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Shit worth doing music THIS MONTH’S TEN MUST SEE MUSIC EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND

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FRI 13 FEB

THU 05 FEB

ROOTH MOODY

BROODS

TUNING FORK

OPERA HOUSE

AUCKLAND

WELLINGTON

7.30PM, $38, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

7PM, $57-67, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

Two-time Juno Award winning Canadian Ruth Moody is heading to NZ for one show at the Tuning Fork. With the Wailing Jennys, Moody had a knack for catchy yet pensive songwriting – something she has expanded on into her solo career. A gifted instrumentalist, she visits off the back of stellar sophomore effort These Wilder Things.

As part of their whirlwind Evergreen tour, siblings Georgia and Caleb continue to prove why Broods are our local industry darlings – listen to latest single ‘LAF’ or their cover of K-Pez’s ‘Dark Horse’ for proof. They’re comin’ in hot and fast, backed with a #1 album, various international celeb endorsements and some sweet moves on stage.

MON 16 FEB & MON 23 FEB TUE 17 FEB

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CHURCHILLS LIVE

THE WINERY TOUR 2015

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7PM, $40, ITICKET.CO.NZ

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NATIONWIDE

Sounding like some medieval SWAT team operation, Dragonforce, Red Dawn and Storm Forge are to play at the Kings Arms for some chin-strap charring metal goodness. Did you know there’s a NEW ZEALANDER in Dragonforce? His name is Sam Totman, and he writes most of the tunes. This is the opportunity to get totally slayed.

If you’re a fan of great NZ music, then the Winery Tour is for you. Dave Dobbo, McGlashan, Anika Moa and Supergroove will provide the perfect atmosphere for a wine ‘n cheese blow out. Did I mention there’s wine?

You can buy it there! Just refrain from stepping in people’s picnics and you’ll be sweet.

A Tom Waits revue at Kingsland’s beardfriendly Portland Public House? Yep, I’m in. Catch a downtown train there and witness the awesomeness, the gypsyacoustic-ness and the banquet style menu which celebrate all things Waitsian.

With only two shows and limited seating, the welcome atmosphere at the House has you covered – and rumoured special guests too!

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FRI 20 FEB - SUN 22 FEB

SLASH

FOO FIGHTERS

SPLORE

CLAUDELANDS ARENA

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HAMILTON

AUCKLAND

AUCKLAND

8PM, $129, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

6.40PM, $50-$199, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

$190-255, ITICKET.CO.NZ

With three albums under his belt, Slash himself – the hat, the glasses, the hair and hopefully the guitar – will sojourn to Claudelands Arena in February. Playing solo material plus a handful of Gunners classics, the affable rocker brings Myles Kennedy of Alterbridge fame on vocals.

Hamiltonians (or Hamiltoes as I once heard) Devilskin will open.

The Rock FM playlist-hogging, hitmaking, earthquake-causing Foo Fighters are back to play new material from their LP Sonic Highways. Dave Grohl will be totally not an asshole, Taylor Hawkins will still look like Taylor Hawkins, and half the country will be there. Me? I just want to hear ‘Generator’ with the talk box, for god’s sake.

There really is no place like Splore. It’s a warm, fun-loving boutique festival that lasts for three days – and I wish it lasted a lifetime. Located next to a cot-damned beach surrounded by Pohutukawa, Splore boasts art, music and liberation. Headlined by sunshine lovin’ Roy Ayers, Mr Scruff and Trinity Roots, this will be perfect.

MON 23 FEB

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SHAKEY GRAVES

DRAKE/ 2 CHAINZ VECTOR ARENA

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT

THE TUNING FORK

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6.30PM, $157, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

AUCKLAND

8PM, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

Drake, the sensitive canuck that doubles as a critically lauded rapper, will be here with the bro 2 Chainz for a Vector spectacle. Bringing pyros, lighting, sound systems and a few Nike backpacks full of swagger, Drake will also bring a carafe of hits. The overprepared 2 Chainz will hopefully bring more than two chains.

7.30PM, $71, METROPOLISTOURING.NZTIX.CO.NZ

Shakey Graves is a one man band created by Alejandro Rose Garcia.

Also a successful actor, Garcia plays a show built around DIY blues talent, a raw howl, a guitar and a suitcase bass-drum. With a new album due here shortly (And the War Came), the hypnotic Texas gentleman puts on an unpredictable, unmissable show.

