Groove Guide 513

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO SHIT WORTH DOING IN NEW ZEALAND

THE FOO FIGHTERS

FREE

p14

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

p13

SOMETHING GOOD

p12

RAGLAN ROAST

MON 03 NOV - TUE 18 NOV 2014 . ISSUE 513 . GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

THE NEW ALBUM

AVAILABLE NOW F E AT U R I N G C O L L A B O R AT I O N S W I T H J O H N N E W M A N , ELLIE GOULDING, HAIM, GWEN STEFANI AND MORE

GROOVEGUIDE. CO.NZ SCAN THE QR CODE WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE TO GO TO GROOVE GUIDE’S MOBILE WEBSITE FOR BREAKING NEWS, REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS

Top 10 Nov

AND MORE FEATURES.

WE ALSO DO THIS COOL SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF.

BILL BAILEY

@GROOVEGUIDE & FACEBOOK.COM/GROOVEGUIDE

MON 03 NOV - SUN 09 NOV NATIONWIDE TOUR

GROOVE GUIDE IS NEW ZEALAND’S LEADING MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT PUBLICATION. 11,000 FREE COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FORTNIGHTLY AT MUSIC STORES, CAFES, FAST FOOD OUTLETS, NIGHTCLUBS,

THE ROLLING STONES

BARS, RESTAURANTS, CINEMAS AND RETAIL STORES

SAT 22 NOV MT SMART STADIUM, AUCKLAND

THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STOCK GROOVE GUIDE PLEASE CONTACT JAMIE@ HARKENTERTAINMENT.COM

Publisher Grant Hislop

MARIAH CAREY

Sales Grant Hislop grant@harkentertainment.com Editorial Manager Tyler Hislop tyler@harkentertainment.com

THU 13 NOV VECTOR ARENA, AUCKLAND

KIMBRA TUE 18 NOV THE POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND

Sub Editor Louise Adams Designer Greta Gotlieb greta@harkentertainment.com Distro Jamie Hislop jamie@harkentertainment.com Accounts accounts@harkentertainment.com Contributors David Kearney, Trevor Villers, Ren Kirk, Shaun Jones, Connor Crawford.

Print Webstar | Blue Star Group Limited Shit Hot Printers

MINUIT THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1

SAT 15 NOV - FRI 28 NOV NATIONWIDE TOUR

IN CINEMAS: THU 20 NOV

Hark Entertainment LTD PO Box 6032 Wellesley Street, Auckland,1141

DUE TO SPACE AND CONTENT REQUIREMENTS, NOT ALL GIGS MAY BE LISTED. LISTINGS ARE USER GENERATED. GROOVE GUIDE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INACCURACIES, ERRORS

VODAFONE NZ MUSIC AWARDS

OR OMISSIONS. GROOVE GUIDE IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’, FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY, WITHOUT WARRANTY

HUNTERS & COLLECTORS

OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,

FRI 21 NOV THE POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND

THU 20 NOV VECTOR ARENA, AUCKLAND

INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGMENT. THE GUIDE’S PUBLISHER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY INACCURACIES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THIS GUIDE AND DO NOT SHARE THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED WITHIN. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. COPYRIGHT 2014.

ISSN 1172-675X

JIMMY BARNES

NIGHTCRAWLER

TUE 25 NOV - SAT 29 NOV NATIONWIDE TOUR

IN CINEMAS: THU 27 NOV

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

|

3

Shit worth doing music TUE 04 NOV

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

KEY FREE

ALL AGES

LOCAL

TOUR

INT’L

CULT CLASSIC

WED 05 NOV

C.W STONEKING

THE MADDEN BROTHERS

TUNING FORK

ASB THEATRE

AUCKLAND

AUCKLAND

7PM, $45, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

7PM, $70-350, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

Born in the secluded town of Katherine, Australia, C.W Stoneking’s love of the blues was nurtured in some of the most Godforsaken bars of Australia’s outback before travelling the country with his band The Blue Tits. Now, after a string of globally successful albums including King Hokum, Jungle Blues & Goin’ Boogaloo the Aussie blues enigma brings his live show to Auckland in November.

Twins Benji and Joel Madden of Maryland pop-punk band Good Charlotte (and of course Australia’s The Voice) bring their new side-project to NZ in November. The brothers just released their debut album Greetings from California (featuring recent single ‘We Are Done’) so expect some epic dance-along anthems from the tattooed twosome.

SAT 08 NOV

SAT 08 NOV

GLENROY AUDITORIUM

ANVIL

DUNEDIN

BODEGA

THE POWERSTATION

7PM, $59, TICKETDIRECT.CO.NZ

WELLINGTON

AUCKLAND

Music-comedy powerhouse Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra take their instant party on the road to celebrate their long-anticipated new album, Be Mine Tonight, a winning collection of beloved Kiwi tunes made even more sing-a-long-able thanks to the band’s uniquely irresistible ukulele style. The show features sublime musicality, hilarious audience participation, and Shortland Street star Amanda Billing.

9PM, $50-65, ITICKET.CO.NZ

Arizona punk rock and emo pioneers (before the much-maligned genre imploded in a sea of dodgy bangs and eyeliner) Jimmy Eat World celebrate the ten year anniversary of their acclaimed album Futures with a string of dates across Australia and one in NZ in November. Relive the glory days and mosh away those tears to classic tunes like ‘The Middle’, ‘Kill’ and ‘Pain’.

|

FRI 14 NOV

JIMMY EAT WORLD

8PM, $83.50, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

4

THE WLG INT. UKULELE ORCHESTRA

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

2009 doco The Story of Anvil told the tale of a metal band who despite being credited for influencing many heavy metal greats (including Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax) seemed to have slipped into hard times and obscurity. Don’t worry though because they’re back! Performing at three massive locations in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. Balance has been restored.

SUN 09 NOV

THU 13 NOV THU 13 NOV

THE ORIGINAL ELVIS TCB BAND

RACING

ST JAMES THEATRE

MEOW

MARIAH CAREY

WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON

VECTOR ARENA

7.30PM, $81-91, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

8PM, $10-15, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

AUCKLAND

For the first time ever, The Original Elvis TCB Band joins New Zealand music icon John Rowles for an historic ninecentre New Zealand tour celebrating their greatest tunes and more. Featuring songs such as ‘Love Me Tender’, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ and ‘Suspicious Minds’, don’t miss these living legends playing the music that shaped a generation.

Formed from various Auckland bands, Racing is Edward Knowles and Sven Pettersen (The Checks), Izaac Houston (Space Creeps) and Daniel Barrett (Sherpa). Describing themselves as hypnotic, groove-based rock ‘n’ roll with touches of English big beat, the boys have been building towards an album over the last year. Check them out and absorb the madness.

