLS
DELANEY DAVIDSON AND MARLON WILLIAMS “SAD BUT TRUE 3”TOUR Wine Cellar
RAW COMEDY NIGHT 8PM, The Classic Comedy Club
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
WIRE WITH TRUSTPUNKS 8PM, The Powerstation
ATTACK OF THE SPACE PIRATES
THE NIGHT SKY
THE NIGHT SKY
3PM, Stardome
THE CLASSIC HITS WINERY TOUR 2014
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
9PM, Ginger Minx
MON 17
TUE 18
5PM, Villa Maria Estate
THE MAGIK SESSIONS
WARKWORTH BRASS BAND
9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
9PM, Verona
8PM, The PumpHouse Theatre
8PM, Stardome
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DECADE OF DAYS
TOM RODWELL
10AM, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Hallertau
EMERGING PIXELS
WATERFRONT MARKET
7:30AM, Aotea Centre
8AM, Wynyard Quarter
THE NIGHT SKY 8PM, Stardome
8PM, Stardome
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WELLINGTON GIG GUIDE WED 12 ASSEMBLE: THE ROYAL NZ BALLET AT SIXTY 10AM, Turnbull Gallery
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS Colonial Cottage Museum
JOHN MILLER: TOUR SCRUMS
WELCOME TO WELLINGTON Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
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KINGS OF THE GYM
SUNDAY SESSION WITH DJ RUCKUS Matterhorn
8PM, Circa Theatre
MON 17
OFFICIAL HOMEGROWN AFTER PARTY
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
9PM, James Smith Basement, $30
Colonial Cottage Museum
RAW MEAT COMEDY - FEBRUARY
FRI 14
9PM, Bodega
8PM, The Fringe Bar
ASSEMBLE: THE ROYAL NZ BALLET AT SIXTY
POCAHAUNTUS
10AM, Turnbull Gallery
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
SUMMER SHAKESPEARE 2014 MACBETH
SUMMER SHAKESPEARE 2014 MACBETH
TE UPOKO O TE IKA A MAUI
Colonial Cottage Museum
8PM, Botanic Garden
FREDERICK CREW
10AM, Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
Fast Eddies Pool Hall
THAT GIG AFTER HOMEGROWN
KINGS OF THE GYM 8PM, Circa Theatre
{SUITE} SUMMER SERIES 2014 11AM, Suite Gallery
THE MEDICINE STAND UP COMEDY 8PM, The Cavern Club
8PM, Valhalla, $5
HOBNAIL WITH SPECIAL GUEST WAYNE MASON 7:30PM, St Peter’s Hall, $20
WATERFRONT POP-UP SHOPS
SUMMER SHAKESPEARE 2014 MACBETH
10:30AM, Taranaki Wharf
8PM, Botanic Garden
WELCOME TO WELLINGTON
TE UPOKO O TE IKA A MAUI
Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
10AM, Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
THU 13
THE JOHNNYS
ASSEMBLE: THE ROYAL NZ BALLET AT SIXTY 10AM, Turnbull Gallery
BARE GRILLZ (NSW), CARB ON CARB 9PM, Puppies, $5
BREAK LIKE WAVES + THE JOINT CHIEFS + WHAT NOISY CATS 8:30PM, Meow!
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS Colonial Cottage Museum
GET NICE THURSDAYS AT MATTERHORN 5PM, Matterhorn
JOHN MILLER: TOUR SCRUMS 10AM, City Gallery Wellington
LOVE SONGS LIVE 6PM, Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
TE UPOKO O TE IKA A MAUI 10AM, Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
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WELCOME TO WELLINGTON Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
8PM, Bodega
SUN 16
THE WELLINGTON CITY SHAKE-EM ON DOWNERS
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS
10PM, Matterhorn
VALENTINE’S NIGHT AT WELLINGTON ZOO 5PM, Wellington, $21
WELCOME TO WELLINGTON Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
ZAPATISTA FILM
Colonial Cottage Museum
DANJO 8PM, Bodega, $15
8PM, Botanic Garden
WATERFRONT POP-UP SHOPS 10:30AM, Taranaki Wharf
TUE 18 COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS Colonial Cottage Museum
SUMMER SHAKESPEARE 2014 MACBETH 8PM, Botanic Garden
TE UPOKO O TE IKA A MAUI 10AM, Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
WATERFRONT POP-UP SHOPS 10:30AM, Taranaki Wharf
WELCOME TO WELLINGTON Museum Of Wellington City & Sea
SUMMER SHAKESPEARE 2014 MACBETH 8PM, Botanic Garden
REGIONAL GIG GUIDE
6:30PM, The People’s Cinema
SAT 15 ASSEMBLE: THE ROYAL NZ BALLET AT SIXTY 10AM, Turnbull Gallery
COLONIAL COTTAGE SUMMER HOURS Colonial Cottage Museum
DPTRCLB X WELLINGTON Mighty Mighty
WED 12
THU 13
1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
DAN WALSH - THE UKS FINEST CLAWHAMMER BANJO PLAYER Biddy Mulligan’s Irish Pub, Hamilton
DAN WALSH - THE UKS FINEST CLAWHAMMER BANJO PLAYER Rhythm, New Plymouth
SMITHER!
SMITHER!
