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18 THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2007 [email protected] comedy music film on line radio pop culture live downloads television nightlife albums waikato Chugging action hip hop/rap TONIGHT SATURDAY into Common Danny Bhoy, Scottish comedian, Old-school hard dance at FINDING FOREVER (Good/Universal) at Founders Theatre. Tickets from MonkeyFeather from DJ C4K and Pharoahe Monch Ticket Direct. guests. DESIRE (Motown/Universal) Blindspott, Yours Truly The Equanox and False Start at The His last album, Be (2005) was a certified classic, Farewell Tour, at Altitude. Last Yellow Submarine. All ages show so Chicago rapper Common (Lonnie Lynn) is chance to see this group before it from 6pm-9pm, R18 show from hard-pressed to produce a fitting follow-up. On disbands. Tickets from the venue 9pm onwards, $10 entry for each Finding Forever his seventh long-player and Ticketek, although at time of show. the rapper/actor/model/good samaritan follows writing only a small number were The Jonestown Syndicate the formula which brought him glowing acclaim left. Support acts are Full Nelson (Australia), Antagonist, In Dread last time. Kanye West returns to production, and Take The Willing. Response, Every Man For Himself coming up with some quality, well-structured rhythms for the two highlights, the lyrically Uncle B at MonkeyFeather. and A Calm Before at No Way clever lead single The People (discussing the The Big Pay Back at Sekure, with Out Records. All-ages show, 7pm, impact of his last release and his music) and the tough-talking industry Ric Rush and Kellyn. $15. diatribe The Game. West drops verses on the average rock-based I Danmove (Auckland) is joined Want You, English pop tart Lily Allen adds the chorus on the piano- TOMORROW by Barney (Pavement magazine) driven and radio-friendly Drivin Me Wild, while the ballad-like So Far High-energy dance music at to inspire your night with a bit of To Go (featuring DAngelo) also appeared on J Dillas The Shining. MonkeyFeather from Fuzzy Logik everything from vocal house to It all ends again with Commons dad Pops Lynn issuing spoken-word and Madness. electro at Sekure. comment. Nowhere near as good as Be how could it? but its The Lookie Loos at Platform 01 DJ Philippa delivers her monthly another dose of quality, intelligent, sophisticated hip hop music, and dose of house grooves at The Loft. went straight in to the Billboard 200 at No1. If anything, its not quite as part of The Party exhibition. as soulful or spiritual as Be, and a little more street. New Yorks Free, 5.30pm start. TUESDAY Pharoahe Monch (Troy Jamerson) has been on the scene for a Mike Crook, Geoff Doube and decade, but Desire is just his second album. This opens in a forgettable Gian Perrone solo acoustic Ministry of Hypocrisy at Platform rocky-crossover style with Free, but opens out into a diverse and chaps from several local bands 01 as part of the The Party interesting rap album, spurred into life by the fist-pumping title track at La Commune. Free entry, 7pm. exhibition. Free, 5.30pm start. (featuring Showtime). Playing Push keeps with the bass-heavy soul Sophie rolls out a montage of style, before he manages an acceptable version of Public Enemys bumping house grooves at Sekure. Email event info to [email protected] Welcome To the Terrordome. Monchs lyrics are more staunch than those of his Chicago counterpart (When The Gun Draws has him speaking as if a bullet), but by and large hes pretty smart, and the various producers beats give him room to move. Body Baby is the ▲ CHUGANAUT: From left, Munro, Lil, Stu and Tony, release their first album tonight. one other major clunker, otherwise its a good set rounded out by a GIG GUIDE Thu 23 August – Thu 30 August The press release accompanying the long-awaited Weve been waiting to have some cards to play, long closer, Trilogy. Recommended listening for mature and sophisticated rap fans looking beyond the bling, booty and golden BROWN BROTHERS know how to make it a good debut album from Waikato band Chuganaut largely says Stu. mouth-grilles. Thursday night, bringing you the best of the best to make your Sunday an awesome Sunday @ DIGGERS. sums things up. Its a long time coming in our eyes, because weve (Common) Diggers Bar and Café Get down to dirty ol’ DIGGERS. Always a Its been an exhausting journey, with long and been playing the songs on both albums for the last FORGERY: This three piece; acoustic, bass 'n great atmosphere with Nick and his crew….. (Pharoahe Monch) drums, make a lot of noise and make it their pizza’s, your favourite brew and awesome