7PM, $100-300, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

On the heels of the most critically acclaimed album of her career, Me. I am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse, Mariah Carey has confirmed a one-off New Zealand show, extending her The Elusive Chanteuse Show world tour.

This will be Carey’s first live show in New Zealand, playing one exclusive date at Auckland’s Vector Arena.

MON 17 NOV SAT 15 NOV

SAT 15 NOV

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA THE POWERSTATION

JAKOB

MINUIT

AUCKLAND

LEIGH SAWMILL

SAN FRAN BATH HOUSE

8PM, $69, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

AUCKLAND

WELLINGTON

8,30PM, $25, UTR.CO.NZ

9PM, $30, UTR.CO.NZ

Proud post-rock peddlers and veteran Tool support crew Jakob released their fourth studio album Sines (along with opening single ‘Blind Them With Science’) in October. In support of the album, the Napier trio brings their formidable wall of sound to six venues across the country. Expect mindaltering loudness.

It’s been 11 years since the release of Minuit’s debut album, The 88. To celebrate and say “cheers”, Minuit are doing a handful of shows. And then they’re out. Yes, the Kiwi band with the French name are calling last drinks.

Come and see their final fling in a venue which has hummed to more stomping Minuit choruses than we can remember.

Manchester Orchestra (the epitome of misnomers) bring their raucous-yetnuanced brand of melodic rock to the Powerstation in November. The Atlanta five-piece, fronted by the multi-talented Andy Hull, will be throwing down all kinds of rock n’ roll anthems from albums Mean Everything to Nothing, Simple Math and recent sister albums Cope and Hope. Caution: May contain very little Manchester or Orchestra.

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

|

5

Shit worth doing culture

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

TUE 05 NOV

MELBOURNE CUP MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE

SAT 08 NOV

OPULENCE MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE WELLINGTON 7.30PM, $15-126, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

THU 13 NOV

UNWRAP TCHAIKOVSKY’S NUTCRACKER SUITE TOWN HALL AUCKLAND 6.30PM, $15-25, APO.CO.NZ

Why has Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker captivated generations of adults and children alike? Adapted from E.T.A Hoffman’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Tchaikovsky was initially reluctant to write the work, as he found the story lacking in fantasy. How, then, did he put together this torrent of melodic invention, one of the greatest and best-known ballet scores? Find out in November.

Firebrand pianist Eldar Nebolsin’s talents will be put to good use in Tchaikovsky’s luminescent Piano Concerto No. 2. By contrast, it is with a gentle delicacy that Ravel unravels his wonderfully sweet and whimsical Mother Goose Suite. Conductor Michael Stern illuminates the glistening colours of the orchestra throughout this opulent evening.

WED 05 NOV - THU 06 NOV

BILL BAILEY

KEY

6

|

FREE

ALL AGES

LOCAL

TOUR

INT’L

ART

COMEDY

THEATRE

DANCE

MUSIC

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

The 3200 metre race that stops a nation will take place in November, and will be beamed live from Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne at 3pm. Whether you enjoy the thrill of the race or placing a cheeky bet on a dodgy-looking outsider, it’s hard not to get sucked into the excitement of one of the racing world’s most eagerly anticipated days.

TUE 11 NOV

ASB THEATRE

LIGHT SHOW OPEN LATE

AUCKLAND

AUCKLAND ART GALLERY

8PM, SOLD OUT

AUCKLAND

Everyone’s favourite Qualmpeddler returns to New Zealand in November for the world premiere of his brand new live show, Limboland. The show explores the gap between how we imagine our lives to be and how they really are and is packed with the parttroll’s trademark intelligence and sharp wit. As the Guardian succinctly put it, “always hirsute and always hilarious”.

6PM, $18-20, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

Experience Auckland Art Gallery’s spectacular Light Show after hours with a series of late night events featuring George FM DJs, live music from Ginny Blackmore and entry to the exhibition.

Taking place over the next few months, on the night there will be food and drink available, including Epic beers, wines from Villa Maria and share platters.

apo.co.nz

Settling the Score Live 8pm Friday 28 November Auckland Town Hall The APO and Radio NZ Concert call on you to settle the score in the world of orchestral music. Who will reign above all others this year? Join the countdown at the Settling the Score LIVE concert next month.

Book at ticketmaster.co.nz (Booking and Service fees apply)

Shit worth doing culture

WED 05 NOV - SUN 16 NOV

THU 06 NOV - SAT 08 NOV

NZ SCULPTURE ONSHORE

RAW EXHIBITION

FORT TAKAPUNA HISTORIC RESERVE

FLASH DOG STUDIOS

AUCKLAND

WELLINGTON

CPIT CREATIVE FESTIVAL

MULTIPLE TIMES, $5-85, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

10AM-6PM

CPIT

More than 100 artists have been selected by Curator Rob Garrett to exhibit at NZ Sculpture OnShore 2014, which runs for 10 days in November at the historic reserve above Narrow Neck Beach in Devonport. This magnificent cliff-top site provides an ideal setting for one of New Zealand’s largest biennial sculpture exhibitions, and a major fundraiser for Women’s Refuge NZ.

The RAW exhibition is representative of the diverse talent and creativity encouraged at the Kapiti Coast’s Photo School. Works displayed will consist of student images from the first, second and third year of the Whitireia NZ Bachelor of Applied Arts degree. Award-winning images from this year’s NZIPP Iris awards will also be on display.

CHRISTCHURCH

TUE 04 NOV - THU 20 NOV

Featuring housing models, concept furniture and a range of other imaginative architectural creations, this exhibition features projects produced by the CPIT 3rd year Architectural Studies students. This event is attended heavily by the industry who are always very keen to see new work by the students.

TUE 04 NOV - FRI 07 NOV

VANILLA MIRAKA

|

THU 06 NOV - SAT 15 NOV

WELLINGTON

HEATH FRANKLIN’S CHOPPER REPEAT OFFENDER

SISTERLY LOVE

7PM, $16-20, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

ARTWORKS COMMUNITY THEATRE

Created and performed by actor and comedian Hayley Sproull, Vanilla Miraka is a fast-paced one-woman comedy that combines theatrical performance, stand-up comedy and music to tell the story of a wahine grappling with her whakapapa, her identity and her place in multi-cultural Aotearoa. This Wellington season is presented by Taki Rua Productions as part of its development programme.

NATIONWIDE

AUCKLAND

Back by Chopular demand, our fave ex-con from across the ditch, Chopper, returns to NZ for a special limited 6 centre tour of his 2014 hit show Repeat Offender! After a huge sell-out tour this year, he’s coming back to some of his favourite haunts – Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch – and giving some new towns a stab – Whanganui, Blenheim and Kerikeri.

