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MORRISSEY The former Smiths singer has been hospitalised on several occasions over the last 18 months and he has now revealed that doctors have also been dealing with cancerous tissue in his body. Despite his diagnosis, the 55-year-old songwriter insists he isn’t afraid of death and accepts it is something that comes to us all.

Although he did not reveal what type of cancer he has, Morrissey confessed to Spanish newspaper El Mundo: “They have scraped cancerous tissues four times already, but whatever. If I die, then I die. And if I don’t, then I don’t.

Right now I feel good. I am aware that in some of my recent photos I look somewhat unhealthy, but that’s what illness can do. I’m not going to worry about that, I’ll rest when I’m dead.”

CLASH OF THE TITANS Coming live to a marquee near you this summer - the CLASH OF THE TITANS - Dragon, The Feelers and The Exponents. It would be hard to argue that attending one of these shows after a few bevvies and a BBQ at the batch won’t result in a truly authentic Kiwi summer experience. A toss of a coin each night will determine the playing order of these mighty each night. Tickets on sale from Ticketmaster for all venues from 12 noon on Mon 20 Oct.

JIMMY CLIFF Jimmy Cliff, best known for taking reggae to the world, has confirmed two exclusive New Zealand shows in March 2015. With a career spanning over 50 years, Cliff continues to be a major influence on modern music. More artists will be added to the line-ups and will be announced in the coming weeks.

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BROOKE FRASER Following the release of her new single last month, Brooke Fraser’s fourth album Brutal Romantic will be released Friday the 14th of November followed by a tour of the same name in March 2015. This album saw Fraser take a nomadic journey to record in London via songwriting sojourns in Stockholm, Los Angeles, New York and on the Island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Brutal Romantic was produced in London by David Kosten (Bat For Lashes, Everything Everything, Marina and the Diamonds) and Fraser.

JIMMY FALLON Prime TV has announced the addition of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to its October schedule.

Beginning on Mon 20 Oct, New Zealand audiences will finally get a fix of Fallon’s welcoming interview style, trademark humour, superstar guests, audience participation and more as the show will premiere weeknights at 10.30pm with an encore at 6pm the following evening.

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THIS FORTNIGHT’S TEN MUST SEE MUSIC EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND

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AUCKLAND

OPERA HOUSE

8PM, $75, EVENTTICKETING.CO.NZ

WELLINGTON

Prolific rapper-producer-DJ, crunk pioneer and everyone’s favourite celebrity apprentice contestant Lil Jon descends on the Powerstation in October. Following on from the success of 2013’s DJ Snake collaboration Turn Down Or What, the American hip-hop innovator brings his trademark charisma and considerable back-catalogue to NZ’s shores, with support comes from Auckland’s Team Dynamite.

Crunktastic.

8PM, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

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ALL AGES

LOCAL

TOUR

INT’L

CULT CLASSIC

Despite having limited success playing the club and pub circuit in his native Detroit, Sixto Rodriguez became a household name in the distant shores of South Africa and Australia. 2012’s Oscar Award winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man – which chronicles this curious tale – has allowed the folk-soul septuagenarian an unlikely comeback.

MON 20 OCT

2014 APRA SILVER SCROLL AWARDS

TUE 21 OCT

TSB BANK ARENA

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The Australasian Performing Rights Association’s annual Silver Scroll Awards have celebrated Kiwi songwriting for nearly 50 years, with previous winners including Neil Finn, Don McGlashan, and Brook Fraser.

This year’s finalists include Louis Baker, The Phoenix Foundation, Broods, Tiny Ruins and Tami Neilson, with the final decision being made by APRA’s 10,000 members. Grab a front row seat to all the action at Wellington’s TSB Arena.

AUCKLAND

OPERA HOUSE

8PM, $70, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

WELLINGTON

Southern California’s Aloe Blacc returns to the Powerstation following his soldout tour back in 2011. The soulful purveyor of infectious R&B has been busy recently lending vocals to Avicii’s world-dominating ‘Wake Me Up’ along with releasing his major-label debut Lift Your Spirit. If a dollar dollar, a dollar is what you need, you’d probably best head down.

8PM, $65-75, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

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‘70s funk all the way from London.

What more could you ask for, you sexy thing? The legendary Hot Chocolate will play two shows on these shores in October, in Auckland and Wellington.

Armed with an extensive array of chart topping disco anthems played by most of the original members, this promises to be a funking great night.

THU 23 OCT

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE

SUN 26 OCT

THE BEDFORD @ CPIT

SOULFEST

CHRISTCHURCH

WESTERN SPRINGS STADIUM

8PM, $45, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

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Nashville’s Justin Townes Earle returns to Christchurch in October following the cancellation of his sold-out 2011 show due to the earthquakes. The recent release of the Tennessee troubadour’s fifth studio album Single Mothers saw a more reflective, more mature Earle, while preserving the raw, honest and personal brand of Americana that has fuelled his career.

