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In this week’s Groove Guide… ‘Ain’t It Fun’?! We get chatting with Paramore’s, Hayley Williams. Japandroids talk to us as New Zealand prepares a ‘Celebration of Rock’. This week’s game review of Saints Row IV redefines the word recrunkulous. Franz Ferdinand bring the ‘Right Thoughts, Right Words’ and ‘Right Action’ in the Album of the Week. And ‘The Weight of Elephants’ tugs at our heart strings. All this and heaps of other shit worth doing, eating, watching and knowing. Groove Guide – That free magazine that comes out every week.TRANSCRIPT
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2013WELLINGTON – THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
SEMINARS: CQ FUNCTION CENTRE, 213-223 CUBA ST
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT MIGHTY MIGHTY:RACE BANYON • ASH GRAHAM ORCHESTRA OF SPHERES • PAQUIN
HOLLYWOODFUN DOWNSTAIRS • DJ RAVE DOBBYN
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT SAN FRANCISCO BATH HOUSE:WAI • GRAYSON GILMOUR • TERROR OF THE DEEP • URBANTRAMPER • HUFF
AUCKLAND – SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBERSEMINARS: AUT CITY CAMPUS, MEDIA SUITE WG126, SIR PAUL REEVES BUILDING
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT GALATOS DOWNSTAIRS:THE BASEMENT TAPES • NICK RAVEN • TINY RUINS • PLEASEPLEASE • THE BEMSHA SWING
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT GALATOS UPSTAIRS:MIHIRANGI • LOUIS BAKER • THE SHIFTING SANDS • GHOST WAVE • GREAT NORTH
CHRISTCHURCH – MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER SEMINARS: FLETCHER BUILDING FESTIVAL CLUB, MARKET SQUARE,
THE ARTS CENTRE, MONTREAL ST AND WORCHESTER BLVD
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT FLETCHER BUILDING FESTIVAL CLUB:KATIE THOMPSON • ZEN MANTRA • DOPRAH • PHANTOM EMPIRE • SOULSYSTEM
SEMINAR SPEAKERS:Graham ‘Asho’ Ashton Footstomp Music / BIGSOUND, Australia • Grimur Atlason Iceland Airwaves, Iceland
Mike Bell FILTER Creative Group, USA • Michelle Cable Panache Booking, USAJaime Gough Native Tongue Music Publishing, Australia • Ayisha Jaffer PunkDaFunk, USA
Billy Jones Pianos, USA • Mollie Moore Lip Sync Music Licensing, USAJon McIldowie Festival Republic, UK • Alex Ploegsma Robot of the Century Music Publishing, USA
Georgie Powell YouTube, Australia • Simon Raymonde Bella Union, UKHazel Savage Pandora Aust/NZ, Australia • Brian Turner WFMU, USA
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Cutting Off my AiR SuPPLyAustralasian soft-rock legends and hitmakers of songs such as ‘Lost in Love’, ‘Every Woman in the World’ and ‘Power of Love’, Air Supply, have announced three New Zealand as part of their Hits & Memories Tour. Air Supply perform over 150 shows around the world each year but this will be the first time they have been in New Zealand in 13 years.SEE THEM LIVE: air suPPLY
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ROCK it OutNext year The Big Day Out 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the festival in New Zealand. The Rock radio station has announced the release of The Rock FM - 20 Years of the Big Day Out 1994 - 2014, a compilation of 20 of the best tracks from some of the biggest rock acts to play at the Big Day Out over the last two decades. The tracklisting includes Blur, Hole, Prodigy and more. The Rock FM - 20 Years of the Big Day Out 1994 – 2014 is available now on CD and via iTunes.
miCROSOft “POintS” ViRtuAL CuRREnCy REtiREDA new firmware update for the Xbox 360 brings with it the end to “Microsoft Points” (MSP) - a form of virtual currency the Redmond-based company has employed for digital purchases since 2004. Existing MSP balances and MSP acquired through the purchase of stored value cards will be converted to a regular dollar balance next time users access the marketplace area from within their Xbox 360 systems
Currently, retailers in New Zealand are selling stored value cards (in amounts of 1500 and 3000 points, now worth $24.75 and $49.50 store credit respectively) for prices that exceed their value.
tHE yOung & OLD OnESChristopher Ryan has been highlighted as Armageddon’s top guest this year. Christopher has had a diverse career and is often noted for his roles in BBC comedies such as Mike ‘The Cool Person’ (The Young Ones), Dave Hedgehog (Bottom) and Marshall (Absolutely Fabulous) amongst his many cameos and appearances in some of BBC’s greatest comedies.
Other highlights include:
Evanna Lynch - Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films
David Morrissey - The Governor in The Walking Dead
Billy Boyd – Pippin the Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Ben Browder – Star of Farscape, Stargate SG1 and recently appearing in Doctor Who and Arrow
Claudia Black – Star of Farscape and Stargate SG1
Robbie Jarvis - James Potter in the Harry Potter films
Jason Carter - Marcus in Babylon 5
Norman Lovett - Holly in Red Dwarf
Tony Amendola - Geppetto in Once upon A Time
fAR fROm HOmE Summer Concert Tour have announced Lynyrd Skynyrd, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas and 10cc will perform shows in Taupo, Matakana and Queenstown during February 2014. CEO Amanda Calvert said “This will be Lynyrd Skynyrd and Starship’s first ever NZ performances, so along with 10cc, fans can re-discover an incredible collective catalogue of hits and finally experience the excitement of seeing these bands live in the backdrop of some of NZ’s most stunning outdoor locations. These are ‘the not to be missed’ concerts of the summer!”TICKETS ON SALE: WED 11 SEP SEE THEM LOVE: LYNYrD skYNYrD, sTarsHiP &10cc
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ROCK gODSNew Zealands annual christian music festival, Parachute has released it’s first line up announcement for 2014. The three day event which takes place at Mystery Creek in Hamilton next January will feature the headliners Dave Dobbyn, The Devil Wears Prada, MXPX and Ruby Frost.
