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UK Subs have announced their last ever New Zealand shows. The band is well established as one of the earliest and most successful British punk bands. Despite the vast comings and goings of other artists the band is still lead by founder Charlie Harper who is a huge driving force for the group and one of the most respected men in punk music.
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Christchurch formed, veteran noise rock band Bailter Space are nearing the release of their newest album. Trinine features all three of the bands original members, Alister Parker, John Halverson and Brent McLachlan. The first single from the upcoming album, Films of You, can be heard at archhillrecordings. bandcamp.com. Trinine will be released Fri 27 Sep. Preorders are available from flyingout.co.nz.

The three sisters, Este, Danielle and Alana Haim along with their drummer Dash Hutton are nearing the release of their first full length album. The sound of their collective band, Haim, can best be described as a blend of folk music with nineties R&B. Days Are Gone will be released Mon 30 Sep.

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Due to the first three shows selling out a fourth and final show has been announced for Beyoncs The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. The newly announced show will be the first of the NZ shows Wed 16 Oct.
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The increasingly harder to define psychedlic outfit that is MGMT are returning with their third, self-titled studio album in which Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser continue to push and expand the boundaries of modern pop music. A taster for MGMT was made public in April on Record Store Day with a limited edition cassette single of the albums opener Alien Days. MGMT will be released Fri 13 Sep.

Fly My Pretties have announced they will be partnering with the Archives New Zealand and the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand both who will be providing the collective (and their visuals team) with precious archival footage and images, much of which has rarely been seen. Archives New Zealand footage includes historically significant films from the iconic, National Film Unit. Selected archival films and images will be innovatively integrated on stage and woven into the performance of each song to tell a unique and intimate story of our nation.
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New Zealand rapper David Dallas has announced the release of his third studio album Falling Into Place. The announcement was made by streaming his new track My Mentality which features Freddie Gibbs. While no official release date has been given for the album, the first single, My Mentality is set to be released later this month.

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San Francisco band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, have been confirmed for two New Zealand shows later this year. The band is touring their latest album Specter at the Feast that was released earlier this year.
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Acclaimed and highly influential writer, poet, songwriter and muscian Leonard Cohen has announced a second Wellington show. Due to high demand a second show date has been added for Wellington as part of his New Zealand tour. The second show will take place on the following night on Wed 18 Dec at the TSB Arena. Tickets are on sale now.
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PLAYING RHYTHM AND VINES FAVourites

It s festival announcement season! Rhythm and Vines has just announced their first line up for the 2014 festival.
The line up announcement includes: Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun, who shot to fame with their debut album Walking on a Dream. Shapeshifter by name and by nature, this electronic outfit continues to sell out shows worldwide from Gisborne to Glastonbury will also be back on the R&V stage. Due to popular demand from festival goers, South Londons independent record label Hospital Records is returning to Rhythm and Vines for the second time with their Hospitality club night. English dubstep producer and DJ Joshua Steele is Flux Pavilion. He has made a name for himself with club hits and remixes including the 2011 hit Bass Cannon. Bristol born Julio Bashmore gravitated to the bass laden sounds of local Dirtybird label in 2009 and has been exciting fans ever since with his future-facing sonic approach to house music. Australian hip-hop group Hermitude have been winning fans with their world-class hip-hop production and stellar live shows since 2000. Melbourne based Chet Faker has carved out his own style with his take on electronica. He rose to fame when his cover of No Diggity hit number 1 on the worldwide indie music aggregator, Hype Machine. Rhythm and Vines is also very proud to present Soul Clap, Dusky, Rustie, The Phoenix Foundation, David Dallas, @peace, P Money, Concord Dawn, and Tahuna Breaks. Check back as more names are to be announced later! Tickets are available from rhythmandvines.co.nz

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Your house is on fire, what do save? Fern and Bruno, my two kids. Favourite 90s TV show? Have not watched TV for 20 years. Dream job as a kid? Drummer in the band. First album? Bad Jelly the Witch by Spike Milligan. If you werent a musician, what would you be? A martial arts instructor. Ultimate festival line-up? Sun Ra Arkestra, Cecil Taylor Unit, Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman. Who would play you in a film? Chuck Norris. How do you discover new music? My discerning friends bust it on me. Worst job youve had? Improvising a musical accompaniment to a debate/discussion over the arts portfolios by the major political parties spokes people at BATS theatre in the lead up to an election, and realising, as the audience and spokes people became increasingly infuriated, that I was actually the pawn in an anarchist plot to undermine the whole evening. Which song do you wish you wrote? Going Down the Road Feeling Bad Elizabeth Cotten. Biggest fear? Not being ready or able to accept the moments of me dying. First gig in attendance? Dire Straights at Athletic Park. Any vices? Identification.
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WED 14 AUG
ZEAL WEST
7PM

Shit worth doing

FRI 16 AUG
ZEAL ARTS COLLECTIVE RELAUNCH HEAD LIKE A HOLE
DUX LIVE
8PM, $35, ITICKET.CO.NZ

Be ready to have your mind opened to the world of entertainment with the Artist Collective. Offering free and highly informative ongoing seminars and events from some of the industrys best, youll get the knowledge and can-do spirit to help yourself in the industry.

Having recently enlisted new bass player, Simon Nicholls, HLAH have been working hard on new material in preparation for a new album. The band last performed after being hand selected to support Aerosmith at their stadium concert in Dunedin and theres no slowing down now! After 22 years and five full-length albums, theyre fiercer than ever.

ANTHONIE TONNON
THE PORTLAND PUBLIC HOUSE
6.30PM

PAUL COLMAN & STEVE APIRANA

ELIM INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
7PM, KOHA

Having just toured Australia under his own name, Anthonie Tonnon has a new live cassette and a single out now. Hes a resident musician at Portland Public House every Wednesday and will be joined by a whole host of special guests. Tonight, its Barnie Duncan, who will be showcasing his own brand of experimental comedy.

