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Gigs | Music | Arts | Movies | TV | Games | Gadgets | Food | Gear Free Gigs | Music | Arts | MOVIES | TV | GAMES | GADGETS | FOOD | GEAR free SHIT WORTH DOING weezer passion pit die! die! die! 25 - 31 JUL 2012 . NZ’S ONLY FREE WEEKLY STREET PRESS . ISSUE 422 . GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ SHIT WOrtH KNOwing grooveguide.co.nz NEWS In BrIef... Our pick Scan the QR code with your ROMAN DOES DOwnunder smartphone to go to Groove Guide’s Twitter breaks the news once again. Our favourite sounds-like-a-popstar-but-is- mobile website for breaking news, really-a-bootylicious-punk and singer of the wonderfully semi-comedic songs reviews, interviews and more features. such as ‘Did It On ‘Em’, ‘Stupid Hoe’ and the more recent party anthem ‘Starships’, Nicki Minaj took to the limited character social media space and said that she’d be making her way to New Zealand. A Kiwi fan asked when lady Roman would be gracing the land of the long white cloud, to which she responded “New Zealand If you have a Facebook account, a Sept 28th!!!”. While there’s no official word yet on whether it will be the one Twitter feed or you just know more show, where it/they will be, when tickets are on sale or who (if anyone) will be than one other person, you’ll know supporting or playing with Miss Minaj, it’s news that’s more than welcome. about a little show called Breaking WE aLso Do THis cooL sociaL MEDia sTuff. Bad. The final season has begun @GroovEGuiDE facEBook.coM/GroovEGuiDE airing in the United States, and the THE Velvet VOiced marketing crew (along with fans) have been running a viral campaign called The Breaking Bad Art Project. Groove Guide is New Zealand’s leading weekly VirtuOUS VirtuOSO The campaign features works by Jeff music and entertainment publication. 10,000 New York’s golden voiced virtuoso Regina Spektor free copies are available every week at music will be making her way to New Zealand before touring Boyes, Frank Kozik and more artists stores, cafes, fast food outlets, nightclubs, around Australia in December. It was back in 2010 that who are yet to be revealed. Head to bars, restaurants, cinemas and retail stores the belle with the trademark spiking piano driven breakinggifs.com to see some of the throughout New Zealand. If you would like stunning stylised pieces. to stock Groove Guide please contact tyler@ ballads was last in the country and found herself with a legion of new fans, as well as picking up a few grooveguide.co.nz or call (09) 3664616. Riot grrrl originators Bikini Kill have more thanks to her songs on various commercials and announced they’ll be releasing a on the indie rom-com coming of age hit 500 Days of back catalogue as they celebrate Summer (which was used magnificently as the intro their 25th anniversary. The queens EditOR for the festival favourite flick). The troubadour will Grant Hislop [email protected] of lady grunge (who would probably play at Auckland’s Town Hall on Monday 03 December hate being called that) are starting and tickets are available now through Buy Tickets. CONTRIBUTING EditOR up a record label in their own name Matt Monk [email protected] and are in the process of reissuing EditORIAL assistant physical copies of all of their releases, Tyler Hislop [email protected] EverytHing’S STILL starting with a self-titled EP in the next few months. It’s about time there Designer WOnderfuL was a riot grrrl resurgence. Greta Gotlieb [email protected] 1990s alt rockers Everclear announced that they’ll be playing in New Zealand for the first time in 14 years. You know how every man and his dog Advertising has seen Curb Your Enthusiasm and [email protected] Recently the band toured the United States with a plethora of yesteryear pop acts including Sugar Ray, will never shut up about it? Well good ACCOUNTS Marcy Playground, Lit and Gin Blossoms, and now news for all of you Laz-Dav fans out Gail Hislop [email protected] it seems that Everclear are ready to take their sound there. Jerry Seinfeld has a new show around the world once again. The intimate show will out and it’s called Comedians In Cars CONTRIBUTORS be a small one, held at Auckland’s Juice Bar in Parnell Getting Coffee. What’s it about? It’s Tim Gruar, Paula Korunich, Steve Newall, Josh about comedians sitting in cars while Ling, Laura Weaser, Alan Ball, Shaun Jones, on Wednesday 17 October. Tickets are available now Sendaria Johnston through Ticketek. they get coffee. And yeah, it’s pretty damn funny. You won’t find the show GEAR on any television network but you Bronte Taylor [email protected] can