12PM – 10PM, $99-149, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

New Zealand’s first annual neo-soul, jazz and hip-hop festival takes place in Auckland in October at Western Springs Stadium. The pioneering music and cultural festival will feature well known international artists such as Maxwell, D’angelo, Common, Mos Def, Anthony Hamilton, Angie Stone, Musiq Soulchild as well as numerous local acts poised to inject a timely shot of good old-fashioned soul straight into your bloodstream. As well as the musical mayhem, the festival will also feature an expansive array of great soul food and a selection of wines, beers, spirits, great coffee and non-alcoholic options aplenty. Take this unique opportunity to check out some of the world’s finest artists in a cool, relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

MON 27 OCT

FRI 24 OCT

JAKOB SAN FRAN WELLINGTON 9PM, UTR.CO.NZ

Napier’s Jakob, proud purveyors of that most curious of musical sub-genres, “post-rock”, will release their fourth studio album (and first in eight years) Sines in October. To support the album, the band brings their formidable wall of sound to six venues across the country.

Expect a colossal sonic experience.

WED 29 OCT

LORDE

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HORNCASTLE ARENA

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8PM, $91, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

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Lorde continues to cement her worldconquering status, recently kindly helping to induct Nirvana into the rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame, lending her vocals to BBC charity single ‘God Only Knows’ and recently receiving the ultimate of honours – featuring in an episode of South Park. The over-achieving Takapuna teen returns to NZ this month with a triumphant homecoming arena tour.

Nearly 20 years after their singles ‘Barbie Girl’, ‘Doctor Jones’ and ‘Lollypop’ dominated charts across the globe, Claus Norreen and Søren Rasted bring their effervescent ‘90s euro-pop back to New Zealand’s shores. Don’t miss this opportunity to sing the words to ‘Barbie Girl’ at the top of your lungs without shame because let’s face it, life in plastic – it’s, well... I think you know what it is.

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THE BEST IN TV AND FILM THIS FORTNIGHT

THU 16 OCT

GET ON UP CINEMA RELEASE

From Tate Taylor, director of The Help, comes this critically acclaimed chronicle of funk legend James Brown, his rise from poverty to becoming the Godfather of Soul and one of music’s most influential artists. It features an impressive cast including Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd and Craig Robinson. Expect to shake your money maker like a sex machine.

THU 23 OCT THU 23 OCT

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU A MOST WANTED MAN

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Featuring an ensemble cast any self-respecting comedy would kill for including TV heavyweights Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Adam Driver (Girls), This Is Where I Leave You follows the Altman family siblings endeavouring to fulfill their late father’s dying wish: that they all live together under the same roof for one week. What could possibly go wrong?

In one of his final on-screen roles, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a German spy tasked by morally dubious superiors to track down a suspicious Chechen-Russian immigrant. Directed

by Anton Corbijn (Control) and based on John Le Carre’s counter-terrorist novel, this British espionage-thriller explores the sins committed in the name of national security.

THU 16 OCT WED 15 OCT

RIALTO CHANNEL, 8.30PM

RIALTO CHANNEL, 8.30PM

This offbeat documentary tells the story of the Cohen family and details the day-to-day struggles, relationship troubles and life-changing decisions they must face whilst keeping their family-owned strip club alive. The Guelph, an Ontario strip club, both supports and cripples the family, causing health issues, personality clashes and a healthy dose of good old strip club family drama.

Sam Levinson’s 2011 black comedy tells the story of Lynn (Ellen Barkin) and her colourful, if highly dysfunctional family, including her violent ex-husband Paul (Thomas Haden Church), self-mutilating daughter Alice (Kate Bosworth), drug-addicted son Elliot (Ezra miller) and infirm Fox News-loving father (George Kennedy).

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SAT 18 OCT

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH

FRI 17 OCT

SKY MOVIES CLASSICS, 8.30PM

LIFE HAPPENS SKY MOVIES EXTRA, 8.30PM

Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad), Rachel Bilson (The Bling Ring) and Kate Bosworth star in this comedy about Kim, a young single woman who, with the help of her LA roommates, must come to terms with an unexpected pregnancy and all the trials and tribulations that follow.

Written by Academy Award winner Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous), this 1982 coming-of-age comedy has become a cult-classic over the years. The seminal exploration of teenage life in California proved to be a launching pad for many acclaimed actors, such as Nicholas Cage, Sean Penn, Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Expect copious amounts of ‘80s hi-jinks.

FRI 24 OCT

SUN 19 OCT

THE BLING RING SKY MOVIES EXTRA, 8.30PM

FOO FIGHTERS: SONIC HIGHWAYS

THU 30 OCT

THE EDGE TV, 9PM

DOWNTON ABBEY – S5 PRIME, 8.30 PM

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Julian Fellowes’ muchcelebrated British period drama enters its fifth season with more drama from Downton’s residents – both above and below the stairs.