Having previously played both Joy Division albums here, Peter Hook and co will now pay homage to New Order’s influential period between 1983 and 1987 (but still open with some JD stuff).

A new wave icon, Hook’s distinct, brittle bass tone will be on full show at the Studio. It’s time to pop on Brotherhood.

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

MON 09 FEB - WED 11 FEB

FREYA DESMAIRAS: LIVE ORGY THE BASEMENT AUCKLAND 7PM, $10-18, ITICKET.CO.NZ

Disclaimer: this is not a legit live orgy like the one you witnessed in Amsterdam. But for $18, you get something remarkably similar in an offbeat play that ruminates on sex, being a ‘bachelesbian’ and the striking similarities between tane mahuta and dildos. As part of the Pride Festival, this is a raunchy ride indeed.

TUE 03 JAN - WED 04 FEB

DEPOT ARTSPACE DEGUSTATION DEPOT ARTSPACE AUCKLAND

SAT 07 FEB - SUN 01 MAR

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NZ’s slice of rainbow culture is coming.

This is the Auckland Pride Festival, a celebration that runs for all of February.

Comprised of performances, music and events that embrace general fabulousness, this is your opportunity to wave your flag, sing ‘I’m Coming Out’ at the top of your lungs, or wear a loud costume to show your support. The heart of the festival is the Pride Parade on the 21st – with a gods and monsters theme, it gets bigger and prouder every year. Looks like I’ll be reviving my fluoro digs from that nu-rave period I suffered through in 08.

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Featuring works from Paris Kirby, the Watenes and Nicolas Boyd, the Depot Artspace exhibition is something you should add to your 2015 art schedule.

A generous amalgam of photography, painting artefacts and sculpture, there will also be an exhibition commemorating the Cook Island soldiers who served in WW1. Wine and canapés will be on offer.

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Oh, to be a kid born into a famous family. Alas, it wasn’t so – but this daring hour of contemporary theatre offers a vicarious thrill, focusing on Brangelina and TomKat’s kids, Shiloh and Suri, growing up in the public eye.

A fresh, hilarious look at our penchant for celebrity idolisation, the girls tell their stories.

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AUCKLAND FRINGE FESTIVAL

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The NZ Fringe Festival is back with open arms. A concentrated mix of emergent talent across multiple artforms, anyone and anything is welcome to perform under the umbrella of Fringe – even your long gestating piece on the history of the fringe.

Previous performers include Flight of the Conchords and Dai Henwood – a harbinger of cool.

WORLDWIDE

8PM, $90, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

A corporate circle-jerk between florists, card companies, Durex and Cadbury, Valentines Day is here to inflict pain and suffering on wallets and single people.

Restaurants will be even busier this year because it falls on Saturday. I thought ahead and saved half of my chocolate from Christmas. Hope she likes Cherry Ripes and Turkish Delights.

As one of the biggest stand-up comedians of our time, Eddie Izzard is back for his most extensive tour ever. He has just finished a three month residency in Paris, doing whole performances in French (and he still managed to be hilarious). Admitting that he gets paid for talking bollocks, at least its funny bollocks.

TUE 17 FEB

MICHAEL PALIN LIVE

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APO: THE PLANETS

AOTEA CENTRE

THRILLER LIVE

AOTEA CENTRE

AUCKLAND

THE CIVIC

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8PM, $95-195, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

AUCKLAND

8PM, APO.CO.NZ

The man, the Monty, the TV travel documentary presenter – Michael Palin is back celebrating his many travels across the globe. A free-wheeling conversationalist, Palin speaks candidly – about his childhood, about Python, about life and what it means to be bereft of life; ceasing to be; resting in peace. (Dead Parrot sketch – sorry) An absolute essential.

MULTIPLE TIMES, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

A dazzling orchestral performance, Gustav Holst’s The Planets is an astrological pleasure with three very different movements - Mars, Jupiter and Neptune. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra never disappoint, and this is a challenge that will surely begin your season with a bang. Also featuring Short Ride in a Fast Car and the powerful Violin Concerto.

