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IN PROGRESSThe University of Auckland are driving their contractors to have the Maidment Theatre repaired by the end of June. The timely completion of repairs will allow the season of The Heretic and The Lion Foundation season of Lord of the Flies to go ahead as scheduled. The repairs follow a large fire in early April of this year when a stage curtain caught on fire and spread throughout the theatre.

THE STREAM IS FLOWINGThis week Spotify, the music streaming service, celebrates one year in New Zealand. Launched exactly one year ago on Wednesday, Kiwis have already streamed over 10 million hours of music and have created over 3.4 million playlists using the service. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were the Most Streamed Artist over the last year. Coming in second as most popular artist was Rihanna, followed by Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Lana Del Rey, One Direction, P!nk, Bruno Mars, Mumford & Sons, and Calvin Harris.

THE AWARD GOES TO...The MMF New Zealand and PPNZ Music Licensing announced their winners of the 2013 Music Managers Awards.

The 2013 Music Managers awards winners are:

Manager of The Year – andY Murnane, inTernaTional achieveMenT – Teresa PaTTerson, BesT indePendenT Tour – Teresa PaTTerson, BesT sMall venue – leigh sawMill, BesT large venue – The PowersTaTion, online achieveMenT award – Teresa PaTTerson, self Managed arTisT of The Year – ria hall, ouTside The Box award – andY Murnane, uPcoMing Manager of The Year – JaneTTe searle, indusTrY chaMPion – aPra and MMf MenToring success sTorY – rachel dawick.

NO GOLD HEREFour years ago Coromandel Gold was established and has become a regular in the New Year’s festival line-up but has decided to forgo 2014 and return in 2015. They issued this statement: “This year we have made the decision to give everyone involved the year off, with a view to returning bigger, better (and yes, possibly stronger and faster too) next year. It’s time to re-imagine, re-wire and re-tune, but rest assured we will be back in 2015 as only we can.”

DEAD NO MOREFollowing his concerts in Australia, Jello Biafra returns to New Zealand in late May for his ‘What Would Jello Do?’ speaking shows in Christchurch and Auckland. The Auckland performance will be followed by Jello’s New Zealand/Australia tour wrap up party upstairs at the Galatos Lounge.

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WHEN I RETURNIn celebration of their new album Delta, Shapeshifter announce a national tour throughout July. In Christchurch, Dunedin, Auckland and Wellington, Shapeshifter will be supported by rising psychedelic, funk, rock outfit AHoriBuzz. In Hamilton and New Plymouth Downtown Brown will be on the decks.

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SOUND THE ALARMBooker T Jones will release a new album in June featuring Mayer Hawthorne, Anthony Hamilton, Estelle, Gary Clark, Jr. and more. Sound The Alarm is a celebration of the past, present and future of R&B with flares of hip-hop bravado on the title track with Mayer Hawthorne and ‘Gently’ with Anthony Hamilton, plus a performance from Vintage Trouble’s Ty Taylor on ‘Your Love Is No Love.’

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PASSIVE AGGRESSIVEThe Naked and Famous are in the studio right now working on a follow-up for Passive Me Aggressive You. ln the meantime the band have wrapped up a package of B-sides and remixes from their debut album, for digital release on May 20 2013. Their Passive Me, Aggressive You (Remixes & B-Sides) compilation pulls together 22 tracks (over 100 minutes of music) with remixes by the likes of Dave Sitek, Felix Da Housecat, and White Sea appearing alongside a host of others.

HUNTING FOR TALENTRachel Hunter has been named as the third judge for New Zealand’s Got Talent 2013, coming soon to TV ONE. The supermodel will join Jason Kerrison and choreographer and creative director Cris Judd in the judging panel when filming starts in July. “I’m so pleased that a second series of New Zealand’s Got Talent has been confirmed,” says Rachel Hunter.

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How do you discover new music? Paul McLaney and Jol Mulholland share their discoveries with me!

Worst job you’ve had? Farmer John’s burger bar in Christchurch. Serving the late night drunks.

Which song do you wish you wrote? ‘Auld Lang Syne.’

First gig in attendance? Head Like a Hole late 90’s in Christchurch.

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Don’t expect these guys to f*** or rock you gently – the quirky, out-spoken, larger-than-life duo are rocking our Kiwi stages until they break. They’re getting a bit older, making them perhaps a bit wiser, but certainly with the same gusto for rock ‘n’ roll they have always had. A concert not to miss.

Wellington heavy metal band Beastwars is making real tracks since they exploded onto the scene with their self-titled debut album. They’ve just released their second album Blood Becomes Fire and it’s already receiving critical acclaim internationally, being called “the metal album of the year”. It’s a big call, but to get on the hype, head to their gig and find out what they’re about.

The Before the Destruction tour is bringing a little taste of what’s in store from ODR’s Devastator mini-fest. New York rockers Stray From The Path bring their angst to our shores for the first time, while Melbourne’s Storm the Sky are making the leap across the ditch. Rounding out the trio is Sydney’s Stories, with their signature sound like thunder rolling in.