watch it on Youtube. What better way to start a Jerry Seinfeld show PRINT than with co-conspirator Larry David Image Print ltd. saying to Jerry that he finally has a PUBLISHER show that is actually about nothing? Hark Entertainment LTD PO Box 6032 Wellesley Street, Auckland More New Year’s Eve festival show announcements and acts are coming through, and the La De Da crew have released their first line-up. The two due to space and content requirements, not all gigs days of partying over Sunday 30 and may be listed. listings are user generated. groove guide Monday 31 December at Dry River assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies, errors A Taste OF THE ’90S Road in Martinborough will include or omissions. groove guide is provided ‘as is’, for your a mix of drum ‘n’ bass, hip hop and information only, without warranty of any kind, either The ‘90s nostalgia is coming in waves. Not only are Everclear making their way expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, here later in the year but we’re also being treated to a Smashmouth show in reggae acts including Shapeshifter, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringment. October. While no official announcement has been made, a New Zealand date Concord Dawn, David Dallas, the guide’s publisher assumes no responsibility for and was included in an Australian list of tour dates. The band behind such guilty Tomorrow People, 1814, Andy C, disclaims all liability for any inaccuracies, errors or Dub FX, Flower Fairy, The Nextmen, omissions in this guide and do not share the opinions pleasure hits as ‘Walking On The Sun’, ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?’ and the single expressed within. reproduction in whole or in part for the 1999 comic book filmMystery Men, ‘All Star’ will be playing at Auckland’s DJ Marky, MC Stamina, Aphrodite, without permission is prohibited. copyright 2012 Powerstation on Wednesday 17 October – the same date as Everclear, no less. Delta Heavy and Bare Noize. More What’s with the ‘90s resurgence? Will The Fresh Prince of Bell Air be doing a tour acts for La De Da will be announced with Jazzy Jeff and a hologram of Bradley Nowell from Sublime? Probably. as we draw closer to 2013. ISSN 1172-675X GroovEGuiDE.co.nz | 5 SHIT WOrtH KNOwing GImme GImme GImmIcks PLAYiNg Have you heard about the new KFC spicy ham tortilla wrap burger with hash brown pie that connects to your wi-fi and syncs up FAVourites your iPod with the double down app? It was all over Facebook. Yes, the Double Down is back, and KFC Te Kohe TuhaKa doesn’t have to do anything to sell their ACToR iN AWAteA gimmick food. Social media and mob mentality does that for them. Hell, we’re writing about it so technically this is a contribution to the viral campaign. There’s no irony lost in these pages, dear reader. The KFC Double Down campaign has been simple. “You asked. It’s back.” But did you really ask? Did you really want the make a pie that would get you talking about combination of deep fried chicken with ham good old Georgie. Look, it’s working here, and cheese all over your greasy mits or did right now. you simply aid dirty bird into making a killing KFC does gimmick food well. That’s a of your longing to fit in? marketing technique, and one that works A while ago my flatmate asked me if I had wonders for them. It’s not limited to KFC any intention of trying the KCF Pie. It’s been either, so don’t assume that I’m simply a good few years since I’ve indulged in the ripping into the poultry connoisseurs. It Colonel’s secret delights, and something wasn’t all that long ago that Carl’s Jr opened about realising that made me want to starve up and every second person was creating Favourite drink? off from the house of where the bird is the a Facebook event to go out on a road trip. Vodka soda with fresh lemon. word. Personally I had no intention of trying Apparently curly fries are worth the $20 Favourite restaurant/café? the KFC Pie which is “… brimming with tender petrol on a Sunday afternoon. You’ve got to Tuihana cafe on Dominion Rd. chicken, KFC’s signature potato & gravy and soak up that whiskey somehow, I guess. the Colonel’s Secret Recipe of 11 herbs and What I’m getting at is the mob mentality Favourite takeaway? spices”, but that’s just me. What I’m on about of social media and the idea that you, as a Epolito’s pizzeria in Onehunga. here is gimmick food, which is all that I could consumer, are essentially doing advertising Favourite childhood memory? think of when I heard KFC was having a pie agencies job for them.
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