It’s nearly six years since MJ kicked the bucket, but his legacy lives on and on… and on. It all comes flooding back in Thriller Live, an elaborate stage show which has seen continued success on Broadway. Starring MiG Ayesa as Jacko, it features mega-hits throughout his career – his song from Free Willy is legit.

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Eddie Izzard

FORCE MAJEURE IS a French phrase used to mean an “irresistible force” or “an event that cannot be controlled” and a term Eddie Izzard has adopted to name and describe his current and ongoing live show. Billed as the “most extensive comedy show” ever undertaken, Force Majeure has been on the road since 2013 and has taken the iconic British comedian to some 25 countries on five continents and this month it’s New Zealand’s turn.

“I don’t write any of it, I verbally sculpt it.

Preparing for Force Majeure I did three months of shows, two performances a night six nights a week in Los Angeles and San Francisco using old material from which I fleshed out the new ideas.”

I spoke to Eddie on the phone from his home in London and we began by discussing dyslexia, a condition that informs his work and methods.

“I have stopped eating refined sugar, (I encourage everyone to do that – it is the devil), and run marathons. That combined with good genes inherited from my father (who was still being offered children’s fares on the bus until he was almost 30). I also think I am 22 in my head which helps a lot. If you think young, you stay young.”

While it initially held him back in certain things, (literature still intimidates him), he was able to use his lack of understanding to develop an irreverent attitude toward words and the use of words, which has informed his unique brand of stand-up comedy to this day.

“Dyslexics are driven in a way that is more creative. We tend to think sideways rather than vertically and if you can get it to work for you it’s fantastic. The trials and tribulations of life, as long as you head toward them and deal with them, can turn into positive things,” says Izzard.

At this point in the interview I ask Eddie questions solicited from my friends: How does he manage to stay looking so young? (He is 52 years old).

Despite his dyslexia, Izzard is multilingual and performs his routines in both German and French as well as English.

Which brings me to the next question – does humour translate between languages?

“Humour translates very easily. This is my theory: Humour is human, it’s not national. The references are national but the humour is universal.”

recently, I went to see 7. Monty Python mixed in with the Goons, (in particular Spike Milligan), Richard Pryor, Billy Connelly and Steve Martin, and there you have me.”

Besides his stellar comic career, Izzard has 25 movie performances and innumerable TV shows under his belt.

He had in fact been on the set of the TV show Hannibal only the day before this interview playing opposite Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen who he describes as a great actor with amazing intensity adding that Hannibal is quite a scary production to be in.

I ask him particular about playing one of the comedy greats, Charlie Chaplin, in the film The Cat’s Meow (a 2001 period drama directed by Peter Bogdanovich which explores an actual event – the mysterious murder of film mogul Thomas Ince on board the luxury yacht of media giant William Randolph Hearst who was celebrating his birthday with a veritable who’s who of Hollywood royalty, including Chaplin, when he came to his sticky end).

“I didn’t actually find Chaplin funny at all just like I don’t find Shakespeare’s comedy funny either. Researching the role, I went and saw Chaplin’s City Lights on the big screen with a live orchestra and laughed all the way through which surprised me. I realised that his is comedy designed for the big screen and that the editing and pace didn’t suit television, the medium by which I experienced him up until then.”

All too soon our time is up and I finish by asking Eddie if there is anything he would like to say to his NZ fans.

“I always love coming to NZ but I am quizzical as to why you are named after an obscure part of Holland? Anyway, I am pleased that NZ exists; it is like being at home in Britain, except there are more hills.”

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In preparation for this interview I watched dozens of clips of Eddie performing his stand-up routines on YouTube and I asked him if his comedy is scripted or improvised “stream of consciousness” as it appeared to be?

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At this point I ask him about his influences.

THU 19 FEB: ASB THEATRE, AUCKLAND LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW ON RIP IT UP RADIO: SOUNDCLOUD.COM/RIP-IT-UP-RADIO

“Monty Python are my gods of comedy and when they did their ten reunion shows at the O2 Arena in London

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ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS UK March 20

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BILLY T: TE MOVIE COMEDY CENTRAL, 7.15PM

Billy T James was an anomaly, not just in NZ, but the world.

If only he was here during the “cheeky darky” debacle or the mind-boggling Pakeha Party – he would’ve let loose on them fools. This documentary uses interviews and remastered footage to depict a funny yet quiet man whose life was tragically cut short.