LADI6
BETTYS FUNCTION HOUSE & BAR
10PM

The trans-Tasman duo is playing 10 North Island dates this August, weaving their iconic songs from Whangarei to Wellington. Grammy-nominated Paul Coleman is of Newsboys and the Paul Colman trio, and if youve regularly been along to Parachute, youll probably remember Steve Apiranas entertaining performances and his career reaches back into the 1970s!

gig OF THE WEEK

SUPERVILLAINS RMC
THE KINGS ARMS
9PM, $10, DOOR SALES ONLY

Having recently completed a nationwide tour, Ladi6 is heading out on a four-day tour for her new album. Joined by producer Parks, theyre hosting listening parties where theyll meet and greet fans in each city, giving them an opportunity to chat to the artist herself, listen to the full-length album and purchase their own copy.

THU 15 AUG
PLEASEPLEASE
CHAPEL BAR & BISTRO
8PM

Its the final leg of their EP tour, and you know theyve been saving the best for last. After having shared a stage with artists such as Macklemore and GZA, SuperVillains are stoked to be on their first headline tour. The groups cohesive blend of old-school rhythms, grinding loops, lyrical wizardry and frenetic onstage antics guarantees a hit show.

THE X RAY CATZ

DADDY OS
8.30PM

PleasePlease are playing the best way any artist can: Live and free, at Chapel in Ponsonby. Fans and music aficionados are due to hear the band play their single Viva la Piano and other tracks from their yet to be released album. With DJ Dirty Di playing throughout the night.

Join likeminded cool cats and check out these cats of a different colour (like a horse, but smaller). Red hot rockabilly/surf/R&B rhythms are guaranteed to get you on your feet. Featuring Antony Maddock (guitar), Gordon Barrell (bass), Wayne Mason (keys) an Richard Te One (drums). Get down, jump around to the sounds.

NADIA REID & EBONY LAMB

PUPPIES
8.30PM, $10, DOOR SALES ONLY

TOM RODWELL & COCO DAVIS

THE BOATHOUSE, NELSON
8.30PM, $15, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

Folk singers-come-ramblers Nadia Reid and Ebony Lamb join together for an evening of song at Puppies. There are new songs from forthcoming albums to be heard and more secret squirrel stuff that youll discover the wonders of at their live show, its back-toback musical magic from these supreme performers.

Calypso-blues guitarist Tom Rodwell is taking a leaf from Bob Dylans songbook on his impending Jungle Doctor short tour. Each date will feature a bespoke themed set of songs by Rodwell and a complimentarythemed set by chanteuse Coco Davis, inspired by Dylans popular Theme Time Radio Hour shows.

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SAT 17 AUG
KATCHAFIRE
THE G2 EVENTS CENTRE, TAURANGA
8PM, $30, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

CLOUD CONTROL
DREAM CAVE

OUT NOW
layered strum-alongs occasionally drifting into Flying Nun territory via Simon & Garfunkel. Dream Cave is a continuation of that journey - in an updated Kombi van with David Lynch as a passenger. Alister Wright (vocals, guitar) wanted Dream Cave to sound more like Check Your Head era Beastie Boys. Im not sure I see that connection but theres no mistaking references to the Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo and the ever-present Beach Boys. Best is the Nicks/Buckingham-meets-rave synthesiser of The Smoke, The Feeling, which just sinks nicely down into the boots. Theres also a beautiful intensity in live-recorded Promises. Apparently Wright imagined himself as Roy Orbison trapped in underground grotto, engulfed in claustrophobic dankness. Creepy satisfaction! Even creepier, title track Dream Cave is the result of exploring various cave systems and recording in each (for the perfect reverb) with the final VBs made in one, to magnificent effect.
WRITTEN BY TIM GRUAR

Katchafire are back in Aotearoa after successful tours of Europe, UK and USA in 2013. The Best So Far tour celebrates the new best of album from the seven-piece Hamilton band and includes songs from all four of their studio albums to date. Its been a busy time, but theyre keen to showcase their hits.

MDC
THE KINGS ARMS
8PM, $40, UTR.CO.NZ

MDC are credited as one of the most politically vocal US hardcore punk bands to come out of the early 1980s and are coming to our shores for the first time. Forming in 1979, MDC were one of the pioneers of hardcore punk, releasing their debut album in 1982. Its now widely regarded as an essential punk classic.

Im currently loving the ethereal harmonies and drifting anthems on Dojo Rising, from the sophomore effort which was made during a two month stint in a Kent studio, nearly 17,000 Km from their American homeland, with Barny Barnicott (Kasabian/Arctic Monkeys). On paper, Cloud Control could be from the Fleet Foxes/Grizzly Bear camp. Dream Cave is not just a result of exposure to peers. In fact it comes from a period of seclusion and intellectual self-persecution. Debut Bliss Release had some perfectly

NZ SOUL ALL DAYER

BRITOMART COUNTRY CLUB
12PM-12AM

The All Dayer returns for the first in a regular series celebrating soul music. For 12 full hours at the Golden Dawn, soul music will take over with live music and DJs. Classic soul and blaxploitation movies screening all day, food served from the kitchen and more good soul and funk music than you could shake a stick at.