She recently made an appearance on The X Factor NZ and proved she knows a thing or two about what sounds good (in her opinion). But the fact remains the sultry soulstress has a voice like honey and she’s not afraid to use it. The intimate live show will get you up close and personal to Hollie.

The capital loves New Zealand music and Puppies has been home to some killer live acts. Tommy Ill, a Wellington rapper, is stopping by on his third album release tour and there’s no doubt he’ll win the crowd. He’s owned it at sold-out venues across the country and internationally too. Identifying with indie/electronic acts beyond the rapping genre, he’s a unique act.

Paper Cranes have been in studio recording some new tracks and writing new ones while the muse is still alive. Great North have been playing around the country in April and May so they’ll be tour-fresh. Gorgeous alt-country/folk, Joseph & Maia have also been recording and touring and have just released their debut EP Roll Up Your Sleeves.

New Zealand has talent. We know this, we have seen it. But not all of it has been splashed across our screens in an overrated fashion. This performance highlights some of The University of Auckland finest songwriting talent including Joshua Pritchard, Sam Allen, Viólette, Lilo Peaks, Antoinette and Jasmine Balmer.

You won’t find any mid-80s Madonna rolling around on the floor here – just New Zealand bands covering great Kiwi music. Artists such as Rackets, No Why, Jordan Luck band, Jesse Sheehan and Drop Dead Redhead are fronting the set by and who knows what will come out. Also with DJ She So Rad.

International jazz icon and saxophonist/vocalist Nathan Haines presents his new album Vermillion Skies live in the intimate seated Victoria Theatre. Following on from the RIANZ Tui Jazz Album of the Year The Poet`s Embrace, Nathan’s follow-up release builds on the beautiful analoge sound pioneered on this now classic album, but with the addition of his own signature vocals this time.

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French electro-royalty, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, make a dramatic return with this moreish slice of dance-muzak pie.

The pair have been missing in action for a couple of years, but during that time their engine has been rebuilt: bigger, stronger, and with a brand-spanking new sound to boot.

It’s Daft Punks fourth studio LP (If you don’t count the Tron: Legacy soundtrack) and along with those otherworldly, robotic elements that have become a big part of their modus operandi, there’s a new-found human heart to fit into the bands most recent, cybernetic musical creation.

Even more than that, Thomas and Guy-Manuel have found a soul to their sound that may just put them at the top of the electronic-food chain, much like Homework did back in 1997.

Although they’re still prone to dressing-up like bohemian Robocop’s, the group are more in touch with the beating human heart beneath their costumes, and as a result, their music has embraced the past to become, somehow, more current.

Random Access Memories flips a salute to the likes of Chromeo, as it plays up the disco-funk-electronic vibe with beaucoup vocoders strewn amongst keys, electric guitar and some nifty, slick-but-slow beats.

There’s the obligatory range of guest vocalists featured - such as Pharrell Williams, Animal Collective’s Panda

Bear and Strokes frontman, Julian Casablancas.

Pharrell sex’s up the place on his two tracks - ‘Lose Yourself To Dance’ and ‘Get Lucky,’ while Casablancas is Daft-Punk’d on the vocoder-melancholy of ‘Instant Crush.’ The New Yorker makes the most of his cameo, wrenching the last drops of rock-angst out of his voice, before its sieved through D. Punks tech.

Panda Bear’s ‘Doing It Right’ is even more man-vs-machine, with his repeated lyrics matched by a robotic counterpoint, creating a hooky song that sounds something like a self-help mantra delivered by Bear and Professor Stephen Hawking.

The problem with utilizing such gimmicks is that you forever dice with crossing the line into cheese territory. Daft Punk totally disregards this, dancing back and forth between both sides with the music, thankfully, not suffering for it (Although, on some tracks they get mighty close).

Perhaps the highlight to this album is how beautifully produced it is - sounding crisp and clear, matching the content to the point of perfection.

Random Access Memories is symbiotic, nostalgic, current, and progressive all at the same time. Now that’s one neat trick.

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Hydra entertainment proudly presents Capital Punishment 4, a 12-hour metal festival. The line-up this year fetures Bulletbelt, Shakahn, Blindfolded and Led to the Woods, Brutal Supremacy, Cephalopod, Polemicist, Alchemist, Ruinant, Ovus, Horrendous disfigurement and more to be announced. Whew, we’re exhausted already.

Call me ‘Loyal’ – are you loyal too? Ol’ Dobbyn is celebrating music month with a twist. He’s invited a mix of established and emerging songwriters to join him onstage to perform their favourite tracks of his. In return he performs with his guests on their own songs.

As March marks the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon, the Pink Floyd Experience decided to pays homage to the band’s great work. The Experience reproduces the intricate detail, all those classic Floyd sounds, from guitar solos to the organ sounds and the astonishing vocals.

Nadia Reid is one of the great, young musical prodigies at work in the country. She presents tales of love and loss through a new-folk glass, echoing songwriters such as Beth Orton or Laura Marling and musical nomad Ivy Rossiter or Luckless’ electrified take on the craft of songwriting has melted hearts across the country.

Once the front woman of Fur Patrol, now Julia Deans is out on her own and doing better than ever. Leading an intimate solo performance as part of the Support the Vic series, her honey-toned vocals will warm your heart on these cold winter nights. It’s been a busy year for the musician and she’s thrilled to be coming to town.

