G UIDE | GIGS | MUSIC | FILM | REVIEWS | NEWS | GADETS | GAMES | GEAR FREE SHIT WORTH DOING KASABIANTHE RUNNERS RIDE AGAIN BULLETPROOFMAN OF STEEL 21 - 27 SEPT 2011 . NZ’S ORIGINAL FREE WEEKLY STREET PRESS . ISSUE 382 . OO GR VEGUIDE.CO.NZ AT TE PAPA 3 SEP – 21 OCT 2011 LAYING DOWN THE CHALLENGE Māori, Pacifi c, and world cultures presented in a season of vibrant events, exhibitions, and performances www.tepapa.govt.nz/challenge Image credit: Whitireia Performing Arts at Te Papa. Photograph by and courtesy of Jo Moore Laying_Down_DOMP_14x6.indd 1 17/08/11 3:22 PM PFLOYD-GGFP-19_9-11_PFLOYD-GGFP-19_9-11 19/09/2011 10:47 Page 1 WHY PINK FLOYD? 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Dunedin’s strictly vinyl label Monkey Killer Records Our are marking their third year in business by throwing pick The first line-up for Homegrown a birthday bash next month. In what seems like a has been announced for Saturday 18 very grown-up and mature decision, the gig will February at Wellington’s waterfront. be held in the afternoon on Sunday 16 October. This announcement includes some Mountaineater, Operation Rolling Thunder, Idiot big hitters such as Shihad, The Adults, Prayer, Conray and Kilmog who will all be spread David Dallas, Concord Dawn and over the two stages between Bennu and XII Below. 30/01 plenty more, but we’ll be waiting to 16/10 see what underdogs will be in the LANEWAYDAY second announcement next month. The Laneway Festival is officially Nelson high-school heartbreakers back in action, and has found yet The Peasants took away the RHYTHM & RHYTHM another new spot to call home. Smokefreerockquest title over the The day of fun will go down on weekend, winning them a grant of AND RHYTHM Monday 30 January next year at the $10,000. Keep your earballs peeled for Another sideshow/sister show has been announced new Silo Park, formerly known as their single which should hit radio as part of the Rhythm “& suffix” gigs all going down the Tank Farm down on Auckland’s waves in the coming months. later this year. Rhythm And Alps will be taking Waterfront. No official word yet as over Terrance Downs in Canterbury’s Mt Hutt with to who’s performing, but that will The AotearoHA series hits Grandmaster Flash, Flying Lotus, Six60, 1814, all be announced on Monday 10 Auckland’s SKYCITY Theatre on Friday Homebrew, A Hori Buzz, The Eastern and roughly October. Place your bets and start 28 October with Ben Hurley, Mo another 30 acts on show. The festival goes down the rumours... Kheir, Urzila Carson, Guy Williams 28/12 on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 December with and Tom Furniss performing. tickets from 1-night. Groove Guide is New Zealand’s leading weekly music and entertainment publication. 10,000 free copies are available every week at music BREAKING RECORDS stores, cafes, fast food outlets, nightclubs, It’s the 30th anniversary of Flying Nun this November, bars, restaurants, cinemas and retail stores and the iconic label is celebrating in epic proportions. throughout new zealand. If you would like to Throughout the celebratory month a range of Nun stock Groove Guide please contact esther@tan- artists will play shows in Auckland, Wellington, giblemedia.co.nz or call (09) 360 5701 ext. 848 Christchurch and Dunedin. Those on the line up include The Clean, HDU, The Bats, Ghost Club, F EdITOR in Math and Alphabethead. The 30th anniversary 04/11 Grant Hislop [email protected] launch parties will be held at Auckland’s Kings Arms on Friday 04 November and The Garden Club in Dub YA ONLINE EDITOR Wellington the next day, with performances from Matt Monk [email protected] 04/11 Salmonella Dub will be playing at The Popstrangers, Surf Friends, T54 and more. Hunter Lounge at Victoria University EDITORIAL ASSISTANT in November as they celebrate (a Tyler Hislop [email protected] little late) their July double-album SUB EDITORIAL release Freak Control Madness – The Elise Brinkman RAISE THE TEMPO Twenty Track Park. After about 15 The Tempo Dance Festival 2011 kicks off later years of international touring they’ve DESIGNER this month. Friday 30 September sees the eighth picked up a few tricks. Newtown Greta Gotlieb [email protected] incarnation of the celebration go down at Auckland’s Rocksteady Soulsystem and DJ Rudeboy will handling the support AdvERTISING new Q Theatre on Queen Street as it runs through to [email protected] Saturday 08 October. 