10AM, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
10AM, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
REGIONAL GIG GUIDE THE CLASSIC HITS WINERY TOUR 2014 Sentry Hill Winery, New Plymouth
FRI 14 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE 10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
8BALL AITKEN + MGBB TOUR 2014 Diggers Back Bar, Hamilton
SPLORE Tapapakanga Regional Park, Coromandel
SUN 16 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE 10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
SMITHER! 10AM, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
SPLORE
HONEYBONE W/ BLACK SKY HUSTLER, IRON MAMMOTH AND BAD JUJU
Tapapakanga Regional Park, Coromandel
Queens, Dunedin
1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE
LIVE LIKE LIONS Bar Berlin, Nelson
SMITHER! 10AM, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
SPLORE Tapapakanga Regional Park, Coromandel
THE CLASSIC HITS WINERY TOUR 2014 Wharepai Domain, Tauranga
SAT 15 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE 10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
SMITHER!
MON 17
10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
SMITHER! 10AM, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
TUE 18 1931 HAWKE’S BAY EARTHQUAKE 10AM, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
DAN WALSH - THE UKS FINEST CLAWHAMMER BANJO PLAYER The Mussel Inn, Onekaka
SMITHER! 10AM, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
10AM, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
CHRISTCHURCH GIG GUIDE WED 12
SAT 15
BARE GRILLZ (NSW), CARB ON CARB, COATE AND WINTER
SPIDERSHARK 3/ PACO/ MIKE FORDHAM
9PM, Darkroom
TATTLETALE SAINTS & 10 STRING SYMPHONY NZ TOUR
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a reflection of society… I think punk simply means you ask questions, which is what I try to do in my work. Initially your aesthetic was really bright, fun, kind of clownish... and you even made most of the costumes didn’t you? The aesthetic of the first album was bright and bold, I loved the way artists like Klaus Nomi used silhouette. I still make the majority of my stage clothes, but they have changed with the mood of my latest album. Y persona and aesthetic feels more mysterious, like you’re holding back slightly now.
Ebony Bones British singer-songwriter and producer Ebony Bones is a bold, expressive artist whose daring and uncompromising image matches her colourful, genre-smashing sounds. With a frenetic mix of soul, art-pop, rock and punk, her music is immediate and timeless. The release of her second album last year, Behold, a Pale Horse, cemented Bones as one to watch, not least of all as a talented female producer. In less than a week she’ll be making her debut New Zealand performance at Splore Festival, which Ren discovered she’s quite excited about. Ebony Bones, where does the name come from? I read something about your drummer giving it to you, is that what happened? Yeah. I was born Ebony Thomas but Rat Scabbies of The Damned) named me Bones... he was probably just having a laugh, or thought it was so ridiculous I wouldn’t keep it. And you grew up in South London, has that influenced your music at all? South London, and specifically Brixton, is the musical home to a lot of artists including Bowie, The Clash and many more. But it took me leaving London to really find my voice. Through travelling it becomes evident we are more alike than unalike. I know you’ve done a lot of acting but how did you get into making music? My father’s a music fanatic and had a small street stall in Brixton market selling music when I was a kid. I fell in love with everything from The Slits to Public Enemy. Also, I never really
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differentiate between different types of art, because it all falls under the same umbrella, but I’ve always been aware of the power of music to galvanise people. Obviously there are similarities in both music and acting, especially the performance aspect, but what sets music apart for you? I have a punk spirit at heart, which means the only rules are… there are no rules. For the album, Behold, a Pale Horse I traveled to India to record alongside members of The Symphony Orchestra of India. I love the idea of cross-pollinating in art; it’s all about changing people’s perspectives.
Your music persona feels a bit more mysterious now, like you’re holding back slightly even. Has this come about naturally, as a result of becoming better known as a musician, along with age and experience? I think a lot of people listen to music with their eyes and Orwellian themed songs like ‘We Know All About U’, from the first LP, were never bright subjects. Sonically the themes of my work haven’t changed, but the album cover of Behold A Pale Horse does feature one of the first 3D Printed shoes (on an album cover) designed by Dutch designer Iris Van Hepern.
Before Behold, a Pale Horse you wrote and produced your debut album, Bone Of My Bones (released 2009), was that a massive task? I had tracks like ‘We Know All About U’, which were demos I’d already produced and anonymously uploaded to Myspace. It was also fun being able to co-produce with friends, including Mike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt, who cowrote ‘The Muzik’. ‘W.A.R.R.I.O.R’ was the stand out track for me on that album and is still a favourite to perform live
I think you’ll fall in love with Splore (most people do), it’s a pretty special weekend. What are your expectations of the festival? Well it is Valentine’s Day, so if I’m lucky, who knows.
Was there anything that made you want to produce, rather than handing it over to someone else? I decided to produce because of the deficit of female producers in music. And now I can look forward to doing more collaborations and producing for others too.
What else have you got planned for 2014? Well I’m back in the studio, which will continue when I get back. I’m also pretty excited about some upcoming colabs and new projects.
Your second album is much darker, was there any particular intention behind that? Sometimes an artist’s work can be
Splore is all about amazing costumes and dressing up, are you bringing anything special with you? Yes! I’ve been making my costume all week (and now pretty behind on everything else).
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