GROOVE GUIDE . FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED SIncE JULY 2011 FREE PAJAMA CLUB OLD KIDS ON THE BLOCK SMOKEFREEROCKQUEST 14 - 20 SEPT 2011 . NZ’S ORIGINAL FREE WEEKLY STREET PRESS . ISSUE 381 . GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ J11911 RSV Magazine Groove Guide.pdf 1 29/04/11 12:32 PM BG11987_GG SHIT WORTH ANNOUNCING Breaking news Announcements Mel Parsons will be touring the country in a massive 20-stop tour starting later this month and running SOMEONE YOU’LL ADMIRE right through to November. The Modern day hippie favourites Fleet Foxes have songstress will be performing with announced their return to New Zealand this Our her live band The Rhythm Kings summer. Anyone who attended their perfor- along with Andrew Moore taking on mance last time they were here had nothing pick the support duties. but amazing things to say, so there’s a good chance that will happen again. The Auckland Local d’n’b legend Bulletproof will Town Hall and Wellington’s Hunter Lounge will be releasing his new album Dub Me be treated to a show each in mid-January. Crazy next week on iTunes as well as a digital release next week. The digital release will include nine extra 13/10 tracks. The producer will be touring Australasia in the coming weeks. Soon to be 95bFM top ten playlist- A SOLID FOUNDATION ers Meese will be releasing Pieces Of Phoenix Foundation have announced a string You, Pieces Of Meese this week and of shows to be performed around the country. 14/10 celebrating the debut album with a Having come back from a three month stint release show in Auckland later this touring in the EU, the band will be playing month. two shows this week at the Christchurch Arts THIS IS OUR Festival to sold out crowds, before heading to Timaru, Wellington, Tauranga and back to MUSIC WanT rEaLLy currEnT nEWs anD announcEMEnTs? Then folloW 16/9 Christchurch. Galaxie 500 will be playing two us on TWiTTEr, DuH! shows next month as the man TWITTER.CoM/GRooVEGuIDE behind the band Dean Wareham Groove Guide is New Zealand’s leading weekly YEH YEH YEH returns to the country. Wareham, music and entertainment publication. 10,000 The Audio Foundation’s second touring artist Wellington born but US bound, free copies are available every week at music heading our way for the 2011 Altmusic Series was the brains behind Boston’s stores, cafes, fast food outlets, nightclubs, bars, restaurants, cinemas and retail stores will be C. Spencer Yeh, a solo and collab multi- Galaxie 500 during the ‘80s as throughout new zealand. If you would like to instrumentalist from Taiwan. 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But clearly groove guide assumes no responsibility for any The Going Global Music Summit hits that’s what US rapper Joe is all inaccuracies, errors or omissions. groove guide is provided ‘as is’, for your in- Wellington this week. Wednesday 14 about. He takes to Auckland’s formation only, without warranty of any kind, September sees the seminar arrive at Vector Arena this week as the either expressed or implied, including, but not Wharewaka on the waterfront from noon to stadium goes through a little limited to, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringment. the guide’s publisher assumes 5:00pm. The live music showcase will follow reshuffle, allocating a much no responsibility for and disclaims all liability at San Fran Bath House with Beastwars, Cairo lower number of seats and for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in this Knife Fight, Glass Vaults, Iva Lankum, The arranging what they’re calling an guide and do not share the opinions expressed within. reproduction in whole or in part with- Eversons and Family Cactus. “intimate” surrounding. out permission is prohibited. copyright 2010 Tickets available from 14/9 ticketmaster.co.nz ISSN 1172-675X GroovEGuiDE.co.nz | 5 NEWS WORTHY groove file NZ Music AwArds Myele Manzanza ELECTRIC WIRE HuSTLE NoMiNees The New Zealand Music Award nominees were announced last week and there are some surprise nods as well as some givens. The Russian Standard Vodka Album of The Year will go to The Naked and Famous, Ladi6, Brooke Fraser, Avalanche City or David Dallas; the Vodafone Single of The Year will be between The Naked and Famous, Avalanche City, Ladi6, Brooke Fraser and Six60; the FOUR Best Group will be The Naked and Famous, Shihad or Kids of 88; Best Male Solo Artist contenders are Tiki Taane, David Dallas and Stan Walker; Best Female Solo Artist nominees are Brooke Fraser, Ladi6 and Julia Deans and the NZ On Air Best Music Video contenders are ‘Punching In A Dream’ by Special Problems for The Naked and Famous, ‘Broken Machine’ also by Special Problems for Zowie and Faye McNeil’s ‘Like Water’ for Ladi6. Album awards are a bit more diverse with the PPNZ Best Rock Album is between Shihad’s Ignite and Cairo Knife Fight’s and Beastwars’ self-titled albums; The Edge Best Pop Album will go to Brooke Fraser’s Flags, Kids of 88’s Sugarpills or Julia Deans’ Modern Fables; Best Alternative Album nods The Naked and Famous’ Passive Me Aggressive You, Street Chant’s Means and Die! Die! Die!’s Form; the Serato Best Urban / Hip Hop Album plays off Ladi6’s The Liberation Of..., David Dallas’ The Rose Tint and PNC’s Man on Wire. There are plenty more nominations to gawk at, so head over to nzmusicawards.co.nz to get the full scoop. Relationship status? AduLTS GO Off the market & loving it. LOITERING Favourite drink? Melted ice from the summit of Ruapehu. In a mix of music, television and release news, [adult swim] has announced that they’ll be Any vices? producing a television series for odd Future. Coffee. Too much coffee. Loiter Squad will being airing next year and is set as a live-action 15-minute collection of First gig played? When and where? sketches, man on the street, prank and music A national telethon with my dad, Sam segments. All of which will feature the LA Manzanza, at the Wellington Town Hall collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All when I was five. (Frank ocean, Tyler, The Creator et al). THAt’s The show is being produced by none other First gig in attendance? than Dickhouse Entertainment (the geniuses Probably one of my dad’s ones as a F**KED UP behind Jackass, Nitro Circus, Rob & Big, Rob youngun’. Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, Wildboyz and Fucked up have been announced as the more) – under the partnership of Spike Jonze, First album? support act for Foo Fighters later this year. Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine. MJ — Off The Wall. If you haven’t heard or seen the Canadian band, they are a bunch of nutcases. Frontman Favourite current album? Damian Abraham is not against getting naked Thundercat — The Golden Age Of and tucking away his manhood. In saying Apocalypse. that, a Foo Fighters show might not be the best place for Abraham to get his junk out, but When I grow up I wanna be? you never know. A productive artist. Whether you’re calling them punk, post-punk, pop-punk, post-pop or just fucking hardcore, First job? Fucked Up are an interesting announcement Trolley boy at New World. for one of the biggest bands in the world. What are Grohl and the organisers playing Guilty pleasures? at? Who knows. Either way, this show just got Drake. more interesting. 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