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Who’s in the dead supergroup for your dream hologram show? Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Elvis Presley, John Lennon and Neil Young. I think the last guy just looks dead. Sorry.

What’s an upcoming film you’re jazzed about? Iron Man 42.

Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend? Curled up in a foetal position on a local park bench.

What happens when you mix Coca-Cola with Pepsi? You get a lot of angry marketing executives.

Your fantasy spirit animal is… Half lion/half lamb. It’s in a quandary until judgement day.

ARTIST Q&A

Your signature “I’m an amazing cook” dish is… A multi-cultural burrito. It pleases everybody.

The best TV show around at the moment is… How I Met Your Mother. I have some friends on it.

The best place for a date night is… Camping in the middle of the forest. There’s no place to run.

You’d get arrested if the police knew that you… Stole the toilets from their stations. They’d try to find me, but now they have nothing to go on.

People say you look like… Conan O’Brien. Lord, please help me.

Five celebs on your f**klist? I’m sorry, I don’t f**k. Never with an asterisk.

Kittens or puppies? Kittens. They look more frightened when they fly across a room.

What generic current affair has your blood boiled? Government. Period. Is there anything else?

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Not to be confused with the Robert Rodriguez film of (almost) the same name, this is more Michael Jackson than gory horror. Join Auckland’s favourite comedy-dance troupe, Dynamotion, in an out-of-this-world romp through the terrifying future where women work day and night in factories, men are obsolete and robots are about to take over the world.

After a stellar debut last year of the New Zealand Dance Company’s production Language of Living the company is about to embark on its inaugural tour of the North Island. It showcases some of New Zealand’s finest artistic athletes in innovative and relevant choreography.

The NZSO is proud to present a new annual concert series. In this fresh initiative the orchestra celebrates homegrown contemporary compositions, alongside the works of Modern Masters. In this work for choir and orchestra, we chart the Transit of Venus, the death of Captain Cook and his journey into Rarohenga.

In this new dance work from award-winning Salted:Singlet, two humanoids explore the rabid cult of individualism in a plastic-wrapped, ready-to-use world where the contemplations of science-fiction have invaded reality and supplanted the need for commonality. Like This, Like Us treads the first steps of a hypothetical path into our future.

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Seven magicians of the highest caliber are rolled together into one glorious show of ridiculous tricks and illusions! The Illusionists: Witness the Impossible features internationally renowned grand master magicians performing a stunning mix of the most outrageous and unbelievable optical illusions including nail-biting Russian roulette, jaw-dropping acts of levitation, mind-reading, disappearance and death-defying escapes. For both believers and skeptics alike, this show will blow your mind – one act at a time. Magic is no longer an ancient art form, but a fun and entertaining demonstration of the power of belief.

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Brooklyn Bread & Bagels found humble beginnings in the kitchen at Dixon St. Deli. Owners Jayne and Martin Chait brought back recipes and ideas after travelling in Europe in 1980. They soon put these ideas to use and baked New Zealand’s first bagels and Russian rye.

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Chinese cuisine doesn’t need to be associated with Dominion Road. Ponsonby’s The Blue Breeze Inn boasts an interior reminiscent of a Southern Asian abode mixed with 1950s Pacifica charm. There is a banquet of “zingy” and flavoursome dishes to be enjoyed, with an emphasis on fresh and feasty.

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DE POST466 Mt Eden Rd, 630-9330 Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden with over 100 beers available.

LIBERTINE37 Drake St, 929-2790 Taking its cue from the Americas, but with an Antipodean twist.

MALT BAR 442 Richmond Road, Grey LynnA must have stop between Ponsonby and Kingsland, with Monteiths beers and great food.

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VERONA169 K’Rd, 307-0508 Celebrating 20 years on K’Rd. Open 10am till late seven days with intimate booths, live music, gourmet food, cocktails & organic tap beer.

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QUAY STREET CAFE 130 Quay Street, Britomart, 337 0088This cheerful, busy inner-city cafe is a fantastic place for weekday breakfast, a leisurely weekend brunch, informal lunch meetings – and great coffee any time.

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Despite a slightly fractured narrative, Norway’s most expensive cinematic undertaking ever is very much a film of two halves (even the soundtrack changes from piano schmaltz to naturalistic, near silence) with the first part involving Thor Heyerdahl (Hagen) attempting to get to his journey’s start line, and the second out on the open ocean. It’s there where, naturally enough, comparisons will be made with Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. And, amazingly for a film that cost a fraction of Pi’s budget and eschewed using a tank, it stacks up pretty well visually, with off-centre angles and on-the-surface shots really giving the audience a sense of what little stood between the adventurers and the briny blue.

Some of the episodic encounters look and feel similar, but what sets

Kon-Tiki apart in these scenes is a nice line in gallows humour as our weary explorers’ beards get more bedraggled, their spirits begin to waver and mistakes are made (but quite how they confused tomato soup with shark repellent is anyone’s guess). Of course it probably helped the filmmakers immensely that Heyerdahl filmed the voyage himself, footage that won an Academy Award back in 1951. To their credit, though, this is not simply a faithful recreation or hagiographic biopic, but rather widens the focus to include the toll Heyerdahl’s obsession had on his marriage and how his blind faith extended to his less-than-appropriate crewmates.

