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Grooveguide.co.nz | 5 Shit Worth Knowing groove file WISH YOU HEDLUV + PASSMAN WERE HERE MUSICIANS/Comedians Storm Thorgerson, the British graphic designer, has lost his battle with cancer aged 69.

The designer created artwork for bands and musicians including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and Muse over his 40 year career.

Thorgerson was a childhood friend of the founding members of Pink Floyd, most famously creating the prism of colour across the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon. His artwork for the band also included the lonesome cow on the cover of Atom Heart Mother, the burning businessman on Wish You Were Here, and the pig flying over Battersea power station on Animals. Pink Floyd guitarist and singer Dave Gilmour said SCHOOL’S in a statement on his website that Thorgerson’s artwork for the band had been “an inseparable part of our work. He has been a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on and OUT inc. Your house is on fire, what do save? HEDLUV: Probably have to say my girlfriend a great friend. I will miss him.” Disney Pixar has announced the celebrity and kid. voices that will feature in Monsters University, PASSMAN: Of course yeah, I thought you were the prequel to the 2001 film Monsters Inc. gonna say your keyboards. Joining Billy Crystal and John Goodman are HEDLUV: Flipping nearly did! That would’ve Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, been awkward... Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Bobby Favourite ‘90s TV show? Moynihan, Julia Sweeney, Aubrey Plaza, Tyler H: ChuckleVision. I’ve said too much. Labine, John Krasinski, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Behrs and John Ratzenberger. Also revealed Dream job as a kid? this week was the story and screenplay credits. P: International rock star/corporate lawyer. Directed by Dan Scanlon, Monsters University H: I liked to wear a policeman’s helmet... features a story and screenplay by Daniel First album? Gerson & Robert L. Baird (Monsters, Inc.) and P: My mum bought me Michael Jackson’s BAD Scanlon. on cassette, but she dubbed it onto another Disney Pixar’s, Monsters University will be cassette so I wouldn’t wear out the original. released in New Zealand cinemas on Thu 11 Jul.

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AEROSMITH gig THE RUBY SUNS HE FORRSYTH BARR OF T DARKROOM WEEK

4PM, $129, TICKETDIRECT.CO.NZ 8PM Steven Tyler and his rag-tag crew of elderly musicians, Fresh from European and US tours promoting their I mean rock stars, are coming to Dunedin of all places new album, The Ruby Suns have returned home to to play one hell of a gig. They’re flying the mothership present to you the new record in all its pop glory. The of all staging productions this way on Wednesday band has been touring as a streamlined three piece and the Forsyth Barr Sadium is gonna be going off. overseas, but for these shows they’ll be bringing Wolfmother and HLAH to open. along some friends for scorching solos/augmentation to make it extra special.

EXAMPLE FIRE AT WILL LOGAN CAMPBELL THE KINGS ARMS

7.30PM, $79-94, ITICKET.CO.NZ 8PM, $10-15, UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ English rapper/singer Example couldn’t get enough After two long years, the band is releasing their debut of us when he came to play a sold out concert in album The Way Out. So what do you do to celebrate? Waihi Beach in January – so he’s coming back to play Play some live shows of course. The Auckland five- another explosive show. The hitmmaker, who has piece is influenced by Lost Prophets, and Breaking topped the charts with ‘Stay Awake’, ‘Change the Way Benjamin, fused with their individual styles, and You Kiss Me’ and ‘Kickstarts’, is a dance show you delivers a unique brand of hard rock ‘n’ roll. don’t want to miss.

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8PM, $40, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ 9.30PM, $20-25, UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ Xavier Rudd and Thomas Oliver are heading to a place The notorious Gunslingers Ball is back with an near you this month. The Australia singer-songwriter’s evening of country, roots and rock ‘n’ roll, featuring seventh album, Spirit Bird, has taken him to some pretty Bernie Griffen & the Grifters, The Broadsides, D cool locations around the world, including our sweet Burmester & the Blind, John Baptist and Tami Nielson. country. He is a spiritual kind of guy, that looks into his Last year was a huge one with sell-out shows and a ancestry, painting beautiful pictures with his words. high-profile national tour that took the experience out on the road – this year will be just as epic.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB TRIBUTE TAHUNA BREAKS ATICO COCINA THE BEDFORD AT CPSA

7PM 8.30PM, $25, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ Paying tribute to the iconic members club in Well, it’s official: Summer is well and truly gone. So Havana during the 1940s, Atico is bringing distinctly it’s time to serenade the season with Tahuna Breaks. Caribbean flavour to your Wednesday night. Cocktails, Their third album Shadow Light is a result of two Cuban food, a live band and some sexy salsa dancers years and hundreds of hours experimenting and are just what you need for your mid-week blues. Get perfecting a dance-orientated funk-soul sound. Get your dancing shoes on. your groove on to their future hits and classic beats. THU 25 APR

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The Wellington trio is embarking on a nationwide K e y tour with Seth Frightening to announce the dunedin all ages impending arrival of their latest album. Comprised of Alphabethead, Jonny Marks on vocals and Benjamin christchurch TOUR Knight on drums, these elements combine into an intense live show.

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SAT 27 APR ALBUM OF THE WEEK

WAIKATO MUSIC EXPO 2013 WILLY MOON HERE’S WILLY MOON CLAUDELANDS ARENA

10AM-6PM, $5, DOOR SALES ONLY SAT 27 APR - SUN 28 APR Bringing together industry, musicians and organisations, the Waikato Music Expo showcases everything from audio products, distributors and radio stations, to recording studios, instrument suppliers and DJ lighting software. Guest speakers include: Brendan Smyth, Head of Music (NZ On Air), Cath Andersen, C.E (NZ Music Commission), and Petrina George (APRA).

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4PM, $25, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ The legendary bluesman Watermelon Slim, is hoping to do a little fishing here, but when he’s not he’ll be blowing your mind with soulful tunes. A former Mensa member, fencing scholarship recipient, Vietnam vet and 240-point bowler, his rich life provides him with ample subject matter.