It’s now 1924, and while Britain feels the winds of change swept in by a new Labour government, many familiar faces are undergoing alterations too.

Chronicling the Foos’ eightcity recording marathon for latest album Sonic Highways (scheduled for release in November), this Edge TV documentary follows Dave Grohl and company as they journey across America to capture the essence of each chosen city (including Chicago, LA, Seattle, New Orleans and NY) in a single track. Expect humour and ROCK.

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CULT CLASSIC

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DOCUMENTRY

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Based on real events, Sofia Coppola’s black satirical comedy follows a group of fame-obsessed teens who embark on a crime spree of celebrity homes (including Paris Hilton and Miranda Kerr) to fund their own quasi-celebrity lifestyle.

Starring Emma Watson and Taissa Farmiga, The Bling Ring is an absorbing exploration of the innocence of youth and a sobering reflection of modern culture.

FROM MON 20 OCT

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 10.30 PM, WEEKNIGHTS, PRIME

Saturday Night Live alumnus and former Late Night presenter Jimmy Fallon took over from Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show earlier this year. The king of the class clowns brings an unpredictability and edge to the long-running show with various off-the-wall diversions and sketches punctuating the interviews.

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THIS FORTNIGHT’S FIVE MUST SEE CULTURAL EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND

WED 15 OCT

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP CENTRAL CITY LIBRARY AUCKLAND 6PM

MON 27 OCT

TREVOR NOAH AURORA CENTRE CHRISTCHURCH 8PM, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

FRI 24 OCT

REGGIE WATTS SKYCITY THEATRE AUCKLAND 8PM, $55, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

Internationally renowned vocal artist/ beat-boxer/musician/comedian Reggie Watts brings his offbeat live show to Skycity in October. The 100% improvised performance will feature the multi-talented Watts’ formidable voice, enhanced with loop pedals to blur the lines between music and comedy and draw you into the vast imagination of this singular artist. Unmissable.

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Acclaimed South African comedian Trevor Noah returns to New Zealand for a national tour, after his Aucklandonly shows in early 2013 completely sold out. Born a mixed-race child under Apartheid in South Africa, Noah challenges the status quo through his unique perspective, breaking down cultural flaws on all sides and finding our mutual connections through laughter and his eloquent storytelling.

FRI 10 OCT - SUN 19 OCT

ALL AGES

A chance for new, established and budding writers to contribute to the conversation about art in the city. This workshop equips you with the tools needed to capture all those electric pulses zinging around your brain when you look at art, and encourages you to harness those ideas, write them down and share on ARTZine.

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ARTWEEK

DIWALI FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

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ArtWeek Auckland comes to the venues citywide in October. It promises to be a creative feast of artists, performers, workshops, exhibitions, designers, musicians, writers, and more... all coming together to exhibit, sell, entertain, collaborate and connect with other Aucklanders.

The ancient Hindu festival celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and the renewal of life will be celebrated by the Indian community across the globe in October. Lamps, candles and fireworks are lit to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness, wisdom over ignorance and good over evil.

Artist Q&A

HeLa. An astonishing story about ethics, equality and ownership of our DNA

By Adura Onashile

PARIS KIRBY VISUAL ARTIST

Who’s in the dead supergroup for your dream hologram show?

Jimi Hendrix.

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

Advanced Style – a documentary that examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to ageing.

Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend?

In my studio making art works, volunteering for other people’s art projects, or somewhere in nature exploring.

The best TV show around at the moment is…

I don’t watch TV. However, I did watch a programme on an aeroplane the other day that got me going - it’s called Wild about New Zealand. Great film footage of NZ landscapes and indepth information about our national parks.

The best place for a date night is…

Wairau Lodge in the Coromandel. There is a treetop bath amongst the native bush overlooking a beautiful stream. You can also rockclimb up a waterfall and swim in the multiple waterholes on their property.

People say you look like…

Molly Ringwald.

What happens when you mix Coca Cola with Pepsi?

Michael Jackson will appear.

Kittens or puppies?

Puppies!! Of course it’s the li’l puppies…all of the puppies.

Your fantasy spirit animal is…

I love seals...but a good friend of mine has had insight that I am an ostrich. I think she’s right.

What generic current affair has your blood boiled?

National getting back into government.

SEE HER WORK: PARIS KIRBY

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

Muttar Paneer and vege pakoras – I love shopping for Indian spices and pickles in Sandringham.