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First they left their buddy on a roof, then they went out-of-control, full-blown crazy in Thailand. Now, it’s third time’s the charm (maybe) for Stu, Alan, Phil and Doug – there’s no bachelor party, no wedding, but all bets are off as they go back to where it all began. What’s gonna happen? It’s a closely guarded secret.

Independent Kiwi comedy that follows three criminally clueless college buddies who come into possession of three cases of premium grade heroin. When put under the heat of police interrogations, each lad gives their own side of the story. Directed by Scott Boswell, this Kiwi caper is packing some serious heat and is worth a view.

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la ZePPa KiTchen & bar37 drake st, 379-8167 Enjoy each other’s company with a great glass of wine and tasty plates, without the constraints of having to book or have a meal at a certain time.

liberTine37 drake st, 929-2790 This bar and eatery takes its cue from the Americas, but with an Antipodean twist.

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Fiddler irish bar71 Victoria st WestA small, but perfectly formed, authentic Irish bar with some of Aucklands friendliest bar staff..

shadoWs sTudenT barauckland university, l3, 34 Princes st, 366 0544 Everybody is welcome. Party action every night of the week. DJ’s, Pool tables, Movies, Quiz, Karaoke, Happy Hours galore.

Verona169 K’rd, 307-0508 Celebrating 20 years on K’Rd. With intimate booths, live music, gourmet food, cocktails & organic tap beer.

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raKinos- beaTs, bar, KiTchenlevel 1/35 high street 358-3535‘The Joint since 91’

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The Windsor casTle144 Parnell rd, 356-3650 Established in 1847, one of Auckland’s earliest surviving hotels serves gastro pub food in a comfortable, unpretentious environment.

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The briToMarT counTrY club31 Galway st, 303-2541 A garden bar in the middle of the city. Comes with a mini golf lawn, cocktail jugs and vinyl-only DJs.

racKeT bar6-10 roukai lane, 309-5854 Serves everything from single-malt whisky to cans of Double Brown.

MeXico23 britomart Place, 366-1759 Drink in the eclectic front bar or settle into the cosy dining area to explore the short but compelling menu.

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Grace bar 103 Victoria st West, 300-635221st Birthdays, Hen/Stag Parties, Corporate Events, Dance Parties, CD Release Parties, Live Music.

FaTher Ted’s oriGinal irish Pub1 Wellesley st West, 377-3142 Entertainment seven nights a week, with three big screens, pool table, competitions & prizes, quiz, karaoke and live music.

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iPaneMa bar & resTauranT 2 Ponsonby roadBrazilian cuisine and bar mixed with classic & contemporary Brazilian music & culture.

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reVelrY106 Ponsonby road, 376- 866319th Century bohemian parlour meets opium den chic.

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weD 22 MAYarT & Music6PM, racket Bar

