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Killer partY
Dunedins strictly vinyl label Monkey Killer Records
are marking their third year in business by throwing
a birthday bash next month. In what seems like a
very grown-up and mature decision, the gig will
be held in the afternoon on Sunday 16 October.
Mountaineater, Operation Rolling Thunder, Idiot
Prayer, Conray and Kilmog who will all be spread
over the two stages between Bennu and XII Below.
raise the teMpo
The Tempo Dance Festival 2011 kicks off later
this month. Friday 30 September sees the eighth
incarnation of the celebration go down at Aucklands
new Q Theatre on Queen Street as it runs through to
Saturday 08 October. 15 showcases of all things dance
will be packed into the nine days of contemporary
brilliance, ranging from all ages works to naughtier,
nudier, burlesqueier performances.
rhYthM & rhYthM
aND rhYthM
Another sideshow/sister show has been announced
as part of the Rhythm & suffx gigs all going down
later this year. Rhythm And Alps will be taking
over Terrance Downs in Canterburys Mt Hutt with
Grandmaster Flash, Flying Lotus, Six60, 1814,
Homebrew, A Hori Buzz, The Eastern and roughly
another 30 acts on show. The festival goes down
on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 December with
tickets from 1-night.
DUB Ya
Salmonella Dub will be playing at The
Hunter Lounge at Victoria University
in November as they celebrate (a
little late) their July double-album
release Freak Control Madness The
Twenty Track Park. After about 15
years of international touring theyve
picked up a few tricks. Newtown
Rocksteady Soulsystem and DJ
Rudeboy will handling the support
reigns for the Wellington show.
the JaZZ-Cat
experieNCe
Acclaimed Ethiopian musician
Mulatu Astatke will play his frst
ever New Zealand show at Aucklands
Powerstation later this year. Referred
to as the Father of Ethio-Jazz,
Astatke has been sampled by the likes
of Kanye, Nas and Damien Marley
and contributed to Jim Jarmushs 2005
hit Broken Flowers. Australian and
Ethiopian collaborators The Black
Jesus Experience will be playing
support for the November show.
BreaKiNg reCorDs
Its the 30th anniversary of Flying Nun this November,
and the iconic label is celebrating in epic proportions.
Throughout the celebratory month a range of Nun
artists will play shows in Auckland, Wellington,
Christchurch and Dunedin. Those on the line up
include The Clean, HDU, The Bats, Ghost Club, F
in Math and Alphabethead. The 30th anniversary
launch parties will be held at Aucklands Kings Arms
on Friday 04 November and The Garden Club in
Wellington the next day, with performances from
Popstrangers, Surf Friends, T54 and more.
laNeWaYDaY
The Laneway Festival is offcially
back in action, and has found yet
another new spot to call home.
The day of fun will go down on
Monday 30 January next year at the
new Silo Park, formerly known as
the Tank Farm down on Aucklands
Waterfront. No offcial word yet as
to whos performing, but that will
all be announced on Monday 10
October. Place your bets and start
the rumours...
BaseMeNtFest.2011
A nifty little boutique arts festival will be going
down in Auckland and it all starts on Monday at
The Basement. Basementfest.2011 will include
theatrical thrillers, street art, burlesque, DJs, stand-up
and plenty more. Running through to Saturday 22
October, performances include Yours Truly, Haunted
Love, My Mother Says Im Talented, Tourettes and a
Regrooved Block Party. Check it out online it looks
like a biggie.
all that YoU Desire
Jess Chambers will be kicking off her three-stop tour
this week in celebration of her new album Desire.
Following her hugely impressive 2008 debut Jess
Chambers and the Firefy Orchestra is no easy task,
but she managed to come out on top playing her part
in The Woolshed Sessions pretty well so expect good
things. The talented songstress hits Auckland and
Wellington this week.
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Announcements
Midnight Youth will be performing
with Young Lyre for a one-off show
at Aucklands Powerstation on Friday
28 October.
The frst line-up for Homegrown
has been announced for Saturday 18
February at Wellingtons waterfront.
This announcement includes some
big hitters such as Shihad, The Adults,
David Dallas, Concord Dawn and
plenty more, but well be waiting to
see what underdogs will be in the
second announcement next month.
Nelson high-school heartbreakers
The Peasants took away the
Smokefreerockquest title over the
weekend, winning them a grant of
$10,000. Keep your earballs peeled for
their single which should hit radio
waves in the coming months.
The AotearoHA series hits
Aucklands SKYCITY Theatre on Friday
28 October with Ben Hurley, Mo
Kheir, Urzila Carson, Guy Williams
and Tom Furniss performing.
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The Audio Foundation will be holding an informal panel discussion this week. On the panel will be
Richard MacFarlane and Tim Gentles from Rose Quartz, and Programme Leader of Critical Studies
at Elam School of Fine Arts Jon Bywater, all of whom will be talking about recent technological
changes, and the impact that this has had on notions of DIY music culture... new interactions
between DIY techniques and modes of distribution, and styles typically associated with the non-
DIY overground. The Sunday Salon goes down at the Audio Foundation HQ located at 4 Poynton
Terrace in Aucklands upper CBD/K Road just off Pitt St.
In awesome comic book (or graphic novel if you want to be PC about it) news, a local comic artist
and author has made the list. Chris Groszs new release Kimble Bent: Malcontent is published by
Random House NZ and has made number seven on the bestsellers lists of locally published books.
The publication retells the history of Kimble Bent, a little known folkhero and American soldier
during the 1860s. Grosz has previously worked as a political cartoonist and music poster designer,
illustrating for Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa and plenty more reputable names.
More than anything its great to see NZ audiences opening their literature minds and
welcoming more left-of-centre publications and realising that comics arent just the funnies. Mad
excelsior props.
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Silver
APRA decked out the Auckland Town Hall on Tuesday the
September 13 to honour and celebrate New Zealands
fnest song writing talent in the annual Silver Scrolls. The
always-entertaining Master of Ceremonies Oscar Kightley
guided an evening that weaved in a plethora of musical
interpretation.
Each of the Silver Scrolls fnalists had their work
interpreted by musical peers under the guide of Musical
Director for the night Don McGlashan. These included an
epic heavy metal interpretation of Sounz Contemporary
Music Award winner Lyell Cresswells Concerto For Piano
And Orchestra stylishly thrashed out by kimono wearing
Richie Allan And The Heavy Metal Ninjas.
The jovial Graham Brazier led Hello Sailor to the plinth
to be inducted to the New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame.
Touching speeches about those passed and a memoir by
self-confessed Hello Sailor groupie Peter Urlich made this a
very special occasion. Gin Wigmore teamed up with Steve
Abel And The Chrysalids to perform a strong folksy-blues
rendition of Blue Lady.
The Maioha Award for contemporary Maori song writing
went to Tyna Keelan for Ko Koe. Keelan was somewhat
surprised and was sure to mihi his fellow fnalists Ngahiwi
Apanui and Tiki Taane. The delightful Sandy Mills
performed his song.
Brooke Fraser took out the award most played song in New
Zealand with Something In The Water.
The main event The Silver Scroll went to Dave Baxter for
Avalanche Citys Love Love Love. This is too weird, said
Baxter, not expecting to be up and giving an acceptance
speech. Baxters song was given an a cappella fused gypsy
bohemian rock treatment by Benka Bordovsky Bordello
Band.
Other performers brought the stage to life included newly
home Cut Off Your Hands and Homebrew Crew. John
Rowles closed the night with Cheryl Moana Marie.
Relationship status?
In a relationship
Favourite drink?
Jack Daniels & Coke
Any vices?
Impatient
First gig played? When and where?
Scala, London
First gig in attendance?
Michael Jackson, Bad Tour 1985
First album?
Michael Jackson Thriller
Favourite current album?
Sound of Dubstep 3
When I grow up I wanna be?
David Beckham
First job?
Paper round
Guilty pleasures?
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Stitchkingdom.com has a load of tidbits and
tidbobs about the upcoming Muppets flm
including character synopses and plenty of trivia
to get you excited for the nostalgiagasm feature.
Did you know Miss Piggy has 12 costume
changes in the flm (more than any other actor)
and that over 120 Muppets will appear in it?
A Party Down reunion could be closer than
weve ever thought. Adam Scott (Henry) has said
that the cast and crew are like 90% there, and
that everyone from the actors and producers all
want to do it. Hopefully it will come to fruition
faster than the still unconfrmed Arrested
Development movie.
Alcon, the production company that bought
the rights to a Blade Runner prequel or sequel
which has Ridley Scott attached to direct, is
planning to reboot none other than Point Break.
Will the infamous line Im not gonna paddle my
way to New Zealand will make the cut?