7.30PM, $20, ARTWORKSTHEATRE.ORG.NZ

JAMES CABARET

8

WED 05 NOV - SAT 15 NOV

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

After a successful Fringe 2013 debut, Sisterly Love returns with Renee Casserly starring in this wedding day comedy. It’s Charlene’s wedding day.

She wants to wear her grandmothers wedding dress for good luck, but her sisters won’t cough it up. Sisterly Love explores the warfare amongst sisters and our place in our families.

Shit worth doing screen

THE BEST IN TV AND FILM THIS FORTNIGHT

THU 06 NOV - SUN 23 NOV

THU 13 NOV

WHAT IF CINEMA RELEASE

2013 Irish-Canadian romantic comedy What If (also titled The F Word) stars Daniel Radcliffe as Wallace, a man burned out from a string of failed relationships. He forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend and together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is also the love of your life.

DAY ?? MON

SHOW ME SHORTS

SONIC HIGHWAYS

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

HBO SERIES

Each year the Show Me Shorts team curates the best bitesized stories from New Zealand and abroad, and serves them up at a cinema near you. Now in its ninth season as New Zealand’s top national short film festival, the programme covers a diverse range of themes and subjects, including horror, drama, animation, comedy and everything in between.

Chronicling the Foos’ eight-city recording marathon for latest album Sonic Highways (scheduled for release in Nov), this HBO series doco follows Dave Grohl and co. 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 good times aplenty.

WEEKDAYS TUE 11 NOV

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER GLITTER

THE ZONE, 11.30PM

MAIDMENT THEATRE, AUCKLAND, 7.30PM

Buffy isn’t your average high school girl and Sunnydale certainly isn’t your average town. With the guiding hand of her watcher and her loyal team of scoobies, the ultimate Vampire slayer (in the good old pre-Twilight days when slayers were slayers) goes head to head with all manner of supernatural troublemakers and scoffs in the face of a vampire apocalypse.

Billie Frank is a talented young singer struggling to make it big in New York City. With plenty of will and determination, a voice eerily similar to Mariah Carey, and the help of a handsome nightclub DJ, she will quickly learn that the roller-coaster ride to success is as treacherous as it is glamorous.

10

|

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

SATURDAYS

FRI 07 NOV

ARTHUR

DAMAGES (S5)

TVNZ KIDZONE, 5.30PM

SOHO, 8.30PM

Based on the best-selling books by Marc Brown, Arthur chronicles the adventures and misadventures of an irresistible eight-year-old aardvark whose charm is simple – he’s just a regular kid. Whether they’re facing down the school bully, worrying about a new teacher or babysitting the Terrible Tibble Twins, Arthur and friends manage to solve their dilemmas with imagination, kindness and a lot of humour.

In the fifth and final season of the thrilling legal drama, powerhouse attorney Patty Hewes and ex-protégée Ellen Parsons go head to head for one last battle. Patty and Ellen face off in a fatal double showdown that hurtles toward a series finale as explosive as it is unexpected. To win at all costs, sometimes you pay the ultimate price.

MON 10 NOV WED 05 NOV MON 03 NOV

PRISONERS SKY MOVIES PREMIERE, 8.30PM

Oscar-nominee Hugh Jackman stars as a man facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter is missing, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. But just how far will he go to protect his family? Led by Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, this dramatic thriller features an all-star cast, including Maria Bello, Terrence Howard and Melissa Leo.

KEY

FAMILY GUY (S12) COMEDY CENTRAL, 9PM

BIG BROTHER AUSTRALIA TV3, 4.30PM

Big Brother Australia returns to TV3 in November with a new line-up of colourful (and no doubt irritating) housemates including an aspiring magician, a former pro-tennis player, a selfconfessed bogan and a 6 foot 5” nurse, who says her confidence is sky-high.

Who’s the most irritating?

Time to shout abuse at your TV once again!

NEW KID

TV SHOW

REALITY TV

CINEMA RELEASE

CULT CLASSIC

ONLINE

ALL AGES

DOCUMENTRY

AWARDS

TV FILM

Entering its 12th season, Seth McFarlane’s Family Guy continues to entertain with its off the wall humour, spoton parodies, farcical sketches, orchestra-backed musical numbers and evil talking baby. And talking dog. And Simpsons-crossover episode. I think it’s time to make a window in the schedule.

FRI 14 NOV

HOW TO MEET GIRLS FROM A DISTANCE TVNZ HEARTLAND, 7.30PM

This romantic comedy looks at just how far we will go for a crush. Toby (Richard Falkner), is desperately trying to win the heart of the beautiful Phoebe (Scarlet Hemingway) and resolves to learn everything he can about her so he can turn himself into the man of her dreams. Will it all go awry?

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

|

11

Eating

Drinking

WED 12 NOV

12

|

OUTLANDISH AT EURO

RAGLAN ROAST

AUCKLAND

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

$130, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

NATIONWIDE

Join the master of culinary creativity Simon Gault for an outrageous night of fine food and performance. Experience a spectacular moving feast that starts in the dark ages, and moves through time and imagination. Move through Euro, discovering something delicious at every turn – be amazed

by Einstein’s molecular creations, or confess your sins in the caviar confessional booth… enjoy specially designed Bombay Sapphire cocktails and be among the first to experience the pretty pink Wither Hills Rosé. An outlandish DJ set from Auckland’s SWTMXKDS will give you a night to remember.

You won’t find men in white coats and high-tech equipment with machines going “bing”, but more of a barefoot roasters atmosphere where the locals and travellers all gather to enjoy great coffee at prices that will take you back in time. Raglan Roast was started with an old coffee machine at the back of a kite surfing shop and over the last 14 years has grown to seven locations – from those humble beginnings to working with the best coffee brewing and grinding equipment available to produce an excellent selection of coffee, roasted daily to ensure freshness and quality.

ARTHUR’S

SOUL THAI

272 CUBA ST

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

WELLINGTON

AUCKLAND

Arthur’s is the brother restaurant to Wellington’s now-famous Martha’s Pantry tea room. Housed literally across the road from Martha’s in a recently rejuvenated historic building of upper Cuba Street, and with a sunny courtyard out the back, two cosy dining rooms upstairs, and a couch and window seats in the front for casual visits, there’s a nook at Arthur’s to suit any occasion or group.

Soul Thai delivers the taste of Thailand to your door, right in the heart of Auckland. Their authentic dishes are prepared by experienced Thai chefs and their name has become synonymous with attentive service and exquisitely prepared Thai cuisine. Soul Thai has branches in Grey Lynn and Mt Eden and are open for takeaway pick-up and delivery orders seven nights from 5pm.