REWIND OF THE WEEK

DE LA SOUL
3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
were drawing from old school rap and funk. De La Soul were gentler and more eclectic; taking in not only funk and soul, but also pop, jazz, reggae and psychedelia. 3 Feet High and Rising proved that rappers didnt have to talk about the streets to succeed, weaving clever wordplay and deft rhymes across two dozen tracks. De La Soul broke down boundaries all over the LP, moving easily from the groovy my-philosophy intro The Magic Number to an intelligent, caring inner-city vignette named Ghetto Thang and the endof-innocence tale Jenifa Taught Me (Derwins Revenge). Thinly disguised under a layer of humour, their lyrical themes ranged from true love (Eye Know) to the destructive power of drugs (Say No Go) to Daisy Age philosophy (Tread Water). 3 Feet High and Rising not only heralded the Daisy Age (DA Inner Sound Yall) of hip-hop, but significantly influenced the beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop. Without a doubt an absolute classic, and deservedly so!
WRITTEN BY REN KIRK

NATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS 2013

FOUNDERS THEATRE
7,30PM, $70 - $80, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

One of the most prestigious events on the country music calendar this year features, for first time ever in New Zealand, a performance from international multi-award winning Juice Newton! Kiwi music fans will know her best from her NZ Top 10 hits Angel of the Morning, Queen of Hearts.

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De La Soul formed while the members Posdnuos (Kelvun Mercer), Trugoy the Dove (David Jude Jolicoeur) and Pasemaster Mase (Vincent Lamont Mason Jr) were at high school in the late 80s. A demo came to the attention of Stetsasonics Prince Paul, who then went on to produce their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. At the time of its release in 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was hailed as the future of hip-hop. With its colourful neo-psychedelic collage of samples and styles, along with the trios low-key and clever rhymes, the album sounded like nothing else in hip hop. And this was also at a time when most of their contemporaries

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FRI 16 AUG
REVELRY 1ST BIRTHDAY
REVELRY
6PM

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ARTIST Q&A
LARA MELDA
NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR

Go Revelry, its your birthday. Were gonna party like its your birthday! Join the team for two nights (Friday and Saturday) of the most divine first-birthday celebrations with a host of your favorite DJs and guest bartenders coming back to their home away from home.

ENCORE COMEDY SHOW WITH PAUL EGO

ENCORE COMEDY VENUE
8PM, $15 - $25, THE-EDGE.CO.NZ

Miss your favourite 7 Days comedian from Friday nights? Catch Paul Ego headlining a stellar line-up at Encore. Hosting the evening is Pax Assadi, a 2013 Billy T nominee, and theres Tim Batt, an award winning comedian. Joining is Stephen Witt, a relatively new face on the comedy circuit and more acts to come.

Whats an upcoming film youre jazzed about? La vie dAdele. Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend? In my bed. What happens when you mix Coca Cola with Pepsi? The apocalypse. Your fantasy spirit animal is Unicorn.

The best place for a date night is A screening by Nomad Cinema at the Coram Secret Garden in London on a warm summer night. Youd get arrested if the police knew that you You do not want to know Your signature Im an amazing cook dish is Takeaway (shh, dont tell!) What generic current affair has your blood boiled? The protests in Turkey.
SEE HER PERFORM: WITH NZSO NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR FRI 30 AUG MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE, WELLINGTON SAT 31 AUG TOWN HALL, AUCKLAND

SAT 17 AUG
LITTLE BLACK BOOK SHOW
OLD LIBRARY BUILDING ARTS CENTRE, WHANGAREI
7PM, $25 - $30, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

Kittens or puppies? Puppies. The best TV show around at the moment is Modern Family. People say you look like Mila Kunis.

The Northern Dolls are proud to present the sequel to 2012s sell out production. Little Black Book follows the hilariously tragic tale of lovable burlesque granny Gladasss discovery of her late husbands box of memories. As each precious keepsake is discovered, Gladass begins to wonder if she really knew her sweet mild-mannered husband at all.

TUE 20 AUG
U2 - MUSIC SHOW
STARDOME
8PM, $25, STARDOME.ORG.NZ

LOVE AND MONEY

DOWN STAGE
8PM, $25-46, DOWNSTAGE.CO.NZ

Downstage partners with The Dust Palace to bring another dimension of cirque-performance. Love and Money is an intimate play about the lives and relationships of young exotic dancers. On one level, its five skilled performers storytelling through physical feats and circus spectacle; on another its a seductive dance with danger. Are you game?

This sensory music entertainment show features one of the greatest bands of the last few decades U2. Experience the Irish band timeless classics and modern hits while relaxing in the planetarium with a wine. The track list includes Where the Streets Have No Name and Sunday Bloody Sunday.

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CALIFORNIA DESIGN OPEN LATE

ART GALLERY
8PM, $20, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

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The Art Gallery is bringing California Design to life with a series of late night events featuring live music, talks. Grab some food and drink from the late menu and then take a look around the exhibit, before a talk by fashion designer Kate Sylvester and live music from Sal Valentine & The Babyshakes.

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Aug pm with:

Talk from fashion designer Kate Sylvester Music from Sal Valentine & The Babyshakes
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NEXT SHOW:

5 SHOWS ONLY 29 August - 1 September

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Experience U2s timeless music with surround sound and psychedelic graphics in the Planetarium dome.

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8PM
$25

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THU 15 AUG
ELYSIUM
GENERAL RELEASE

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FILM OF THE WEEK

BYZANTIUM
directed by NEIL JORDAN Starring SAOIRSE RONAN, GEMMA ARTERTON, CALEB LANDRY JONES

From District 9 director Neill Blomkamp comes, the post-apocalyptic tale of two worlds: the very rich and the very poor. Matt Damon (cue Team America references) bridges the gap between the high and low classes in order to help those in need. A sci-fi thriller that will no doubt draw comparisons to Blomkamps debut feature.

GISELLE
GENERAL RELEASE

Director Toa Fraser (No. 2, Dean Spanley) brings The Royal New Zealand Ballet to the big screen, capturing their acclaimed production of the two-act classic Giselle (first performed in 1841). Filmed over two nights at Aucklands Aotea Centre, the film is collaboration between the ballet company and the NZ Film Commission for a real behind the scenes look.