conch records aT bcc5PM, Britomart country club

FiresharK, ProWler & bloodnuT @ dinG donG lounGeding dong Lounge

GrooVe reVue6PM, Sale St

red cuP niGhT & Josh leYs7.30PM, chapel Bar & Bistro

The narK collecTiVe & creaTiVe JaZZ club8PM, 1885 Basement

The narK collecTiVe PresenTs: shes so rad8PM, 1885

thu 23 MAYacousTic ThursdaYs WiTh eli7.30PM, neighbourhood

beVan KeYs & Gabriella G7PM, Longroom

chronoPhoniuM, subMarineQueens Wharf

daMon KenZoding dong Lounge

dJ iMaGine This8PM, Snapdragon

dJ Jason eli 6PM, commons

General lee7.30PM, chapel Bar & Bistro

hunTers & selecTors5.30PM, racket Bar

Julien dYne PresenTs…7.30PM, Tyler Street Garage

Music & PeoPle and JaZZ niGhT FeaT. 2FiVe98PM, 1885

sonGWriTer shoWcase8PM, Tabac

The ThursdaY niGhT double FeaTure 6PM, Sale St

The WaX WorKs: T-rice & hudGe5PM, Britomart country club

Fri 24 MAYballads & badlands Tour - nadia reid & lucKless8PM, Wine cellar

Marina KaTerina5pm, chapel Bar & Bistro

dean caMPbell8PM, chapel Bar & Bistro

dJ dYlan c & dJ Zane:T 5.30PM, everybody`s

dJ eXMiXKid & dJ adaM o 10PM, Snapdragon

dJ issac aesili 8PM, neighbourhood

dJ Jason KYle & dJ norMsKi 6pm, northern Steam Ship

dJ laura lush 6PM, La zeppa

dJ rose alice6PM, imperial Lane

dJ Tido 6PM, commons

doWn The haTch FeaTurinG The beaT council6PM, Sale St

FanGs & siXX shoTT8PM, ding dong Lounge

Fire aT Will & sonic alTar aT bar KinGs arMs9PM, The Kings Arms

FridaYs aT reVelrY5PM, revelry

FuTure reTro10PM, 1885

hiP hoP eVenT rocKY PonTinGGoldfinch

Manuel bundY5.30PM, Britomart country club

niGel loVe & MoMenTus 6PM, Hurstmere Brew Bar

nYnTee & cuFFY6PM, Longroom

PaPer cranes 折折折, GreaT norTh, JosePh & MaiaBackbeat Bar

slaVe & douGhboY6PM, racket Bar

Thane KirbYcabana Bar @ The Windsor castle

The anTihero8PM, Juice Bar

ToMorroW PeoPle & suPPorT9PM, Stampede Bar

YaM JaM deeJaYs7PM, Libertine

sAt 25 MAYaaa Pass eVenT 9pm, northern Steam Ship

a PonsonbY insTiTuTion WiTh arash8PM, chapel Bar & Bistro

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connor nesTor & Gene riVers5.30PM, Britomart country club

dJ andY JV7pm, commons

dJ FranK booKer & dJ dYlan c8PM, neighbourhood

dJ norMsKi 9PM, Snapdragon

dJ selecTa saM 6PM, La zeppa

dJ sPooKY 7PM, everybody`s

FaMe #blurredlines10PM, 1885

FlY bY niGhT W/ deeWhY9PM, revelry

Gerad ProMoTer eVenTGoldfinch

GriMas & coreY aTKinson8PM, ding dong Lounge

KillaManraro & Friends10PM, racket Bar

salVaTion reunion10PM, The Studio

saTurdaYs aT sale sT7PM, Sale St

sisTer acT & nYnTee8PM, Longroom

soul shacK9.30PM, Leigh Sawmill

Tenderloins & MarTY bones7PM, Libertine

TurbosTill,bloodbaGs,seXPesT,The cuJos10PM, Whammy Bar

sun 26 MAY100% VinYl dJs2PM, Britomart country club

acousTic sundaY session W eli GuTTenbiel 2pm, La zeppa

ballads & badlands Tour - nadia reid & lucKless8PM, The Golden dawn

dJ Jason KYle & dJ norMsKi northern Steam Ship

eMMa scoTT- ranKin2.30PM, Leigh Sawmill

in a JaM hosTed bY MariKa hodGson3PM, Sale St

sundaY session WiTh The senTiMenTal sound sYsTeM3pm, chapel Bar & Bistro

Mon 27 MAYdJ andY JVnorthern Steam Ship

tue 28 MAYoPen Mic niGhT8.30PM, The Windsor castle

QuiZ niGhT7PM, chapel Bar & Bistro

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weD 22 MAYballads & badlands Tour - nadia reid & lucKless8PM, The Moorings

MaTT enriGhT6PM, daddy o’s

The JaM8PM, Meow

thu 23 MAY2 For 1 ThursdaYs W/ dJ’s Micha, b-lo, Gus & KeV Fresh8PM, Bettys

don FranKs6PM, daddy o’s

sleePinG doGs & Monroe9PM, Mighty Mighty

The boundarY riders nZ Tour7PM, Meow

The souThern cross ThursdaY shoWcase FeaT. liZZie cooK7PM, The Southern cross Garden Bar

Fri 24 MAYasseMblY9PM, The San Francisco Bath House

adaM PaGe & The counTs9PM, Meow

decorTica & neW WaY hoMeMedusa

liZZie cooK Triodaddy o’s

ManTaraYs & i drinK Your bloodMighty Mighty

so saMbaThe Southern cross Garden Bar

The Food shoWWestpac Stadium

WellinGTon sea shanTY socieTY9PM, The rogue & vagabond

sAt 25 MAYdaVe dobbYn - sTories old & neW7PM, Bodega

don FranKs6PM, daddy o’s

Music MonTh MusTer2pm, San Francisco Bath House

roseneaTh cenTennial raGTiMe bandThe Southern cross Garden Bar

sea sTar sTudio PresenTs: a Musical eXTraVaGanZa!7PM, Sea Star Studio

The caVeMen & The MYsTerians10PM, Mighty Mighty

The dilWorThs8PM, Meow

The WellinGTon ciTY shaKe ‘eM on doWners9PM, The rogue & vagabond

TWinseTThe Southern cross Garden Bar

sun 26 MAYrecoVerY sessions FeaT. The PaPer KinGsThe Southern cross Garden Bar

sundaY aFTernoon JaZZ3PM, The rogue & vagabond

weD 22 MAYJaZ PaTerson8PM, Wunderbar, Lyttelton

Tenacious dThe Bedford Marquee

TinY ruins W/ Marlon WilliaMsThe Porthole, Lyttelton

thu 23 MAYadaM McGraTh9PM, The Brewery

KaTe anasTasiou5PM, Beach Bar

slade & The real WiTh JeT PanTs @ duX liVe8PM, The dux Live

Fri 24 MAY1814The Bedford @ cPSA

beasTWars blood becoMes Fire Tour8PM, churchills Tavern

carb on carb, coaTe & X-raY charles9PM, darkroom

house oF MounTain W/ GuesTs8PM, The dux Live

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illuMinaTe PainT ParTYThe Bedford Marquee