BAAUER In Willy Moon, we see a pop singer fervour and old gangster flicks. STUDIO with musical integrity. He has A comparison to Tom Waits’ newer reincarnated rock ’n’ roll from the pieces such as ‘Chicago’ or ‘Bad as 1950s and ‘60s, fused it with funk, Me’ is obvious. Moon is absolutely 10PM, $45, 1-NIGHT.CO.NZ 1940s jazz and the theatrics of old multi-dimensional and can switch Broadway musicals. He has then It all started with a bunch of people convulsing about with ease between darker more slammed it all together using in a fit of spastic dancing. Now, Baauer is poised to menacing tracks and smoother modern electronic and hip-hop take over the world his iTunes #1 track ‘Harlem Shake’. more romantic numbers. He has the production. He is the rock ’n’ roll Though he hasn’t been on the scene long, the amount ability to adapt his voice to different equivalent to Lana del Rey’s and her of viral buzz around the 23-year-old’s track has meant emotions and throw himself entirely revamped 1960’s style. he’s gone from a low-key figure to chart-topping success. into character for each song. The strings in the album opener ‘Get ‘I Put a Spell on you’ is hypnotic, Up (What You Need)’ instantly turn sang with mystery and allure, back time and are joined by a heavy it draws you in and holds your SUN 28 APR drum beat and Moon’s forceful vocals. attention. He really does this song Backing vocals bring a funk element justice, making it his own without to his sound, which continues abandoning its dark and brooding through the rest of the album. The BUZZCOCKS essence. The closing instrumental strong electronic bass in ‘What I BODEGA piece, ‘Murder Ballad’, has an Want’ freshens up another old-school enigmatic western feel to it and sounding number. once again is filled with character 8PM, $60, TICKETEK.CO.NZ Moon’s cool suave vocals are and imagery, proving that Moon is a complimented by higher gospel- musician not just a singer. In Here’s UK legends Buzzcocks return to New Zealand shores style backing vocals. Similarly, ‘She Willy Moon, classic sound collides for their biggest run of Kiwi shows in their glorious Loves Me’ also embraces the current with contemporary techniques to punk rock career. The original band’s performing their electronic situation in today’s create pop music with soul and trademark mix of high-energy guitars and pop smarts, music, creating a harsh yet aurally toughness resulting in an album that the very thing which resulted in some of the greatest pleasing confrontation of the 1960s is captivating and highly addictive. songs of the punk era. and 2010’s. The hand jive rhythm in ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ is infectious, WRITTEN BY ZOE FITZPATRICK and once joined by the intermittent KING TUFF guitar parts and Moon’s bluesy THE KINGS ARMS vocals it is an effective resurrection of a classic style.

Deep and sinister sounding horns in 7PM, $20, UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ ‘Working for the Company’ are met OUT The creation of garage-rocker Kyle Thomas, this with marching drums and Moon’s bands charisma has been described as magnetic. tempestuous chanting. Moon chews The shows have been called “cheap-beer-soaked tent his lyrics up and spits them out at you NOW revivals”. Their solo debut album, Was Dead, was the with immense amounts of character. sort of album many musicians would burn down their His music inspires mental images garages to make and their latest has captivated critics of early 20th Century working class around the world.

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THU 25 APR FILM OF THE WEEK IRON MAN 3 ANTIVIRAL GENERAL RELEASE

With a new director at the helm, and a whole new cast of villains and heroes, Iron Man is back – suited and booted, and ready to kick some ass. After having his personal world destroyed by supervillain The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), Iron Man (RDJ) must rise directed by from the ruins to defeat him. BRANDON CRONENBERG Starring CALEB LANDRY JONES, FRI 26 APR SARAH GADON, LISA BERRY Canada is the world capital for cold, Jones infects himself with a sample cerebral sci-fi – witness the work of from starlet Hannah Geist (Sarah KILLER KARAOKE David Cronenberg (Rabid, Scanners, Gadon), and ends up sick – and eXistenZ) and Vincenzo Natali (Cube, sought after by people even sicker. TV2, 9PM Cypher, Splice). If a film’s concept can be summed up in a snazzy one- Appropriately enough, the idea came word title, even better. Emergent in to Cronenberg in a fever dream (like

the field is writer/director Brandon fellow Canadian James Cameron’s inspiration for The Terminator), It’s karaoke – Jackass style. Wild child Steve-O guides Cronenberg, son of David, whose and it’s the concept, not the story, contestants as they attempt to sing songs while facing excellent debut ticks all of the above that concerns him most. Such extreme and sometimes skin-crawling situations. boxes, and more. fetishisation of illness may seem These challenges include trying to sing while fending Protagonist Caleb Landry Jones, disgusting – it certainly is here – but off attack dogs, being dunked in a tank of snakes or so creepy in The Last Exorcism, is it’s also a plausible next step in an sticking bare hands into containers of wild animals. perfectly cast here. His intensity invasive celebrity culture of upskirt animates the occasionally listless shots and kiss-and-tell exposés. plot, and his pale skin and red hair SAT 27 APR look striking against the film’s default As much a thesis as a thriller, Antiviral backdrop – angry burgundy splashed is undoubtedly a challenging watch, across laboratory white. but it’s helped greatly by beautiful cinematography and music, plus Band Of Brothers Syd (Jones) works for the Lucas Clinic a mordant sense of humour that SOHO, 12.15PM harvesting celebrity diseases, from speaks squarely to cult viewers. On cold sores to STIs, and selling them this basis, Cronenberg can expect to fans. He also supplies them to the many more of those, both home and black market by smuggling them out abroad. of work in his own body. The latter Timed around Anzac Day, SoHo is screening a special proves particularly unwise when BY FLICKS.CO.NZ showing of the epic WWII miniseries, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. It’s a harrowing true account of real, everyday struggles on the battlefield, following a US platoon from training to victory. Tears will be shed. SUN 28 APR

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K e y Returning for its seventh season, this year sees big ALL AGES DOCUMENTRY changes coming. Not only is Frank getting married in this week’s premiere, but Mac has also packed on AWARDS TV FILM the pounds in an effort to make the character look less attractive. “I tried to look as ugly as possible, basically,” Rob says of his 23kg weight-gain.