ARTWEEK 2014: FRI 10 OCT - SUN 19 OCT 203H, K’RD, AUCKLAND NECK OF THE WOODS, K’RD, AUCKLAND ARTWEEKAUCKLAND.CO.NZ

Performed by Adura Onashile

Directed by Graham Eatough

1951, Henrietta Lacks walks into the coloured section of a hospital in Baltimore with a pain in her abdomen. A cell sample taken without her permission was used as the raw material for some of the most important scientific discoveries of the past 100 years.

This solo show by Adura Onashile takes as its inspiration the true life story of Henrietta Lacks and the extraordinary life of the HeLa cell line.

HeLa comes to you following a successful presentation at Edinburgh Festival.

Winner of the ‘Flying Artichoke Award’… Total Theatre Award and Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award Nominee 2013

Oct 21 - 25, Q Theatre, 305 Queen St TICKETS $35 / $30*

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THU 16 OCT - SAT 25 OCT

SONS

WED 15 OCT - SAT 18 OCT

MANGERE ARTS CENTRE

FRI 24 OCT - MON 27 OCT

THE LAST LETTER THE METEOR

7.30PM, $15-25, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

ASB SHOWGROUNDS

HAMILTON

AUCKLAND

7.30PM, $12-16, ITICKET.CO.NZ

$11-23, ITICKET.CO.NZ

BlackBox Creative presents a new play by Hamilton playwright Melisa K. Martin. The Last Letter tells the story of 20-something year old Clear and the consequences of her actions throughout a period of grief, loss and confusion. This first staging is presented by a fresh, local and talented cast, with familiar faces and newcomers alike.

Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Victor Rodger has changed the face of Pasifika theatre in recent years. In this semiautobiographical play, he explores a volatile, fractured extended family that includes Samoan and New Zealandborn Samoans, as protagonist Noah McFarlane delves into his unexplored Samoan heritage with explosive and emotionally-gripping consequences.

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ARMAGEDDON EXPO

NZ’s largest gaming expo is back this Labour Weekend for three and a half days at ASB showgrounds. The event will feature massive displays from Playstation, Ninendo and Microsoft, movie screenings, eating contests, amusement rides as well as tonnes of collectibles, comics, anime and toys.

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TUE 21 OCT - SUN 02 NOV

ISAAC’S EYE

EMPIRE

CIRCA THEATRE

HORNCASTLE ARENA

WELLINGTON

CHRISTCHURCH

IF ONLY I HAD A HEART

7.30PM, $25-46, CIRCA.CO.NZ

7.30PM,

BASEMENT THEATRE

Isaac’s Eye reimagines the contentious, plague-ravaged world in which the young Isaac Newton and established scientist Robert Hooke wrangle furiously over the physics of light. A quirky, contemporary and distinctly original theatrical experience, Isaac’s Eye explores the dreams and longings that drove the rural farm boy to become one of the greatest thinkers in modern science.

On the back of its recent sold-out runs in New York and Australia, Spiegelworld comes to town with its sumptuous 700-seat spiegeltent and wondrous beer garden. Smashing through the borders of comedy, circus, vaudeville and burlesque, Empire is the most jaw-dropping show ever seen on a spiegeltent stage, presenting the sexiest and most daring artists from across the globe.

AUCKLAND

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TUE 21 OCT - SAT 25 OCT

8PM, $20-25, ITICKET.CO.NZ

Has the heart changed? A cabaret-style mash up of eclectic songs sees three women compare notes of passion, partnership, parting and perseverance.

Told simultaneously through different eyes, and journeying across periods of life and time – Cherie Moore, Jessie Cassin, and Rebecca Wright share stories from Cole Porter to Cyndi Lauper.

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THU 16 OCT

WED 15 OCT

ANNABELLE

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AUCKLAND

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Ostro Brasserie and Bar is a New Zealand take on the brasserie, with a menu designed by NZ Masterchef’s Josh Emett who puts his distinctive stamp on all aspects of the food offering. Featuring the City Terrace with stunning views of Auckland Harbour, a large raw bar serving high quality fresh seafood, straight off the boat and a stunning interior designed by Fearon Hay, Ostro serves uncomplicated New Zealand brasserie food all day. The City Terrace also features a bar, mixing amazing cocktails with a small-plate, Mediterranean menu, and is great for lunch, a casual dinner, late night drinks and for social gatherings large or small.

Lewis Road Creamery is on a mission to bring world-leading NZ dairy produce to the masses and it all started with a desire to create the world’s best butter. Based out of a purpose-built creamery in Green Valley Dairy, Mangatawhiri, these innovative kiwis produce a range of high-quality dairy including organic and artisans butters, milks and creams. The most recent addition to the roster is Lewis Road Creamery’s Fresh Chocolate Milk which combines Lewis Road’s Premium Whole Milk with Whittaker’s 5 Roll Refined Creamy Milk Chocolate to deliver a delicious, velvety chocolate milk like no other. Where do I sign?!