live frustrating delays, but its finally here! it reads. year or so. Some of the songs are from back when we Jeff Neems purpose to rock your night! They're called entertainment…… what more do you want for FORGERY but they aint no frauds, its only the your Sunday? Too true. Having formed in 2001, and moving up first started old material, so to speak. Various Artists best from the best when FORGERY are in town. a gear in 2002, self-described twisted metal act But the timings right its come the way it is, It's a double whammy night for entertainment Skycity NOW-AGAIN RE: SOUNDS VOL 1 at Diggers this Thursday. House of Shem are in Warriors vs Manly Sea Eagles, LIVE from 2pm. Chuganaut made front-page headlines in the Times because its supposed to be this way for some reason. the back bar bringing their reggae originals to R18 Zone. Check it out on the big screens! (Now-Again/Rhythmethod) the crowd at Diggers. Pre-sale tickets $20, door in 2004 when the quartet vocalist Solid Stu Rice, Its opening the doors, and paving the way for us to sales $25. Call 834 2228 for more info and GET The Riv Various Artists IN QUICK! Come party hard this Thursday, come "FREE BRUNCH" 10-2pm. Buy one get one free. bassist Munro Goodwin, guitarist Tony Nail Vincent start heading overseas. GURUS JAZZMATAZZ VOL 4 party @ DIGGERS! Vouchers available from bar staff. and drummer Lynley Lil Anderton claimed The idea would be to push the hell out of the album, (Method/Shock) Skycity victory in the inaugural Intergalactic Records Battle sell as many copies as possible so we can get a bit of Two takes here on the rap-meets-jazz/funk/soul Songstar! It's Karaoke live, R18 The Deck, every Monday concept. Gangstarrs Guru helped pioneer this Thursday from 8.30pm. Biddy Mulligans of the Bands. The interest in the band, one might have financing behind it. Its really hard to make it in New genre with 1993s first groundbreaking Friday Closed thought, would build and the victory would lead to Zealand; thats part of the reason we want to go overseas, Jazzmatazz compilation, and so perhaps greater things. purely because theres not enough people here. unsurprisingly theres nothing new about this Hamilton Cosmopolitan Club Crossroads fourth instalment, released some seven years 12.30 Air NZ Cup - Replay - Canterbury v Manawatu Not quite, says Stu. To use Stus card-playing analogy, Chuganaut has after Vol 3. The guest list impresses: Common, 7.30 - 11.30pm MAIA! Awesome group, 12.00 Football Replay - Middlesborough v Newcastle Utd exciting! Best vocalists around! Have a meal and 2.00 Football Replay - Manchester Utd v Tottenham Hotspur There was an expectancy to get more out of it than a tidy hand to play as well. One was recorded by veteran Raheem DeVaughan, Blackalicious, Omar and afterwards enjoy the music. 2.30 Air NZ Cup - Replay - Wellington v Tasman we did, he says. We didnt get a hell of a lot out it Hamilton sound engineer Scott Sonic Newth. We even Caron Wheeler of Soul II Soul fame. Solar (not Frenchman MC Solaar, I should point out) handles some of the production, and while Biddy Mulligans Diggers Bar and Café a small amount of publicity. But it wasnt the be-all- relied on his opinion and his technical skills. We had not spectacular in any way, its a reliable and smart listen, with End of another week, call in and enjoy a guinness. Sorry closed…. But always ready to take those Stay on, have a meal and watch NPC rugby live bookings for functions…. So check us out on and-end-all of our careers. a lot of faith in him, says Stu. And, not content to snippets of classic, jazz funk and soul tunes (among them Massive on the big screen. line @ www.diggersbar.co.nz, or call 834 2228, Attack) used as the basis for some solid grooves. Now-Again Records or email [email protected]. What-ever the Ah well, never mind. Chuganaut has plugged away rest on laurels, a second Chuganaut album is close to is a subsidiary of Stones Throw, and specialises in rare groove and Crossroads occasion, you can probably do it @ Diggers. gamely in the ensuing years. completion and due for release early next year, while funk reissues. For this compilation, some of the parent companys 7.30 Air NZ Cup - LIVE - Auckland v Taranaki 7.30 Air NZ Cup - LIVE - Southland v Northland Skycity Weve come a hell of a long way since those days a DVD on the band is also waiting in the wings. big names (Percee P, Koushik, Edan, Guilty Simpson, J Rocc) probably 9.30 NRL - LIVE - Bulldogs v Melbourne Bingo! R18 The Deck. $500 worth of prizes to wandered into Egons office and suggested a bit of a mix of straight- 9.30 NRL - LIVE - Newcastle v Nth Queensland be won.