Duncan Jones less impressive follow-up to
his debut Moon is being turned into a television
series. CBS will be developing Source Code, and
word is its the same style of plot as the flm
someone goes back in time for eight minutes
to solve a mystery. If youve seen the fick, youll
know that the revelation at the end of the flm
doesnt seem all that plausible as structure for
a television series.
of Montreal will be releasing a very limited
edition box set (literally in a box) containing
all of the bands 10 full-length albums.
Only 500 sets will be available for purchase
through Joyful Noise Recordings.
Mike Patton wont be hanging with Faith
No More anytime soon. Hes just announced
the release of his latest flm score, Music
from the Film and Inspired by the Book The
Solitude of Prime Numbers. That is exactly as
it sounds. Guess how the track listing is laid
out? Prime numbers.
Jersey-ites Real Estate will be releasing
their sophomore album Days through
Domino. The impressive album was
produced by Kevin McMahon who has
previously worked with the likes of Titus
Andronicus and The Walkmen. Days is slated
for a mid-October release.
The newest Kate Bush album 50 Words For
Snow is slated for a Monday 21 November
release. The concept album (if you can call it
that) only has seven tracks but a 65 minute
run-time. Each song is a new track and is set
against a background of falling snow. Very
experimental.
After a three-year hiatus, Evanescence will
be releasing their third album through EMI.
The self-titled release follows their debut
album Fallen that took away two Grammy
Awards back in 03, and the less popular
sophomore effort The Open Door.
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WHERE aRE YoU sLEEpinG ToniGHT
THE DEViLs Rock
Our very own Wellington International Ukulele
Orchestra gives everything that a performance should
showmanship, harmonies, humour and damn good
songs. The two shows in Eltham this weekend will be
worth the trip if you can make it.
This is quite a team-up taking the stage. Everyones
favourite Warren-Maxell-band-of-the-moment is
playing two dates this weekend in Wellington with
Electric Wire Hustle after several months gigging
internationally. The bands will play at San Fran Bath
House this Friday and Saturday.
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The original theatre shock-rocker brings
everything Coop to The Trusts Stadium in
Henderson for this one-off Auckland show.
Celebrating his latest album Welcome 2 My
Nightmare, the Shreikquel in Coopers words to
the 1979 hit Welcome to My Nightmare, Alice will
be supported by Head Like A Hole.
95bFM is putting together another night for
bCard holders celebrating the 20th anniversary of
Nirvanas Nevermind, featuring Sherpa, god bows to
math, $noregazZzm, Mean Girls, X-Ray Fiends and
Nevernudes. If you dont have a bCard theyll be on
sale at the door, but that didnt work out too well for
you at bStreet, did it?
This New Zealand-made horror fick will either be hit
or miss. As in, total cult hit or just a laughable mess.
Were all for Nazi zombies, which is why video games
these days are so awesome. This flm basically has
exactly that, with special effects by Weta Workshop.
Its been called Saw with Swastikas.
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Actor, artist, B-boy, producer and
drumnbass invigorator Goldie starts
his three-stop tour this week down
south before moving up for a show
in Wellington at Sandwiches on
Thursday and fnishing at Aucklands
Zen on Friday. Its Goldielocks, baby.
The early 90s hardcore punks have
about 20 years of recording and
touring under their studded belts and
are celebrating their latest album
release Scars. If you didnt know, their
vocalist is called Human Furnace. So
theres that.
The Lyttelton collective of The
Eastern, Delaney Davidson, Lindon
Puffn, The Unfaithful Ways, The Tiny
Lies, Al Park and Runaround Sue arrive
in the capital trading their tunes
and times for a bit of charity to help
quake victims.
That awesome game that old people
play in all the movies isnt just for old
people. Its also for hip young drapes
like you! If youre a square you can
at least go along and look like youre
bitchin.
Cut Off Your Hands take their
Hollows album release tour down to
Christchurch, playing at the increasingly
popular Venue-Musicbar. No doubt this
gig will be a big one before the band
heads further down south to Sammys in
Dunedin on Saturday.
The Rose Quartz folks know their shit.
You might hear them on bFM talking
about their favourite new releases or
in St Kevins Arcade on K Road. This
Friday theyll be at D.O.C. spinning
away what they reckon is pretty good
stuff. Odds are, theyll be right.
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Mel Parsons is celebrating the release of her new
album Red Grey Blue with a 20-stop tour around the
country. This week sees the singer/songwriters frst
show as part of the Real NZ show at Mt Olympus
ski feld in Canterbury, joined by backing band The
Rhythm Kings.
All things vaudeville come together for this big night
at The Basement. The Big Timers is put together
by Lilly Locas Vaudeville Cabaret, and will include
everything that you love about early 20th century
partyin and hootenannyin. Its like its Prohibition
and youre at a big jazz/swing club with words like
voluptuous, burlesque, frecracker and Bugsy.
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The national fnals for the Smokefree Pacifca Beats competition are going
down this weekend in Manukau. Walking away victorious will be one of
six high school bands: The Tropics from Christchurchs Aranui High School;
Aucklands Servn8 from One Tree Hill College; Rubberband from Manurewa
High School, also from Auckland; Ahomairangi from Taipa Area School, Te
Wehi from TKKM o Nga Mokopuna in Wellington and Levins eXidus from
Waiopehu College. These are the fnalists out of nearly 600 bands in the
competition, and the winning group will walk away with a $10,000 grant
from NZ on Air to record a song and video for release.
Its the fnal night of the original performance of
Death By Cheerleader, a mix of rugby, fandom,
secrecy and all round cheertastic goodness. And
were all familiar with cheerleaders bringing it on,
right? They put the lewd in deluded. And the ass
in massive. And the itch in bitch. And the whore in
horrifying.
We got this from the My, Oh. promoters: HELLO.
Come and have a big homo/esque party with us. We
are releasing an album for you. It said more about
payment options of which there are several, but
more than anything the pleasant greeting was very
nice. The Fuck Chairs and Waots play support. You
should go.
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Jess Chambers would have to have one of the best
voices weve heard on a Kiwi lass in recent years.
Whether shes singing her own beautiful, haunting
ballads, romancing us with her adorable love songs
or stringing us along with The Woolshed Sessions, the
songstress is one of the best around. Dont miss her.
Kraftbomb is back, as per every last Sunday of the
month. One of the snazziest little craft gems around in
Auckland, its a great way to impress anyone you want
to impress by looking like youre cultured. Plus they
have loads of seriously cool stuff. The kids will love it,
and so will you.
The fnal night of The Bigtop celebrations goes down
this weekend with six60 and 1814 on show. So far the
temporary New Plymouth venue has seen an array
of performances, and it will all wind up this Sunday.
Head along to see what the last night of this joint-bar
venture has to offer.
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JURASSIC EGO
It can be really diffcult for bands sometimes, all that posturing and
proclaiming your own infnite awesomeness from the rooftops at every
turn, and sure, you may lose integrity the more you do it a bizarre
form of boys crying wolf but its imperative that you have the musical
capability to back it up.
And boy do Kasabian have some tunes.
Formed back at the turn of the millennium, Kasabian were the sort of
lad-band everyone was looking for in the vacuum left by the post-Oasis
boom of the mid-90s, forcibly wrenching the swaggering and cock-
swinging torch from the hands of the Brothers Gallagher and waving
it enthusiastically from the hilltop that the New Musical Express created
for them after the success of their self-titled debut. The mechanical
mastery of Processed Beats and mega-hit Clubfoot eventually led to
the nigh-on concept album Empire and its own posse of chart successes,
increasing the size of a few already-infated egos. Between guitarist and
lead songwriter Serge Pizzorno and typical Midlands lad Tom Meighan,
the pair managed to insult almost every young up-and-coming gun,
asserting that they were the Second Coming (dance music was on its
arse before we came along), all the while letting praise and adoration
rain down upon them, not least of all from Brother Noel himself.
The band, completed by drummer Ian Matthews and bassist Chris
Edwards, seem to fulfl their own prophecies though, packing out
stadiums, releasing chart-topping records and bragging their way
through the music press without so much as a shrug Pizzorno even
writing the score to 2010 gangster-fick London Boulevard during his
months off. Apparently taking anything and everything in their very
lofty stride is a key ingredient to making the Kasabian machine tick
over.
You can always tell when a band like this will release their next record
due to the increasing torrent of self-reverential quotes that spill forth,
and this time is no different with Pizzorno matter-of-factly stating: The
aim was to make a modern classic, one that people can take to their
hearts and sing along to. Its been ffteen or sixteen years since the last
truly classic album, but I think weve done it.