SAT 31 JAN

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RIALTO CHANNEL, 8.30PM

Joaquin Phoenix, who now strikes a resemblance to Zach Galifianakis, stars as a pothead private investigator in Inherent Vice, a detective film set in the mind-fuck that is 1969. Based on Thomas Pynchon’s 2009 novel, Vice boasts an all-star cast of Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro.

Directed by The Master’s PT Anderson.

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Isabella Rossellini, Enemy tells the tale of Adam Bell, a meek history professor living a boring life – that is, until he sees his doppelganger on a DVD. In a paranoid tale of discomfort and identity, Bell searches and successfully tracks down his identical twin, his life then changing in unprecedented ways.

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SKY MOVIES POP-UP: BURNING RUBBER, 11.50PM

So we’re just going to forget the whole Sony hacking scandal thing ever happened? It’s not filling up my various social media feeds anymore, so I suppose so. Besides all that scaremongering bullshit, there is a pretty funny buddy movie here – a great Goldberg/Rogen script that wryly attempts to zing North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un.

Kurt Russell stars in this Tarantino road-chase movie set in the 1970s. Russell plays Stuntman Mike, a rogue (you guessed it) stuntman who picks up female movie stars to stalk and infiltrate. These women soon discover Mike’s motives and turn the tables. Action-packed and full of one liners, Death Proof is a jaw-droppingly good time.

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SUPERHEROES: A NEVER ENDING BATTLE BBC KNOWLEDGE, 7.30PM

THU 05 FEB

IN SEARCH OF FRIDA KAHLO SKY ARTS, 7.35PM

Frida Kahlo is one of the world’s most influential artists. In this immersive and personal film, UK musician Emeli Sande retraces the artist’s life, learning along the way just how Kahlo established herself as a visceral presence in art. The selfportraits that feature are a stunning introduction to Kahlo’s work. Exclusive access to greatness.

So where did all these superheroes come from? Why is Marvel now a multi-billion dollar industry? Is the Green Lantern gay? Your burning questions are answered in a revealing documentary that examines the art-form of men in tight clothing, featuring interviews with Stan Lee (Marvel head honcho), Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) and Adam West (Batman).

WED 11 FEB WED 11 FEB TUE 10 FEB

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER TV2, 8.30PM

Viola Davis stars in this compelling new drama.

Davis plays Annalise Keating, a no-shit criminal defence attorney representing the worst criminals in the country.

Exactly what she’ll do for her clients to get away with murder is the best part.

TV2 are also launching an interactive mobile app to get stuck in to the juiciness!

MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER TV2, 9.30PM

Capitalising on the current Marvel superhero mania, this new drama series will hook viewers. It’s 1946, and Peggy Carter is struggling to find herself in a postWWII world. Working for the Strategic Scientific Reserve, Peggy secretly undertakes secret missions for Howard Stark, all the while grieving for her lost love, Steve Rogers – aka Captain America.

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THE X FILES 8.35PM, PRIME

The X Files theme used to literally wake me from my sleep and induce ET nightmares. Scully and Mulder awaken these nightmares in the film version of the TV series. Risking their lives and careers, both agents try and save the world from a deadly virus which could’ve originated from Jar Jar Binks’ terrible hygiene.

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Fresh Off the Boat follows an Asian-American family who move to Florida in pursuit of father Louis’ dream of opening a cowboy-themed restaurant. Being called “the new Modern Family” by early critics, the series is awesomely set in the 1990s, and focuses on 11-year-old Eddie Huang’s adjustments to white suburbia. One to watch for 2015.

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memorable villain – one that could join the esteemed ranks of cinema baddies he’s enjoyed over the years.

“Some of it was in the comic and some of it was mine,” he says. “The way he looks is in the comic, in a certain kind of way. His affectations and persona are things I brought with me.”

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SAMUEL L. JACKSON KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Samuel L. Jackson has always enjoyed playing the bad guy and film lovers adore seeing him do it. There are times, he says, when it’s deeply rewarding creating a memorable villain that cinema audiences enjoy just as much as the hero. Just like in Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Jackson has crafted a truly memorable megalomaniac called Richmond Valentine – a super rich tech businessman who wants to save the world by killing almost everyone in it.

Valentine is a genius; he’s charming and funny but utterly ruthless, too, and even though he abhors violence on a personal level he’s prepared to unleash untold death and destruction in order to serve his eco vision for the planet.