Grooveguide.co.nz | 13 EAT SHIT WORTH EATING MORRISON STREET CAFÉ 244 HARDY ST, NELSON

Morrison Street Café sits in an old, historic-rated building on Hardy Street, Nelson. Right in the retail heart of town, they provide loyal customers and new arrivals with the food and coffee in a sophisticated super-friendly setting. The menu is always fun and creative, capturing the essence of what they’re about.

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This gorgeous hotel in Wellington’s centre boasts an equally impressive restaurant. Head chef Marc Soper is an award-winner with a passion for fresh flavours and RUBY RED CAFÉ unique food combinations. He strives to use only the 30B CORONATION RD best local produce and it shows in his top-quality grub.

DAYTIME DATE night Located at Mangere Bridge, Ruby Red shines as brightly as its name OPEN LATE CASUAL DINING suggests. It’s a cute little place, with a real retro vibe and feel, with a décor that harks back to the 1960s – complete with Edmonds NEW KID CHEAP AND CHEERFUL flour tins and funky cutlery. With extremely competitive prices and

customer service to die for, you can’t go wrong. Sure, they’re not in VI BE K e y HIPSTER FRIENDLY TAKEAWAY the heart of the city but if you are on a Sunday drive, why not stop in? You can’t go wrong with a big breakie, something the café prides OUTDOOR SHARE themselves in, or why not try their exquisite baking with a hot coffee? auckland EATERIES

AGENTS & MERCHANTS DEPOT MOOCHOWCHOW VERONA 6-10 Roukai Lane, 309-5854 86 Federal St, 363-7048 23 Ponsonby Rd, 360-6262 169 K’Rd, 307-0508 Seasonal lunch meals and late- Like a stroll through the fragrant Celebrating 20 years on K’Rd. night tapas served in a small night markets & food stalls of Open 10am till late seven days cobblestone alleyway. Bangkok, MooChowChow is a with intimate booths, live boost to the senses. music, gourmet food, cocktails & DE POST organic tap beer. 466 Mt Eden Rd, 630-9330 Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden Atico Cocina with over 100 beers available. Victoria Park Market 19 Drake PINXTOS St Freemans Bay, 354-4030 128c Ponsonby Rd THE WINDSOR CASTLE Inspired Caribbean food and Open now. Bar*Cafe*Tapas* 144 Parnell Rd, 356-3650 cocktails in the Old Stables & Roof Established in 1847, one of Terrace of the Vic Park Market. LIBERTINE Auckland’s earliest surviving 37 Drake St, 929-2790 hotels serving gastro pub food Taking its cue from the Americas, in a comfortable, unpretentious but with an Antipodean twist. ORVIETO CAFE 935A Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden environment. BIG J’S 1 Melton Road - Mt Wellington, 5790340 Gourmet Burgers are Jason’s Malt Bar speciality take home heat and 442 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn Revelry QUAY STREET CAFE 106 Ponsonby Road, eat meals, plus a huge range of A must have stop between 130 Quay Street, Britomart, 376-8663 cabinet food, everything cooked Ponsonby and Kingsland, with 337 0088 Asian fusion style eatery set in to serve. Monteiths beers and great food. This cheerful, busy inner-city a bohemian parlour. cafe is a fantastic place for weekday breakfast, a leisurely weekend brunch, informal

BRITOMART MEXICO lunch meetings – and great COUNTRY CLUB 23 Britomart Place, 366-1759 SALE ST coffee any time. 7 Sale St, 307-8148 31 Galway St, 303-2541 The Strand Takapuna, 280-1487 Bistro dining, award-winning Gourmet pizzas, tapas and a Vibrant Mexican street food microbrewery, celebrated garden famous high tea service. served with margaritas, tequila and beer. Arrive early for a table. bar and a private Velvet Room!

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GIG GUIDE SHIT WORTH DOING AUCKLAND gig guide

Wed 24 Thu 25 Old School DJs DJ Tido Racket Bar 6pm, Commons 4th Reel Brazil 4th Reel Brazil Film Festival Film Festival Resonance Full Double Dutch 8AM, Rialto Cinema 8AM, Rialto Cinema Spectrum D&B 5PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro Ginger Minx Art & Music Acoustic Thursday Down The hatch Racket Bar with Eli Rock n Roll DJs featuring The 7:30PM, Neighbourhood Ding Dong Lounge beat Council Battle of the Bands Sale St 2013 National ANZAC Day Thane Kirby Championship - Heat 4 6AM, Auckland War 2PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro Fangs 8PM, The Juice Bar, $10 Memorial Museum Ding Dong Lounge The Junction with Battle of the Bands ANZAC Day Activities Issac Aesili Fire at Will Album 2013 National at the Navy Museum 9PM, Goldfinch Launch w/ Decortica Championship - Heat 4 10AM, Torpedo Bay Museum & ekko park 8PM, The Kings Arms, $10 The Wax Works: 9PM, The Kings Arms Beauty and the Beats T-Rice & Hudge Classic Wednesdays SKYCITY Casino Britomart Country Club Fridays at Revelry w/ Cult 45 Revelry Ginger Minx Bomber Fri 26 Ding Dong Lounge Glass Vaults with Conch Records at BCC 4th Reel Brazil Team Cat Food Britomart Country Club Comedy Condiments Film Festival 10PM, Whammy Bar feat. Reuben Lee & 8AM, Rialto Cinema Cuban Night - Ed Caruthers GUNSLINGERS BALL Buena Vista Social 8PM, The Kingslander AF presents #7 A 9PM, Leigh Sawmill Club Tribute Listening Series Keri Hadfield & Co Atico Cocina Dj Alex Richards The Audio Foundation 9PM, Hurstmere Brew Bar SKYCITY Casino Example Comedy Gala Lo Key & Latin Aotearoa 7:30PM, Logan Campbell Centre DJ Dave and Friends 8PM, The EDGE Red Hummingbird Britomart Country Club Groove Revue Dean Campbell Madame Butterfly Sale St DJ Imagine This 8PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro 8PM, Snapdragon 7:30PM, ASB Theatre Industry Wednesday DJ Adam O & Dj - DJ Charlie DJ James Ashwin Magic Roundabout Selecta Sam Verona Twentyone SKY CITY Twentyone SKY CITY 9PM, Snapdragon Magik Sessions w/ Dick James Gaylyn Duo DJ Jason Eli DJ Aroha SKYCITY Casino 6PM, Commons Johnson & Bevan Keys 8PM, Neighbourhood Ginger Minx Josh Leys DJ Laura Lush DJ Dirty Diana 7.30PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro 6PM, La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar MC Tali, King Kapisi Red Hummingbird (DJ Set) & Thieves Madame Butterfly Dozen Duo DJ General Lee 1885 7:30PM, ASB Theatre SKYCITY Casino Twentyone SKY CITY Menage-A-Trois Mana Farrell General Lee DJ Issac Aesili Racket Bar & Ben Lumis 7.30PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro 6PM, La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar SKYCITY Casino Nyntee & Cuffy KFM presents Massive DJ Jason Kyle & Longroom NEW ZEALAND with DJ Lanz DJ Normski NZIPF At St Kevin’s INTERNATIONAL PIANO Verona Northern SteamShip FESTIVAL (NZIPF) - Arcade - Pianist Dénes Várjon Music & People DJ Karn Hall ILYA RASHKOVSKIY St Kevins Arcade The Auckland Town Hall plus Jazz Night Twentyone SKY CITY Concert Chamber 1885 DJ Leza Lee Pat For President Brew on Quay Soulyric NEW ZEALAND The Deck Verona INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL (NZIPF) - DJ Nigel Love & DJ Thane Kirby’s The Nark Collective Ilya Rashkovskiy Momentus Friday Night Live 6PM, The Windsor Castle & Creative Jazz Club The Auckland Town Hall 8PM, Hurstmere Brew Bar 1885 Concert Chamber DJ Rose Alice Wilkinson ‘Take Nyntee & Scratchy 5:30PM, Everybodys You Higher’ Longroom 10PM, The Bacco Room