While Neil Jordans last film, 2009s beguiling, wholly underrated seanymph tale Ondine, stopped short of marking a full-fledged return to the realm of fantastique where hes notably contributed with Company of Wolves and Interview with the Vampire, Byzantium is such a return and his most satisfying and cohesive work in years. Adapted from her own stage play, Moira Buffinis screenplay offers Jordan ample wiggle room to take liberties with traditional representations of bloodsucking lore. Conspicuously absent are references to stakes, garlic, sunlightaversion, etc. And instead of fangs, the films protagonists - Clara (Gemma Arterton) and Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan), a nomadic mother-daughter pair of sucrients whove been on the run for 200 years - use their erect thumbnails to draw blood from their

victims necks. Its a brutal, inventive method of dispatch that also proves to be more visually dynamic than the ol teeth-to-the-jugular. The densely threaded narrative occasionally gets bogged down during the info-dump flashbacks establishing Clara and Eleanors Napoleonic-era origins. But Jordans customarily stylish and elegant direction carries the film, and hes aided by the leads outstanding performances, Sean Bobbits exquisitely lush cinematography, and deeply atmospheric coastal locations that fully realise the supernatural, moodily poetic possibilities of Byzantiums world. Its part Gothic noir, part coming-of-age fable, instilled with refreshingly feminist leanings and topped off with decapitated heads, bloody waterfalls and a dollop of maternal ferocity.
WRITTEN BY AARON YAP, FLICKS.CO.NZ

SAT 17 AUG
BLOW JOB
TE PAPA

Directed by Andy Warhol, Blow Job depicts the face of an uncredited actor as he apparently receives said act from an unseen partner. Despite the salacious title, the film shows only the expression on the young mans face; the implied sexual act itself is not seen. Check this out for a unique work of cinematic art.

SUN 18 AUG
ERIC CLAPTON CROSSROADS GUITAR FEST
ARTS CHANNEL, 8.30PM

2013 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS

FOUR 6.30PM

The 2013 Teen Choice Awards is the 15th annual celebration of the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web. One Direction and Paramore are set to perform for the first time during this live special, so thats sure to send the hormones racing, and the star-studded event will also feature celebrity appearances.

Known amongst his peers as one of the greatest collaborators, this ultimate Eric Clapton collaboration took place June 26, 2010 in Chicago. For one day only, Clapton gathered the past, present and future of guitar music onto one stage for an incredible full day musical event.

MON 19 AUG
HOARDERS
VIBE, 10.30pm

NEW KID REALITY TV

TV SHOW CINEMA RELEASE ONLINE DOCUMENTRY TV FILM

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Lift the curtain on the fascinating and heart-breaking world of extreme hoarding, a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to collect things. From houses overflowing with dolls to rat infested death traps, you wont be able to look away. Experts work to set each hoarder on the road to recovery.

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THE POVERTY BAY CLUB

57/65 CUSTOMHOUSE ST, GISBORNE

Since its formation in 1874 the Poverty Bay Club and its buildings have weathered many social and environmental storms including four fires and three earthquakes. Home to the 1874 caf and Winstons Bar, the PBC is now open with the hope that food, drink, music and pleasure imbue all those who come.

OLIVE CAF
170 CUBA ST

MEZZE BAR
9 DURHAM ST EAST

Olive is part of the furniture of the capitals wonderful bohemian street. The dedicated team wakes up early and stays right though dinner, six days a week. On Sunday, theyre brunching it up until 3pm. As well as breakfast, lunch, brunch and dinner.

Mezze Bar offers relaxed and unpretentious meals and drinks in the heart of Aucklands CBD from simple tasty morsels of tapas and mezze platters, to complete meals. You can also enjoy their legendary espresso coffee and cakes (all made in house), or a handselected range of wine and beer in the fully licensed eatery. Created two decades ago by Sal, Ed and Clare, the Mezze Bar has become an Auckland icon. These three kiwis returned home after their OE travels had taken them all around the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa. Inspired by the tastes, sights and hospitality that they encountered along the way, the three launched the Mezze Bar.

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WELLINGTON gig guide
WED 14
Ladi6 - The Automatic Takeover Tour
10PM, Bettys 8PM, Bar Medusa, $10

SHIT WORTH DOING

CHRISTCHURCH gig guide

Sappho - August Wanted
Bodega

WED 14
New Zealand International Film Festival
10AM, Hoyts Northlands

Organic Robot Club Night

8PM, The Club, $10

Sweet Leaf Album Release Party

9PM, Churchills Live, $10

Pictures

7PM, The Film Archive

SAT 17
Earthquakes in London
7PM, Te Whaea: NZ National Dance and Drama Centre

The Medicine Stand Up Comedy

8PM, The Cavern Club

RDU RounDUp 2013 3rd Quarter Finals

8:30PM, Dux L

SAT 17
Bass Clinic - 100% NZ Electronic Music Producers
9PM, Dux Live, $10

The Young and the WITless 7 - Improvised Soap Opera

8PM, The Fringe, $15

THU 15
New Zealand International Film Festival
10AM, Hoyts Northlands

Get Your Green On

8PM, Bar Medusa, $5

THEE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FREE-SHOW with: Cookie Brooklyn & the Crumbs!
9:30PM, Mighty Mighty

Gold Medal Famous The Midnight Creeper Show

1AM, Puppies 8PM, Meow!