The earth’s population has risen to unsustainable levels and, in Valentine’s reasoning, it needs culling – drastically.

Valentine also speaks with a totally disarming lisp – a trait that was down to Jackson himself and was rooted in his own childhood.

“It’s something that clearly defines him in terms of when people speak of him, or hear him, or they listen. It also makes people sit up and listen closer.”

“There’s something about people who have handicaps that people either dismiss or embrace, and for him, that’s one of his driving forces throughout his life.

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“I used to stutter as a kid, and it made people dismiss me, or laugh at me, or do things which made me work harder to be smarter, tougher, better – whatever – than those kids who laughed at me.

“I’m sure Valentine has had that, because of having a speech impediment his whole life, too. It’s one of those driving forces, and he kind of revels in it now. Like, ‘I made it, and I sound like this, but so what?’”

Jackson loves comic books. A couple of years ago, he came home with Mark Millar’s The Secret Service, the graphic novel which is a companion piece to Vaughn’s film. Millar and Vaughn – who worked together on Kick-Ass – developed their stories in tandem.

“When they said they were making the film, I was like, ‘I know that comic!’ It’s kind of like reading Kick-Ass, and all those other things, and thinking, ‘this would be a good movie.’”

A year or so later, the script for Kingsman arrived. “They sent me the script and I read it. I’d read the comic, and I knew Mr. [Mark] Millar, because he’s responsible for making Nick Fury (the character Jackson plays in several films based on the Marvel Comics character) black, so we know each other from those years. He’s a great guy.”

Jackson was also keen to work with Matthew Vaughn and wanted to give the character of Valentine his own unique spin. He wanted to create a truly

He found a kindred spirit in Vaughn.

Both of them are concerned with getting the details exactly right when it comes to character and story. Valentine is an American and Vaughn, a Brit, wanted to make sure his dialogue was exactly right.

“He was very open to me fixing the words to sound American. He was like, ‘I’m not an American black guy so if you need to fix something, fix it, and we’ll talk about it.’ I’d always talk to him about it before I did, so that he would understand, and he was very open that way.”

Jackson stars opposite Colin Firth who plays Harry Hart, an elite operative with a clandestine organisation, The Kingsmen, who discovers that Valentine is behind the mysterious disappearances of a host of prominent academics, scientists and entertainers.

For Firth, playing the suave, sophisticated but ruthless gentleman spy is an all-action role unlike anything he has undertaken before. He will surprise and delight audiences, and for Jackson it made perfect sense.

“All actors, especially guys, there’s something about us that wants to play the badass. Nobody had given him that opportunity, and here he has a real opportunity to be the guy that, all of a sudden, if you say the wrong thing to him, he’s very lethal and dangerous.

“I’ve had the opportunity to do it a few times, to be in great adventure stories and shoot lots of people, and run from things with big teeth. Those are the kinds of movies you went to see when you were a kid, and everybody, I don’t care who you are, wants to be James Bond, or somebody like him, or the villain in a Bond movie.”

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ROCKET KITCHEN 234 PONSONBY RD

WHAMMY BAR

AUCKLAND

Rocket Kitchen develop their recipes with the people in mind, and make sure they provide consistently excellent food 100% of the time. With their famous cakes, sweet treats, hampers and stellar catering service, you can see that Rocket Kitchen are passionate about food. With that dastardly Valentine’s Day around the corner, you may as well kill two birds with one stone and get the ever-so-scrumptious Rocket Chocolate Whiskey Cake for $60 – but hurry, I’m thinking of buying, like, eight for myself. This is a real premium food experience – so get those Nikes on and visit them in Ponsonby.

ST KEVIN’S ARCADE, 183 K’RD AUCKLAND

We’re into the second month of the year, which means work is in full swing, uni and school are back in session, and the fun is over. So you’ll be relieved to know that the legendary Whammy bar is hosting some seriously great February gigs to cure your real-life blues, including a sweet party on the 5th for the 100thissue of The Fold pocket-paper featuring PCP Eagles and Heavy. The atmosphere, drinks, bites (and sound mixes) are kick ass here. I always make sure to give Whammy a wiggle. Make sure to check out their Facebook for deets.