THE GARAGE PROJECT

BBQ DUCK CAFÉ 304 QUEEN ST AUCKLAND

Queen Street’s BBQ Duck Cafe offers appetizing and reasonably priced Chinese classics in the heart of the CBD. Specializing in roast chicken, duck and BBQ pork dishes, the cafe’s extensive menu, efficient service and generous portions make this a popular spot for all lovers of authentic Chinese cuisine.

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DRAGONS

68 ARO ST, ARO VALLEY

25 TORY ST

WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON

Wellington Craft Brewery The Garage Project is the brainchild of brewer Pete Gillespie and beer enthusiast Jos Ruffell (with help from Pete’s brother Ian Gillespie).

Based in Aro Valley, the lads have recently opened a Cellar Door to allow the public to tour the brewery and partake in a cheeky beverage or two. Choices include the hoppy Pernicious Weed and the intriguing Salt & Pepper porter.

Located in the heart of Courtenay Place and Tory Street, Wellington’s Dragons Yum Char restaurant boasts a unique combination of Chinese fine dining and friendly service. Dragons features an extensive yum char menu as well as a fully-stocked bar and well-selected wine list and continues to be one of Wellington’s most popular eating destinations.

WINE LOFT 67 SHORTLAND ST AUCKLAND

Shortland Street’s Wine Loft provides a relaxing sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the CBD whilst offering an eclectic range of wines, paired to antipasto platters, small plates and gourmet pizza. Unwind on one of their fireside sofas while choosing from an award-winning wine list – the perfect antidote for the stress of the rat races outside.

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HUNTERS AND COLLECTORS (AU)

Tue 20 Jan, 2015 Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland

Fri 21 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland

2014 APRA SILVER SCROLL AWARDS

Sat 01 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland Sun 02 Nov Opera House, Wellington

JAKOB

Thu 30 Oct TSB Bank Arena, Wellington

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER (AU) Thu 18 Jun, 2015 Vector Arena, Auckland

JOE SATRIANI (US)

CLAP CLAP RIOT/BUZZ MOLLER Fri 17 Oct Meow, Wellington Sat 18 Oct The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 24 Oct Churchills, Christchurch Sat 25 Oct Chicks Hotel, Dunedin

Thu 23 Oct The Cabana, Napier Fri 24 Oct San Fran, Wellington Fri 7 Nov Churchills Tavern, Christchurch Sat 8 Nov Chicks Hotel, Port Chalmers Fri 14 Nov Galatos, Auckland Sat 15 Nov Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Leigh

JOEY BADA$$ AND RUN THE JEWELS (US) Fri 09 Jan James Cabaret, Wellington Sat 10 Jan Studio, Auckland

JOHNNY MARR (UK) THE DATSUNS

Tue 21 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland Thu 23 Oct Opera House, Wellington

Thu 18 Dec The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 19 Dec San Fran, Wellington Sat 20 Dec Bedford @ CPSA, Christchurch Sun 21 Dec King Street Live, Masterton

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Wed 29 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland

Sat 14 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Sun 15 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

ALOE BLACC (US)

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But it was official. It’s a real thing. And it’s happening in two weeks. My bucket list is now way shorter.

Soulfest hits Australia this week, before the final show in Auckland on Sunday 26 October – don’t worry, it’s Labour Weekend so many get Monday off!

Held in the grassy lower grounds of Western Springs, a unique soul celebration will be in full force for ten hours straight. Us Kiwis are incredibly lucky, and have always appreciated Neo-Soul, a genre that fuses funk, hip hop, jazz and everything in between.

A festival on this scale is a very special thing indeed. According to promoter John Denison, it took some networking with singer Jill Scott to call people and gather everyone onto the same stage.

Slowly but surely, everyone agreed.

Being a boutique festival, the venues are intimate with only 45,000 tickets available across the four cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and us in Auckland.

Alongside the amazing international artists, there’s a great selection of Kiwi talent including Aaradhna, DJ Manuel Bundy and Bella Kololo. Recently announced for the bill, Che Fu will be playing a DJ set of his hits later in the night.

Maxwell, who has been given top billing, is dying to come to New Zealand. A notorious perfectionist, his recent shows are debonair blasts of revisionist soul – think Al Green and Justin Timberlake mixed into one.

‘Pretty Wings’ live will be a revelation.

He closes the day’s festivities at 9pm.

With a large following in Aotearoa, mainly from songs ‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Untitled (How Does it Feel)’, D’Angelo emergence has caused a recent surge in popularity. To put the enormity of his booking into perspective, the enigma has just started touring again after a massive twelve-year break, and along with many of the acts, hasn’t visited New Zealand before.

Following his rim-shot masterpiece Voodoo, D’Angelo now plays a brand of grimy funk, complete with wailing guitars. With a D’Angelo performance rare as hen’s teeth these days, his 8pm set will be simply unmissable (just don’t expect the shirt to come off).