The full announcement includes: Dave Dobbyn The Devil Wears Prada Gungor NewWorldSon MXPX Paper Route Ruby Frost Titanium Halfnoise Vince Harder MC Jin Guvna B Moorhouse For All Eternity Ben Abraham Massad Saving Grace Brooke Duff MaVelle Late 80’s Mercedes Gap 5 Maaka Fiso
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SEMINARS: CQ FUNCTION CENTRE, 213-223 CUBA ST
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT MIGHTY MIGHTY:RACE BANYON • ASH GRAHAM ORCHESTRA OF SPHERES • PAQUIN
HOLLYWOODFUN DOWNSTAIRS • DJ RAVE DOBBYN
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT SAN FRANCISCO BATH HOUSE:WAI • GRAYSON GILMOUR • TERROR OF THE DEEP • URBANTRAMPER • HUFF
AUCKLAND – SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBERSEMINARS: AUT CITY CAMPUS, MEDIA SUITE WG126, SIR PAUL REEVES BUILDING
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT GALATOS DOWNSTAIRS:THE BASEMENT TAPES • NICK RAVEN • TINY RUINS • PLEASEPLEASE • THE BEMSHA SWING
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT GALATOS UPSTAIRS:MIHIRANGI • LOUIS BAKER • THE SHIFTING SANDS • GHOST WAVE • GREAT NORTH
CHRISTCHURCH – MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER SEMINARS: FLETCHER BUILDING FESTIVAL CLUB, MARKET SQUARE,
THE ARTS CENTRE, MONTREAL ST AND WORCHESTER BLVD
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE AT FLETCHER BUILDING FESTIVAL CLUB:KATIE THOMPSON • ZEN MANTRA • DOPRAH • PHANTOM EMPIRE • SOULSYSTEM
SEMINAR SPEAKERS:Graham ‘Asho’ Ashton Footstomp Music / BIGSOUND, Australia • Grimur Atlason Iceland Airwaves, Iceland
Mike Bell FILTER Creative Group, USA • Michelle Cable Panache Booking, USAJaime Gough Native Tongue Music Publishing, Australia • Ayisha Jaffer PunkDaFunk, USA
Billy Jones Pianos, USA • Mollie Moore Lip Sync Music Licensing, USAJon McIldowie Festival Republic, UK • Alex Ploegsma Robot of the Century Music Publishing, USA
Georgie Powell YouTube, Australia • Simon Raymonde Bella Union, UKHazel Savage Pandora Aust/NZ, Australia • Brian Turner WFMU, USA
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The first line up announcement has been made for this year’s Northern Bass festival at Worsfolds Farm in Mangawhai (an hour north of Auckland). The festival is in it’s third year and has expressed they will be broadening its approach to programming the festival while not losing sight of its commitment to showcasing bass music.
THE LINE UP INCLUDES: Calyx & TeeBee Ladi6 Dux FX Upbeats (Live) with MC Armanni Onra S.P.Y Nu:Logic Dillinja Alix Perez Swindle Electric Wire Hustle EPROM Icicle Sticky Budz Supervillains RMC The Turnaround Jason Howson with MC Koder Soulware K+Lab Latinaotearoa Raiza Biza Consequence (Live) Organikismness Bailey Wiley Orphan Buck Rogers Dylan C Hollow Crooks
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Your house is on fire, what do save? Grab my school bag and throw in my phone, iPad and a few photos off my wall, then grab my Ibanez electric and my Maton acoustic and run.
Favourite ‘90s TV show? The Simpsons. (I wasn’t into Doctor Who then…)
Dream job as a kid? Vet.
First album? That I bought with my own money? Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators - Apocalyptic Love. The first I made? Volume (:
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be? A novelist!
Ultimate festival line-up? Status Quo, Mumford and Sons, Slash (with Myles & The Conspirators), The Black Keys, The Rolling Stones, Led Zep and probably many more…
Who would play you in a film? Me?
How do you discover new music? Sometimes from the radio, listening to what my friends listen to and just from being on the internet…
Worst job you’ve had? I don’t work yet…
Which song do you wish you wrote? ‘Mamma Mia’ by ABBA for the main reason I would be rich forever…
Biggest fear? Failure.
Any vices? I don’t think so… I try to be a nice person.
Favourite lyric? “I’ll draw the shades and close the door/I’m not alright and I would rather...” - ‘Hold On Till May’ by Pierce The Veil. Such a lovely song.
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Stan has sold over 170,000 singles and close to 100,000 albums to date, collecting five New Zealand Music Awards along the way. Stan will well and truly hit the road this year, taking on an extensive national tour that is travelling from Whangarei to Invercargill, playing 23 shows across the country.
Auckland electro-pop outfit Paquin have announced the release of their second EP, entitled II, in August. Songwriter Tom Healy – who has produced for such acts as Die! Die! Die! and Popstrangers – will join with a live band in support of the new record.
New Zealand trombonist/big band leader Rodger Fox celebrates leading his nationally-recognised big band for 40 years with Joey DeFrancesco, Mike Stern and Brenda Boykin. Joey is an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and vocalist.
The Datsuns prolong their Death Rattle Boogie by revealing their plans to melt minds, hearts and the winter malaise with steam charged shows in August and September. The first nationwide tour for The Datsuns since 2009, the tour announcement is punched with the release to radio of foot-stomper single ‘Bullseye’.
The Brazilian Community invites you to Festa da Independencia, celebrating the Brazilian Independence Day with lots of traditional food and music. There’s Samba Maracanã, DJ Bobby Brazuka and Lucas Datt sticking around to keeping you dancing the night away with a mix of Brazilian beats.
As the name suggests, it’s a swig of whiskey and a trip through the old West with the Razorback Ridge gang. Having created their own genre of gypsy-rock blues-funk, the split gender band throws it all in and what comes out the end is nothing short of jaw-dropping magic. Sure to be a good night up north.
A pioneer of the punk cabaret genre as both a solo artist and one half of The Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer introduced the world to a new brand of music. The latest offering is her first studio album in four years, working with a full band for the first time – The Grand Theft Orchestra.