SHOP 2 , 155 KARANGAHAPE RD, AUCKLAND CBD, +64 (09) 3370694, WWW.OTAUTAHITATTOO.COM SHIT WORTH DOING auckland gig guide Sat 27 Ed Gaiger Duo Sun 28 Mon 29 Brew on Quay 4th Reel Brazil 100% Vinyl DJs Auckland Film Film Festival Fly By Night - Revelry Britomart Country Club Society - Weekly Film 8AM, Rialto Cinema Revelry 6:30PM, Academy Cinemas 4th Reel Brazil A Decade of Impact - Gene Rivers & Film Festival Chris Martin - Spot Impact Pro Wrestling Klassix From Paris 8AM, Rialto Cinema the Difference (UK) 6:30PM, Lynfield Britomart Country Club 7PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar Recreation Centre Acoustic Sundays with Grimas Eli Guttenbiel Raw Comedy Quest A Ponsonby Ding Dong Lounge 3PM, La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar 2013 - Semi Finals Institution with Arash 8:30PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar Heathen Eyes, Evil In Buzzcocks 8PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro 8PM, Kings Arms Eden (wgtn) w/ Roache Trevor Noah - Baauer and The Royal Jackets The Racist 9PM< The Juice Bar Chris Melville & Co 10PM, Studio SKYCITY Casino 7PM, SkyCity Theatre Kings of Deep w/ Banglade$h EP Latin Jazz Sundays Release x DPTRCLB Terry G & Uncle Phil Tue 30 Ginger Minx Atico Cocina 8PM, 1885 Battle of the Bastards Last Aural Trash Ever! Little Lapin - NZ International Booty Mash The Portland Public House Sale St 11PM, Coherent, $10 Comedy Festival Madame Butterfly 7PM, The Basement Departure Club Mr Big Stuff 2:30PM, ASB Theatre 1885 Verona Chris Martin - Spot Platinum the Difference (UK) DJ Andy Phil Madsen SKYCITY Casino 7PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar SKYCITY Casino Northern SteamShip Sunday Hosted by Idiots of Ants - Sick Disco w/ North Mark Laurent & Model Citizens DJ Grant Marshall Brenda Liddiar Twentyone SKY CITY Shore Pony Club, 9PM, Q Thearter Steezie Wonder, 5PM, The Windsor Castle Michele A’Court - DJ Issac Aesili Azbo & Damon Pere Sunday Session 7PM, Everybodys 9PM, Cassette Nine Stuff I Forgot To with Thane Kirby Tell My Daughter DJ Linley Latu Sister Act plus Richie 3PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro 8:45PM, Q Auckland The Deck Rich vs Nyntee Longroom Sunday Soul Session Quiz Night Ft: DJ Dylan C 7PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro DJ Manuel Bundy 3PM, Neighbourhood 5:30PM, Neighbourhood T- Rice & Hudge Hip Hop night Sundays at Sale St Tom Rhodes - The Real DJ Normski & DJ Lo Goldfinch Sale St Deal From the USA 9PM, Snapdragon 7PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar Tempist Fujit The Sunday Republic DJ Sample Gee Mangawhai Tavern Ginger Minx Twentyone SKY CITY The Black Club Trusted Friends WELLINGTON DJ Selecta Sam Racket Bar 3PM, Revelry 8PM, La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar Watermelon Slim Xavier Rudd with (USA) ‘Up Close & Wed 24 DJ Submariner Thomas Oliver Personal NZ Tour 7PM, Commons 8PM, Powerstation The Riverhead Freak Magnet 9PM, Mighty Mighty Guru of Chai CHRISTCHURCH gig guide 8PM, Downstage Theatre Kroon For Your Kai The Southern Cross Garden Bar Wed 24 Fri 26 Sat 27 Matt Enright The All Seeing Hand Bitches Love Electro The All Seeing Hand Daddy O’s - Seth Frightening Presents: It’s Peanut - Seth Frightening Tour 2013 Butter Jelly Time! Mighty Quiz! Tour 2013 6.30PM, Mighty Mighty 8:30PM, Darkroom 9PM, Dux Live 9PM, Tommy Chang’s Xavier Rudd With Tahuna Breaks - Ratsmagic, The Thomas Oliver Shadow Light Album Sun 28 Blind Venetians, 8PM, CPITa Release Tour Paperscissors 8PM, Bodega, $5 8:30PM, The Bedford at CPSA Live Acoustic Thu 25 Sunday Session The Ruby Suns 4PM, Fox & Ferret - The Palms The Jam 8PM, Meow ANZAC Day Market with Boycrush & 10AM, Riccarton House & Bush Blue Onesies Tue 30 The Session, with 8PM, Darkroom Ed Zuccollo, Scott ANZAC Remembered Buzzcocks Maynard and Myele 2PM, Air Force Museum 8PM, Dux Live Manzanza. of New Zealand Matterhorn