Hes talking about Velociraptor!, their upcoming fourth record which
follows the psychedelic majesty of West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
that spawned some of their biggest hits to date. Judging by leading single
Switchblade Smiles a stab of murderous and haunting electronica
that is equal parts gothic dirge and sneaky pop hit theyre back to the
thunderous roots for which they frst gained notoriety.
It seems impossible for a band such as Kasabian to achieve anything
more than they already have ludicrous claims aside.
But if an asteroid wiped out all of the dinosaurs in one foul swoop, then
it will take something equally as impressive to knock this band from the
top of the food chain.
After three critically-acclaimed albums, British band Kasabian are back to unleash the colossal Velociraptor! on the
world, and they have no doubt it could be one of the best albums of the last decade...
WRITTEN BY JAMES A. ROBINS
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Best of TRACK BY TRACK Written by Serge Pizzorno
DAYS ARE FORGOTTEN
Its the sort of song which will sound great crunching out of the radio.
The lyrics were inspired by hip-hop MCs like Doom and Gift Of Gab.
I love that whole, this is us, and if you dont like it, fuck off attitude.
Days is us stating our case. Theres a line in it which goes Call me a
clich/How right you are. I might be a rocknroll clich but I take pride
in it.
LA FEE VERTE
Its a psychedelic tune about those moments when you look around
and think the dream is over, and the only thing left to do is pull out the
absinthe and head for oblivion. The whole X Factor celebrity culture
thing. Dogs in handbags. There are lyrical references to a few people in
there - Noel Fielding for one.
VELOCIRAPTOR!
Its the natural end to the frst half of the album. A great place to
fip the record over. Its an adrenaline surge, meant to represent this
frightening force bearing down on you, whatever that may be. That
feeling of being chased.
ACID TURKISH BATH (SHELTER FROM THE STORM)
Theres a Native Indian call at the start. Its got that immigrant song feel
to it. We were after that huge John Bonham drum sound to go with it.
Its massive, it stomps on everything else. We wanted to get that crunch
you hear on old Turkish psychedelic records, really full on and in your
face.
MAN OF SIMPLE PLEASURES
This is a really simple song, just guitar, bass and drums. Its traditional
and perfect in a weird way. Theres a bit of a bluesy, country feel to it.
If you know the band or hang around with us it will make sense. Come
round mine for a smash up youll get some Roy Orbison, you know what
I mean?
SWITCHBLADE SMILES
This is full-tilt Kasabian. The title was inspired by this interview with
Morgan Freeman where he described someone as having a switchblade
smile. I knew exactly what he meant. He was talking about one of those
people who seem pretty friendly but you know underneath theyre a
right evil fucker. This song captures that feeling of edginess. You dont
know whats going to happen next.
VELOCIRAPTOR! VELOCIRAPTOR!
ALBUM OUT MON 26 SEP
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The latest addition to Jay Bulletproofs respected dubstep portfolio
comes under the banner Dub Me Crazy. He says that its a natural follow-
on from his last album, using the same idea of keeping it local. As this
was written, title track Dub Me Crazy featuring Jessie G had already
registered over 50,000 YouTube hits. There is an undeniable anticipation
for this album, a year in the making.
Bulletproof likes to think of his work as a marriage of genres. The
collaboration and remixes on this album feature an impressive list of
New Zealand music cohorts; the already mentioned Jessie G features
regularly, and her talent joins an artist list that reads more like an
honours plaque. Familiar foor-fllers Computers Want Me Dead, Kidz
In Space, current dubstep scene explorers Crushington and the beautiful
voices of Hollie Smith and Anika Moa all feature. Bulletproof thinks that
its amazing to work with such variety: Its awesome to be able to work
with such a close knit community.
When asked what infuences his styling, he admits that he tries not
to listen to other peoples work. I dont want to be like anyone else, he
muses. Thats probably the secret to his decade-tested success. Refecting
on his own work, Bulletproof acknowledges that it comes down to
the music. His insider advice for new dubstep blood is dont rely on
noises; a golden tid-bit that he practices himself. Concentrating on the
funk and groove has helped him create an album that snubs the current
ambivalent relationship of dubstep and relentless chainsaw styles.
Bulletproof has created the perfect onslaught of bass that would satisfy
all true dubstep fans.
Bulletproof is a DJ frst and foremost. Its all Ive ever done, he says.
Im happiest live. Why? The feeling of everyone raving off to my
music, he comments, is what he gets off on.
There is a busy calendar ahead for Bulletproof, so groupies get
your diaries out. He plans to kick off touring Dub Me Crazy at a show
in Tauranga on September 16, but a more extensive Australian and
New Zealand touring schedule for September and October is due out
soon. Hes also already booked in to set the pace at Homegrown, BW
Campgrounds, and Northern Lights. A good enough excuse to cancel
Christmas and spend the pingers on a roady or three if there ever was
one.
The release of Dub Me Crazy is a bit of a treasure trail; its set to be
released in three different forms. The 16-track standard version will be
available pretty much everywhere, and an iLP version will be exclusively
available at JB HiFi, which will include the standard 16 tracks plus a
further nine to keep the bass hunger at bay. A 24-track version will also
be made available on iTunes.
Clean yourself up, its time to rave.

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I DUB THEE
SIR BULLETPROOF
I DUB THEE
SIR BULLETPROOF
AS FAr AS rEPuTATionS Go THiS GuY iS A LEGEnD. DELivErinG
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TONGA vS JAPAN
Northlands Events Centre,
Whangarei: kick off at 7:30pm
THE CRIB
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SOUTH AFRICA vS NAMIBIA
North Harbour Stadium,
Auckland: kick off at 8:00pm
THE CRIB
South Africa VS Tonga
NATIONS CLUBROOMS
South Africa VS Tonga
PEGGY GORDONS
South Africa VS Tonga
Fri 23
AUSTRALIA vS USA
Wellington Regional Stadium,
Wellington: kick off at 8:30pm
THE CRIB
Australia VS USA / Covers Night
NATIONS CLUBROOMS
Australia VS USA / CVE
PEGGY GORDONS
Australia VS USA
sat 24
ENGLAND vS ROMANIA
Otago Stadium, Dunedin:
kick off at 6:00pm
NEW ZEALAND vS FRANCE
Eden Park, Auckland: kick off at
8:30pm
THE CRIB
England VS Romania / New
Zealand VS France / Covers Night
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England VS Romania / New
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England VS Romania / New
Zealand VS France live / The
Feelers & Shotgun Alley
sUN 25
FIJI vS SAMOA
Eden Park, Auckland:
kick off at 3:30pm
IRELAND vS RUSSIA