At this year’s Laneway Festival, Japandroids blew everyone away with the stand-out performance of the day. The blistering rock ‘n’ roll duo from Vancouver smashed it and they promised they’d be back and now we’re thrilled to say they are! Japandroids are one of the best live bands you’ll see in 2013.
To celebrate the New Zealand launch of the good folk are putting on an amazing free concert. Lorde – with special guests Mt Eden – are performing live on stage at Vector Arena, which is a huge opportunity to see some talented acts for a bargain price!
Lawrence Arabia returns across the desert sands for his second run at the festival. Lawrence Arabia is the pseudonym of a born and bred Cantab James Milne. But the sun-drenched folk pop of this hometown boy has travelled far and wide, securing rave reviews in the UK and touring Europe and the US.
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Lazy Sundays is the best way to warm up during this spring at Atico Cocina. Enjoy every Sunday from 1pm live music from Ricky, a well-known Brazilian artist and the best Caribbean and Latin American food in town. There is free parking and BYO, if you have a bottle of wine to share with friends.
Hosted by Border Radio’s Bernie Griffith., Southern Fried Sunday each week features top guest bands and traditional Southern fried food available! The fan-favourite event this month features a full line-up, showcasing Hopetoun Brown, The Road Warriors and Dean Savage – and as always, Rick’s Texas BBQ!
Outstanding singer-songwriters Paul Ubana Jones and Bryce Wastney are joining forces for a nationwide tour. Ubana Jones is well-known to Kiwi audiences, having chosen to live in here since the 1980s. His illustrious international career has seen him touring with Taj Mahal, Keb Mo’, Crowded House and Norah Jones and opening for Bob Dylan and Patti Smith.
With the musical journey beginning in Kaitaia and ending in Invercargill, the 23-date regional tour sees the collective chart a route rarely explored by top live acts. Fly My Pretties has proudly introduced many breakthrough musicians over the past decade and once again bring together an exciting mix of undiscovered and established talent to join founder, Barnaby Weir.
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Every so often the perfect album comes along - one that’s all killer, no filler. Returning from the dismal experimental-tronica of their third album, Tonight, Franz Ferdinand re-found their mojo.
Right Thoughts, the album’s unapologetic - ‘Call to Action’ opener and title track has a very 80’s hooky feel to it, with a smattering of surf guitar panache, synth flourishes and shouty choruses. It’s an indication that the Scottish indie rock four have returned to their earlier punchy post punk party tunes like ‘Take Me Out’.
Right Thoughts is a quick release – locked ‘n’ loaded. Another ready for radio is ‘Love illumination’ which starts as an up tempo variant of a Dan Auerbach tune before breaking out the OMD synths and strings on the solo portion.
Dark and witty lyrics make this album as entertaining on headphones as it is on ‘hi-vol’ during a road trip. There are some real multiplayer pearlers here. Take ‘Treason Animals’, with its infectious Rhodes structured grooves and dark irony - “I’m in love with a narcissist/I’m in love with my pharmacist”.
Clearly, lead singer Alex
Kapranos isn’t waiting for his ‘man’. My favourite would have to be the kitschy ‘Evil Eye’ with more surf guitars and horror/sci-fi soundtrack references. Sheldon Cooper’d love this one.
There’s even a Theremin in the mix. And if I hinted at retro before then we’ve certainly landed that beast by the time we reach ‘Strawberries’, which is full on Beatles, bar the scouse accents. There are few serious moments on this album, the fun remains lurking in the background, even on ‘Universe Expanded’ which considers a relationship in reverse (“we’ll part as happy strangers”). Then, just as I was getting really interested the last aptly-titled, tongue in cheek closer ‘Goodnight Friends and Lovers’ appears, to tuck us in and remind all that have listened that Franz Ferdinand are back to their old tricks. Welcome back, boys.
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Who’s in the dead supergroup for your dream hologram show? Andrea: Beastie Boys with Mix Master Mike for sure! I never got around to seeing them live, and now that MCA has passed away that day will sadly never come.
Bonnie: TLC. For the same reason. Who’s the dead girl? Um, can’t remember. That’s why Andrea always chooses the tour music.
What’s an upcoming film you’re jazzed about? B: They’ve just announced a new movie starring both Superman & Batman. Super Bat? I’d like to see that.
A: Super Bat? Sounds like something 14yr old boys get up to when they’ve got a spare 2mins.
Your fantasy spirit animal is… A: Does a ninja turtle count?
The best TV show around at the moment is… B: ...being downloaded by millions of people.
ARTIST Q&A
A: Like, Game of Thrones? Yeah, just don’t watch it with your Dad. The sex scenes are epically embarrassing.
You’d get arrested if the police knew that you… A: Changing lanes without indicating.
B: #drivingwhiletweeting
People say you look like… A: ... I’m hungover, which is usually correct.
B: Cal Wilson
Five celebs on your f**klist? B: I don’t know about who’s on my f**klist, but I could tell you a few on my get-f**ked list.
A: Russell Crowe, Russell Crowe and Russell Crowe?
B: Correct.
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This could be one of the strangest – and funniest tours – of 2013, bringing together one of the world’s best-known freaks direct from the USA, known as “Lizardman”, plus the “Rockstar of New Zealand Comedy” Gish for a nationwide tour. Erik Sprague, better known as The Lizardman, is a sideshow performer, best known for his body modification.
Romeo & Tusi, a Pacific twist on Shakespeare’s most timeless classic, was performed by a combination of Whitireia’s Stage and Screen and Performing Arts graduates who came together to form Jandals Inc. After seeing a performance of the show, Wellington City Council approached the group to re-stage the show as part of the Positively Pasifika Festival 2013.
A psychological thriller of three deeply flawed characters entangled in a web of conflicts shifting the upper hand from one to the other, in a high-voltage battle of the sex and class. August Strindberg, by way of British playwright Patrick Marber (Closer), is brought to Auckland’s Basement Theatre.
Join the New Zealand String Quartet for a Britten centenary experience with a difference. This engaging national touring series celebrates the brilliance of Benjamin Britten by placing his music amongst a kaleidoscope of specially chosen works by composers who inspired Britten in his lifetime.