New Zealand International Film Festival

RounDUp 2013 4th Quarter Finals 4

8:30PM, Dux Live

10AM, Hoyts Northlands

Lets Planet Pictures

The Club Saturdays

8PM, The Club, $10

Thursdays at The Club

8PM, The Club, $10

THU 15
Comedy with Steve Wrigley
7PM, San Francisco Bath House

7PM, The Film Archive

SUN 18
New Zealand International Film Festival
10AM, Hoyts Northlands

Ladi6 - The Automatic Takeover Tour

11AM, Death Ray records

The No Problemos, The Shakedown, Eddie Numbers, The Shade, Ga$p Beats
Bodega

FRI 16
Head Like A Hole - The Monsta X Tour
8PM, Dux Live

Nadia Reid & Ebony Lamb

THE PSYCHS & SEEDS OF ORBIT

Ladi6 - The Automatic Takeover Tour

9:00PM, Winnie Bagoes

Swamp Thing Primordium Album Release Tour South

4PM, Churchills Tavern

10:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

9PM, Puppies, $10

SECRET SENSUAL SHOW!

9:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

Urbantramper + Fuyukos Fables

10PM, Puppies, $10

New Zealand International Film Festival

10AM, Hoyts Northlands

The Monsta X Tour - Head Like A Hole

8PM, Bodega

Warhol Film Screening

4PM, Te Papa

Weapons Youve Never Heard Of / Horizon 9 / Break Like Waves

8:30PM, Bar Medusa, $5 9:30PM, Mighty Mighty

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7PM, The Portland Public House

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Art to Art - Warhol Floortalk
3PM, Te Papa

ZzillionzZ, Rubble

The Nark Collective & Creative Jazz Club

8PM, 1885

The Price

FRI 16
Art to Art - Warhol Floortalk
12:15PM, Te Papa

4PM, Circa Theatre

Art & Music

5:30PM, Racket Bar

The Repeat plus special guests

9PM, Verona

MON 19
Raw Meat Comedy
8PM, The Fringe Bar, $10

Artist Collective Re Launch Party

7PM, Zeal West

Tony Smith (acoustic)

9:15PM, Ding Dong Lounge

Bold Fusion Presents... Dub Terminator and Guests

9PM, Bodega, $20

TUE 20
Earthquakes in London
7PM, Te Whaea: NZ National Dance and Drama Centre

Big Wednesday Fresh Comedy

8PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar

Work Which Loses Value Upon Being Viewed

7AM, Aotea Centre

Cabaret Lamour
7:30PM, Understudy

Conch Records at BCC

5:30PM, Britomart Country Club

N.Z.O.M.B.I DEATHRAY PARTY! PlayShop

Motel by April Phillips

8PM, The Basement Studio

THU 15
Austere w/ Abel McGeady Dan, Grunter and Friends
9PM, Ding Dong Lounge

10:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $5 10:15PM, The Paramount Theatre

Gunplay - Happiness Is A Warm Gun

8PM, BATS Theatre

Red Cup Night

7:30PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro

Ras Judah
9PM, Meow!

The Brave Tour Theatre Lab, Massey University Albany

7:30PM, Theatre Lab, Massey University

8:30PM, The Windsor Castle

DJ Imagine This
8pm, Snapdragon

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Few Chur Lab with KXVGXN plus guest
9PM, Verona

DJ T-Rice

9pm, Neighbourhood

DJ Aroha

7pm, Commons

Bollywood Dance NZ Dance Competition Jagermeister Sunday Session with the Sentimental Sound System
3PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro 2:30PM, Sale St

Funktion & Basement Jazz

8PM, 1885

DJ TDK & DJ Dylan C

9pm, Snapdragon

DJ ExMixKid & DJ Solly

9pm, Snapdragon

5PM, Vodafone Events Centre, $10

DJ Jason Kyle DJ Lo Key

Hunters & Selectors

5:30PM, Racket Bar

6pm, Northern Steamship 6pm, La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar

DJ Frank Booker DJ Normski

8.30pm, Neighbourhood 9pm, Northern Steamship

Ladi6 - The Automatic Takeover Tour

7PM, The Golden Dawn

Light & Shade Band

DJ Rose Alice

5.30pm, Everbodys

DJ Frank Booker
7pm, Everybodys

Marina Katerina

7:30PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro

Friday On My Mind
6PM, Racket Bar 10PM, 1885, $10

DJ Selecta Sam

MON 19
Raw Comedy Night The Winter Season
8PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar, $5

6pm, La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar

Occupational Therapy with Djs Bobby Brazuka & T.Rice

9PM, Ponsonby Social Club 8PM, The Basement Studio

Future Retro Girls Night w/ Melicious & Rough Rubies (acoustic)

Ding Dong Lounge

Festival Of India Flex

12PM, Vodafone Events Centre 8pm, Hurstmere Brew Bar

Speaking In Tongues
7PM, Herald Theatre

Motel by April Phillips Open Mic Night

7PM, The Empire

Good Fun

Josh & Joe

10PM, Racket Bar

TUE 20
California Design Open Late
7PM, Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki

6PM, Windsor Castle

Sarah Frances Johnston

6:30PM, Sale St

Magic Roundabout with Stinky Jim, Dubhead & Mr Big Stuff

5PM, Verona

GOOD NEWS FOR MODERN MAN

9:30PM, Leigh Sawmill

Ian Beatmaster

Speaking In Tongues
8PM, Herald Theatre

8PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro

Motel by April Phillips

8PM, The Basement Studio

Manuel Bundy & Lo Key

5:30PM, Britomart Country Club 8PM, The Basement Studio

The Brave Tour Theatre Lab, Massey University Albany

7:30PM, Theatre Lab, Massey University 8:30PM, Tabac

Motel by April Phillips Nigel Love & Momentus

Julien Dyne & Parks Live with support from Dylan C

9PM, Ponsonby Social Club 8PM, The Basement Studio

Quiz Night

7PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro

Resident Alien Soulyric

8PM, Verona

Motel by April Phillips NZ Soul All Dayer

6:30PM, The Basement Studio

The Hand @ Tabac The Wax Works: T-Rice & Hudge

10pm, Hurstmere Brew Bar

Revelrys 1st Birthday weekend!