Rotorua International Stadium,
Rotorua: kick off at 6:00pm
ARGENTINA vS SCOTLAND
Wellington Regional Stadium,
Wellington: kick off at 8:30pm
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WALES vS NAMIBIA
Stadium Taranaki, New
Plymouth: kick off at 7:30pm
THE CRIB
Wales VS Namibia
NATIONS CLUBROOMS
Wales VS Namibia
PEGGY GORDONS
Wales VS Namibia
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CANADA vS JAPAN
McLean Park, Napier:
kick off at 5:00pm
ITALY vS USA
Trafalgar Park, Nelson:
kick off at 7:30pm
THE CRIB
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Sale St
Selecta Sam & Dee Why: 7pm: Free
the Britomart
Country CluB
Lewis Tennant: 9pm: Free
the KingS armS
The New Telepathics w/ F in Math
& Nameless Sons + Guests: 8pm
the Wine Cellar
Jess Chambers Desire
Concert: 8pm: $20
Fri 23
1885 BaSement
Jazz In The Basement w/
Roger Manins & friends +
MayaVanya: 8pm: Free
1885 Britomart
Punch The Clock: Benn Morrison
& Andy JV: 10pm: $10
Be CluB
Be Free Fridays: 10pm: Free
FlorrieS mCgrealS
David Shanhun: 9:30pm
JuiCe Bar at the
WindSor CaStle
Fantine The Eleven Tour: 8pm
mexiCan CaFe
Salsa Party w/ DJ King
Salsa: 11pm: Free
muSiC theatre,
SChool oF muSiC
Lunchtime Concert: Guitar &
voice students: 1pm: Free
neW BreW
The Cover Up: 8:30pm
raCKet Bar
Tido & Killamanraro: 6pm: Free
raKinoS
HIGHSTREET BOOGALOO
ft. DJ CXL: 9pm: $5
riSing Sun
DUBJB Music Presents: THE
ROOTS FESTIVAL WARMUP
SERIES: 9pm: $10
Sale St
Page3, Mixed Tape Kidz,
Dee Why: 5pm: Free
ShooterS Saloon
CURVY BBW PARTY: 8:30pm: $20
Stampede Bar & grill
BACK TO SCHOOL ft. DJ SIRVERE
& TANIA M: 10pm: $15
taKutai Square
Mikas AROHA Mardi
Gras: 6pm: Free
the BaCK Beat Bar
KATIE SCOTT & THE MISS TS
EP RELEASE PARTY: 8pm: $10
the Britomart
Country CluB
Manuel Bundy &
Nyntee: 5pm: Free
the KingS armS
95bFM Presents Where Are You
Sleeping Tonight - A Nirvana
Tribute Show: 7pm: bCard Entry
sat 24
1885 BaSement
Jennifer Zea & MayaVanya:
8pm: Free
1885 Britomart
Highlife Deluxe: 10pm: $10
the audio Foundation
Girls Pissing on Girls Pissing
Tangiwai Release: 6:30pm: Koha
Be CluB
Be Saturdays: 10pm: $5
CaSSette
Sick Disco meets Space Disco: The
Return of the 90s Jam w/ guests
P-Money, Bevan Keys & Ben
King + Dick Johnson: 10pm: $10
de poSt
Mitch French: 7:30pm
FlorrieS mCgrealS
Lee Gray: 10:30pm
neW BreW
De Ja Vu: 8:30pm
ponSonBy SoCial CluB
ABs vs France then Sandy
Bay Social Club: 6pm: Free
raCKet Bar
Page 3 & Jerm: 8pm: Free
raKinoS
JAPONICA: 10pm: $10
Sale St
Grant Marshall: 7pm: Free
the Britomart
Country CluB
Chip Matthews: 10pm: Free
the KingS armS
Pajama Club: 8pm
the KingSlander
The Sick Sundays: 10pm: Free
the luCha lounge
The Connoisseur Club presents
DICK DYNAMITE & THE
DOPPELGANGERS: 9pm: $5
WeStern lightS
The VHF: 8pm
Whammy Bar
Witchs Tit: 9pm: $10
Wed 21
1885 BaSement
Creative Jazz Club: Phil
Broadhurst CD Launch: 8pm: $10
Be CluB
Fresh Blood #7: 10pm: Free
mexiCan CaFe
Live Latin & Brazilian
Music: 8:30pm: Free
muSiC theatre,
SChool oF muSiC
Staff & Guests: Gao Ping
(University of Canterbury):
7:30pm: $30
ponSonBy SoCial CluB
Tyra Hammond & The Circling
Sun Band: 9:30pm: Free
raCKet Bar
T-Rice: 6pm: Free
raKinoS
Playing Up: 9pm
Sale St
Jason Eli: 7:30pm: Free
the Britomart
Country CluB
Junior: 9pm: Free
the KingS armS
Ringworm (US) w/ Guests The
Burial & Oilbarrons: 8pm: $20
the KingSlander
Salsa Night: 7pm: Free
thu 22
1885 BaSement
From Scratch: 8pm: Free
1885 Britomart
Blakout w/ Adam B &
Sarge: 9:30pm: Free
Be CluB
Be Thursdays: 10pm: Free
CaSSette nine
Cassette Allstars ft. Aza Pony,
Dirty Uncool & guests: 10pm: Free
inK & Coherent
SHAKE YOUR WEIGHT ft.
WeightShakerz: 10pm: Free
neW BreW
Franko: 5:30pm
ponSonBy SoCial CluB
Occupational Therapy: Free
raCKet Bar
Conch w/ Cian & Murray
Cammick: 6pm: Free
raKinoS
PLATFORM BIZZ: 9pm
sun 25
goode BrotherS
Chloe Duo: 4pm
Kenneth myerS Centre
Emerging Artists: Jason
Bae - Carnaval: 5pm: $15
ponSonBy SoCial CluB
Conch Sunday Grill: 6pm: Free
raKinoS
ALL THE WAY LIVE
Sale St
Shae: 2pm: Free
the KingS armS
Southern Fried Sunday
w/ The Grifters & special
guests: 5pm: $10
the KingSlander
the SilhouetteS:
10pm: Free
Mon 26
raCKet Bar
Flex: 6pm: Free
tue 27
empire tavern
Empire Million Dollar
Trivia Show: 6pm: Free
FlorrieS mCgrealS
Mark C: 8:30pm
raCKet Bar
Huffey Street Sound
System: 6pm: Free
raKinoS
ACOUSTIC: 5:30pm
Sale St
Josh Leys: 7:30pm: Free
the KingS armS
Kings Arms Quiz: 7:15pm: Free
the KingSlander
Quiz Night w/ Tom &
Stu: 7pm: Free
the WindSor CaStle
Open Mic Night w/
Kiwi FM: 9pm: Free
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Wed 21
Bar meduSa
Meat @ Medusa: 9pm: Free
BatS theatre
Death By Cheerleader: 8pm: $18
Bodega
Back Paddock Sessions
mighty mighty
The Harbour Union, The Eastern,
Barry Saunders: 9:30pm: $15
San Fran Bath houSe
Fuyukos Fables EP
Releases show w/ Big
River Chain: 8pm: Free
thu 22
BatS theatre
First Asian A* B* : 6pm: $18 /
Death By Cheerleader: 8pm: $18
Bodega
Acoustic joy & Psyche
rock: 8pm: $5
Cavern CluB
The Nouns, The Gentlemen
Callers, Anna Parsons
happy
Rutger & Wendy, Diving
& Lady Parts
mighty mighty
Delete Delete Delete, The
Dickens & DJ Terry Styles: 9pm: $5
San Fran Bath houSe
Pajama Club
SandWiCheS
Goldie & MC LowQui
(Metalheadz, UK) Fabric Live Tour
CpSa Building, Cpit
New Music Collective
Presents Live at CPSA
eventS village
The Thursday Sessions
FinneganS
Thursday Night Jam Sessions
Fuel Bar
Tommy D, Danny Ill & Infrared
pierSide CaFe
Karaoke - D.J Chick
pomeroyS
Ollie
SalSa latina StudioS
Salsa Night
Wed 21
FinneganS
Ben Campbell & Friends
the BreWery
The Eastern Family
the venue-muSiCBar
The Venue Open Mic
thu 22
CiBurB Bar
Virduoso
CluB 22
Maestro B
CiBurB Bar
Insane Jane
CluB 22
DJ Nick T
Fuel Bar
Fuel Bar presents Tommy
D, Danny Ill & Infrared
pierSide CaFe
Beach Breaks w/ DJ Dmand
telStraClear CluB
Christchurch Arts Festival
- Fathers & Sons
the BreWery
Keepin On w/ Veitch & Ussher
the venue-muSiCBar
Cut Off Your Hands
the BreWery
The Right to Talk to Strangers
EP release tour w/ Nadia Reid,
Uncle Srcim & Terror at Ten
Thousand Feet: 8pm: Free
the venue-muSiCBar
UCSA & BandSoc Presents
Battle of the Bands Finals
Fri 23
aranui high
SChool theatre
Christchurch Arts
Festival - Cmon Black
the BedroCK Bar
Lincoln Drive
Fri 23
BatS theatre
Death By Cheerleader: 8pm: $18
/ First Asian A* B*: 6pm: $18
Bodega
A late night rendezvous
w/ Paperscissors...after
the game of course
Foxglove
DJ B-Lo
Foxtail
Takas
happy
Tommy & The Fallen Horses,
Jesse Sheehan, Finn Johnson
matterhorn
DJ Mike Fabulous
meduSa
Fear The Setting Sun (AU) w/
Of Blackest Oceans, Elephant
Of The Ocean, Authors
meoW
Special Presentation: Master
World Percussionist & Jazz
Musician, Tom Teasley -
Supported by Eb & Sparrow
+ Guests: 8pm: Free
mighty mighty
A Fistful of Doo-Riffs: 9:30pm: $10
paramount Cinema
Mr Mime & Friends: 10pm
ruSSian FroSt FarmerS
The All Seeing Hand presents
SEA OF HANDS Womens
Refuge Fundraiser: 9pm: $10
San Fran Bath houSe
Little Bushman & Electric
Wire Hustle: 8:30pm: $30
SandWiCheS
Substance: Equinox Edition
the garden CluB
Newtown Rocksteady & Fraser
Ross & the Felt Tips w/ DJ Art