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SHIT WORTH DOING WELLINGTON gig guide

Thu 25 Derrick May Eli Matthewson in Nick Rado in The 10:30PM, Sandwiches Proposition: Great! Funniest Joke In Don Franks 7PM, The Cavern Club The World Daddy O’s Don Franks 8:30PM, The Fringe Bar 6PM, Daddy O’s Jarred Christmas Get Nice - Let’s Go Mofo! Samantics 8PM, Matterhorn Funny Things Happen 8:30PM, Downstage Theatre 9:15PM, Kitty O’Shea’s Irish Bar Down Under Guru of Chai 4:30PM, The Film Archive King Tuff (USA The Improvisors 8PM, Downstage Theatre / Subpop) - Comic Heroes Gary Mccormick 8PM, Bodega 7:30PM, Circa Theatre NEON MCFANG DISKO! & Tim Shadbolt Mighty Mighty Comedy Night 7:30PM, Dockside The Flying Gypsies Restaraunt & Bar Daddy O’s REGIONAL gig guide Into Orbit, An Hero, ENT The Medicine - Bar Medusa Stand Up Comedy Wed 24 Toy Destruction 8PM, The Cavern Club Luke Thompson & Lydia EP Release, with Cole - NZ AUTUMN TOUR Aerosmith Astro Children & The Session - Ed Meow! Forsyth Barr Stadium, Otago Not From Space Zuccollo, Scott The Crown Hotel, Otago Maynard & Myele Makertorium Heads Up Showcase Manzanza 10AM, Te Papa @ Refuel Watermelon Slim 10PM, Matterhorn Re:Fuel, Otago (USA) ‘Up Close & Roseneath Centennial Personal) NZ Tour Ragtime Band Watermelon Slim Ohope International Golf Fri 26 The Southern Cross Garden Bar (USA) ‘Up Close & Club, Bay Of Plenty Adam Page & Personal) NZ Tour SICKEST SMASHES! Black Barn Vineyard Xavier Rudd w/ the Counts COMPILATION RELEASE: Cellar, Hawkes Baya Thomas Oliver Meow! DANCE ASTHMATICS, The Mayfair, New Plymouth SHACKLOCK METH Chocolate Box, PATY, SALAD BOYS & Thu 25 Sat 27 10PM, Matterhorn X-RAY CHARLES 9PM, Mighty Mighty Battle of the Bands Chopped Screwed 2013 National Battle of the Bands 2013 National & Funky Twinset Championship - Heat 1 9PM, Bettys Function House & Bar The Cabana, Hawkes Bay, $10 Championship - Heat 2 The Southern Cross Garden Bar Brewers Bar, Bay Of Plenty, $10 Declaration AD, Wellingon Festival Luke Thompson & Lydia Punisher and Cole - NZ AUTUMN TOUR Sonic Delusion of Circus Album Release Tour Blameless 12PM, Wellington Circus Hub Dome Cinema, Bay Of Plenty Capital Vineyard Le Cafe, Marlborough Sounds Wilkinson ‘Take Tahuna Breaks - Don Luchito Shadow Light Album Tahuna Breaks - You Higher’ Shadow Light Album 6PM, Foxglove 9PM, James Cabaret Release Tour Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui Release Tour Erin - Rhythm and Sammy’s Dunedin Soul National Tour Sun 28 Tattletale Saints 6PM, Evil Genius Records Album Release Tour The Ruby Suns w/ First Laughs Le Cafe, Marlborough Sounds Boycrush & Guests Jesse Rivest & 7PM, The Opera House Chicks Hotel, Dunedin The Rec Devs The All Seeing Hand Daddy O’s Recovery Sessions - Seth Frightening Waikato Music Feat. Uncle Silverback Tour 2013 Expo 2013 Kombi Nation The Southern Cross Garden Bar Queens, Dunedin Claudelands Arena, Hamitlon 7PM, The Film Archive The Troubles Watermelon Slim Watermelon Slim Newtown Rocksteady 8:30PM, Meow (USA) ‘Up Close & (USA) ‘Up Close & EP release party Personal) NZ Tour Personal) NZ Tour 9PM, San Francisco Mon 29 Tatapouri Fishing Diggers Back Bar, Waikato Bath House, $10 Club, Hawkes Bay Big Band Night Sun 28 THE DILFS, SHITRIPPER 8:30PM, Meow & PCP EAGLES Fri 26 9PM, Mighty Mighty Tattletale Saints Dai Henwood - Battle of the Bands Album Release Tour Adapt or Dai 2013 National The Church, Dunedin Tunes of I 8:30PM, San Francisco Bath House The Southern Cross Garden Bar Championship - Heat 1 The Outback Inn, Waikato, $10 Wellingon Festival Tue 30 of Circus Luke Thompson & Lydia 6PM, Wellington Circus Hub Dai Henwood - Cole - NZ AUTUMN TOUR our Roam Arena Cafe, Manawatu add y Adapt or Dai listings 8:30PM, San Francisco Bath House own Sat 27 The All Seeing Hand Danny Bhoy NZ - Seth Frightening Buzzcocks Tour 2013 groovEguide.co.nz 8PM, Bodega Tour 2013 Opera House Chicks Hotel, Dunedin

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Cheap Jager, shots galore and a Sunday quiz night – Blend is a real mix of events and deals to suit all kinds of party moods. Situated in the heart of Wellington, next to the Michael Fowler Centre, it’s the ideal location whether it’s an after work business meeting, or dinner and drinks before catching a show. SHADOWS THE VELVET REVELATION BROUGHT TO YOU BY REVELRY 34 PRINCES ST 106 PONSONBY RD