Ponydance Theatre Company presents the Adelaide Fringe Festival’s Best Dance Show 2012. Leonie is waiting for Paula, Paula is waiting for a man, Bryan is waiting to be included. We’re all waiting for something, mostly for something to happen.
Pulitzer prize winner, Proof, is a highly-engaging drama set in Chicago. Catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, Robert, must deal not only with his death but with the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire, and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s.
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The Weight of Elephants would make an exquisite photography book. A large, glossy tome that sat on the coffee table and you could flick through dreaming over the perfectly composed, evocative, flare-tinged images.
But it’s a film, and films (generally) need storylines. It opens with the vanishing of three children – a mystery that serves as a scene-setter rather than a driver to the plot. The menacing disappearance is just another burden (see: title) that vulnerable young Adrian must endure along with an absent mother, stern grandmother, manic-depressive uncle, school bullies, wayward neighbours, etc, etc.
Demos Murphy plays 11-year-old Adrian and does a sterling job of tugging the heartstrings with his warm, wide-eyed sensitivity. A scene where he traps a furry rabbit friend
provides a rare, precious moment of childhood joy. At the other end of the emotional register, Matthew Sunderland again shows his aptitude for playing deeply disturbed characters. He’s terrifyingly good as Adrian’s dearest and most dangerous family member.
Daniel Borgman has an eye for the visual poetry of his medium and his directorial debut shows great promise but eventually gets bogged down by the earnest weightiness of the script. It plays out more like a collection of scenes than a cohesive whole, with the main thrust being a layering of increasing hopelessness. If you, as the New Zealand Film Commission seem to, like melancholic beautiful odes to childhood then this is the film for you. Stunning? Yes. Uplifting? No.
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Joss Whedon’s (that’s right, of The Avengers and Buffy fame) low-budget contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, filmed in black and white over a couple of weekends. Stars Whedon regulars Amy Acker, Nathan Fillion, Alexis Denisof, Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz and Clark Gregg.
Calvin (Paul Dano) is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career, but is now struggling with his writing. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby (Zoe Kazan), in the flesh, sitting on his couch he is completely shocked.
This drama follows the young musician Jeff Buckley (Penn Badgley) in the days leading up to his debut public performance at a 1991 tribute concert to his father at St. Ann’s Church, as he struggles to come to terms with a lifetime of mixed feelings towards the father who had abandoned him and his mother.
The critically adored 1960s Madison Avenue drama returns for its penultimate season. The new season leaps forward from 1967 to the tumultuous later 1960s and while the actors might stay the same and the characters consistent, the show’s creators warn the period, the world and the story changes.
The Startup Kids is a documentary about young web entrepreneurs in the US and Europe. It contains interviews with the founders of Vimeo, Soundcloud, Kiip, InDinero, Grove, Playfish, Dropbox, Foodspotting and many others who talk about how they started their companies and their lives as an entrepreneur.
The inspiring and true story of King George VI’s struggle to overcome his crippling stammer. George suffered from a debilitating stutter from the age of eight, making speaking difficult and leading to public humiliation. The Real King’s Speech contrasts King George VI’s speeches with those of his brother.
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EmiLÍAnA tORRini TOOKAH There are stories to each song; the lyrical visual and then there is a whole different visual that comes with the instrumental.
BODy/HEAD COMING APART Body/Head are an electric guitar duo comprised of Kim Gordon (CKM, Sonic Youth, Free Kitten, etc.) and Bill Nace (X.O.4, Vampire Belt, Ceylon Mange, etc.)
DELOREAnAPAR The New York Times said, “Delorean traffics in airy atmospherics and enveloping rhythm: ideally, music for a dance floor in the hours preceding dawn.”
BiKini ROuLEttEEROTIK FICTION Sounding like Guns n’ Roses meets Prince, Bikini Roulette are a garage punk/funk, maximun R&B, soul explosion and Erotik Fiction is their debut.
DuSt uP At DAWnCOME HELL OR HIGH WATERDust Up At Dawn have spent the past two years writing and performing their songs and have as of recently concentrated on live gigs with success.
WiLLiS EARL BEALNOBODY KNOWS. Nobody knows. aims to deliver on the promise of his live show, combining soul baring vocals with sounds and arrangements rooted in everything from orchestral blues to ambient r&b.
King KRuLE6 FEET BENEATH THE MOON Marshall’s passions and confusions are rubbed raw and laid bare, the only connective tissue throughout it all being one of searing lyrical clarity paired with a confounding musical deftness.
BELLE & SEBAStiAnTHE THIRD EYE CENTRE The Third Eye Centre is a collection of rarities, collectibles and non-LP tracks from the last decade of music from Belle & Sebastian.