Offcial & Israel Starr: 9pm: $10
the paramount
Mr Mime & Friends
the quiet lady
Elaine Abras: 6pm: Free
sat 24
Bar meduSa
FIINs debut EP release party
Self Flagellation: 8pm: $10
BatS theatre
First Asian A* B*: 6pm: $18 /
Death By Cheerleader: 8pm: $18
BettyS
Mi Casa Su Casa ft. Jamie D
(Cave Recordings, Guesthouse
Records): 10pm: Free
Bodega
Alphashift w/ Kabanaz & Zorn
Foxglove
DJ Ayesha Kee
the lido
The Neil Billington Blues Band
matterhorn
The Eggs
mighty mighty
MarineVille & Terror of
the Deep: 9:30pm: $5
San Fran Bath houSe
Little Bushman & Electric
Wire Hustle: 8:30pm: $30
Southern CroSS Bar
Vinyl Club record fair
the lido CaFe
The Neil Billington Blues
Band: 8:30pm: Free
the rimutaKa tavern
Zombie Ball: 8pm: $5
thiStle hall
Wellington Sound Trilogy 2011
sun 25
Bodega
Quilmes Party
meoW
Acoustic Routes New Horizons
Concert: 7:30pm: $15
San Fran BathhouSe
Jess Chambers Desire
Concert: 8pm: $20
the lido CaFe
The Boptet: 7pm: Free
tue 27
BatS theatre
First Asian A* B*: 6pm: $18
Bodega
Tuesday Night Speakeasy
- Swing Dance Night
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South iSland
liStingS
poWered By
Wigram airForCe
muSeum
Christchurch Arts Festival
- Christchurch Memorial
Mon 26
pierSide CaFe
Nuttin Trivial - Quiz Night
tue 27
Bealey ale houSe
Jamming w/ the Jamesons
CBS arena
Christchurch Arts Festival
- NZSO Odes to Joy
Ferrymead ale houSe
Smashbox
Fuel Bar
Fuel Bar presents Tommy
D, Danny Ill & Infrared
mt olympuS SKi Field
MEL PARSONS & THE RHYTHM
KINGS: 12pm: Free
north hagley parK
Garden Variety - The Bats
w/ Custard Bear
telStraClear CluB
Christchurch Arts Festival -
Richard Nunns / Christchurch
Arts Festival - Fathers & Sons
the BreWery
Familia Moja Beneft Concert
the geo dome
Christchurch Arts Festival -
Footnote Made in New Zealand
the nut point Centre
Concert no 2 of the Jazz
2011: Classical Jazz
sun 25
CiBurB Bar
Dsendantz
the geo dome
Christchurch Arts Festival -
Footnote Made in New Zealand
no 4
Sunday Sessions
pomeroyS
Bongo From the Congo
telStraClear CluB
Christchurch Arts Festival -
Mike Nock Trio / Christchurch
Arts Festival - Cmon Black
sat 24
206 BarBadoeS St
Elysium Fields Presents
The Elegant Skull
the BedroCK Bar
FireBird
BroomField
Spring Equinox 2011
CiBurB Bar
Studio 54
CluB 22
DJ Mike T
elmWood Community
auditorium
Christchurch Arts
Festival - Cmon Black
eventS village
The BATS in the park
Wed 21
reFuel
Hunting Bears, Cult Disney
& Julian Temple Band
SuBCulture (qtWn)
Dread Bass Wednesdays -
Ping Pong Comp: 9pm: $5
thu 22
ChiCKS hotel
Live & Loud Heartloud Tour: 8pm
SuBCulture (qtWn)
The SubStation (DnB): 9pm: Free
Fri 23
dunedin puBliC
art gallery
Haunted Love Album Release Show
glue gallery
MY,OH. ALBUM RELEASE: 10pm: $5
reFuel
We are the Mainstream festival
presents - Psychic Maps,
Death By Silo, The Doyleys
& Gold Medal Famous
SuBCulture (qtWn)
Electric Fridays: 9pm
sat 24
ChiCKS hotel
We are the Mainstream festival
presents -Gate, John White, Ded
Sparrows & Gold Medal Famous
reFuel
Mountaineater & Left Or Right
w/ Thundercub: 8pm: $15
SammyS
The Verlaines & Cut
Off Your Hands
SuBCulture (qtWn)
Tsubliminal & The Madhatter
MC (aka JB Naste): 9pm: $5
the ChurCh
TLA, Mansweat & The
Falconets: 9pm: $2
sun 25
taSte merChantS
Simon Comber The Right to
Talk to Strangers EP release
w/ Michael Steven: 4pm: $5
Mon 26
reFuel
Open Mic Night
thu 22
CamBridge muniCipal
Band roomS
Cambridge & Districts Pipe Band
the meteor
The Glencoe Massacre Pageant
void
Ringworm (US): 7pm: $20
WaiKato muSeum
Musical Feast
Fri 23
CoCK & Bull
Hayden Booth
diggerS Bar
Get Toasted w/ Zionhill, N-N-Jah
& TWK Soundsystem: 8pm: $20
FloW
The York St Studios Band
Experiments 2011
toKoroa
CoSmopolitan CluB
Ardijah: Le Voyage
treeS tavern
Tempist Fujit
WaiKato muSeum
Foreskins Lament
sat 24
ClaudelandS arena
Hellmilton Roller Ghouls
Present: Bout Bloody Time
CoCK & Bull
Hayden Booth
diggerS Bar
Tempist Fujit
huntly rSa
Ardijah: Le Voyage
tue 27
CoCK & Bull
Tuesday Trivia
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Goldie (UK)
Wed 21 Sep Revolver, Queenstown
thu 22 Sep Sandwiches, Wellington
Fri 23 Sep Zen, Auckland
Hall & oates (Us)
Sat 28 Jan Church Road Winery, Napier
Sun 29 Jan Villa Maria Estate, Auckland
tHe HarboUr Union
Wed 21 Sep Mighty Mighty, Wellington
thu 22 Sep St Peters Town
Hall, Paekakariki
HorUsset
Sat 01 oct The Royal,
Palmerston North
Sat 15 oct After Dark, Rotorua
tHe HoUse of CapriCorn
albUm release toUr
Fri 21 oct Whammy Bar, Auckland
Fri 28 oct The Venue, Christchurch
Sat 29 oct No. 8 Wired, Timaru
Jess CHambers albUm
release toUr 2011
thu 22 Sep The Wine Cellar, Auckland
Sun 25 Sep San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
Fri 30 Sep Fairfeld House, Nelson
JoHn Waters (Us): tHis
filtHy World
mon 31 oct The Opera
House, Wellington
Wed 02 nov The Civic, Auckland
la de da festival W/ fat
freddys drop, donovan
franKenreiter (Us),
KatCHafire, state of
mind, ConCord daWn &
more
Fri 30 dec Dry River Road,
Martinborough
Sat 31 dec Dry River Road,
Martinborough
laneWay festival 2012
mon 30 Jan Silo Park, Auckland
left or riGHt,
moUntaineater frozon &
freezor nz toUr 2011
Sat 24 Sep Refuel, Dunedin
live and loUd Heartland
toUr 2011
Fri 23 Sep Traffers, Gore
upcoming tours & events
tHe drab doo riffs
Sat 24 Sep Space Monster, Whanganui
Fri 30 Sep Static, Hamilton
eartHtonz nye mUsiC
festival ft. tommy lee
(Us), dJ aero (Us) & more
Sat 31 dec Gibbston Valley
Station, Queenstown
eddie izzard (UK)
mon 07 nov St James
Theatre, Wellington
tue 08 nov St James
Theatre, Wellington
Wed 09 nov The Civic, Auckland
thu 10 nov The Civic, Auckland
Fri 11 nov The Civic, Auckland
eleCtriC Wire HUstle
Fri 23 Sep San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
Sat 24 Sep San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
explosions in tHe sKy
(Us)
thu 15 dec San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
Fri 16 dec The Kings Arms, Auckland
tHe fetisH ball
Sat 29 oct Studio, Auckland
Sat 12 nov The Venue, Christchurch
first asian a* b*
thu 22 Sep - Sat 01 oct BATS
Theatre, Wellington
fleet foxes (Us)
Fri 13 Jan The Hunter
Lounge, Wellington
Sat 14 Jan Auckland Town
Hall, Auckland
fly my pretties
Sat 29 oct The Regent, Dunedin
Sun 30 oct Geo Dome, Christchurch
mon 31 oct Geo Dome, Christchurch
thu 10 nov Mercury Theatre, Auckland
Fri 11 nov Mercury Theatre, Auckland
Sat 12 nov Mercury Theatre, Auckland
Sat 19 nov St James
Theatre, Wellington
foo fiGHters (Us) W/
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tue 13 dec Western Springs, Auckland
frenzal rHomb (aU)
Fri 28 oct Bodega, Wellington
Sat 29 oct The Kings Arms, Auckland
Galaxie 500
Fri 14 oct Bodega, Wellington
thu 20 oct The Kings Arms, Auckland
95 bfm nirvana tribUte
sHoW
Fri 23 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland
aliCe Cooper (Us)
thu 22 Sep The Trusts
Stadium, Auckland
alizarin lizard
Wed 21 Sep The Tap, Mapua
thu 22 Sep Baby Gs, Nelson
Fri 23 Sep Dolce Bar, Nelson
Sat 24 Sep Strawberry Tree, Kaikoura
Fri 30 Sep Refuel, Dunedin
amiria Grenell albUm
release toUr
Sat 24 Sep The Playhouse, Nelson