WED 01 MAY The biggest and most well-known, student venue in New Zealand. It’s got pool tables, karaoke, movie nights and The Whiskey Smash is one of the older cocktails in American history, appearing DJ’s. There’s always something exciting happening and in Jerry Thomas’ first published book on bar tending in 1887. Unfortunately, this the best part? You do not have to be a student to come drink has been overlooked for some time. along, enjoy the affordable drinks and party. So, taking inspiration from this refreshingly simple classic, the guys at Revelry have created a drink that builds off the same ingredients of whiskey, citrus, mint and sugar. For their whiskey they use 12-year-old Chivas Regal, because of its full DAYTIME SPORTS BAR rounded flavour of fruits, nuts and vanilla. Then combining it with fresh citrus juice, a home made vanilla sugar syrup, fresh mint, egg white and a beautiful French Violette Liqueur to give depth and character. OPEN LATE DANCE FLOOR Revelry is a great place to go for that after work drink. There’s no need to book, you can just turn up and sit outside on the bigges deck in Ponsonby. Even with FOOD ONE NIGHT STAND winter on its way, you can still appreciate being outside and keep toasty in front of the fire with a cocktail in hand, all while enjoying some great music. HIPSTER FRIENDLY LIVE MUSIC On Wed 01 May Revelry, along with Neat Spirits & Plantation Rum, are bringing V I B E Key you an exclusive night on the evolution of rum. Tickets are $75 and include extensive tastings, canapés and guest speaker Dan Walker. If you’re interested in AFTER WORK CRAFT BEERS learning more or buying a ticket please email [email protected].

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BREW ON QUAY FIDDLER IRISH BAR The Portland PONSONBYPONSONBY & other 102 Quay Street 71 Victoria St West Public House Over 102 different beers from A small, but perfectly formed, 463 New North Rd Bonita Bar around NZ and the world. authentic Irish bar with some of The newest port of call in 242 Ponsonby Road, 3765670 Aucklands friendliest bar staff.. Kingsland.... rustic and raring to The Ponsonby local on the corner serve this evolving part of town. of Summer St, that brings the beauty of fine and inexpensive wines together with a real THE BRITOMART appreciation of tapas. COUNTRY CLUB Shadows Student Bar 31 Galway St, 303-2541 Auckland University, L3, 34 SHOOTER SALOON BAR A garden bar in the middle of the Princes St, 366 0544 330 New North Rd city. Comes with a mini golf lawn, Everybody is welcome. Party Not your ‘typical central bar’ - GRAND CENTRAL cocktail jugs and vinyl-only DJs. action every night of the week. Their no bull policy means what DJ’s, Pool tables, Movies, Quiz, you see is what you get. 126 Ponsonby Rd, 360-1260 Karaoke, Happy Hours galore. Ponsonby’s longest serving bar with live music/DJ 7 nights. 2 for 1 happy hour & licensed to 5am. RACKET BAR 6-10 Roukai Lane, 309-5854 Serves everything from single- VERONA VIADUCTVIADUCT 169 K’Rd, 307-0508 malt whisky to cans of Double SNAPDRAGON GOLDEN DAWN Brown. Celebrating 20 years on K’Rd. With intimate booths, live 204 Quay St, 357-6147 Cnr Ponsonby & Richmond Rds, A blend of 1930s vintage 376-9929 music, gourmet food, cocktails & organic tap beer. glamour and West Hollywood lounge with a healthy shot of MEXICO private gentlemen’s club. 23 Britomart Place, 366-1759 IPANEMA BAR & Drink in the eclectic front bar RESTAURANT or settle into the cosy dining Q Theatre 2 Ponsonby Road area to explore the short but 305 Queen Street Brazilian cuisine and bar mixed compelling menu. Early morning coffee, scones and VICTORIA PARK with classic & contemporary cool spaces for socialising and VICTORIA PARK Brazilian music & culture. sharing ideas. Range of lunch SALE ST options. Excellent wine list and a 7 Sale St, 307-8148 stylish selection of tapas, pizzas, A unique collection of spaces -

platters and dinner options. award-winning microbrewery, Malt Bar NEWMARKETNEWMARKET bistro dining, with a celebrated 442 Richmond Road Grey Lynn garden bar and very private THE CLADDAGH Velvet Room! A must have stop between 372-376 Broadway, 522-4410 Ponsonby and Kingsland, with The Claddagh Irish Pub - A Rakinos- Beats, Monteiths beers and great food. slice of Ireland in the heart of Bar, Kitchen Newmarket. Level 1/35 High Street 358-3535 ‘The Joint since 91’ LA ZEPPA KITCHEN & BAR 37 Drake St, 379-8167 Enjoy each other’s company with pintxos 128c Ponsonby Rd a great glass of wine and tasty Open now. Bar*Cafe*Tapas* CENTRAL & Krd plates, without the constraints of CENTRAL & K’RD PARNELLPARNELL having to book or have a meal at DING DONG LOUNGE a certain time. 26 Wyndham Street THE PADDINGTON New York’s premier rock and roll 117 St Georges Bay Rd, 309-3586 REVELRY bar has come to town. A Parnell institution for sports 106 Ponsonby Road, 376- 8663 events, craft beers and superb 19th Century bohemian parlour food with the recent addition of LIBERTINE meets opium den chic. top-notch live gigs. 37 Drake St, 929-2790 This bar and eatery takes its cue DOC BAR from the Americas, but with an 352 K’Rd, 365-1800 Antipodean twist. Open Tues-Sat THE WINDSOR CASTLE BRITOMARTBRITOMART 144 Parnell Rd, 356-3650

1885 Established in 1847, one of THE OAKROOM 27 Galway St, 551 3100 GRACE BAR Auckland’s earliest surviving 17 Drake, 300 6313 Nightclub upstairs. Cocktail 103 Victoria St West, 300-6352 hotels serves gastro pub food lounge downstairs. Home to 21st Birthdays, Hen/Stag Parties, in a comfortable, unpretentious Auckland’s biggest club nights. Corporate Events, Dance Parties, environment. CD Release Parties, Live Music.