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Yeti trilogY7:30PM, The Basement
FRI 06After Miss Julie7PM, The Basement Studio
AutoMAtic 80s9PM, The Juice Bar, $25
clAssic lAte & live coMedY10:30PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar
deAn cAMpbell8pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro
dJ generAl lee12:30PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
dJ KArn HAll9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
dJ pAul cHAnKAY6:30PM, The Deck
down tHe HAtcH feAturing tHe beAt council6PM, Sale St
fridAYs At revelrY witH pAge3, pAul HAnnon And dJ KAtAnA6PM, Revelry
JAcqui siu ‘HeArts’ ep releAse pArtY!8PM, Tabac
JosH & JoeWindsor Castle
MAgic roundAbout witH stinKY JiM, dubHeAd & MAnuel bundY5PM, Verona
pcp eAgles @ cross st wAreHouse, AucKlAndCross St
rAin bY seung Yul oH7:30AM, Aotea Centre
sHAdY brAin fArM witH guests tHe bArnsHeiKs And HArlequinBackbeat Bar
speAKing in tongues8PM, Herald Theatre
Yeti trilogY7:30PM, The Basement
SAT 07After Miss Julie7PM, The Basement Studio
cApitAl fetisH bAll 2013 - AucKlAnd9PM, Toto’s Montecristo Room
WED 04After Miss Julie7PM, The Basement Studio
bitcHin’ bingo At cAssette 97:30PM, Cassette Nine
big wednesdAY - fresH coMedY8PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar
ben wAlKer7.30pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro
lAnce suA - qwest7:30PM, one2one
rAin bY seung Yul oH7:30AM, Aotea Centre
roMeo And tusi7PM, Mangere Arts Centre
speAKing in tongues8PM, Herald Theatre
tHe repeAt plus speciAl guests9PM, Verona
Yeti trilogY7:30PM, The Basement
THU 05After Miss Julie7PM, The Basement Studio
tHe birds: cHistopH el truento & Miso sHiru7PM, Tyler Street Garage
dAn, grunter And friends8:30PM, Windsor Castle
dJ MistY g & dJ gAbriellA9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
electrique burlesque8PM, Cassette Nine, $10
few cHur lAb witH KXvgXn plus guest9PM, Verona
MArinA KAterinA7.30pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro
rAin bY seung Yul oH7:30AM, Aotea Centre
resonAnceGinger Minx
roMeo And tusi7PM, Mangere Arts Centre
sArAH frAnces JoHnston6:30PM, Sale St
speAKing in tongues8PM, Herald Theatre
tHursdAY pro nigHt8PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar
ligHt & sHAde bAnd2:30PM, Sale St
new ZeAlAnd fAsHion weeKend10AM, Viaduct Events Centre
sundAY selections witH stinKY JiM & dubHeAd3PM, Tyler Street Garage
JAgerMeister sundAY session witH tHe sentiMentAl sound sYsteM-tHAne KirbY & dAve Hull3pm, Chapel bar & Bistro
MON 09rAin bY seung Yul oH7:30AM, Aotea Centre
rAw coMedY nigHt - tHe winter seAson8PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar, $5
speAKing in tongues7PM, Herald Theatre
TUE 10cAliforniA design open lAte7PM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
flY MY pretties - MercurY tHeAtre, AucKlAnd The Mercury Theatre
rAin bY seung Yul oH7:30AM, Aotea Centre
soulYric Verona
speAKing in tongues7PM, Herald Theatre
quiZ nigHt7pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro
deep & disco10PM, Ink Bar, $10
dJ grAnt MArsHAll9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
dJ KArn HAll12:30PM, Twentyone SKY CITY
dJ linleY lAtu7:30PM, The Deck
electronicA9PM, Ginger Minx
estHer stepHens, MicHAel KrisHnAn Jones & cAlluM gentleMAn8PM, Wine Cellar, $10
iAn beAtMAster8PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro
JApAndroids8PM, Kings Arms
“locAl AffAirs” - issue 1 // feAt. tiMes X two // evolp + MoreWhammy Bar
Mr big stuff 9PM, Verona
new ZeAlAnd fAsHion weeKend10AM, Viaduct Events Centre
nigHt gAunts triuMpHAnt return w/ Yebiisu & fAt MAn9:30PM, Windsor Castle
rAZorbAcK ridge9:30PM, Leigh Sawmill
sAturdAYs At revelrY witH JerM And AndY Jv9PM, Revelry
sAturdAYs At sAle st9PM, Sale St
urbAntrAMper - Your lung MeridiAn video releAse tour9PM, The Golden Dawn, $5
speAKing in tongues8PM, Herald Theatre
Yeti trilogY7:30PM, The Basement
weeKend coMedY sHowcAse8PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar
SUN 08All on K roAd dAY10AM, K Road
i d love to HAve A beer witH duncAn 4:30PM, Leigh Sawmill
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WED 04JosepH K8PM, Bats Theatre
nigHt of lAugHs witH internAtionAl coMediAn JJ wHiteHeAd8PM, The Cavern Club
tHe Young And tHe witless 7 - iMprovised soAp operA8PM, The Fringe, $15
tHee wednesdAY nigHt free-sHow witH lord diAMond 9:30PM, Mighty Mighty
THU 05get nice At MAtterHornMatterhorn
going globAl Music suMMit Mighty Mighty
JosepH K8PM, Bats Theatre
Music quiZBodega
pAquin ep ii releAse tour7:30PM, Mighty Mighty
sinK tHe bisMArcK witH siAMese ArrowBodega
tHe price8PM, Circa Theatre
FRI 06eb & spArrow 10:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $5
JApAndroids (cAn)8PM, Bodega
JosepH K8PM, Bats Theatre
nintendo 94’ releAse pArtY - d g K 9PM, Bar Medusa, $5
rHino boogie10PM, Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant
tHe devil dAred Me to7PM, The Film Archive, $8
tHe price8PM, Circa Theatre
SAT 07biKini roulette - AlbuM releAse pArtY!9PM, Puppies, $10
forsAKen Age - deniM,leAtHer And dAMnAtion tour - wellington8PM, Bar Medusa, $10
JosepH K8PM, Bats Theatre
one vibe10PM, Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant
tHe AMAZing cArtwHeel bAnd4PM, Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant
tHe devil dAred Me to7PM, The Film Archive, $8
trust punKs, rAce bAnYon & gAins 10PM, Mighty Mighty, $5
MON 09rAw MeAt coMedY8PM, The Fringe Bar, $10
TUE 10JosepH K8PM, Bats Theatre
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WED 04doc rossCanterbury Museum
trust punKsDarkroom, Christchurch
THU 05cAn out 20138PM, Dux Live
doc rossCanterbury Museum
super MusiciAn8PM, The Arts Centre of Christchurch