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weD 22 MAYballads & badlands Tour - nadia reid & lucKlessrhythm upstairs, Waikato

TeaM dYnaMiTe & haZ beaTsThe World Bar, Queenstown

thu 23 MAYballads & badlands Tour - nadia reid & lucKlessrhythm upstairs, new Plymouth

The PinK FloYd eXPeriencenapier Municipal Theatre, napier

TinY ruins aT The GrainsTore, oaMaruThe Grainstore, Southland

Fri 24 MAYbaTTle oF The bands

2013 naTional chaMPionshiP - seMi Final 1The outback, Hamilton

cornersTone rooTsGravity Bar, Hamilton

leFT or riGhTchicks Hotel, dunedin

The PinK FloYd eXPerienceregent on Broadway, Palmerston north

The shoT band & KaTie ThoMPsonThe Boathouse, nelson

TinY ruins W/ a.J. sharMa aT TasTe MerchanTs, dunedinTaste Merchants, otago

sAt 25 MAY1814Saints & Sinners, invercargill

baTTle oF The bands

2013 naTional chaMPionshoP - seMi Final 1Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui

beasTWars blood becoMes Fire TourBarkode, Timaru

bluFF oYsTer FesTiVal FeaT. GoodshirT & The easTernBluff

KniGhTs oF The dub TableThe cabana, napier

neW WaY hoMe W/ decorTicaThe royal, Palmerston north

TeMPisT FuJiTMangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai

sun 26 MAYdaVe dobbYn - sTories old & neWKing Street Live, Masterton

TINY RUINSWed 22 May Porthole Bar, LytteltonThu 23 May The Grainstore, OamaruFri 24 May Taste Merchants, Dunedinsat 25 May Darkroom, ChristchurchFri 31 May Venue TBC, Raglansat 01 Jun The Wine Cellar, Auckland

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRAThu 18 Jul ReFuel, DunedinFri 19 Jul The Kings Arms, Aucklandsat 20 Jul Bodega, Wellington

THE VEILSFri 19 Jul Sammy’s Dunedinsat 20 Jul Dux Live, ChristchurchFri 26 Jul Bodega, Wellingtonsat 27 Jul Studio, Auckland

RIHANNA (BB)Thu 06 oct Vector Arena, AucklandFri 07 oct Vector Arena, Auckland

SEMI-PERMANENTFri 31 May - sat 01 Jun Aotea Centre, Auckland

SHAPESHIFTER Fri 12 Jul Bedford Big Top, Christchurchsat 13 Jul The Town Hall, DunedinFri 19 Jul The Powerstation, AucklandThu 25 Jul Altitude, HamiltonFri 26 Jul The Mayfair, New Plymouthsat 27 Jul Town Hall, Wellington

TAYLOR SWIFT Fri 29 nov Vector Arena, Aucklandsat 30 nov Vector Arena, Auckland

TENACIOUS D (US)Tue 21 May Opera House, WellingtonWed 22 May The Bedford Marquee, Christchurch

A$AP ROCKY (US)Tue 25 Jun Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland

AMANDA PALMER (US)sat 28 sep The Kings Arms, Auckland Mon 30 sep San Fran Bath House, Wellington

BEASTWARSFri 24 May Churchills, Christchurchsat 25 May Barkode, TimaruFri 31 May ReFuel, Dunedinsat 01 Jun Beach Bar, Invercargill

BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION TOURThu 23 May Zeal West, Auckland Fri 24 May Zeal, Wellington sat 25 May Zebedees, Christchurch sun 26 May Churchills, Christchurch

BRUNO MARS (US)sat 15 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland sun 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland

DEEZ NUTS Wed 29 May Zeal West, Auckland Thu 30 May Medusa, Wellington Fri 31 May Secret Level, Lower Hutt sat 01 Jun Churchills, Christchurch sun 02 Jun Zebedees, Christchurch

FOALS (UK)sat 05 oct Town Hall, Auckland

HOLLYWOODFUN DOWNSTAIRSWed 05 Jun Puppies, WellingtonThu 06 Jun Biddy Mulligans, HamiltonFri 07 Jun Lucha Lounge, Aucklandsat 08 Jun Major Toms, Mount Maunganui

I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN Thu 13 Jun Bar Medusa, Wellington Fri 14 Jun Ellen Melville Hall, Auckland sat 15 Jun Zebedees, Christchurch sun 16 Jun Dux De Lux, Christchurch

JAKE BUGGTue 30 Jul The Powerstation, Auckland

JAMES BLAKE (UK)Thu 02 aug Town Hall, Auckland

THE JAPANDROIDS (CA)Thu 05 sep Refuel, DunedinFri 06 sep Bodega, Wellingtonsat 07 sep The Kings Arms, Auckland

KILLING JOKE (UK)Thu 13 Jun Studio, AucklandFri 14 Jun Bodega, Wellington

KIRIN J. CALLINANWed 10 Jul Darkroom, Christchurch Thu 11 Jul Queens, DunedinFri 12 Jul Whammy Bar, Aucklandsat 13 Jul Puppies, Wellington