AGENTS & MERCHANTS 48 Customs St East, 309-5854 FATHER TED’S KINGSLANDKINGSLAND Seasonal lunch meals and late- ORIGINAL IRISH PUB Neighbourhood night tapas served in a small 1 Wellesley St West, 377-3142 Brewbar cobblestone alleyway. Entertainment seven nights a 498 New North Rd, 846-3773 week, with three big screens, Nestled in the site of an old pool table, competitions & prizes, garage and engineering shop. quiz, karaoke and live music.

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Upcoming tours & events A$AP ROCKY (US) JACK DEE (UK) NZ INTERNATIONAL COMEDY TAHUNA BREAKS Tue 25 Jun Logan Campbell Wed 01 May Skycity Theatre, Auckland Thu 25 Apr Brewers Bar, Tauranga Centre, Auckland Thu 02 May Skycity Theatre, Auckland FESTIVAL 2013 Sat 27 Apr Sammy’s, Dunedin Fri 26 Apr - Sun 19 May Various Sat 04 May The Powerstation, Auckland AEROSMITH (US) THE JAPANDROIDS (CA) Locations, Auckland & Wellington Wed 24 Apr Forsyth Barr Thu 05 Sep Refuel, Dunedin TENACIOUS D (US) Stadium, Dunedin Fri 06 Sep Bodega, Wellington NZSO PRESENTS HEAR & FAR Mon 20 May Town Hall, Auckland Sat 07 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 10 May Town Hall, Wellington Tue 21 May Opera House, Wellington Sat 25 May Town Hall, Auckland Wed 22 May The Bedford AMANDA PALMER (US) Marquee, Christchurch Sat 28 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland KILLING JOKE (UK) Mon 30 Sep San Fran Bath Thu 13 Jun Studio, Auckland House, Wellington KING TUFF (US) Mon 29 Apr The Kings Arms, Auckland Tue 30 Apr Bodega, Wellington

ONE DIRECTION (UK) Thu 10 Oct CBS Canterbury TOM GREEN (CA) Arena, Christchurch Wed 01 May Skycity Theatre, Auckland Sat 12 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 05 May Opera House, Wellington Sun 13 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 06 May Aurora Centre, Christchurch BEASTWARS Fri 03 May The Kings Arms, Auckland THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE TOOL (US) Sat 04 May Bodega, Wellington Fri 10 May TSB Showplace, Wed 08 May Vector Arena, Auckland Fri 17 May Static, Hamilton New Plymouth Thu 09 May Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 18 May The Royal, Palmerston North Sat 11 May Founders Theatre, Hamilton Fri 24 May Churchills, Christchurch LATINAOTEAROA Wed 15 May Baycourt, Tauranga Sat 25 May Barkode, Timaru Fri 03 May Goldfinch, Auckland Thu 16 May Civic Theatre, Rotorua THE WAYANS BROTHERS (US) Fri 31 May ReFuel, Dunedin Sat 04 May Havana Bar, Wellington Fri 17 May Bruce Mason Fri 03 May Bruce Mason Sat 01 Jun Beach Bar, Invercargill Sun 05 May Cadillac Club, Queenstown Centre, Auckland Centre, Auckland Sat 11 May Monday Sat 18 May Bruce Mason Room, Christchurch Centre, Auckland BOBBY WOMACK (US) Sat 25 May Aroha & Friends, Napier Sun 19 May Bruce Mason Sat 18 May Civic Theatre, Auckland Centre, Auckland Thu 23 May Municipal Theatre, Napier BSTREET LUKE THOMPSON & Fri 24 May Regent on Broadway, Thu 02 May K’rd, Auckland Palmerston North LYDIA COLE Sat 25 May TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Wed 24 Apr Walton Street, Te Awamutu Thu 25 Apr Dome Cinema, Gisborne EXAMPLE (UK) Fri 26 Apr Roam Cafe & Arena, Wanganui Wed 24 Apr Logan Campbell REEL BRAZIL FILM FESTIVAL Sat 27 Apr Meow, Wellington Centre, Auckland Tue 23 Apr - Sun 28 Apr Rialto Wed 01 May The Free House, Nelson Cinemas Newmarket, Auckland Fri 03 May The Church Cafe, Dunedin Thu 02 May - Sun 12 May DINNER WITH GORDON Sat 04 May Wunderbar, Christchurch Paramount Theatre, Wellington RAMSAY Fri 26 Apr Vodafone Event MADAME BUTTERFLY WAYNE BRADY (US) Centre, Auckland Tue 23 Apr - Sun 28 Apr Sat 04 May Founders Theatre, Hamilton Aotea Centre, Auckland Sun 05 May ASB Theatre, Auckland Tue 07 May Opera House, Wellington MISSION BAY ON ICE Wed 08 May Aurora Centre, Christchurch Tue 23 Apr - Sun 05 May Mission Bay, Auckland XAVIER RUDD (AU) Wed 24 Apr Polytech Madras Street, Christchurch Thu 25 Apr Bodega, Wellington Fri 26 Apr The Mayfair, New Plymouth Sat 27 Apr The Powerstation, Auckland

RIHANNA (BB) Thu 06 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland FOALS (UK) Fri 07 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 05 Oct Town Hall, Auckland THE RUBY SUNS THE GUNSLINGERS’ BALL Fri 26 Apr Darkroom, Christchurch Fri 26 Apr Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Leigh Sat 27 Apr Chick’s Hotel, Dunedin Sat 27 Apr The Paddington, Auckland Fri 03 May Bodega, Wellington Sat 04 May Carterton Events NZ HERALD PREMIER SERIES: SEMI-PERMANENT Centre, Carterton Fri 31 May - Sat 01 Jun Aotea LAST SONGS Centre, Auckland Thu 02 May Town Hall, Auckland

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SATURDAYS 1AM-2AM (REPEATED MONDAYS 11PM-12) The Brain Sorbet Under That Black Hat This week one of the worlds strangely most underrated bands yet a band that’s being hyped up to the point of kind of nausea. I think it’s arguably one of the best we, New Zealand, have ever contributed to good; it’s given us a lot of freedom. We’ve always been quite outside of launch a new full-length album for the first time in over four years. You whatever else is going on at the time and I think that suits us.” will be pleased to know that we got some time in with the beautiful mind of The Veils main man Finn Andrews. Picking up the line from late night Exactly what their music sounds like is always best from the horse’s London, the time Andrew’s says he works best; we leapt head first into mouth so thrown up against the wall Andrews had this to say, “It’s the big questions. On what to expect from new album Time Stays, We Go obviously my brain sorbet. “I think all you can hope for; it’s your Andrews hope’s it’s a continuation of what The Veils already are. “It’s a perspective on the world and your time in it. If I could explain what my record about all the usual subjects for us really. There’s lots of tornado’s perspective was in a conversation then I probably wouldn’t have the need and poems and brains and birds.” to write songs. It’s all I want it to be. Just an account of the years I get.”