tHe tour of teAse8:30PM, Wunderbar
tHursdAYs At tHe club8PM, The Club, $10
FRI 06bow MessiAH nAtionAl tour8PM, zebedees, $10
cHristcHurcH House collective8PM, The Club, $10
doc rossCanterbury Museum
pAquin ep ii releAse tour9PM, Darkroom
rAZorwYre w/ nuMbsKull & AwAKened infernoChurchills
super MusiciAn8PM, The Arts Centre of Christchurch
SAT 07bow MessiAH nAtionAl tour9PM, Churchills, $10
deAd end derbY roller girls present: triple HeAder bout6PM, Cowles Stadium
doc rossCanterbury Museum
lAwrence ArAbiA8PM, The Arts Centre of Christchurch
steAMpunK MAsquerAde bAll8PM, The Venue-Musicbar
SUN 08doc rossCanterbury Museum
MON 09doc rossCanterbury Museum
TUE 10doc rossCanterbury Museum
WED 04stAn wAlKer tour of new ZeAlAndRotorua Civic Theatre, Rotorua
tlA & blAcK sKY Hustler soutH islAnd tour9PM, Re:Fuel, Dunedin
THU 05flY MY prettiesTe Ahu, Kaitaia
open HeArt circuitrYMint Bar, Queenstown Lakes
FRI 06flY MY prettiesTurner Centre, Kerikeri
freAK ‘n’ gisH coMedY And freAK sHow tour8PM, Rosie o’Gradies, Mt Maunganui
KAtcHAfire tHe best so fAr tour8.30PM, The Ballroom, Whangarei
open HeArt circuitrYTillerman’s Music Lounge, Invercargill
SAT 07dicK MAgiK JoHnson10PM, 4 Thames St, ohakune
flY MY prettiesForum North, Whangarei
freAK ‘n’ gisH coMedY And freAK sHow tour8PM, Matamata Club, Matamata
open HeArt circuitrYQueens, Dunedin
pAquin ep ii releAse tour9PM, Chicks Hotel, Dunedin
SUN 08flY MY prettiesTown Hall, Dargaville
MON 09freAK ‘n’ gisH coMedY And freAK sHow tour8PM, Crave, New Plymouth
TUE 10freAK ‘n’ gisH coMedY And freAK sHow tour8PM, Barries Sports Bar
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Located in the seaside town of Papamoa, Rain Bar & Restaurant is the ideal spot to enjoy a delicious meal or a night out with friends. Rain’s stylish, yet relaxed atmosphere offers both indoor and outdoor seating, a fantastic all day menu, live entertainment and a relaxing bar area with its own bar menu.
Housebar is nestled upstairs in the heart of Hotel DeBrett. It spans three unique, but connected, spaces – the restored art-deco styled bar area, which adjoins a rustic European courtyard, leading into a glass roofed atrium complete with comfortable couch and fireplace.
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There is something special about Good Luck Bar. Their cocktail menu is based on old Chinese Almanac, the I Ching, and has a unique taste and take on its meaning. You will notice for The Shabu Shabu Blazer represents nearing or approaching, and is only available at your table, whereas The Fenghuang Blazer symbolizes viewing or contemplation, and is only available at bar. A new addition is Japanese Sangria 1L jugs and teapots, which represent coupling or coming together to meet. Some of our cocktails take a lot long time than other to prepare – if you are in hurry please ask, or come and watch them make it, they like a show.
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q tHeAtre 305 queen street Early morning coffee, scones and cool spaces for socialising and sharing ideas. Range of lunch options. Excellent wine list and a stylish selection of tapas, pizzas, platters and dinner options.
tHe windsor cAstle144 parnell rd, 356-3650 Established in 1847, one of Auckland’s earliest surviving hotels serves gastro pub food in a comfortable, unpretentious environment.
tHe portlAnd public House463 new north rd The newest port of call in Kingsland.... rustic and raring to serve this evolving part of town.
revelrY106 ponsonby road, 376- 866319th Century bohemian parlour meets opium den chic. Asian fusion style eatery set in a bohemian parlour.
sAle st7 sale st, 307-8148 Bistro dining, award-winning microbrewery, celebrated garden bar and a private Velvet Room!
sHAdows student bArAuckland university, l3, 34 princes st, 366 0544 Everybody is welcome. Party action every night of the week. DJ’s, pool tables, movies, quiz, karaoke, happy hours galore.
veronA169 K’rd, 307-0508 Iconic K Rd hangout with cosy booths, delicious wholesome food, late night Djs & live music, cocktails, freshly squeezed juice & organic tap beer. Open 7 days 7am (9am weekends) till late.
fAtHer ted’s originAl irisH pub1 wellesley st west, 377-3142 Entertainment seven nights a week, with three big screens, pool table, competitions & prizes, quiz, karaoke and live music.
fiddler irisH bAr71 victoria st westA small, but perfectly formed, authentic Irish bar with some of Aucklands friendliest bar staff.
ipAneMA bAr & restAurAnt 2 ponsonby roadBrazilian cuisine and bar mixed with classic & contemporary Brazilian music & culture.
MAlt bAr 442 richmond road, grey lynnA must have stop between Ponsonby and Kingsland, with Monteiths beers and great food.
tHe pAddington117 st georges bay rd, 309-3586 A Parnell institution for sports events, craft beers and superb food with the recent addition of top-notch live gigs.
pinXtos 128c ponsonby rd Open now. Bar*Cafe*Tapas*
Atico cocinAvictoria park Market 19 drake st freemans bay, 354-4030 Inspired Caribbean food and cocktails in the Old Stables & Roof Terrace of the Vic Park Market.
big J’s1 Melton road - Mt wellington, 5790340Big J’s - Gourmet burgers rated no.1 via Concrete Play Ground and The Corporate Lunch Box websites. Home of Auckland’s best Burgers.
brew on quAY 102 quay street Over 102 different beers from around NZ and the world.
citiZen pArK424 new north rd, 846-4964 SoCal inspired garden bar with great food and a social-friendly atmosphere. Relaxed place to come eat, drink, and mingle.
tHe clAddAgH372-376 broadway, 522-4410 The Claddagh Irish Pub - A slice of Ireland in the heart of Newmarket.
ding dong lounge 26 wyndham street New York’s premier rock and roll bar has come to town.