LATINAOTEAROAsat 25 May Aroha & Friends, Napier

MANIC STREET PREACHERSTue 02 Jul Vector Arena, Auckland

MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION FINALSsat 08 Jun Town Hall, Auckland

NZSO PRESENTS HEAR & FARsat 25 May Town Hall, Auckland

ONE DIRECTION (UK)Thu 10 oct CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurchsat 12 oct Vector Arena, Aucklandsun 13 oct Vector Arena, Auckland

PASSION PIT Thu 25 Jul The Powerstation, Auckland

THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCEThu 23 May Municipal Theatre, NapierFri 24 May Regent on Broadway, Palmerston Northsat 25 May TSB Bank Arena, Wellington

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Production designer Annie sPerling will be presenting this week at this year’s biggest commercial art gig Semi-Permanent. sperling has one of the coolest jobs in the world, designing sets for commercials, music videos and feature films. she’s been outrageous fashion photographer david lachapelle’s primary designer since 2005 creating numerous stunning sets and props for his nuevo- renaissance fantasies. sperling also produces photography, paintings and murals and has designed and organised over 20 mural projects as part of community beautification programs around los Angeles. Many of these projects have resulted in the art training of ‘at risk’ local youth, some of whom had histories of gang and graffiti involvement.

Jetlagged, and in, err, semi-permanent transit, en-route to a photo shoot for Janelle, in nYc, sperling finds a few precious seconds to fire off a few emails, including one to Groove Guide.

Groove Guide: What does design mean to you? When taking on a project, what is at the front of the cortex for you? Are you in the head of the client, the customer or viewer or your own brain?

Annie Sperling: to me the word means ‘the look’, literally the first visceral look. i believe in art and your environment. i believe humans respond to beauty and aesthetics. My job is to make something visually appealing. it’s a bit of a ‘juggle’. sometimes bringing in the client or agency needs without directly telling the director (what i’m thinking in my head) is a strange dance. ultimately, i try to make something bitchin’- i must stand in front of it for upwards of 12 hours minimally in front of myself, my crew and the other departments.

GG: What will you be telling the amassed hordes at semi Permanent? What’s the message you have for them?

AS: i’m seriously humbled they invited me... i’m planning on speaking about my process and also the path i took to get to my career. i think it may be helpful to would-be artists to know i did not have an exact plan! But the road became the plan! i started, initially, as a scenic painter - which has no relation to current my job. However, this background has proved invaluable for my knowledge of process. it affords me budgeting skills and good communication to get the results i want for the look of my sets. My background is in photography and fine art- mostly painting. i was influenced majorly by music, specifically rock n roll. Movies, too and travel is the pearl in my knowledge pool of styles.

Meeting inspiring people like david lachapelle was a major turning point in my career- one that happened quite unexpectedly. it was a strange meeting, in a fantasy remodel in the Hollywood Hills. He was using my remodel as a location. that was our first meeting.

GG: Your fashion work is very ultra-surreal, ultra-glam, glossy, ironic.

AS: i do have lots of cynicism for the world- but it is strangely coupled with a true love for Art. i think when i am doing my job my punk rock upbringing seeps through- i cannot take a commercial that seriously. We’re selling products, no matter how you elevate it. (My editorial work) has more freedom and irony- more realism and surrealism- this is where i can really play and have fun.

irony is one word (to describe my work). there is a love of things that make our world work- the electric cords and vents the mundane make the surreal even trippier. All these things have a strange resonance to the eye and i think that is what you are seeing.

GG: tell me about your public murals project. i read that you were seeking damages from Heineken, who desecrated one of your murals “our lady of iguanas” (an iconic image in downtown lA).

AS: My, you’ve done your research! the mural in question is an old one i made with these kids- a couple of whom dropped out of gangs as a result of this (mural making) program. Many, as adults, still live in the neighbourhood. i’m seeking ($250K in) damages because i was p***ed that a big corporation covered the wall- which is 2 stories high with an advert. the law is they must notify the artist - if you destroy or use someone’s art there are consequences. i am trying to get funds to refurbish the wall and rework the mural using some of the original painters. it sounds greedy but it is the principal for me.

GG: now, you’re not just a commercial artist with a punk aesthetic. turns out you also ‘collaborate’ with a local club - lucha Va Voom – Burlesque dancing, Mexican Wrestling and standup comedy. How did you get to be mixed up in this? is it true that you’ve wrestled yourself?

AS: i did wrestle with a burlesque star - Kitten de Ville - against the luchadores los cHiVos de oro- the goats of gold! lucha VaVoom is a fantastic show that plays to a 1000 capacity crowd in an old deco theatre in downtown lA. Kitten and i danced and wrestled, had we some serious moves! i love Mexican culture and was thrilled to learn some tricks- it’s friggin’ hard! My body was a rock when i wrestled! i’ve been a burlesque dancer for many years and produced a really crazy show with Kitten called rock n roll strip show. i don’t usually talk about both things designing and dancing - although lachapelle loVes to tell the agency i am a stripper!

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The Hangover Part III is the epic conclusion to a seemingly never-ending journey of mayhem and bad decisions, in which the guys must finish what they started by going back to where it all began: las Vegas. And like its earlier films, things never go according to plan. But with no wedding, no bachelor party and no limits, what is in store for the final installment?