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

ME COFFEE BOUTIQUE THE LITTLE VINTAGE ESPRESSO

2/72 ALBERT ST

20 MARKHAM ST

ME Coffee Boutique was established by co-owners Hans Pronk and Jordan Russel. Pronk began as a Barista in 1998, worked his way up and was a Barista Championship Judge 2011.

With a passion for coffee excellence and building genuine relationships with everyone he meets, Jordan Russel felt he could be of great benefit to ME Coffee Boutique. Great food, great coffee.

CHRISTCHURCH

The Little Vintage Espresso serves great coffee and delicious food all made on the premises. With attentive staff and service you won’t get at some of the city’s bigger cafés, Little Vintage’s combination of beautifully cooked and presented meals with world class coffee and great atmosphere means this little gem is well worth a visit.

AUCKLAND

THROWBACK MOVIES AT THE MAIDMENT

$8

Reading

TICKETS

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 11th

7:30pm

Thursday 13th

7:30pm

Thursday 20th

7:30pm

Friday 21st

7:30pm

M

M

M

SOMETHINGGOOD.COM WEBSITE

R18

G

SOMETHING GOOD

THE LAND BEFORE TIME

KIDS $5

Sunday 30th

BOOK TICKETS ONLINE or AT THE DOOR www.maidment.auckland.ac.nz TWODRUGS - GGFP-6_10_14_TWODRUGS - GGFP-6_10_14 06/10/2014 09:45 Page 1

SOLID ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS

THE WAR ON DRUGS NEW ZEALAND 2014 1ST SHOW SOLD OUT

NEW SHOW

FRI 19 DEC

POWER STATION

AUCKLAND

TICKETMASTER 0800 111 999 & REAL GROOVY

2:00pm

What started as a bit of a joke and a dig at the endless pages of click-baiting websites has actually grown into its own brand with a bit of a cult following. They were fed up with all these “this video starts out normal but you’ll never guess how it ends” links and decided to create Something Good. What is it? Well, sign up at somethinggood.co.nz and you’ll join a likeminded group of people who enjoy getting one piece of carefully crafted entertainment sent to their inbox every Friday.

It’s quick, simple, and always good! In fact, it’s expanding outwards. So if you like the sound of it, sign up.

ANGER IS AN ENERGY

DEPOT

JOHN LYDON

AL BROWN

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

RECIPE BOOK

John Lydon’s new autobiography Anger is an Energy: My LIfe Uncensored is Lydon’s first complete autobiography and covers his life from childhood through to the present day taking in Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL), along with his TV and media work. Also included is a selection of rare and/or unpublished pictures.

Depot Eatery & Oyster Bar, Al’s iconic restaurant, celebrates New Zealand’s generosity and informality with its genuine, no-fuss approach to eating and dining out. In this book, Al shares all the recipes this humble little eatery has become famous for, as well as in-depth commentary on what makes this restaurant so successful.

LIVE PHOTOS

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE SUN 12 OCT VECTOR ARENA, AUCKLAND PHOTOS: CONNOR CRAWFORD

SEPULTURA WED 01 OCT STUDIO, AUCKLAND PHOTOS: CONNOR CRAWFORD

14

|

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

LIVE PHOTOS

RODRIGUEZ MON 13 OCT ASB THEATRE, AUCKLAND PHOTOS: TREVOR VILLERS

ALOE BLACC THU 23 OCT OPERA HOUSE, WELLINGTON PHOTOS: SHAUN JONES

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

|

15

New shit OUT NOW

THE NEW RELEASES YOU CAN SINK YOUR TEETH INTO

OUT NOW

OUT NOW

RÖYKSOPP

LO-FANG

‘SORDID AFFAIR’

‘YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT’

MUSIC VIDEO

MUSIC VIDEO

OUT NOW

OUT NOW

OK GO

SIX60

THE DEAD WEATHER

‘I WON’T LET YOU DOWN’

‘SPECIAL’

‘BUZZKILL(ER)’

MUSIC VIDEO

SINGLE

SINGLE

OUT NOW DAY ?? MON

DAY ?? MON

CONVERSE CONCEPT

16

|

CANTERBURY ARCADE, QUEEN ST,

INTERSTELLAR

SERENA

AUCKLAND

CINEMA RELEASE

CINEMA RELEASE

RETAIL STORE

FILM

FILM

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

Making Tracks

NZ On Air October funding has been announced. 108 applicants submitted their songs this round.

K.One – ‘So Good’ feat. P Money

This months round of Making Tracks has been decided. Each of the 108 applications were listened to by six independent panelists. October’s panel consisted of Chris Chetland [Kog Studios; Auckland], David Stevens [Radio Control; Palmerston North], Deane Simmonds [Chart; Christchurch], Hale Speedy [More FM; Auckland], Jason Winstanley [The Hits; Auckland], Jeff Newton [NZ On Air Music; Auckland] and Phoebe Spiers [The Edge TV; Auckland].

Lydia Cole – ‘Stay’

Congratulations to the following artists!

VIDEO ONLY Don McGlashan – ‘Lucky Stars’

RECORDING & VIDEO All The Colours – ‘I’ll Be There With You’

Lontalius – ‘All I Wanna Say’

Males – ‘Heavy Going’ Six60 – ‘Special’ Taste Nasa – ‘Time Goes By’ Tomorrow People – ‘Again & Again’ Trinity Roots – ‘El Kaptain’ Troy Kingi – ‘Break A Bone’ Villainy – ‘Nothing’

L40 – ‘Cassette’ Little Bark – ‘Poly’

Anika Moa – ‘Running’ Beach Pigs – ‘Painkiller’

Marino Mariner – ‘Stronger’ feat. Shaqles

Bunnies On Ponies – ‘Nothing’

Moorhouse – ‘Somebody Loves You’

Esther Stephens & The Means – ‘Light In You’

The Leers – ‘I Can’t Cope’

Gareth Thomas – ‘I’d Like’

Sola Rosa – ‘Get Your Move Gone’

UPCOMING TOURS & EVENTS THE 1975 (UK)

Fri 07 Nov The Tuning Fork, Auckland

Theatre, Invercargill Tue 24 Mar Regent Theatre, Dunedin Wed 25 Mar Horncastle Arena, Christchurch Fri 27 Mar TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Sat 28 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 30 Mar TSB Showplace, New Plymouth Tue 31 Mar Municipal Theatre, Napier Wed 01 Apr ASB Arena Baypark, Tauranga

BILL BAILEY (UK)