thu 29 Sep Telstra Clear Club,
Christchurch Arts Festival
aniKa moa & barnaby
Weir aCoUstiC toUr
thu 29 Sep Town Hall, Raglan
Fri 30 Sep The Charter
Club, Whakatane
Sat 01 oct Underground
Cellar, Havelock North
thu 06 oct The Garden
Club, Wellington
Fri 07 oct Regent Theatre, Hokitika
Sat 08 oct The Boat House, Nelson
thu 13 oct Chicks Hotel, Dunedin
Fri 14 oct Rippon Hall, Wanaka
Sat 15 oct Wunderbar, Lyttleton
Sun 16 oct Cinema, Geraldine
baCHelorette
Fri 07 oct The Archive
(Darkroom), Christchurch
Sat 08 oct Glue Gallery, Dunedin
Fri 14 oct San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
Sun 16 oct Galatos, Auckland
basefms radioWaves
Sat 01 oct Sawmill Cafe, Leigh
Fri 30 oct Rakinos, Auckland
basementfest.2011
mon 26 Sep - Sat 22 oct The
Basement , Auckland
batHs (Us)
Sun 23 oct San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
bella Kalolo
Fri 23 Sep The Globe, Palmerston North
Fri 30 Sep Juice Bar, Auckland
Sat 01 oct Orca Bar, Raglan
mon 10 oct Queens Wharf
RWC HQ, Auckland
beyond tHe blaCK nye
festival ft. tainted,
sUbtraCt, devilsKin &
deCortiCa
Sat 31 dec Trentham
Racecourse, Upper Hutt
biG day oUt 2012
Fri 20 Jan Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
blaCK diCe (Us)
Wed 05 oct The Kings Arms, Auckland
tHe bUsiness (UK)
Wed 02 nov Dunedin
Musicians Club, Dunedin
thu 03 nov Als Bar, Christchurch
Fri 04 nov Bodega, Wellington
Sat 05 nov The Kings Arms, Auckland
C. spenCer yeH (Us)
Sat 01 oct Audio Foundation
HQ, Auckland
Sun 02 oct The Wine Cellar, Auckland
mon 03 oct The ARC, Wanganui
Wed 05 oct None Gallery, Dunedin
thu 06 oct The Archive, Christchurch
Fri 07 oct Happy, Wellington
Sat 08 oct Freds, Wellington
Camp a loW HUm 2012
thu 09 Feb - mon 13 Feb 203 Coast
Road, RD 1, Wainuiomata
CHris Cornell (Us)
Sun 02 oct Michael Fowler
Centre, Wellington
tue 04 oct ASB Theatre, Auckland
Wed 05 oct ASB Theatre, Auckland
Cold CHisel (aU)
Fri 02 dec TSB Arena, Wellington
Sat 03 dec Vector Arena, Auckland
Coromandel Gold W/ tHe
adUlts, sHapesHifter,
sHiHad, trinity roots &
more
Fri 30 dec Ohuka Farm, Coromandel
Sat 31 dec Ohuka Farm, Coromandel
CUt off yoUr Hands
Fri 23 Sep The VenueMusicbar,
Christchurch
Sat 24 Sep Sammys, Dunedin
Sat 01 oct Galatos, Auckland
deatH by CHeerleader
tue 20 Sep - Sat 24 Sep BATS
Theatre, Wellington
def leppard (Us) & Heart
(Us)
Wed 12 oct Vector Arena, Auckland
defamer (aU)
Fri 18 nov The Basement, Auckland
disasteradio
Fri 07 oct The Kings Arms, Auckland
Fri 14 oct The Archive, Christchurch
Sat 15 oct TBA, Dunedin
Fri 21 oct Arc Theatre, Wanganui
Fri 28 oct San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
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tHe sHaKe Up (aU)
Fri 30 Sep Cassette Nine, Auckland
Sat 01 oct Mighty Mighty, Wellington
sHotGUn alley
Wed 12 oct Vector Arena, Auckland
thu 13 oct The Shed, Rotorua
Fri 14 oct Brewers Bar, Tauranga
Sat 15 oct The Cabana, Napier
thu 20 oct Bodega, Wellington
Fri 21 oct The Kings Arms, Auckland
Sat 22 oct Zeal, Auckland
thu 27 oct Butterbank Bar, Whangarei
Fri 28 oct Refuel, Dunedin
Sat 29 oct The Venue, Christchurch
simon Comber - tHe riGHt
to talK to stranGers ep
release toUr
thu 22 Sep The Brewery, Christchurch
Sun 25 Sep Taste Merchants, Dunedin
six60
Wed 12 oct The Hunter
Lounge, Wellington
thu 13 oct Saints &
Sinners, Invercargill
Fri 14 oct Town Hall, Dunedin
Fri 11 nov Powerstation, Auckland
sloUCHinG toWard
betHleHem
Wed 31 aug - Sat 10 Sep BATS
Theatre, Wellington
splore 2012
Fri 17 Feb - Sun 19 Feb Tapapakanga
Regional Park, Auckland
sprinG breaK
thu 05 nov The Pettigrew
Green Arena, Napier
steely dan (Us) & steve
WinWood (UK)
Fri 04 nov Vector Arena, Auckland
manGaWHai nye party
Sat 31 dec Mangawhai
Tavern, Mangawhai
meatloaf (Us)
Wed 26 oct TSB Bank
Arena, Wellington
Fri 28 oct Bay Park Arena, Tauranga
Sat 29 oct Vector Arena, Auckland
monKey Killer reCords
3rd birtHday
Sun 16 oct Bennu & XII Below, Dunedin
mono (Jp)
Sat 01 oct The Kings Arms, Auckland
tHe moody blUes (UK
Sat 26 nov Michael Fowler
Centre, Wellington
Sun 27 nov The Civic Theatre, Auckland
mUlatU astatKe (et)
Fri 25 nov Powerstation, Auckland
mylo (UK)
Wed 28 Sep Studio, Auckland
tHe naKed and famoUs
Fri 04 nov Town Hall, Auckland
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festival 2011
tue 11 oct - Sat 15 oct BATS
Theatre, Wellington
nortHern liGHts festival
ft. tiKi, p money, ConCord
daWn, bUlletproof &
more
Fri 30 dec - mon 2 Jan
Pakiri Beach, Pakiri
old loaves & spooK tHe
Horses
Fri 14 oct Tabac, Auckland
Sat 15 oct Void, Hamilton
paJama ClUb
Sat 03 dec San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
Sun 04 dec The Kings Arms, Auckland
tHe pHoenix foUndation
Fri 23 Sep Caroline Bay
Sound Shell, Timaru
thu 29 Sep Rugby Village
Fanzone, Wellington
Fri 07 oct Rugby Village
Fanzone, Wellington
thu 13 oct The Strand, Tauranga
Sat 03 dec Wine & Food
Festival, Christchurch
portisHead (UK)
thu 10 nov Vector Arena, Auckland
raGGamUffin 2012
Sat 28 Jan Rotorua International
Stadium, Rotorua
rHytHm & alps
Wed 28 dec Terrance Downs, Mt Hutt
thu 29 dec Terrance Downs, Mt Hutt
rHytHm & vines 2011-2012
thu 29 dec - Sat 31 dec
Waiohika Estate, Gisborne
rHytHm & vines side
sHoW W/ diplo, Katy b,
maGnetiC man, diGitalism
& rUby frost
thu 29 Sep Vector Arena, Auckland
rinGWorm (Us)
Wed 21 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland
thu 22 Sep Void, Hamilton
rippon festival
Sat 04 Feb Rippon Vineyard,
Lake Wanaka
roGer Waters: tHe Wall
(Us)
Sat 18 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
mon 20 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
Wed 22 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
thu 23 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
roxette (se)
Sat 11 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
salmonella dUb
Fri 04 nov The Hunter
Lounge, Wellington
sir riCHard branson (UK)
thu 20 oct Viaduct Events
Centre, Auckland
upcoming tours & events
sWeet 3 ft/ J. Williams,
adeaze, aaradHna, yoUnG
sid & more
thu 20 oct Altitude Bar, Hamilton
Fri 21 oct Altitude Bar, Hamilton
Sat 22 oct Altitude Bar, Hamilton
taHUna breaKs & david
dallas
Sat 22 oct Coroglen
Tavern, Coromandel
Sun 23 oct Gisborne Food &
Wine Festival, Gisborne
taylor sWift (Us)
Fri 16 mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Sat 17 mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Sun 18 mar Vector Arena, Auckland
tempo danCe festival
Fri 30 Sep - Sat 08 oct
Q Theatre, Auckland
tUborG sUmmer sUnday
Sun 29 Jan Matakana Music
Mountain, Matakana
We Came as romans (Us)
Sat 29 oct Zeal, Auckland
WellinGton
international UKUlele
orHCestra
Fri 23 Sep Eltham Town Hall, Eltham
Sat 24 Sep Eltham Town Hall, Eltham
Sun 25 Sep Te Manawa,
Palmerston North
Sat 01 oct Odlins Plaza, Wellington
Fri 07 oct San Fran Bath
House, Wellington
Sun 09 oct Odlins Plaza, Wellington
Winterfest
Sat 24 Sep The Bigtop, New Plymouth
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our excitement this week
sees us wetting our pants over
playing soldier, being all army
and convincing ourselves wed
be good snipers in real life.