6PM, Revelry

12PM, Britomart Country Club

Speaking In Tongues
7PM, Herald Theatre

Revelrys 1st Birthday!

9PM, Revelry

5:30PM, Britomart Country Club

Thursday Pro Night Work Which Loses Value Upon Being Viewed
7AM, Aotea Centre

8PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar

Rinse Cycle August Edition

9PM, Red Bar

Sal Valentine & The Babyshakes

8:30PM, The Portland Public House 7PM, Sale St

REGIONAL gig guide

Wed 14
Sam Allen Acoustic Tour w/ Joseph & Maia and Jed & Hera
Rhythm, New Plymouth

Scott Towers & Zane Tee

Saturdays at Sale St Speaking In Tongues

8PM, Herald Theatre

9PM, Ponsonby Social Club

FRI 16
Arthur Ahbez - Gold. Album Release Party
7:30PM, The Golden Dawn

Speaking In Tongues
8PM, Herald Theatre

SuperVillains RMC EP Release Tour

9:30PM, Kings Arms, $10

Bad Habits featuring Concord Dawn

10:30PM, Ink Bar, $20

The CVE

Subtropica with Bobby Brazuka, Chica Licorica and Ricardo on percussion

9PM, Verona

Swamp Thing Primordium Album Release Tour

The Cadillac Club, Queenstown

9PM, Empire Tavern

Chocolate Box Deluxe w/ Bailey Live, Swaren Veyga + The Free Piece Collective
8:30PM, The Portland Public House, $5

Work Which Loses Value Upon Being Viewed

7AM, Aotea Centre

The Miltones
9PM, The Empire 10PM, 1885, $10

Thu 15
Chocolate Box Deluxe
Wonder Horse, Hamilton

We Own The Night Weekend Comedy Showcase

SAT 17
Aint It Fun w/ Grimas
Ding Dong Lounge

8PM, The Classic Comedy & Bar

Swamp Thing Primordium Album Release Tour

Pog Mahones Irish Pub, Queenstown

Dean Campbell

8PM, Chapel Bar & Bistro

Down The Hatch featuring The Beat Council

6PM, Sale St

SUN 18
Acoustic Sunday w/ Josh Leys
Neighbourhood

Winter Daze

Braves, Chasing South & Beer Drew

Ding Dong Lounge

Winnies, Queenstown

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Fri 16
AHoriBuzz
The Mayfair, New Plymouth

Head Like A Hole - The Monsta X Tour

The Royal, Palmerston North

Darren Watson w/ Adam McGrath & Matt Langley

Katchafire - The Best so Far NZ Tour

8PM, The G2 Events Centre, Tauranga

Plato Restaurant, Dunedin

Katchafire - The Best so Far NZ Tour

8PM, The Commercial Hotel, Whakatane

Salad Boys & Christian Rock Winter Tour

Queens, Dunedin

Sam Allen Acoustic Tour w/ Joseph & Maia and Jed & Hera theSlacks

Swamp Thing Primordium Album Release Tour

Mannys Sport Bar & Nightclub, Dunedin

The Royal, Palmerston North Biddy Mulligans Irish Pub, Hamilton

VulgarGrad Yulia

The Mayfair, New Plymouth Civic Theatre, Rotorua

Tom Rodwell & Coco Davis

The Boathouse, Nelson

Sat 17
Cornerstone Roots
The Cabana, Napier

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Family owned and operated, Roys is a comfortable and traditional English style pub that offers patrons an unsurpassed range of hand-picked beers, with a focus on offering the best of New Zealands boutique and craft breweries.

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auckland BARS AND EATERIES

Atico Cocina
Victoria 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.

THE CLADDAGH

372-376 Broadway, 522-4410 The Claddagh Irish Pub - A slice of Ireland in the heart of Newmarket.

Malt Bar

Shadows Student Bar

Auckland University, L3, 34 Princes St, 366 0544 Everybody is welcome. Party action every night of the week. DJs, pool tables, movies, quiz, karaoke, happy hours galore.

442 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn A must have stop between Ponsonby and Kingsland, with Monteiths beers and great food.

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THE PADDINGTON

1 Melton Road - Mt Wellington, 5790340 Big Js - Gourmet burgers rated no.1 via Concrete Play Ground and The Corporate Lunch Box websites. Home of Aucklands best Burgers.

466 Mt Eden Rd, 630-9330 Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden with over 100 beers available.

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VERONA

DING DONG LOUNGE

26 Wyndham Street New Yorks premier rock and roll bar has come to town.

PINXTOS

169 KRd, 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.

Bonita Bar

128c Ponsonby Rd Open now. Bar*Cafe*Tapas*

242 Ponsonby Road, 3765670 The Ponsonby local on the corner of Summer St, that brings the beauty of fine and inexpensive wines together with a real appreciation of tapas.

Q Theatre FATHER TEDS ORIGINAL IRISH PUB

1 Wellesley St West, 377-3142 Entertainment seven nights a week, with three big screens, pool table, competitions & prizes, quiz, karaoke and live music.

The Portland Public House

463 New North Rd The newest port of call in Kingsland.... rustic and raring to serve this evolving part of town.

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.

BREW ON QUAY

102 Quay Street Over 102 different beers from around NZ and the world.

FIDDLER IRISH BAR

Citizen ParK

71 Victoria St West A small, but perfectly formed, authentic Irish bar with some of Aucklands friendliest bar staff.

REVELRY

424 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.

106 Ponsonby Road, 376- 8663 19th Century bohemian parlour meets opium den chic. Asian fusion style eatery set in a bohemian parlour.