THE DATSUNS

Mon 03 Nov CBS Arena, Christchurch Wed 05 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland Thu 06 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland Fri 07 Nov Founders Theatre, Hamilton Sun 09 Nov TSB Theatre, New Plymouth

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

Tue 20 Jan, 2015 Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland

ANVIL (CA) Thu 13 Nov Churchills, Christchurch Fri 14 Nov Bodega, Wellington Sat 15 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland

BEN OTTEWELL (GOMEZ)

THE BLACK KEYS (US) Sat 18 Apr Horncastle Arena, Christchurch Sun 19 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland

BROOKE FRASER Fri 20 Mar Founders Theatre, Hamilton Sat 21 Mar Regent on Broadway, Palmerston North Mon 23 Mar Civic

18

|

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

Fri 02 Jan Lakefront, Rotorua

HEART, FOREIGNER & THREE DOG NIGHT Sat 24 Jan Taupo Amphitheatre, Taupo Sun 25 Jan Whitianga Waterways Arena, Whitianga Sat 31 Jan Gibbston Valley Winery, Queenstown

Thu 18 Dec Opera House, Wellington Fri 19 Dec Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch

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

JOHNNY MARR (UK) HUNTERS AND COLLECTORS (AU)

Sat 07 Feb The Powerstation, Auckland

Fri 21 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland

KATY PERRY (US) Fri 19 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 20 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland

DEVILSKIN Sat 27 Dec Riwaka, Nelson Mon 29 Dec Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Tue 30 Dec Coroglen Tavern, Whitianga Wed 31 Dec Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui Fri 02 Jan Butlers Reef Hotel, Oakura Sat 03 Jan Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt Sat 10 Jan Harringtons Breweries Parkhouse, Christchurch

BILLY IDOL (UK) Wed 01 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 02 Apr TSB Arena, Wellington Sat 04 Apr Horncastle Arena, Christchurch

FAT FREDDY’S DROP

JIMMY BARNES (AU) Tue 25 Nov Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Wed 26 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland Fri 28 Nov Horncastle Arena, Christchurch Sat 29 Nov Town Hall, Dunedin

Fri 27 Mar ASB Arena Baypark, Tauranga Sat 28 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

ED SHEERAN (UK) Wed 08 Apr Horncastle Arena, Christchurch Fri 10 Apr TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Sat 11 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 12 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland

Tue 16 Dec Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland

THE KOOKS (UK) Thu 15 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland

JIMMY EAT WORLD (US) Sat 08 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland

EAGLES (US) Sat 14 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Sun 15 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Tue 18 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland

KNIFE PARTY (AU) JIMMY CLIFF (JM)

DRAKE W/2 CHAINZ Mon 23 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

KIMBRA

THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL (UK)

THE LEMONHEADS (US) Wed 17 Dec The Tuning Fork, Auckland Thu 18 Dec Bodega, Wellington

Wed 17 Dec Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch Thu 18 Dec Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch Fri 19 Dec St James Theatre, Wellington Sat 20 Dec The Civic, Auckland Sun 21 Dec The Civic, Auckland

LUMINATE 2015

JOAN ARMATRADING (UK)

MILKY CHANCE (DE)

Wed 17 Dec Town Hall, Auckland

Fri 09 Jan The Powerstation, Auckland

Wed 28 Jan - Wed 04 Feb Golden Bay, Nelson

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA (US) Mon 17 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland

UPCOMING TOURS & EVENTS RHYTHM AND ALPS 2014 Tue 30 Dec Cardrona Valley, Wanaka

RHYTHM AND VINES 2014 Mon 29 Dec - Wed 31 Dec Waiohika Estate, Gisborne

MINUIT Sat 15 Nov San Fran, Wellington Sat 22 Nov Dux Live, Christchurch Thu 27 Nov The Tuning Fork, Auckland Fri 28 Nov The Tuning Fork, Auckland

NAS (US

NICK CAVE (AU) Sat 06 Dec - Sun 07 Dec Civic Theatre, Auckland Mon 08 Dec - Tue 09 Dec St James Theatre, Wellington

NORTHERN BASS 14/15 Tue 30 Dec - Wed 31 Dec Worsfold Farm, Settlement Road, Mangawhai

OFF THE RADAR FESTIVAL Fri 06 Feb - Sun 08 Feb 181 Atkins Rd, Te Arai

OUTLANDISH

SLASH (UK/US) RICKY MARTIN (PR) Fri 17 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 18 Apr TSB Arena, Wellington Sun 19 Apr Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Tue 21 Apr CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch

ROD STEWART (UK) Mon 13 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland Tue 14 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland

THE ROLLING STONES (UK)

PASSENGER (UK)

ROXETTE (SE)

Fri 30 Jan The Civic, Auckland Sat 31 Jan Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington

Sat 07 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT (UK) Wed 25 Feb Churchills, Christchurch Thu 26 Feb Bodega, Wellington Fri 27 Feb The Studio, Auckland

RAGGAMUFFIN 2014 Sat 13 Dec Trusts Arena Oval , Auckland

THE WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL UKULELE ORCHESTRA

Thu 06 Nov - Sun 23 Nov Multiple Locations, Nationwide

Wed 12 Nov EURO, Auckland

Fri 30 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland

SHIRLEY MACLAINE (US)

SHOW ME SHORTS

Sat 22 Nov Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

PAUL SIMON & STING

VODAFONE NZ MUSIC AWARDS 2014

Sat 13 Dec The Civic, Auckland

)

Sat 17 Jan The Powerstation, Auckland Sun 18 Jan James Cabaret, Wellington

Mon 29 Dec Butlers Reef, New Plymouth Tues 30 Dec Riwaka Hotel, Nelson Wed 31 Dec Cathedral Square, Christchurch Fri 02 Jan Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui Sat 03 Jan Matakana Country, Matakana

Tue 17 Feb Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Wed 18 Feb TSB Arena, Wellington

SPLORE Fri 20 Feb - Sun 22 Feb 2015 Tapapakanga Park, Auckland

ST. JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2015 Mon 26 Jan Silo Park, Auckland

SUMMER MUSIC FEST Sat 10 Jan Marsden Cove Marina, Whangarei

TRUST PUNKS Sat 15 Nov Whammy Bar, Auckland Fri 21 Nov Homies Cosy Teahouse, Wellington Sat 22 Nov Great Job!, Palmerston North

Thu 20 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

THE WAR ON DRUGS (US) Thu 18 Dec The Powerstation, Auckland Fri 19 Dec The Powerstation, Auckland