Common, on at 6.50pm, has just released an excellent new album, Nobody’s Smiling, adding to a long list of classic records including Be and No Water for Chocolate. Mos Def’s 5.40pm

set will surely be an energetic showcase of his latest tunes (anything from Black on Both Sides, please).

With all this bounce to the ounce, we’re going to need something to fill up on: yup, all great soul music must be paired with great soul food. The folks at Eat Street have organised some culinary nourishment for the masses, including Burger Burger, Stumpys Pizza and Bird on a Wire stalls. There will also be a chilli cook-off, beer, coffee and non-alcoholic options for a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

You don’t have long, so I will reinforce that this particular line-up is a one-time deal. It will not happen again. With Soulfest looking to be an annual event, right now we’re the envy of the world.

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Aloe Blacc ALOE BLACC (ALSO known as Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III) has been a staple of the LA music scene much longer than most know about; the former Stones Throw-signed singer cohosted the Sunday daytime dance party The Do Over for a number of years, as well as forming the the underground hiphop duo Emanon in his teens (he chose Aloe because his style was “smooth like lotion”). Switching to a solo sing career a decade ago, Blacc only broke through in his 30s, but unlike many musicians there was very little struggle involved in his rise to the top, admitting that initially music was mostly a hobby.

Blacc’s career found traction in 2010 when his hard-times soul jam ‘I Need a Dollar’ became the theme song for HBO series How to Make it in America. And then things really exploded after appearing on megastar Avicii’s hit single ‘Wake Me Up’, which went to number one in dozens of countries and introduced his voice to millions of listeners.

Although Blacc’s story isn’t one of struggle, his parents’ was a bit of a rags-to-riches affair. Growing up in Panama they were incredibly poor, but by the time Blacc was born in suburban Orange County, California, his father was a rising star in the US Army. Blacc was a diligent student academically and also started learning the trumpet at age nine. While lessons were a good excuse for a break from the classroom, there was a fundamental shift when his parents decided to stop hiring his trumpet and purchase one outright. “Yeah, that was a formative moment for me,” as was his exposure to LL Cool J in fourth grade.

“I spent those early days growing up listening to American soul music – salsa, merengue, reggae, calypso,” Blacc explains, then continues to expound on the influence of his friends’

parents, who listened to the classic rock (“Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead..”) his parents did not. Most influential though were his peers and the hip hop music they sought out together. “We all loved hip hop music”, he enthuses, “but there wasn’t any hip hop culture where I was growing up. We’d go to other cities like LA for that.”

After teaming up with hip hop producer Exile in 1995, the pair became known as Emanon: “It’s no name backwards.” They made and released hip hop music as Blacc continued through school and then University, having won a scholarship to the University of Southern California to study communications and linguistic psychology. “I like words,” he states matter-of-factly. “I like playing with words, putting them together and seeing how they make me feel. As well as questioning how they might make the rest of the world feel.”

In 2006 Blacc signed with Stone’s Throw Records, after label head Chris Manak (known as Peanut Butter Wolf) heard Blacc and immediately offered him a contract for the 2006 full-length Shine Through: “I wasn’t expecting to be signed as a vocalist to any record label, but they heard a couple of songs and signed me.

By this stage Blacc had become more focused on songwriting, a move inspired in part by his social consciousness. Infusing old-school funk and soul with a uniquely modern flavour, Shine Through was released later that same year, receiving significant media attention. In 2010 Blacc was once again in the spotlight, after the release of his second record, Good Things. A commercial success, Good Things was certified gold in a number of countries and hit double platinum sales. “It was important for starting my career as a solo artist, and confirmation that I was

His third solo album, and first for major label Interscope, 2014’s Lift Your Spirit does exactly what the label says, via emphatic, funk-folk-soul that’s a little Bill Withers and perhaps a touch Stevie Wonder. Featuring production

by Pharrell, DJ Khalil and Rock Mafia Blacc explains the variations between his three long players: “The first album was not so much a studio album, as it was mostly recorded in my bedroom with a keyboard and some instruments and featured everything I was interested in. The next one was such a different process, recorded in a studio in New York and we focused mainly on soul.

This new album is definitely a mix of genres again, but specifically hip hop, folk and soul.”

Songwriting, Blacc enthuses, “is the most fun I have with music. I’m glad I have experience as an MC too, because it gives me this facility with words. It also helps me to edit, narrow down the focus of a song and communicate the plot, but also find the right melodies.” The soul singer goes on to explain how he approached these latest songs in a new way: “The largest challenge was to know what made sense to put on album, after attempting a writing process that has performing in mind.” He surmises that this hasn’t translated that well.

But success or no, Blacc is most certainly a storyteller, with tales that are an amalgamation of his own life experience and what he sees going on around him. “Sometimes they’re direct and sometimes indirect… sometimes they’re just made up. A song like ‘Wake Me Up’, that’s less life experience and more reflection on the here and now.”