GOING GLOBAL DAYTIME SESSIONSthu 05 sep CQ Function Centre, Wellingtonsat 07 sep Aut City Campus, AucklandMon 09 sep Fletcher Building Festival Club, Christchurch
HIGHLIFE NYE EXPERIENCEtue 31 dec Stonybridge Vineyard, Waiheke Island
IMAGINE DRAGONS (US)tue 15 oct The Powerstation, Auckland
THE JAPANDROIDS (CA)thu 05 sep ReFuel, Dunedinfri 06 sep Bodega, Wellingtonsat 07 sep The Kings Arms, Auckland
JUSTIN BIEBER (CA)sat 23 nov Vector Arena, Aucklandsun 24 nov Vector Arena, Auckland
KATCHAFIREfri 06 sep The Ballroom, Whangarei fri 20 sep The Altitude, Hamilton sat 21 sep Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Beachfri 27 sep The Bedford at CPSA, Christchurchsat 28 sep The Powerstation, Auckland
LA DE DAMon 30 dec - tue 31 dec Daisybank Farm, Martinborough Vineyards
LAUREL HALO (US)thu 12 sep Third Door, Christchurchfri 13 sep Queens, Dunedinsat 14 sep Puppies, Wellingtonwed 18 sep Whammy Bar, Auckland
LEONARD COHEN (CA)sat 14 dec CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch tue 17 dec TSB Bank Arena, Wellingtonwed 18 dec TSB Bank Arena, Wellingtonsat 21 dec Vector Arena, Auckland
LIGHTNING BOLT (US)Mon 21 oct Puppies, Wellingtontue 22 oct Puppies, Wellingtonwed 23 oct Whammy Bar, Aucklandthu 24 oct Whammy Bar, Auckland
LORDEsat 07 sep Vector Arena, Auckland
LUMINATE 2015wed 28 Jan - wed 04 feb Golden Bay, Nelson
FAT FREDDY’S DROPfri 13 sep The Powerstation, Aucklandsat 14 sep The Powerstation, Aucklandsun 15 sep The Powerstation, Aucklandfri 20 sep Opera House, Wellington
FLEETWOOD MAC (UK/US)wed 04 dec Vector Arena, Aucklandthu 05 dec Vector Arena, Aucklandfri 06 dec Vector Arena, Auckland
FLY MY PRETTIESthu 05 sep Te Ahu, Kaitaiafri 06 sep Turner Centre, Kerikerisat 07 sep Forum North Expo Hall, Whangareisun 08 sep Town Hall, Dargavilletue 10 sep Mercury Theatre, Aucklandwed 11 sep Mercury Theatre, Aucklandthu 12 sep Founders Theatre, Hamiltonfri 13 sep The Devon Hotel, New Plymouthsat 14 sep The Royal Wanganui Opera House, Wanganuisun 15 sep Hawke’s Bay Opera House, Hastingswed 18 sep The Opera House, Wellingtonfri 20 sep Nelson School of Music, Nelsonsat 21 sep NBS Theatre, Westportsun 22 sep The Fletcher Building Festival Club, Christchurchwed 25 sep Ashburton Events Centre, Ashburtonthu 26 sep The Union Hall, Dunedinsat 28 sep Wanaka Events Centre, Wanakasun 29 sep Queenstown Memorial Hall, Queenstownwed 02 oct The Civic Theatre, Invercargill
FOALS (UK)sat 05 oct Town Hall, Auckland
GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SHOWCASESthu 05 sep Mighty Mighty, Wellingtonthu 05 sep San Fran Bath House, Wellingtonsat 07 sep Galatos, AucklandMon 09 sep Fletcher Building Festival Club, Christchurch
AMANDA PALMER (US)wed 04 sep San Fran Bath House, Wellingtonfri 06 sep The Kings Arms, Auckland
ARMAGEDDONfri 25 oct - sun 28 oct ASB Showgrounds, Auckland
BEACH FOSSILS (US)Mon 23 sep Bodega, Wellingtontue 24 sep The Kings Arms, Auckland
BEYONCE (US)wed 16 oct Vector Arena, Aucklandthu 17 oct Vector Arena, Aucklandfri 18 oct Vector Arena, Aucklandsat 19 oct Vector Arena, Auckland
BIG DAY OUT 2014fri 17 Jan Western Springs Park, Auckland
BLACKLISTTsat 28 sep Zeal, Aucklandthu 03 oct ReFuel, Dunedinfri 04 oct The Bedford Big Top, Christchurch sat 05 oct Riwaka Hotel, Nelsonthu 10 oct Parthenon, Wellingtonfri 11 oct Cossie Club, Upper Huttsat 12 oct The Mayfair, New Plymouththu 17 oct The Powerstation, Aucklandfri 18 oct Altitude, Hamilton sat 19 oct Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai thu 24 oct Stampede Bar, Papakurasat 26 oct Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB (US)tue 19 nov The Powerstation, Aucklandwed 20 nov Bodega, Wellington
BRAVEthu 24 oct - fri 25 oct Tauranga Arts Festival
BRING ME THE HORIZON (UK)wed 02 oct The Powerstation, Aucklandnew date
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (US)sat 01 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
BRUNO MARS (US)sat 15 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland sun 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
CALEXICO (US)thu 12 sep The Powerstation, Aucklandfri 13 sep Opera House, Wellingtonsat 14 sep Christchurch Arts Festivalsun 15 sep Christchurch Arts Festival
CALIFORNIA DESIGN 1930 - 1965tue 03 sep - sun 29 sep Art Gallery, Auckland
CAMP A LOW HUM 2014fri 07 feb - sun 09 feb Wainuiomata
CHRISTCHURCH ARTS FESTIVALtue 03 sep - sun 22 sep
CITY & COLOUR (CA)Mon 16 dec The Civic, Aucklandwed 18 dec St James Theatre, Wellington
CLASSIC HITS ACOUSTIC CHURCH TOURthu 26 sep Chapel of Christ The King, Hamiltonfri 27 sep Holy Trinity, Taurangasat 28 sep Holy Trinity Cathedral, AucklandMon 30 sep St John’s Cathedral, Napiertue 01 oct Old St Paul’s, Wellingtonthu 03 oct Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurchsat 05 oct Knox Church, Dunedin
COMMON KINGSwed 23 oct Altitude, Hamiltonthu 24 oct Pettigrew Green Arena, Napierfri 25 oct Hutt Indoor Sports-Hutt Park, Wellingtonsat 26 oct The Powerstation, Aucklandsun 27 oct Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui
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Are you looking forward to Paramore returning to New Zealand in January? We can’t wait! We’ve actually been hoping to re-book more dates since we were on the flight home from our last trip to New Zealand, so we’re really ready to go back and see the fans there, and the people there that we just had such a good time with. I mean, you know because you live there, but it’s such a great place to hang out and it kind of feels more like a vacation, than it does anything else.