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SWEET BAKERY

BLUEBELLS CAKERY

292 KILMORE ST

THE OCCIDENTAL

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161A HILLSBOROUGH RD

CHRISTCHURCH

6/8 VULCAN LANE

WELLINGTON

AUCKLAND

One of Auckland’s top boutique bakeries, Bluebell Cakery specialises in handiced cupcakes, wedding cakes and a smothering of other baked treats.

Their cupcakes are baked from scratch daily for that Sly Stone-freshness, and they also offer an in-store range of delicious fudges, biscuits, loaves.

Pomeroy’s used to be the Wards Brewery, which was established in the nineteenth century. Now, they carry on the tradition by offering 31 prize-winning beers – a heritage site coupled with damned good drop.

Stooped in rich history with a warm, welcoming vibe, Steve and Victoria Pomeroy can truly make you feel at home at their place.

AUCKLAND

Cupcakes, cookies, brownies – I could gorge on these all day, and I generally don’t care about presentation. But Sweet Bakery & Cakery put their love of sweetness into their baking – and by Jim, does it show - their presentation is top-notch. There is also the option of personalised cupcakes.

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Many nights have been spent here holding a gigantic glass of Leffe Blond, singing to a cover band’s endless take on Hotel California.

The Occidental has been a mainstay of Vulcan Lane – a Belgian beer café which offers all the usual delicious fare – plus those mouthwatering mussel pots you’ve heard about. Get in there, son.

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PHOTO: EMILY HLAVAC-GREEN

THE FIRST BAD MAN MIRANDA JULY BOOK

In this spectacular first novel, Miranda July – also an acclaimed filmmaker and artist – presents a tender and gripping portrait of lust and eccentricity entitled The First Bad Man. We follow Cheryl, an uptight, vulnerable and slightly delusional woman who works at the women’s self defense non profit organisation and has an unnerving fear of other peoples babies. She walks with a neurotic monkey on her back – and once a 21-year-old firecracker named Clee moves in with Cheryl unexpectedly, and provides a new path of love and, ultimately, reality.

Dazzling and unforgettable, The First Bad Man is a tender, addictive masterstroke.

MICHAEL CATHRO MUSICIAN/STUDENT – HA THE UNCLEAR

Your house is on fire, what do save?

My chili ristra.

Favourite ‘90s TV show?

Duck Tales Dream job as a kid?

I had a job at United Video playing Playstation games to check if they were scratched.

First album?

Queen - Greatest Hits I and II. If you weren’t a musician, what would you be?

A better student.

HOW TO FLY A HORSE KEVIN ASHTON

EVERY DAY IS AN ATHEIST HOLIDAY

BOOK

PENN JILLETTE

How to Fly a Horse is the 20-year-in-the-making brainchild of Kevin Ashton, a MIT technology pioneer and successful startup businessman. Horse documents humanity’s creations throughout the years and how we’ve come to be so frickin’ smart.

Analysing the steps creators take from Apple to Coke to the Muppets, this is essential for the budding Jobsian.

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Penn and Teller were a nineties magic mainstay, sadly lost on today’s generation. But the louder, larger, crazy half of the outrageous duo is back with a new book – and surprise, surprise – it’s a collection of outspoken spiritual rants and off-key raves based on his life and atheism.

Profane, slightly deranged, and most importantly, entertaining.

Ultimate festival line-up?

Gang of Four, Slint playing Spiderland, St. Vincent, The Mountain Goats, JPS Experience, Fat Children Who would play you in a film?

Paul Giamatti.

How do you discover new music?

Recommendations from friends.

Worst job you’ve had?

Half a day working on what turned out to be a battery

farm. In my mind the ad said “do you love working with animals?”

Which song do you wish you wrote?

Janis Ian - ‘Stars’ and The Bats - ‘Mir’.

Biggest fear?

My family forgetting to take me on Christmas holiday with them to France and having to devise traps to defend the house against burglars after shaving for the first time.

First gig in attendance?

The George Street Patsys.

Any vices?

Nude chess.

Favourite lyric?

“Like the mice in the forgotten grain/ Way up on the top shelf/ Like someone who has found a small town to escape to/ Keeps one eye on his abandoned former self” Plug whatever you have coming up...

Releasing a video for our song ‘Kosmonavt’ and a New Zealand tour in March!