The new Call of Duty is set
for release in early November.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
is the latest installment in the
franchise, and follows COD:
Black Ops, which pretty much
nailed all aspects of a video
game release any way you look
Rise of Nightmares is the latest
r18 Sega frst-person offering
on the xbox 360 Kinect. Its a
journey battling as Josh who,
not too unlike myself, seems
to have an alcohol problem
that is estranging him from
his wife Kate. She of course is
subsequently zombie-napped,
so Josh becomes landed with the
perilous task of her rescue from
mad scientist Viktor who has
an uncanny knack of being able
to put fesh and metal together
in a Frankenstein like montage
of new-age zombie to infict all
sorts of pain on mankind.
You get a variety of weapons
in which to slay your way
through a mansion in Eastern
Europe that to me conjures up
above and beyond
rise oF nightMares:
XboX 360 Kinect
gaming
Call oF duty: modern WarFare 3
game revieW
at it (biggest game release of all
time and biggest entertainment
release of all time).
PR wise, the publishers are
all of course delighted, over the
moon, extremely proud, etc etc.
Theyre saying that the game has
the most advanced multiplayer
ever, whatever that means.
However, one of the problems
we fnd with online playing on
platforms other than PC is the
chronic lag we seem to get. Thats
not a stab at COD or any other
game thats just our countrys
ridiculous broadband being a
complete pile of shit. But thats
off the point.
The game will be hitting
stores Tuesday 08 November
on PC, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 and
NDS. Theres plenty of info
and preview clips online at
callofduty.com.
being stuck in a zombie fuelled
version of the movie Hostel. As
with any zombie game, the fun
is in the killing, and it certainly is
fun to do that.
A main feature touted with
this game is that its not on
rails. Walking is harder than you
might think. Slaying zombies
however is not, and is by far the
high point of gameplay. To walk
you place one foot out front.
Turning your shoulders turns the
character. Depending on which
weapon youre holding decides
the motion needed to slay your
foe. The chainsaw Josh gets his
hands on early in the game is
particularly fun for said slaying.
Even with the freedom of no rails,
I was more than happy to raise
my right arm frequently to kick
in the automated movement
feature between battles.
Will I be playing it this time
next year? Probably not. But Rise
of Nightmares is defnitely worth
getting your arse up off the
couch for to slay some zombies.
WRITTEN BY JON SNOW
shit Worth Playing With
album revieWs
the Wolf gang kick ignorant
raps over versatile production.
Odd Futures Hodgy Beats
and Left Brain recorded
BlackenedWhite before the
group stirred up a cult-like
frenzy. The albums re-release
has a slimmed down run time
of 40 minutes and the strange
removal of favourite track
`Chordaroy.
Despite the hype, Hodgy sounds
like a juvenile Big Sean and
often resorts to rap clichs.
There are a few hot lines, but his
rhymes lack the unique shock
value of group leader Tyler, The
Creator.
Luckily, the production
ultimately saves the project.
Left Brain proves hes a potential
star with catchy unpolished
beats, which seem perfectly
catered to Hodgys fow. Primo
and Right Here sound like a
heavenly smokers session, while
Igotagun creates a thumping
horror story.
BlackenedWhite wont change
the mind of Odd Future sceptics,
but rare glimpses of talent make
it a fun listen.
WRITTEN BY JIMMY NESS
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Four albums in and new york trio
the rapture have fnally realised
that hey, maybe the world wont
end if they dont write a balls-
to-the-wall dance song, and so
it is on Grace... the sound of a
band desperately searching for
the middle ground and a meaning
outside of their usual beat-based
disco jams. Right from the get-go
theres a darker, more subdued
and wholly less energetic mood
without sacrifcing any vibrancy
or guts.
Thankfully what they achieve
here leans towards a soulful set
of songs driven by propulsive
rhythms, as opposed to their
previous fare of purely beat-
focussed forays with only a touch
of soul. Come Back To Me and the
title track stand as some of their
best work to date, both bouncing
along by their own momentum
rather than yielding to forced
rigidity. The Rapture are a band
who still have it, even in this day
and age.
WRITTEN BY JAMES A. ROBINS
its a shame a band this good
isnt much better known. this,
their frst full-length album,
follows last years excellent
Late Night Kebab EP. Quirky
and left-feld poet/front man
Shane Hollands unashamedly
draws thematic and stylistic
inspiration from beat writers
of the 50s and 60s. Here he
presents a collection of poems
that range from fnely nuanced
wordcraft to beat-style stream-
of-consciousness narratives.
The album covers a diverse range
of styles; jazz, funk, rock and even
metal all knitted together by the
high quality of its musical ideas
and musicianship.
Standout tracks include The
Lament Of Paris, a wistful tale
of love unrequited, the tender
Stolen Kisses, and My Poetry Is
An Alcoholic Pitbull a clever
piece of writing that features
bassist Rod Redgrave playing a
moody solo accompaniment on
upright acoustic.
What will be interesting is how
this band continues to develop
as one of the more unusual and
interesting local musical ventures.
WRITTEN BY JOHN BRINKMAN
if their name tries just a
little too hard to capture the
zeitgeist, musically panther
and the Zoo suffer no such
pretensions. Casually produced
by Bob Frisbee with the same
off-handedness he lent to
Street Chants excellent debut
Means, More Fun offers a kind of
Pavement-style ramshackleness
that is hard to resist. Wake Up
is reminiscent of The Smiths,
Everything, Everyone invokes
prime-era The Strokes, and Do
Whatever isnt unlike very early
Garageland. Band leader Graham
Panther (ex-Ruby Suns) has
accumulated an impressive array
of songs, and the sometimes
plaintive quality to his vocals
contrasts perfectly with the
upbeat guitar jangle. More Fun
is self-released and potentially
easily missed, but this album
is highly deserving of a wide
audience. If you cant fnd a copy
at your local record store then
head to bandcamp.com and
download it digitally for just ten
bucks. This is truly independent
New Zealand music at its fnest.
WRITTEN BY CHRIS POLE
photonic is the brainchild of
aucklands Craig Scott. Under
this pseudonym he has created
an album of bizarre riff rock
that could very well melt your
brain. If anything, this album
is daringly hard to classify. The
songs range from spaced-out
ambience (Camera Stellata)
to downright bruisers (5htp).
Under the furious torrent of
guitar noise you can often make
out the distant sound of lyrics;
the fact they are a little buried in
the mix gives them some serious
mystique. Amidst the guitar
muck are some tasty hip-hop
beats completely repurposed for
this brand of snarling devolved
rock. Rif Mountains defnitely
lives up to its name. Coming to
the end of the album, ending
with the punishing 27-minute
&, its hard to believe that this is
the work of just one man.
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documenting the glorious rise
and embarrassing collapse of
Creation records, Upside Down
features the kind of verbatim
that all documentaries
should have. Straight from the
gobshite Scottish mouth of
founder Alan McGee himself,
alongside members of Ride,
My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus
And Mary Chain, House Of Love,
Primal Scream, Oasis and a
bunch of balding ex-NME and
Melody Maker journalists, they
all provide a telling portrayal
of the singular most important
record label of the 1990s.
Spliced between back-and-
forth interviews and archival
directed by Cary Fukunaga (Sin
nombre), Jane Eyre is based on the
classic novel by Charlotte Bronte
and set in 19th century england.
Imposing a bookending fashback
structure, the flm opens with a
distressed Jane (Mia Wasikowska)
stumbling across the moors
and collapsing with exhaustion,
whereupon shes taken in by kindly
St John Rivers (Jamie Bell) and his
two sisters (Holliday Grainger and
Tamzin Merchant).