Sat 08 Nov Glenroy Auditorium, Dunedin Sun 09 Nov Stadium Southland, Invercargill Mon 10 Nov Alexandra Memorial Theatre, Alexandra Tue 11 Nov Lake Wanaka Centre, Wanaka Thu 13 Nov Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Ashburton Sat 15 Nov Roy Stokes Hall, Christchurch Fri 21 Nov Regent On Broadway, Palmerston North Sat 22 Nov TSB Showplace, New Plymouth Sun 23 Nov Great Lake Centre, Taupo Tue 25 Nov MTG Theatre, Napier Thu 27 Nov Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga Fri 28 Nov Wintergarden, Auckland Sun 30 Nov Turner Centre, Kerikeri Fri 05 Dec James Cabaret, Wellington Sat 06 Dec James Cabaret, Wellington

WESTFEST 2015

SAM SMITH (UK)

Tue 03 Mar Alexander Park, Auckland

Thu 23 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland

WOMAD 2015 Fri 13 Mar - Sun 15 Mar TSB Bowl of Brooklands, Taranaki

SETTLING THE SCORE LIVE Fri 28 Nov Town Hall, Auckland

SHIHAD/AIRBOURNE/ I AM GIANT/CAIRO KNIFE FIGHT Sat 27 Dec Station Village, Lower Hutt Sun 28 Dec Coroglen Tavern, Coroglen

EMAIL US TO ADVERTISE YOUR

UNWRAP TCHAIKOVSKY’S NUTCRACKER SUITE

TOURS AND EVENTS SALES@GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

Thu 13 Nov Town Hall, Auckland

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

|

19

GIG GUIDE

AUCKLAND GIG GUIDE NOV 04 LET’S GET RICH TRIO PLAY THE SMOKE ROOM 8:30pm, The Portland Public House

OPEN MIC NIGHT 8:15pm, Windsor Castle

SOFITEL LUXURY HOTELS MELBOURNE CUP DAY 12:10pm, Ellerslie Racecourse

KING BROTHERS & DHDFD’S SUMMER FAMILY TOUR The Kings Arms

NOV 05 BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL 2 Juice Bar

SOULS OF MISCHIEF (U.S.A) WITH GUESTS The Kings Arms

BILL BAILEY ASB Theatre

KILLAMANRARO & FRIENDS

Matakana Cinemas

9pm, Ponsonby Social Club

NZSO: OPULENCE

KONG FOOEY - “BE LIKE WATER” PARTY

Auckland Town Hall

DJS DYLAN C & ANDY JV 9pm, Ponsonby Social Club 9pm, Wine Cellar

5:30pm, Victoria Theatre

THESE FOUR WALLS, SILENCE THE CITY & STITCHES

THE FLAMING MUDCATS

9pm, The Kings Arms

5:30pm, Everybody`s

TINA TURNTABLES Bedford Soda & Liquor

PORTLAND JAM WITH LISA WRIGHT & THE ELECTED 9pm, The Portland Public House

THE NUKES The Great South Pacific Tuning Fork

BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL 2 8:15pm, The Kings Arms

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

5pm, The Kings Arms

THE PIPI PICKERS 5pm, Leigh Sawmill

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY WITH BOBBY BRAZUKA & ONNY KAULIMA 9pm, Ponsonby Social Club

JOSH ON DECKS Bedford Soda & Liquor

PURE AND DEEP

BY TOA FRASER Herald Theatre

HIPSTAMATICS LIVE 5:30pm, Everybody`s

GORGUTS WITH GUESTS DAWN OF AZAZEL The Kings Arms

NOV 14 TASTE OF AUCKLAND

NOV 10

5:30pm, Western Springs Stadium

8pm, Skycity Theatre

AN EVENING WITH YES

ART IN THE DARK 2014

THE SOUND STAGE

Aotea Centre

Western Park

8pm, The Bluestone Room

NOV 11

JAKOB

1ST FRIDAYS W/ NEW REPTILES + BRENDON THOMAS & THE VIBES

GLITTER

CHOPPER’S REPEAT OFFENDER

NOV 06

HIPSTAMATICS LIVE

NOV 09

THE MILTONES

7pm, Herald Theatre

ASB Theatre

9:30pm, Leigh Sawmill

SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL

XMAS VERSES BLACK GRACE

BILL BAILEY

DYLAN C + JASON KYLE

SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL

SELECT COMMITTEE WITH SELECTA SAM + UNCLE BARNEY

8pm, Windsor Castle

10pm, Roxy Bedford Soda & Liquor

The Kings Arms

THE CVE

PLAYGROUND

Capitol Cinema

9:30pm, Ding Dong Lounge

8pm, Auckland Town Hall

|

SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL IN AUCKLAND

SOULS OF MISCHIEF

ROMANTIC BRUCKNER

20

NOV 07

7:30pm, Maidment Theatre

SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL

Galatos Live

YAM JAMS Bedford Soda & Liquor

Pukekohe Cinema

PURE AND DEEP

BY TOA FRASER

Bedford Soda & Liquor

MAINZ END OF YEAR CONCERT

NEEDLESS CANE

CHEESE ON TOAST WITH ANDREW TIDBALL

The Kings Arms

8:30pm, The Thirsty Dog

NOV 12

THE SOUND STAGE

10pm, The Portland Public House

SEP ARATE

NOV 08

PURE AND DEEP

BY TOA FRASER

JIMMY EAT WORLD

7:30pm, Basement Theatre

8:30pm, The Powerstation

Herald Theatre

SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL

NOV 13

5pm, Waiheke Island Community Cinema

KONG FOOEY LIVE WITH AARON TOKONA 9pm, Leigh Sawmill

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 8pm, The Bluestone Room

TE KOOTI BROTHERHOOD, BARRACKS, BRAVE SONS, FORGOTTEN GENERATION AND FIRE FOR GLORY

TASTE OF AUCKLAND 5:30pm, Western Springs Stadium

DAZED AND CONFUSED 7:30pm, Maidment Theatre

ART IN THE DARK 2014 Western Park

UNWRAP TCHAIKOVSKY’S NUTCRACKER SUITE 6:30pm, Auckland Town Hall

THE CVE 8pm, Windsor Castle

7:30pm, Zeal Henderson

HIPSTAMATICS LIVE

EXPRESS YOURSELF

5:30pm, Everybody`s

10pm, Everybody`s

Herald Theatre

8pm, The Bluestone Room

THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT The Kings Arms

BLACK RIVER DRIVE EP LAUNCH The Kings Arms

DJ HUDGE & MC JDUBS LIVE 9pm, Ponsonby Social Club

NOV 15 SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY 2 ONE ANOTHER 2:30pm, ASB Theatre