Andrews wrote over 100 songs for this album. Weeding them out was a Time Stays, We Go was laid down in Los Angeles at Seedy Underbelly lot easier than you’d think though. “I wrote a lot but I wrote 90 percent Studio’s – the same pad Nux Vomica came from. The journalist sniffed a just unadulterated shit.” His song writing is a bit like keeping a musical scoop as Time Stays, We Go was originally due out last year but Andrew’s journal. “The way I write my songs is I tip myself upside down and shake assured that it’s delay was for “all very boring stuff.” Mostly finding out my pockets to see what falls out – it’s kind of a little bit like that. I money. He had nothing but praise for formal label Rough Trade and compared it earlier to a brain sorbet. Which is possibly a bit too much. I since their contract ended Andrews has never find a label quite like them use writing stuff down as a way to process thoughts I guess, a lot of my so The Veils went full solo. sort of anxieties and things. It seems to be a way to process that stuff. It’s They’re burning about the northern hemisphere at the moment checking an odd process I’m still learning a lot about. I guess that’s why I want in at festivals. We are not forgotten down here, no. Having spent his to keep doing it. With every record you learn a bit more and I think the youth in New Zealand Andrews thinks of it as a landscape, he added reason you want to keep doing it is because it’s such a mysterious thing, unpretentiously, feeling that a lot of his songs are set places here. Asked you want to constantly know more about it and how it works.” whether The Veils have New Zealand in their long range plans Andrews NME stamped the “most underrated band on the planet” stamp on The said they’re looking at it and if not sooner, definitely by the end of the Veils and Andrews thought it’s better to be underrated than overrated. year. We’re holding him to it. “I think I’ve always just judged it as a success if we’ve been able to WRITTEN BY JUSTIN FOWLER make another record after it. I think we’ve managed to get a big enough ALBUM: TIME STAYS, WE GO following to keep going but we’ve also sidestepped ever being able to be OUT FRI 26 APR

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Fandango – a lively Spanish dance, or a foolish/ useless act or thing. Opening with ‘Black Mould’ – a peculiarly dreamy track that, as Luke But ask The Phoenix Foundation’s Luke Buda for the meaning behind the explains isn’t a metaphor for anything, it’s really just about mould – Kiwi band’s album title and his response would be “hard work”. Fandango leads you on a beautiful and melodic journey that the likes of Pink Floyd would be proud of. Tracks such as ‘Corale’, at more than After 15 months of just recording – let alone the last two months of seven minutes long, begin as an instrumental piece before twisting into intensive refining and promotion – the band’s front man says the build an upbeat electronic number you could dance to, whereas ‘The Captain’ up to their fifth album release has “driven [him] insane”. bears all the hallmarks of ‘80s synth pop. Following their critically acclaimed fourth release Buffalo and finding As someone that likes to enjoy his music “lying in bed, listening through success in the UK market with their TV debut on Later... with Jools headphones”, Luke says the sequence of tracks was perhaps the most Holland in 2011, the boys found themselves back home and without any agonised over decision, months before it was even finished, to ensure the tour plans. musical journey sounded just right. “It was like, ‘Ok we finished touring, things are exciting,’” says Luke. “That’s how the double album got made,” he explains. “Because we tried “After the last couple of albums, we did Phoenix stuff then went solo, but as hard as we could to make it not a double, but we couldn’t decide what this time we were like, ‘Let’s keep momentum we had in the UK going’ tracks to put on or put off. I opened up the archive folder and there’s like – and then the album took a year and a half to make which is pretty 30 other demos we had been working on for this album. It’s absurd really hilarious. We did the best we could.” how much music we have got through in the last 15 months.” Like their previous records, Fandango’s evolution began as a single step They also got through two drummers during this time, with Chris without any direction or intent – but that’s not a bad thing. As Luke says, O’Connor replacing Richie Singleton who left the group after 12 years to he believes their unique sound is inescapable and doesn’t need to be focus on his masters in ecology – a decision he didn’t take lightly. started with a purpose in mind. “Richie was the only guy in the band who had another major thing other “I think all recording processes can have integrity, but there’s what you than music, unlike the rest of us who were all yearning to play together,” imagine making and what you hope to make. Maybe you’re listening to says Luke. “It’s a positive thing he’s gone to do and he’s one of the most really weird electronic music and you think, ‘I’m going to make this’, but considerate human beings I’ve met. He said, ‘I just wanted to make sure I then when you start making music naturally, it changes – you just make have you enough time to find a new person to play on the album so when whatever happens. We don’t have a style manifesto or anything.” they go on tour they have something invested in the album.’ Great dude.” With one band member, Conrad Wedde, in Dunedin, percussionist Preparing to tour the UK in May, Luke says the boys have been working Will Ricketts working on solo projects and Sam Flynn Scott, Tom rehearsals with military-like precision – proving while their music is a Callwood and Luke in Wellington, the process took place over four lively tune, there’s nothing useless or foolish about what they do. different studios – including The Party Room in Dunedin and the band’s headquarters, The Car Club, in Wellington. The band had never been so “For us, it’s like drill sergeant. ‘Yep, let’s do that again’, now let’s have dispersed before, but Luke is happy the album has a cohesive sound – of a break, and then back into it. We go for it. We take the music very course, it took “twice the amount of work” to get it the way they wanted. seriously. We might not take ourselves very seriously…”

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