Also one hell of a live performer, Blacc is headed back to NZ shores for the third time this October. Of NZ he says he appreciates, “the clean air, clean water and lots of green. The people are extremely nice too… there’s a good energy.” He says the show will be unique because the music is different, but the vibe will still be, “about a party and having fun.”

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RETURN FROM THE ABYSS - SKULDOM & GUESTS

ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH

DISPARO AND GUESTS

7:30pm, Circa Theatre

OCT 22

DELPHI GROOVE - PREMIER RELEASE SHOW

Valhalla

HOT CHOCOLATE

Bodega

ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH

8pm, Opera House Wellington

OCT 24

7:30pm, Circa Theatre

RUN KITTY RUN RUN Fast Eddies Pool Hall

7:30pm, Circa Theatre

OPEN HEART CIRCUITRY SPRING TOUR Valhalla

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Bodega

WELLINGTON GIG GUIDE JAKOB The San Francisco Bath House

HIKOI OF HATRED 8pm, Valhalla

ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH 7:30pm, Circa Theatre

OCT 25 TOO LATE, ONE OUTS, AND GUESTS 8pm, Valhalla

ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH 7:30pm, Circa Theatre

NOIR FT. MARY WATSON 8:30pm, The Lido Cafe, Wgtn

TREVOR NOAH - LOST IN TRANSLATION Opera House Wellington

FOOTNOTE NEW ZEALAND DANCE PRESENTS: THE STATUS OF BEING

SPARROW-FOLK 8pm, Meow!

OCT 27 ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH

OCT 29 ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH 7:30pm, Circa Theatre

NZTRIO: ART3

7:30pm, Circa Theatre

7pm, City Gallery Wellington

7:30pm, Hannah Playhouse

OCT 28

OCT 26

NEW ZEALAND IMPROV FESTIVAL

MASSES (AUS) AND GUESTS

ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH 7:30pm, Circa Theatre

FALLEN ORDER: THE AGE OF KINGS NZ TOUR

8pm, Valhalla

6:30pm, Bats Theatre

OCT 30

ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH

THE ROOSTER’S ROADSHOW, WELLINGTON

7:30pm, Circa Theatre

8pm, Valhalla

Valhalla

ISAAC’S EYE BY LUCAS HNATH

FALLEN ORDER EP RELEASE TOUR

7:30pm, Circa Theatre

8:30pm, Valhalla

REGIONAL GIG GUIDE OCT 15 NZSO: BOLD WORLDS - PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION $30, Dunedin Town Hall, 50 The Octagon, Dunedin

OCT 16 NO BROADCAST ALBUM RELEASE TOUR 9PM, $10, The Mayfair, New Plymouth

WINTER’S LAST WALTZ The Mayfair, New Plymouth

OCT 19 NO BROADCAST ALBUM RELEASE TOUR 3PM, $5, Funky Fish, Northland

OCT 20 FOOTNOTE NEW ZEALAND DANCE PRESENTS: THE STATUS OF BEING

OCT 17

7:30pm, Meteor Theatre, Hamilton

THE VIOLET-OHS, SPACE BATS ATTACK! W/ LUCKLESS

OCT 22

10pm, Darkroom, Christchurch

NO BROADCAST ALBUM RELEASE TOUR 9PM, $10, Biddy Mulligan’s Irish Pub, Hamilton

NZSO: BOLD WORLDS - PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION $30, Founders Theatre, Hamilton

PIECES OF MOLLY & KENTUCKY FRIED CHILDREN

FOOTNOTE NEW ZEALAND DANCE PRESENTS: THE STATUS OF BEING 7:30pm, $25, 4th Wall Theatre, New Plymouth