15 showcases of all things dance reigns for the Wellington show. will be packed into the nine days of contemporary AccOUNTS brilliance, ranging from all ages works to naughtier, Gail Hislop [email protected] 30/09 nudier, burlesqueier performances. CONTRIBUTORS Justin Fowler, Ricardo Kerr, James A. Robins, Chris Pole, Jimmy Ness, Shaun Jones, Matt Cook, Nicole Yorston, Jon Snow, Matthew BASEMENTFEST.2011 Turner, John Brinkman. A nifty little boutique arts festival will be going down in Auckland and it all starts on Monday at PRINT Image Print ltd. The Basement. Basementfest.2011 will include theatrical thrillers, street art, burlesque, DJs, stand-up 25/11 PUBLISHER and plenty more. Running through to Saturday 22 Hark Entertainment LTD October, performances include Yours Truly, Haunted PO Box 37584 Parnell, Auckland Love, My Mother Says I’m Talented, Tourettes and a THE JAZZ-CaT 26/0922/10 Regrooved Block Party. Check it out online – it looks like a biggie. EXPERIEncE due to space and content requirements, not all Acclaimed Ethiopian musician gigs may be listed. listings are user generated. Mulatu Astatke will play his first groove guide assumes no responsibility for any ever New Zealand show at Auckland’s inaccuracies, errors or omissions. groove guide is provided ‘as is’, for your in- ALL THAT YOU DESIRE Powerstation later this year. Referred formation only, without warranty of any kind, Jess Chambers will be kicking off her three-stop tour to as the “Father of Ethio-Jazz”, either expressed or implied, including, but not this week in celebration of her new album Desire. Astatke has been sampled by the likes limited to, fitness for a particular purpose and Following her hugely impressive 2008 debut Jess of Kanye, Nas and Damien Marley non-infringment. the guide’s publisher assumes no responsibility for and disclaims all liability Chambers and the Firefly Orchestra is no easy task, and contributed to Jim Jarmush’s 2005 for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in this but she managed to come out on top playing her part hit Broken Flowers. Australian and guide and do not share the opinions expressed in The Woolshed Sessions pretty well so expect good Ethiopian collaborators The Black within. reproduction in whole or in part with- things. The talented songstress hits Auckland and Jesus Experience will be playing out permission is prohibited. copyright 2010 22/09 Wellington this week. support for the November show. ISSN 1172-675X GroovEGuiDE.co.nz | 5 NEWS WORTHY groove file The SoundS of Dan Fisk THE MINISTRY OF SOUND COMPILER Silver FOR DUBSTEP3 APRA decked out the Auckland Town Hall on Tuesday the September 13 to honour and celebrate New Zealand’s finest song writing talent in the annual Silver Scrolls. The always-entertaining Master of Ceremonies Oscar Kightley guided an evening that weaved in a plethora of musical interpretation. Each of the Silver Scrolls finalists had their work interpreted by musical peers under the guide of Musical Director for the night Don McGlashan. These included an epic heavy metal interpretation of Sounz Contemporary Music Award winner Lyell Cresswell’s ‘Concerto For Piano And Orchestra’ stylishly thrashed out by kimono wearing Richie Allan And The Heavy Metal Ninja’s. Relationship status? The jovial Graham Brazier led Hello Sailor to the plinth In a relationship to be inducted to the New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame. Touching speeches about those passed and a memoir by Favourite drink? self-confessed Hello Sailor groupie Peter Urlich made this a Jack Daniels & Coke very special occasion. Gin Wigmore teamed up with Steve Abel And The Chrysalids to perform a strong folksy-blues Any vices? rendition of ‘Blue Lady’. Impatient The Maioha Award for contemporary Maori song writing went to Tyna Keelan for ‘Ko Koe’. Keelan was somewhat First gig played? When and where? surprised and was sure to mihi his fellow finalists Ngahiwi Scala, London Apanui and Tiki Taane. The delightful Sandy Mills performed his song. First gig in attendance? Brooke Fraser took out the award most played song in New Michael Jackson, Bad Tour 1985 Zealand with ‘Something In The Water’.