The story then fashes back
to reveal what brought Jane to
this state, beginning with her
orphaned childhood (Amelia
Clarkson plays the young Jane)
and a heartbreaking experience
at the gloomy boarding school
shes sent to by her mean-spirited
aunt. When she turns 18 (now
played by Wasikowska), Jane takes
a job as a governess at Thornfeld
Hall where she begins to fall for
her tempestuous employer Mr
Rochester (Michael Fassbender),
only to discover that hes
harbouring a terrible secret.
Written and directed by thomas
mcCarthy (the Station agent,
the visitor), Win Win stars paul
giamatti as struggling small-town
lawyer and family man mike
Flaherty, who decides to become
the guardian of senile client leo
(Burt young) when he realises
there are substantial court
payments involved. However,
after putting Leo into a home,
Mike is unprepared for the arrival
of Leos 16-year-old grandson Kyle
(Alex Shaffer), who shows up on
Leos doorstep when his drug-
addicted mother Cindy (Melanie
Lynskey) goes into rehab. Kyle then
ends up getting taken in by Mike,
much to the consternation of his
wife, Jackie (Amy Ryan).
As luck would have it, Kyle
turns out to be a gifted wrestler
and Mike sees a way to reverse
the fortunes of the high school
wrestling team that he co-coaches
in his spare time with his friends
Terry (Bobby Cannavale) and
Stephen (Jeffrey Tambor). However,
things quickly get complicated
when Cindy shows up looking
uPside doWn
Jane eyre Win Win
on screen
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footage not to mention a
licensed soundtrack the
story is told frst from McGees
perspective as a lad growing
up with Bobby Gillespie before
gradually growing to include
some fairly famous faces and
endless drug-related anecdotes,
each of them insistent in their
disbelief that Creation could
ever make any money. Yet from
the discovery of acid-house, to
the championing of shoegaze
and the inadvertent creation of
Britpop, Creation still remains
one of the most infuential
labels of all time.
Although well edited, Upside
Down possesses none of the
Wasikowska is wonderful as
Jane, delivering a thoughtful,
emotionally engaging
performance that lets us
keenly feel her inner life and
the frustrating constraints of
her social position. She also
has palpable chemistry with
Fassbender, whos on typically
superb form as the tortured
Rochester; as a result, their
relationship is both believable
and achingly romantic.
In addition, theres strong
support from a superb cast
that includes Jamie Bell, Sally
Hawkins, Imogen Poots and
Judi Dench, who underplays to
strong effect as Mrs Fairfax, the
housekeeper at Thornfeld Hall.
On top of that, Moira Buffnis
excellent script crackles with
great dialogue and ensures that
the story is utterly gripping even
if you already know the plot.
The flm is also stunningly shot,
courtesy of cinematographer
Adriano Goldman, who gets
terrifc use out of the various
starkly beautiful locations.
Similarly, the lighting in the flm
is extraordinary; quite apart
from anything else, this is the
most beautifully lit flm youll
see all year.

WRITTEN BY MATTHEW TURNER
for her son, especially as Mike
hasnt told Jackie or Kyle about
the court payments.
Giamatti is typically superb
as Mike, easily managing to
keep his world-weary character
sympathetic, despite his initial
act of recession-prompted
dishonesty. Hes comfortably
matched by a terrifc
performance from newcomer
Alex Shaffer, whose portrayal
of Kyle is both consistently
surprising and quietly moving.
In addition, theres superb
comic support from Tambor
and Cannavale, while the
always-excellent Amy Ryan is
on predictably brilliant form
as Jackie; Melanie Lynskey also
works wonders with the flms
least sympathetic and most
stereotypical part.
The sharply written script
crackles with great dialogue
and there are several very
funny scenes, particularly the
various interactions between
Giamatti, Cannavale and
Tambor (they make a hugely
likeable comic trio). However,
what really shines through,
as with his previous flms, is
McCarthys genuine affection
for his characters, faws and all,
while the lurking presence of
the recession adds a believably
topical edge.

WRITTEN BY MATTHEW TURNER
FURTHER INFO
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DANNY OCONNOR
STARRING
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shit Worth Watching
still-frame cool of Grant Gees
Joy Division, and as such as
merely reads as an extended,
well-argued, and incredibly
entertaining biography.
Although aiming for anyone
with even a passing interest in
the history of British popular
music, it becomes increasingly
diffcult to follow if you dont
have enthusiasm for at least
two of the bands featured, and
although not a barrier, the flm
lacks the sort of openness and
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contemporaries.
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harder than just an acoustic
guitar. Like, the world is my
guitar. So yeah. Deal. Thank you
Facebook for one of the best St.
Vincent summations. Aside from
that, the video is great.
CrUel
St. vinCent
Think Planet of the Apes
featuring green-screened
severed limbs and heads of
the Cut Copy crew, minus the
blood to achieve a general
release rating. Said limbs and
heads make music while man-
monkeys hold them. Okay idea,
average execution.
blinK and yoUll miss a
revolUtion
Cut Copy
This video could easily be
mistaken for a piece of shit. But
its not. In fact, its the editing
that really makes it. A classic
example of a simple idea
done right. Its not brilliant,
and people who make that
ridiculous excuse of but you
need to see it when youre
high are stupid. But this ones
not too shabby.
fever dreams
nurSeS
Theres a reason you see
so many costumes in New
Zealand music videos. Its to do
with budgeting. Thats basically
Meeses new video. Costumes
and a green screen. Or is it blue
screen? Some coloured screen.
Except theyve added bunnies
which are pretty cute, and
Acting. With a capital A.
WaitinG for a Holiday
meeSe
People like girls who dress in
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felds. I get it. Music video
directors like to shoot short
flms and put a track to it. I get
it. Sweeping shots of symmetry
are very in right now. I get it.
But combining all of those to
a music video doesnt mean it
will be good.
sHell sUite
Chad valley
So Video Games was one of
the better found footage videos
weve seen in a while, and the
song is a real tear jerker. So
when the b-side to that single
comes out, its understandable
if you want to do something
similar. But exactly the same? I
get it. Zeitgeist. Found footage.
Celebrities. Worse song.
blUe Jeans
lana del rey
The attention to detail with all
of the homemade electronics
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It feels like there are bits of
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references, and the faux-
technology in it looks like a mix
between what the 70s thought
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with actual impressive SFX.
polisH Girl
neon indian
Alright! The worst video this
week also goes to the worst song
on this page! Smoke effects are
lame dude, and so are you. Stop
feigning emotion and singing to
the camera while refecting on
your past. Shes gone, because
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is so bad, its laughable. Wait,
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hudSon moWhaWKe
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the CheCKS
6. Do Whatever
panther and the Zoo
7. Free All The Monsters
the BatS
8. Yo Pro
mean girlS
9. Lunatic Fringe
the draB doo riFFS
10. Whitechapel
S.C.u.m
1. The Sun
the naKed & FamouS
2. The Hellcat Spangled
Shalalala
artiC monKeyS
3. What The Water Gave Me
FlorenCe and the
maChine
4. Gotye ft. Kimbra
SomeBody that i uSed to
KnoW
5. Helena Beat
FoSter the people
6. Who Said Youre Free
midnight youth
7. A Long Time
mayer haWthorne
8. Good Intent
KimBra
9. Dont Play No Game
BeaStie BoyS
10. I Stand Alone
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Kevin BaCon drinKS,
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Kevin BaCon CreateS a
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Kevin BaCon and Jon
hamm are hard Boiled
CopS Who dont play By
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Kevin BaCon inFiltrateS
dream SpaCe in an
entertaining yet
Convoluted and
eventually diSappointing
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Kevin BaCon goeS to
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FOR DUBSTEP3S 10 FAVOURITE
SONGS AT THE MOMENT
1. Levels
aviCii
2. 4 You (Maya Jayne Coles
Remix)
4th meaSure man
3. First Of The Year (Equinox)
SKrillex
4. Pressure (Alesso Remix)
alex KenJi, StarKillerS Ft.
nadia ali
5. Hungry For The Power (Jamie
Jones Remix)
aZari & iii
6. Heaven
emile Sande
7. Crazy Love
mJ Cole
8. Break Me Down (Sunship
Remix)
the one hundred
9. Set Fire To The Rain (Plastic
Plates Remix)
adele
10. Silhouettes
aviCii
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7. Nipster
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8. Sipster
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Witty
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Ben Stiller in thereS
Something aBout mary
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Juice TVs Alternative Broadcast.
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2. Friends with Benefts
3. Win Win
4. Crazy, Stupid, Love
5. The Change-Up
6. The Holy Roller
7. Shark Night 3D
8. Hanna
9. TT3D: Closer to the Edge
10. Love Story
THE TOP 10 MOVIES OF THE
WEEK, THANKS TO FLICKS