144 Parnell Rd, 356-3650 Established in 1847, one of Aucklands earliest surviving hotels serves gastro pub food in a comfortable, unpretentious environment.

THE WINDSOR CASTLE

IPANEMA BAR & RESTAURANT

2 Ponsonby Road Brazilian cuisine and bar mixed with classic & contemporary Brazilian music & culture.

SALE ST

7 Sale St, 307-8148 Bistro dining, award-winning microbrewery, celebrated garden bar and a private Velvet Room!

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Upcoming tours & events

AKON AND T.I. (US)
Wed 09 Oct Vector Arena, AUCKLAND

ALL TIME LOW (US)

Tue 27 Aug Hawkes Bay Opera House, Hawkes Bay Thu 24 Oct - Fri 25 Oct Tauranga Arts Festival

FAT FREDDYS DROP

Tue 27 Aug The Powerstation, Auckland

BRUNO MARS (US) CALEXICO (US)

Fri 13 Sep The Powerstation, Auckland Sat 14 Sep The Powerstation, Auckland Sun 15 Sep The Powerstation, Auckland Fri 20 Sep Opera House, Wellington

Centre, Wellington Sat 07 Sep Aut City Campus, Auckland Mon 09 Sep Fletcher Building Festival Club, Christchurch

AMANDA PALMER (US) ANBERLIN (US) ARMAGEDDON

Sat 15 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland

FLEETWOOD MAC (UK/US) FLUME (AU)

Wed 04 Sep San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 06 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland

Wed 31 Aug The Kings Arms, Auckland

Thu 12 Sep The Powerstation, Auckland Fri 13 Sep Opera House, Wellington Sat 14 Sep Christchurch Arts Festival Sun 15 Sep Christchurch Arts Festival

Wed 04 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 05 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland Fri 06 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland

Fri 25 Oct - Sun 28 Oct ASB Showgrounds, Auckland

CALIFORNIA DESIGN 1930 - 1965

Wed 09 Oct Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland Fri 11 Oct James Smith Basement, Wellington Sat 12 Oct Union Hall, Dunedin

Tue 13 Aug - Sun 29 Sep Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland

CAMP A LOW HUM 2014 CITY & COLOUR (CA) BAYLEYS GREAT CLASSICS SERIES: MY COUNTRY
Thu 05 Sep Town Hall, Auckland

HEAD LIKE A HOLE

Fri 07 Feb - Sun 09 Feb Wainuiomata

Thu 15 Aug Bodega, Wellington Fri 16 Aug Dux Live, Christchurch Sat 17 Aug The Royal Hotel, Palmerston North

Mon 16 Dec The Civic, Auckland Wed 18 Dec St James Theatre, Wellington

HOLLYWOODFUN DOWNSTAIRS

CLASSIC HITS ACOUSTIC CHURCH TOUR

BEACH FOSSILS (US)

Mon 23 Sep Bodega, Wellington Tue 24 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland

BERNARD FANNING (AU) BEYONCE (US)

Fri 30 Aug The Powerstation, Auckland Sat 31 Aug Parthenon, Wellington

Thu 26 Sep Chapel of Christ The King, Hamilton Fri 27 Sep Holy Trinity, Tauranga Sat 28 Sep Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland Mon 30 Sep St Johns Cathedral, Napier Tue 01 Oct Old St Pauls, Wellington Thu 03 Oct Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch Sat 05 Oct Knox Church, Dunedin

FLY MY PRETTIES

Wed 16 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 17 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Fri 18 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 19 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

BIG DAY OUT 2014 BLACKLISTT

Fri 17 Jan Western Springs, Auckland

Sat 28 Sep Zeal - Henderson, Auckland Thu 03 Oct Refuel, Dunedin Fri 04 Oct The Bedford Big Top, Christchurch Sat 05 Oct Riwaka Hotel, Nelson Thu 10 Oct James Cabaret, Wellington Fri 11 Oct Cossie Club, Upper Hutt Sat 12 Oct The Mayfair, New Plymouth Thu 17 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland Fri 18 Oct Altitude, Hamilton Sat 19 Oct Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Thu 24 Oct Stampede Bar, Papakura Sat 26 Oct Brewers Bar Field, Mt Maunganui

THE DATSUNS

Thu 29 Aug The Ballroom, Whangarei Fri 30 Aug The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 31 Aug The Royal, Palmerston North Thu 05 Sep Mayfair, New Plymouth Fri 06 Sep The Cabana, Napier Sat 07 Sep King Street Live, Masterton Thu 12 Sep Bodega, Wellington Fri 13 Sep Bedford at CPSA, Christchurch Sat 14 Sep Refuel, Dunedin

Thu 05 Sep Te Ahu, Kaitaia Fri 06 Sep Turner Centre, Kerikeri Sat 07 Sep Forum North Expo Hall, Whangarei Sun 08 Sep Town Hall, Dargaville Tue 10 Sep Mercury Theatre, Auckland Wed 11 Sep Mercury Theatre, Auckland Thu 12 Sep Founders Theatre, Hamilton Fri 13 Sep The Devon Hotel, New Plymouth Sat 14 Sep The Royal Wanganui Opera House, Wanganui Sun 15 Sep Hawkes Bay Opera House, Hastings Wed 18 Sep The Opera House, Wellington Fri 20 Sep Nelson School of Music, Nelson Sat 21 Sep NBS Theatre, Westport Sun 22 Sep The Fletcher Building Festival Club, Christchurch Wed 25 Sep Ashburton Events Centre, Ashburton Thu 26 Sep The Union Hall, Dunedin Sat 28 Sep Wanaka Events Centre, Wanaka Sun 29 Sep Queenstown Memorial Hall, Queenstown Wed 02 Oct The Civic Theatre, Invercargill