TASTE OF AUCKLAND 5:30pm, Western Springs Stadium

ART IN THE DARK 2014 Western Park

JAKOB Leigh Sawmill

ADD YOUR OWN LISTINGS SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

8pm, The Bluestone Room

DISTORTED 2014 8pm, The Kings Arms

ANTHONIE TONNON WITH FAZERDAZE 7:30pm, Old Folks Association

GLEN MELTZER + TENDERLOIN Bedford Soda & Liquor

PURE AND DEEP

BY TOA FRASER Herald Theatre

LEWIS MCCALLUM LIVE 9pm, Ponsonby Social Club

JAKOB 9:30pm, Leigh Sawmill

TOM RODWELL 5pm, The Kings Arms

NZTRIO AND AFTERNOON OF BEAUTIFUL MUSIC 5pm, Leigh Sawmill

NOV 17 PURE AND DEEP

BY TOA FRASER Herald Theatre

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA 8:30pm, The Powerstation

NOV 16

KRISUN W/ DAWN OF AZAZEL & BULLETBELT

TASTE OF AUCKLAND

The Kings Arms

5:30pm, Western Springs Stadium

NOV 18

ART IN THE DARK 2014 Western Park

PURE AND DEEP

BY TOA FRASER Herald Theatre

PURE AND DEEP

BY TOA FRASER

WELLINGTON GIG GUIDE NOV 05

NOV 12

BANGERS & BANGERS

ELWOOD AND GUESTS

Valhalla

Valhalla

CHOPPER’S REPEAT OFFENDER

NOV 13

8pm, Opera House Wellington

NOV 06 JUST A BEER Valhalla

GOLD MEDAL FAMOUS AND THE DOUBTFUL SOUNDS NORTH ISLAND MINI-TOUR

TOI MAORI ART MARKET 5pm, TSB Bank Arena

NOV 14 TOI MAORI ART MARKET 5pm, TSB Bank Arena

ANVIL HOPE IN HELL TOUR Bodega

9pm, Meow!

NOV 15

NOV 08

TOI MAORI ART MARKET

NZSO: OPULENCE

5pm, TSB Bank Arena

Michael Fowler Centre

BLACK CITY LIGHTS | KARIIIBA | HIRO | BORROWED CASSETTES

SCARLET 8:30pm, The Lido Cafe, Wgtn

RAGNARAK - DAY 1 5:45pm, Valhalla

Herald Theatre

NOV 09

MAINZ END OF YEAR CONCERT

RAGNARAK - DAY 2 Valhalla

9pm, Meow!

LAURA COLLINS & THE BACK PORCH BLUES BAND 8:30pm, The Lido Cafe, Wgtn

HORROLITION

The Kings Arms

Valhalla

REGIONAL GIG GUIDE NOV 01 JACKAL, SUPER NARCO MAN, HASH COLLECTOR AND WHEATBAGS ANONYMOUS 9pm, Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui

NZSO: OPULENCE $30 or Pay your age, Founders Theatre, Hamilton

NOV 07 BILL BAILEY Founders Theatre, Hamilton

JAKOB

KINETIKA

Churchills

9am, Puke Ariki, New Plymouth

NO BROADCAST

NOV 13 SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL Alice Cinematheque, Christchurch

SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL Cinema Gold Palmerston North, Palmerston North

THE WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL UKULELE ORCHESTRA Ashburton Events Centre

ANVIL HOPE IN HELL TOUR Churchills, Christchurch

NOV 15

Wunderbar

SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL

THE WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL UKULELE ORCHESTRA

NOV 08

Limelight Cinema, Oamaru

Ashburton Events Centre

8pm, Regent On Broadway Palmerston North

ARTHUR AHBEZ

NEEDLESS CANE

DELANEY DAVIDSON

NOV 03

GOLD MEDAL FAMOUS AND THE DOUBTFUL SOUNDS NORTH ISLAND MINI-TOUR

8:30pm, The Royal, Palmerston North

8:30am, Wunderbar, Christchurch

PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS (PBR) WORLD SERIES QUALIFIER

JACKAL WITH COSMIC OWL AND A THOUGHT THAT CAME TO MIND 9pm, Old Stone Butter Factory, Whangarei District

NOV 02 TOPP TWINS

BILL BAILEY CBS Arena

darkroom

NOV 06

9pm, Space Monster, Wanganui

8pm, CBS Arena

CHOPPER’S REPEAT OFFENDER

NEEDLESS CANE

8pm, Royal Wanganui Opera House, Wanganui

THESE FOUR WALLS

LOOPING LOCOMOTION, LOOPING MUSIC. A STUDY IN MOTION WITH MUSIC.

9:30pm, Churchills 10:45pm, Krazy Jacks, Tauranga

1pm, CPIT Jazz School Audiotorium

NOV 16 SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL Cinema Gold Havelock North, Havelock North

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

|

21

THE FOO FIGHTERS As the build-up to the Foo Fighters’ eighth album continues, everyone is mostly in the dark about what Sonic Highways actually sounds like – journos included. Not content simply to release another award-winning, chart-busting, stadium-shaking record, the album follows in the footsteps of an eight-part television show documenting Grohl and his Foo Fighters (Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett) recording their album. On the go. Easily the band’s most ambitious project to date, the eight songs are recorded in different studios across eight US cities, featuring a roster of guest spots from the likes of Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen, blues star Gary Clark Jnr, the Eagles’ Joe Walsh and punk pioneer Joan Jett.

The HBO series documenting the eightcity odyssey during which the record was created is directed by Grohl, and sees the Foos tapping into the musical

22

|

GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

heritage and cultural fabric of Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington, DC and New York. The words for each track were written in an unprecedented and experimental style, with Grohl leaving the lyrics till the last minute and drawing inspiration from the experiences, interviews and personalities in each city.

Grohl’s 2013 feature film directorial debut, the Grammy-winning Sound City, was a celebration of the human element in the creation and recording of music. This latest effort is, in Grohl’s words, “a love letter to the history of American music.” Each episode explores the regional identity of a different city – how each region shaped the musicians in their formative years, and in turn the impact these people have on the cultural community, and ultimately showcasing and their common bond: each artist, regardless of genre or locale, started as an average kid with dreams of making music and making it big.

Bass player Nate Mendel tells how the concept started with an idea to record in different cities all over the world, before deciding to concentrate on America. “We did the last album, went

on tour with a bunch of musicians, and there were lots of opportunities to talk about what we were going to do next.

So when Dave came up with this idea we thought it was pretty cool, but kind of, how are we gonna do that? Can we really pull it off? Eventually we decided just to focus on America, which gave the project more coherence, and getting into the detail of each city; the legends of the local music scene, the geography, the studios.”