NEW ALBUM: BACTERIUM, LOOK AT YOUR MOTOR GO –– OUT NOW

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UPCOMING TOURS & EVENTS ANTHONIE TONNON

EAGLES (US)

JOHNNY MARR (UK)

Thu 05 Mar The Yot Club, Raglan Fri 06 Mar Space Monster, Whanganui Sat 07 Mar Moon One, Wellington Sun 08 Mar Great Job, Palmerston North Thu 12 Mar Barrytown Settler’s Hall, Barrytown Fri 13 Mar Wunderbar, Lyttelton Sat 14 Mar Chick’s Hotel, Port Chalmers Sun 15 Mar The Sherwood, Queenstown Wed 18 Mar The Star Tavern, Westport Thu 19 Mar The Mussel Inn, Onekaka Fri 20 Mar St Peter’s Hall, Paekakariki Sat 21 Mar The Cabana, Napier Sun 22 Mar The Dome, Gisborne Sat 28 Mar TBA, Auckland

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

Thu 16 July The Powerstation, Auckland

BETH HART (US) Fri 27 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

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

ED SHEERAN (UK)

BROODS Thu 05 Feb Opera House, Wellington Fri 06 Feb Nelson College, Nelson Sat 07 Feb Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch Thu 12 Feb TSB Showplace, New Plymouth Fri 13 Feb Town Hall, Auckland Sat 14 Feb Clarence Street, Hamilton

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

FAT FREDDY’S DROP Sat 14 Feb Auckland Zoo, Auckland

CHARLES BRADLEY (US) Thu 26 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

Wed 08 Apr The Bedford, Christchurch Thu 09 Apr Opera House, Wellington Fri 10 Apr The Powerstation, Auckland

MARLON WILLIAMS Fri 13 Feb Chicks Hotel, Dunedin Sat 14 Feb St Michaels Church, Christchurch Fri 20 Feb Tuning Fork, Auckland Sat 21 Feb San Fran, Wellington

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

JURASSIC 5 (US)

FOO FIGHTERS (US) Wed 18 Feb AMI Stadium, Christchurch Sat 21 Feb Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland

GARY CLARK JR. (US) Sat 28 Mar CPIT, Christchurch Sun 29 Mar Shed 6, Wellington Tue 31 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC (US) Wed 08 Apr The Powerstation, Auckland

MASTODON Wed 25 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

MICHAEL FRANTI (US) Thu 26 Mar The Bedford, Christchurch Fri 27 Mar Shed 6, Wellington Sat 28 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

THE GIPSY KINGS (FR) CJ RAMONE Sat 07 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland

Wed 01 Apr Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Thu 02 Apr ASB Theatre, Auckland

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

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Tue 14 Apr The Civic, Auckland

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

NEIL DIAMOND (US) Mon 19 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 24 Oct Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

JIMMY CLIFF (JM) Fri 27 Mar ASB Arena Baypark, Tauranga Sat 28 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

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

UPCOMING TOURS & EVENTS POKEY LAFARGE

PARQUET COURTS (US) Mon 09 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Tue 10 Mar San Fran, Wellington Wed 11 Mar Dux Live, Christchurch Thu 12 Mar Chick’s Hotel, Dunedin

Thu 26 Mar Tuning Fork, Auckland Fri 27 Mar Black Barn, Havelock North Sat 28 Mar King Street Live - Masterton Sun 29 Mar Bodega, Wellington Tue 31 Mar Mussel Inn, Nelson Wed 01 Apr Dux Live, Christchurch

TIM, NEIL AND LIAM Fri 27 Feb Auckland Zoo

SLASH (UK/US) Tue 17 Feb Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Wed 18 Feb TSB Arena, Wellington

WESTFEST 2015 Tue 03 Mar Alexander Park, Auckland

PERFUME GENIUS

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

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS SHARON VAN ETTEN (US) Thu 12 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 13 Mar Bodega, Wellington Sat 14 Mar Wunderbar, Lyttleton Sun 15 Mar Chicks Hotel, Dunedin

Tue 10 Mar Chicks Hotel, Dunedin Wed 11 Mar Chicks Hotel, Dunedin Thu 12 Mar Studio, Auckland Fri 13 Mar James Cabaret, Wellington

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Fri 20 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 21 Feb Bodega, Wellington