You’re bringing Twenty One Pilots with you - obviously you’re Fueled By Ramen label-mates, but are you a fan of the band as well? Yeah, I’m a huge, huge fan. I think they’re one of the better ‘new bands’ or newer bands that are out right now. It’s really cool that they’re coming on this tour. To me, if I could have them on every tour that we’re getting ready to do, they would be on all of them. I just think not only are they incredibly talented, but they’re really cool guys too, so it’ll be nice for the fans that are coming to these shows. They’re such entertainers and I’m psyched for our fans to see them play.
And it’s wonderful that you’re making the special effort to play a show in Christchurch. I don’t know if you’ve heard about all the earthquakes that happened down there, but I know it’s going to mean SO much to your fans that you’ll be playing there. Yeah, it’s really sad man. I’ve only heard through fans that are online and that I see on Twitter of different communities that we update, but we’re definitely excited to come back there and play a show and just have a good time. Music is, I think, the best way to... not forget, but to just escape for a moment. It’ll be a nice night.
What should fans look forward to from the self-titled tour? We’re figuring it out right now! It’s a pretty big set-list and it’s definitely the biggest show as far as production goes and all that stuff that we’ve never really put together, so it’s exciting. I know it’s going to be at least an hour and a half long show and we’re going to try and play a little bit of something for everybody. I think that fans who have been coming to our shows since day one are going to be satisfied and I also think new fans who are just coming along for the ride are going to be really happy too. It’s awesome to be in this band. We’ve played so many tours - countless tours - and put these songs together in different patterns and lists and different set-lists and it’s nice to not be bored with it even after all these years. I think we’ve managed to find new ways to play songs or to put a set-list together that make us feel really proud and I know this one’s going to be one of our favourites, I can tell that already.
You must be excited that ‘Ain’t It Fun’ is the new single! It’s such a catchy song. Yeah thank you, we are really excited! ‘Ain’t It Fun’ has always been one of the frontrunners out of all the songs that made it to the record. We always felt something really special about it from the moment we wrote it, so it’s kind of crazy that it’s on the radio now. I remember demoing it and just thinking how crazy it was that we were putting a choir on one of our songs and it was a lot funkier that anything Paramore’s ever done. So hopefully fans are really into it. It seems like everyone’s into it. When we play it live it gets one of the best reactions we get all night, and that’s saying a lot of our fans because they’re crazy throughout the whole show, but I’m ready to play it now that a lot of people are hearing it on the radio. It should be even more fun.
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BeFore The PhoNe interview with a particularly dodgy Thailand reception came to an end, David Prowse, the drummer of Canadian DIY alternative-rock duo Japandroids, had some questions of his own to ask about New Zealand’s iconic independent music label Flying Nun.
“I’m wondering about Flying Nun tourism, like going to see certain venues that still exist that were some of the big ones where bands like The Clean and The Bats first started playing.”
“Also, I know that in general records are very expensive in New Zealand compared to Canada, but I’m wondering if the Flying Nun stuff would still be more expensive than getting it in Canada?”
Ashamedly I could not answer with certainty, though it does suggest Japandroids will be doing some exploring on the side of their first New Zealand headline tour in early September.
The duo’s last visit to our country was in February for Laneway Festival, and since then they have barely had a break from the tour grind. Japan, Korea, the States, Mexico, the UK and europe have all been ticked off the list, and David explains with a sigh of relief they’re pleased the end is in sight.
“I think Brian (singer/guitarist) and I are both pretty relieved that we can see the end of this tour. For a long time there have tours on the horizon that keep accumulating. There’s kinda been a feeling that it’s never gonna stop. I think it’s pretty amazing to finish off the tour cycle in Australia and New Zealand and a bunch of different countries in Asia that we haven’t been to yet”, says the drummer.
Their sophomore effort Celebration Rock was released in May 2012 and created the whirlwind the duo has been riding ever since. Widely acclaimed for channeling early classic rock records with a DIY punk spirit, Celebration Rock brought with it a fierce sense of urgency and energy that spoke with a mentality aimed at taking life by the balls and wringing everything possible from it . As David highlights, the moment they were truly looking to capture was that collective feeling of being part of a live performance.
“When we were touring on Post-Nothing, we just had a sense that people come to our shows for very specific reasons. And I think we’ve just developed that reputation as a type of band that actively encourage the crowd to sing along and really let go, climbing up on the stage and crowd surfing and all that kinda jazz. We’re not a kind of band that expects the crowd to respectfully observe our shows [and] politely clap at the end. We want people to get involved,” says Prowse.
“I think that’s what we’ve been trying to encourage on Celebration Rock. We had certain moments like that when we toured on Post-Nothing. Celebration Rock was basically [having] every song as one of those peaks.”
Armed with an arsenal of tunes crafted specifically for the live show, it’s a no brainer that David and Brian “feel most comfortable” playing in front of the ruddy masses opposed to the recording studio. After having their fair share of experience on festival stages (Coachella and Pitchfork to name a few), where an “atmosphere that you just can’t recreate in a club” was discovered, the duo are still bound by a loyalty to the nitty-gritty club stage.
“I just like how it’s a little bit more intimate, which is hard to [recreate] when you’re playing festival stages. And how there’s a ten-foot gap between you and the audience. I like those sweaty little club shows where I can reach out my hand and shake the hand of a person in the front row, and I can hear what they say when they heckle me in between songs. We just feel more comfortable, it kinda feels like home.”
“We did Laneway and [it] was an amazing time and really fun, but you know, we get a very different experience from playing our own proper club shows,” adds Prowse.
The New Zealand leg of their worldwide tour kicks off in Dunedin on Sep 5th with shows in Wellington and Auckland following on the 6th and 7th.
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