While it was always part of the plan to talk to musicians in each city, to let their stories and shared experiences help inform the resulting track, actually playing on the tracks was a natural evolution from this unique creative process. “We had the guitarist from Cheap Trick (Rick Nielsen) in the studio, and at one point he just says, ‘Are you gonna let me play on your fuckin’ song or what?’ We were kinda like, ‘Oh yeah, great… let’s do that’,” Mendel laughs before adding, “He’s such an incredible guitar player, it was really cool just watching him.”

The different cities and studios the Foos recorded in each had special significance, such as Seattle where Grohl made the first Foo Fighters

record, or Chicago where they recorded with the producer Nirvana worked with. “I’m a bit of a pessimist,” Mendel admits, “and kept waiting for it to turn into a shitty experience. I kept thinking, one of these will be a dud… but there wasn’t one. Oddly enough, the least enjoyable place was Seattle, because we knew the city already. We worked in the middle of town and it was much more like making a normal record.”

But even in Seattle significance was derived from recording at Robert Laing Studios, not to mention working with Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie: “Robert Laing, he just dug into the hillside and made a cavern and put a studio in there, which he never really finished. So it was like, wow, we’re gonna make a record at Rob Laing’s place… and it’s the weirdest place, this gigantic concrete bunker of a room.”

While Sonic Highways could be a metaphor for how the people involved in the album came together, it’s also about connecting the people to the places – a musical map. There’s a sense of exploration, of discovering the family tree of American music, right from the origins of blues, to the birth

of hip hop and punk, and all informed by the musicians the band worked with. “We’d come to a city and start recording an instrumental, then Dave would interview musicians from the city and write the lyrics, which was a whole new way of writing.”

go places we’ve haven’t gone before, “ he pauses before adding, “but they’re such nice little additions to the arena we usually work in… like in DC, where we basically broke into a go-go beat. We played around it – it’s fairly subtle – but a nice homage to the city.”

Mendel fondly recalls working in the desert outside Los Angeles with Joe Walsh from The Eagles: “Joe came out to the middle of the dessert and he played like the absolute pro that he is. It was really nice of him to come all the way out there and he was just such a gentleman about it… you know, someone who’s so legendary in what they do. And after Joe played, I asked him if he could show me what he’d just done and I got to watch up close what he did.” Keep an ear out for a classic Southern feel and layers of ‘Hotel California’ in this one!

While Sonic Highways shows the band’s desire to search out their musical roots and memories of transcendent moments, it’s also an interesting way for the band to push themselves musically, to explore and develop. As heroes to many, there is also something endearing about the Foos meeting and working with some of their own idols. And as cities are changed by the people that go there, so the reverse can be said as any place changes the people, and when the masterpiece is finally unveiled there might be a slightly new Foo Fighters musical identity.

And how do the songs sound? Mendel says they are recognisably FF songs, but a little looser: “If you listen closely you’ll hear the different studios, but a lot of the sound is very consistent. Where it gets weird is when guests come in… not super weird, but the music does

REN KIRK

NEW ALBUM: SONIC HIGHWAYS OUT MON 10 NOV SEE THE LIVE: FOO FIGHTERS WED 18 FEB AMI STADIUM, CHRISTCHURCH SAT 21 FEB MT. SMART STADIUM, AUCKLAND

BE THE FIRST IN NZ TO HEAR “SONIC HIGHWAYS” LISTEN TO RADIO HAURAKI FOR DETAILS AUCKLAND 99FM. WELLINGTON 93.3FM. CHRISTCHURCH 106.5FM. BLENHEIM 94.5FM. DUNEDIN 106.2FM. GISBORNE 105.3FM. HAWKE’S BAY 99.9FM. MANAWATU 105.8FM. NELSON 90.4FM. NORTHLAND 93.2FM. ROTORUA 94.3FM. SOUTHLAND 93.2FM. TARANAKI 90.8FM. TAUPO 92.8FM. TAURANGA 91FM. WAIKATO 96.2FM.

Na ti

sh

1 20 4

www.facebook.com/Newzealandbattleofthebands

present

ip

and

o i p onal Cham

n

Register your band now

Full list of prizes on the website

www.battleofthebands.co.nz Kings Arms

59 France Street, Newton, Auckland www.kingsarms.co.nz Heat 1 - Wednesday 24th September Heat 2 - Thursday 2nd October Heat 3 - Thursday 9th October Heat 4 - Thursday 16th October Heat 5 - Thursday 23rd October Semi Final 1 - Thursday 30th October Semi Final 2 - Thursday 6th November Semi Final 3 - Wednesday 12th November Semi Final 4 - Thursday 20th November Regional Final - Friday 28th November National Final - Friday 19th December

Juice Bar

144 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland www.juicebar.co.nz Heat 1 - Thursday 25th September Heat 2 - Wednesday 1st October Heat 3 - Wednesday 8th October Heat 4 - Wednesday 15th October Heat 5 - Thursday 23rd October Semi Final 1 - Thursday 30th October Semi Final 2 - Wednesday 5th November Semi Final 3 - Thursday 13th November Semi Final 4 - Thursday 20th November Regional Final - Saturday 29th November National Final - Saturday 20th December

Diggers Bar

17a Hood Street, Hamilton, Waikato Region www.diggersbar.co.nz Heat 1 - Saturday 1st November Heat 2 - Friday 7th November Semi Final - Friday 14th November Regional Final - Saturday 6th December

Brewers Bar

107 Newton Street, Mount Maunganui, Bay Of Plenty Region www.brewersbar.co.nz Heat 1 - Friday 31st October Heat 2 - Saturday 8th November Semi Final - Saturday 15th November Regional Final - Friday 5th December

The Cabana

11 Shakespeare Rd, Napier, Hawkes Bay Region www.cabana.net.nz Heat - Saturday 25th October

The Royal

44 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu Region www.sabreentertainment.co.nz Heat - Friday 24th October

Tickets for all shows from www.eventfinder.co.nz

Bodega

101 Ghuznee Street, Wellington www.bodega.co.nz Heat 1 - Wednesday 8th October Heat 2 - Thursday 9th October Heat 3 - Saturday 11th October Heat 4 - Sunday 12th October Semi Final 1 - Wednesday 10th December Semi Final 2 - Thursday 11th December Regional Final - Saturday 13th December

Dux Live

363 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury Region www.duxlive.co.nz Heat 1 - Monday 1st December Heat 2 - Tuesday 2nd December Regional Final - Wednesday 3rd December

Sammy’s

65 Crawford Street, Dunedin, Otago Region www.facebook.com/pages/Sammys-Dunedin/ 292815164062528?sk=timeline Heat 1 - Thursday 16th October Heat 2 - Friday 17th October Regional Final - Saturday 18th October

www.battleofthebands.co.nz