“We’re going for a truly epic finish,” explains director and writer todd Phillips. With the plot a closely guarded secret and the trailer refusing to give too much away, one thing is clear – what the boys thought happened in Vegas was only the half of it, which they are about to discover in ways that the filmmakers believe should surprise audiences as much as it sur-prises the guys.

“there’s a lot of action and comedy, a heist, a road trip, and an element of mystery, too, as we touch on certain things that weren’t explored before but were always part of the undercurrent of the two previous films,” Phillips continues. “it brings everything together and wraps it up with an ending that follows its own logic.”

screenwriter craig Mazin, who first collaborated with Phillips on the script for The Hangover Part II, recounts how they reached back to the two prior outings to prime that logic.

“We uncovered a chain of unfinished business that arcs through all three movies for a final story that doesn’t just end on its own, but ends all three,” he says. “something happened in the beginning, although few caught its significance, and that thing is going to come back to haunt the guys and start them down a path of what will be, in many ways, their most difficult and challenging journey of all.”

designed as a quest rather than the forensic investigations that went

before, Part III shakes up the morning-after structure of its predecessors while still delivering plenty of laugh-out-loud and what-the-hell moments to keep moviegoers on the edge of their seats.

But rather than memory loss, the final chapter hinges on clarity and things coming into full focus. it’s not about a specific hangover this time but harkens back to the original – that mother-of-all hangovers, triggered by Alan, which set all of this into motion six years ago in ways they couldn’t imagine. the new formula is designed to shake up the tried and true plot of the first two, but also incorporate fan’s favourite elements as well.

Bradley cooper, returning as high school english teacher and unofficial pack leader Phil, says, “there are little story points we maybe glanced by in the original that become pivotal pieces in the larger whole. speaking as a fan, myself, watching these movies, the best part – and certainly the fun-niest – is putting it all together.”

Part III does not shy away from the dark side either – the better to give its humor a sharper edge, Phillips feels.

“With us it always starts with darkness, because that heightens the com-edy. Plus, it just gets more interesting and more real as we bring them into darker places and amp up the tension. it’s essentially a fish-out-of-water story for these guys who don’t belong in the situation they’ve been thrown into, so the fun is in watching them struggle and trip their way through it.”

The Hangover Part III reunites stars Bradley cooper, ed Helms, Zach galifianakis and Justin Bartha as Phil, stu, Alan and doug. Also return-ing to the cast are Ken Jeong as leslie chow; Heather graham as stu’s first wife, Jade; and Jeffrey tambor as Alan’s father, sid. Joining the ensemble for the first time is John goodman, starring as the guys’ new nightmare, Marshall.

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There are parts of Riptide that are genuinely enjoyable. As an RPG experience it has enough depth to keep you entertained. For those with the patience – and the inclination – there are many hidden gems, quests and experiences to play through. This is supplemented by a decent item and skill tree system that gives you real ownership of your characters. And there is the ability for you to call in friends to play the game cooperatively over the net (which is the only way to play survival horror games).

If you’re an avid collector of zombie games, and you had the best time of your life playing Dead Island, you are probably going to want to give Riptide a decent playthrough. If you enjoyed it before, odds are you will enjoy it the second time, too. It’s not amazing, but it doesn’t seem like that’s what the developers were shooting for, either. One for the fans.

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celeBrAting Your 10-YeAr anniversary is remarkable milestone for any rock band, but as Airbourne front man Joel o’Keeffe explains it’s no easy road to get to where they are now –the journey to the top is a constant climb.

“it’s never ending, it’s a long way to the top and it never feels like you get to the top for us. [We see it] as hills, you take a hill, then another, then another and you keep taking hills,” he says.

the latest is their new album, Black Dog Barking, which he tells me is completed and will be available on the vinyl, for download and on cd.

on the title, o’Keeffe says, “it’s [about] the black dog that’s been on your back the whole way. it’s what gets us through, a lot of doors have been shut and a lot bullshit happens.”

despite the “bull”, he says playing in rock band is a good time. one of those was life a lesson he learnt that resulted in a trip to the hospital where o’Keeffe ended up playing a children’s castle.

“When someone offers you a drink and you end up in a child’s play castle,” says o’Keeffe, “trying to play a game where you’re a knight, and you’re the only one in there at 3am. [the lesson is] don’t accept drinks from strangers in everton [england].”

Most of the bull stems from politics.

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it’s these politics that o’Keeffe says are damaging rock ’n’ roll.

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then a high rise apartment… comes along and someone in that high rise apartment, 20 floors above this little rock pub, complains about the noise coming from it.”

in the end, he laments, the government get involved and the pub ends up getting shut down because you can’t turn down rock ‘n’ roll and it’s a “david verses goliath battle, and goliath always wins because he has more money,” says o’Keeffe.

o’Keeffe says that bull happens off the road too, before he quotes Winston churchill and says, “if you’re going through hell, keep going.”

even though Airbourne are bigger than ever, the band have kept the same mindset to writing songs and say the amount of people paying attention doesn’t bother them.

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