OCT 23 JAKOB The Cabana, Napier

NICOLE ANDREWS SOUTH ISLAND TOUR 9:30pm, The Brewery, Christchurch

FALLEN ORDER EP RELEASE TOUR

TREVOR NOAH - LOST IN TRANSLATION

8:30pm, $10, Dunedin Muso’s Club, Dunedin

8pm, Aurora Centre, Christchurch

NICOLE ANDREWS SOUTH ISLAND TOUR

OCT 28

8pm, Taste Merchants, Dunedin

SOLA ROSA MAGNETICS TOUR Dux Live, Christchurch

OCT 25 CLAP CLAP RIOT AND BUZZ MOLLER 9pm, $15, Chicks Hotel, Dunedin

EKKO PARK, FIRE AT WILL, ENERCIA, FLIRTING WITH DISASTER

OCT 29 KINETIKA 9am, Puke Ariki, New Plymouth

NICOLE ANDREWS SOUTH ISLAND TOUR 8pm, Strawberry Tree, Christchurch

7pm, $40, Playhouse Theatre, Hamilton

8:30pm, Churchills, Christchurch

OCT 30

KINETIKA

9am, Puke Ariki, New Plymouth

9am, Puke Ariki, New Plymouth

OCT 18

BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT

KINETIKA

7:30pm, $25, Baycourt, Tauranga

10pm, Vinyl Underground, Queenstown

FALLEN ORDER EP RELEASE TOUR

OCT 26

CLAP CLAP RIOT AND BUZZ MOLLER

NICOLE ANDREWS SOUTH ISLAND TOUR

XMAS VERSES BLACK GRACE

OCT 24

8:15pm, The Cabana, Napier

9am, Puke Ariki, New Plymouth

8pm, $15, Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui

8:30pm, Dux Live, Christchurch

FOOTNOTE NEW ZEALAND DANCE PRESENTS: THE STATUS OF BEING

KINETIKA

9am, Puke Ariki, New Plymouth

OCT 27 KINETIKA

KINETIKA

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was absolutely wonderful – when we started, we weren’t expecting anything.

Some of us met through work and said ‘Let’s give this a go.’ So it’s great to be part of a situation where your song is still very popular. I’d go as far as to say it’s now a national anthem.”

And Mr. Olive is not far off. The song continues to rake in royalties, both for the current band and original singer Errol Brown, who left in 1986. They’ve recently hired another singer in Kennie Simon, who – get this – was in a Hot Chocolate cover act. Olive liked the tribute so much that he invited Simon on tour.

Hot Chocolate IF YOU’VE BEEN to a 50th, wedding, strip club or flat party, chances are you know your Hot Chocolate. Their hit ‘You Sexy Thing’ has become the feel-good tune of the century. A nondiscriminatory paean to the miracle of women, the song has transcended the disco era and now applies to me, you and your momma too. Lofty accolades, sure. But Hot Chocolate are tastier than you remember, and there’s one opportunity to drink it all up: Tuesday 21 October at Auckland’s Bruce Mason Theatre.

Speaking to original bass player Patrick Olive, the band had very fortunate beginnings.

For an act that “wasn’t even a proper band, just a bunch of normal working guys”, things suddenly got real.

Their first single, recorded as the Hot Chocolate Band, was a reggae cover of John Lennon’s ‘Give Peace a Chance’, a cover that needed approval from The Beatles’ own label, Apple Records.

Lennon reportedly enjoyed it, and invited them into the Apple offices.

“Fortunately for us, he was there the day we went to gain approval. The security man allowed us in, and Lennon personally gave us the A-OK to cover his song.” But following this amazing

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push, The Beatles broke up and the label was no more. So Hot Chocolate had to rethink things.

They did soul and funk in the early days – but the band’s big break was disco.

Olive is still surprised at the success of ‘You Sexy Thing’. “To release a song like that … I mean, you can’t imagine how people reacted in the seventies.

We were basically this boy band who were yelling “Hey, you sexy thing!” at people. But it worked out very well, especially with the ladies – who we wrote it for in the first place.”

Initially, the song wasn’t anything special to the band – delegated to the B-side of another track.

“We sent our single ‘Blue Night’ to (American radio) to get played, and they said “What are you guys doing?! ‘Sexy Thing’ can’t be a B-side!” So it was resung at a higher octave and made into the A-side.”

This sexy accident of a song had further reappraisal with its inclusion in the 1997 film, The Full Monty, a runaway hit that made millions worldwide. This caused ‘Sexy’ to chart again, making it one of the only recordings to chart in three consecutive decades.

“Kennie’s settled in extremely well, and he’s more than happy performing.

Seeing him dressed like Errol with the white jacket and trousers – I was over the moon!”

But this ain’t no tribute act – importantly, most of the original players are here, including Tony Connor and Harvey Hinsley. Hinsley is the man behind all those distinct, classic synthesized guitar lines in ‘Emma’, ‘Every1’s a Winner’, ‘So You Win Again’ and yes, ‘You Sexy Thing’. Along with Olive’s rumbling thumb, the one that drives ‘Heaven’s in the Back Seat of My Cadillac’ and ‘Brother Louie’ – well, you’d better believe in miracles when they play here.

In a 40-year career, Olive has many personal milestones. “Performing to Lady Diana the evening before her marriage to Prince Charles was unforgettable. Also, being the first British band to play in Russia.” Most importantly, the man is happy to be on the road.

Speaking on their 2014 show: “We’re playing all of the songs that the people love to hear, participate and dance to.

It’s going to be livelier with even more Hot Chocolate.”

A guilty pleasure, maybe – but I’ve never denied myself a Hot Chocolate and I’m not about to.

JAKE EBDALE

SEE THEM LIVE: HOT CHOCOLATE TUE 21 OCT BRUCE MASON CENTRE, AUCKLAND WED 22 OCT OPERA HOUSE, WELLINGTON

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