Wed 28 Aug Puppies, Wellington Thu 29 Aug The Royal, Palmerston North Fri 30 Aug Ding Dong Lounge, Auckland Sat 31 Aug Brewers Bar, Mt. Maunganui Thu 05 Sep Beach Bar, Invercargill Fri 06 Sep Re:Fuel, Dunedin Sat 07 Sep Darkroom, Christchurch Fri 27 Sep San Francisco Bath House, Wellington Sat 28 Sep Space Monster, Whanagnui

HIGHLIFE NYE EXPERIENCE

Tue 31 Dec Stonybridge Vineyard, Waiheke Island

IMAGINE DRAGONS (US) THE JAPANDROIDS (CA) JUSTIN BIEBER (CA)

Tue 15 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland

Thu 05 Sep ReFuel, Dunedin Fri 06 Sep Bodega, Wellington Sat 07 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland

Sat 23 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 24 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

KAIKOURA SUMMERSOUNDS
Sat 11 Jan - Sun 12 Jan Cnr Harnetts & Old Beach Rd, Kaikoura

KATCHAFIRE

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Sat 05 Oct Town Hall, Auckland

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB (US) BRAVE

Wed 14 Aug - Thu 15 Aug Massey Studio Lab, Auckland Tue 20 Aug TSB Showplace, New Plymouth Fri 23 Aug Clarence Street Theatre, Hamilton

DISCLOSURE (UK) THE DRONES (AU)

Fri 27 Sep Town Hall, Auckland

GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SHOWCASES

Tue 19 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland Wed 20 Nov Bodega, Wellington

Fri 04 Oct, The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 05 Oct Bodega, Wellington

DUNEDIN CRAFT BEER & FOOD FESTIVAL

Thu 05 Sep Mighty Mighty, Wellington Thu 05 Sep San Francisco Bath House, Wellington Sat 07 Sep Galatos Live, Auckland Mon 09 Sep Fletcher Building Festival Club, Christchurch

Sat 14 Sep Forsyth Bar Stadium, Dunedin

GOING GLOBAL DAYTIME SESSIONS

Thu 05 Sep CQ Function

Fri 16 Aug The Commercial Hotel, Whakatane Sat 17 Aug The G2 Events Centre, Tauranga Thu 22 Aug Saints and Sinners, Invercargill Fri 23 Aug Sammys, Dunedin Sat 24 Aug Mint Bar, Wanaka Sun 25 Aug Loco, Queenstown Fri 30 Aug The James Cabaret, Wellington Sat 31 Aug Travelodge, Palmerston North Fri 06 Sep The Ballroom, Whangarei Fri 20 Sep The Altitude, Hamilton Sat 21 Sep Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Beach Fri 27 Sep The Bedford at CPSA, Christchurch Sat 28 Sep The Powerstation, Auckland

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LA DE DA
Sun 13 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 30 Dec - Tue 31 Dec Daisybank Farm, Martinborough Vineyards

PASSENGER (UK)

Thu 28 Nov Opera House, Wellington Fri 29 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland

PAUL COLMAN & STEVE APIRANA (UK/AU)

Wed 14 Aug Knox Church Waitara, New Plymouth Thu 15 Aug, Crossroads Church, Palmerston North Fri 16 Aug Elim International Church, Wellington Sat 17 Aug Bay City Outreach Centre, Hastings Sun 18 Aug C3 Church, Taupo

Tue 24 Sep Wigram Airforce Museum, Christchurch Wed 25 Sep Regent Theatre, Greymouth Thu 26 Sep NBS Theatre, Westport Fri 27 Sep Nelson College School Hall, Nelson Mon 30 Sep Town Hall, Dannevirke Tue 01 Oct Hawkes Bay Opera House, Hastings Wed 02 Oct Great Lakes Centre, Taupo Thu 03 Oct Town Hall, Pukekohe Fri 04 Oct Forum North, Whangarei

TELEVISION (US) THOMAS OLIVER

Thu 24 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland

Sat 21 Sep St Peters Hall, Paekakariki Sun 22 Sep Moorings, Wellington Wed 25 Sep Snug, New Plymouth Thu 26 Sep Biddy Mulligans, Hamilton Fri 27 Sep House Session, Auckland Sat 28 Sep Wine Cellar, Auckland Sun 29 Sep Leigh Sawmill, Leigh Wed 02 Oct Major Toms, Tauranga Thu 03 Oct Blackbarn Bistro, Havelock North

LEONARD COHEN (CA)

WARHOL: IMMORTAL
Tue 13 Aug - Sun 25 Aug Te Papa, Wellington

Sat 14 Dec CBS Arena, Christchurch Wed 18 Dec TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Tue 17 Dec Tsb Bank Arena, Wellington Sat 21 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland

REGURGITATOR (AU)

Fri 20 Sep Bodega, Wellington Sat 21 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland

LIGHTNING BOLT (US)

RHYTHM & VINES 2014 RIHANNA (BB)

Mon 21 Oct Puppies, Wellington Tue 22 Oct Puppies, Wellington Wed 23 Oct Whammy Bar, Auckland Thu 24 Oct Whammy Bar, Auckland

Sun 29 Dec - Tue 31 Dec Waiohika Estate vineyard, Gisborne

M.D.C (US)

Thu 06 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Fri 07 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

Sat 17 Aug The Kings Arms, Auckland

RIPPON FESTIVAL

SUPERVILLAINS RMC TAYLOR SWIFT (US)

Fri 16 Aug The Kings Arms, Auckland

MICHAEL WINSLOW (US)

Sat 01 Feb Rippon Vineyard, Wanaka

Tue 13 Aug Municipal Theatre, Napier Wed 14 Aug Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Fri 16 Aug Town Hall, Dunedin Sat 17 Aug CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch

SALT N PEPA (US)

Fri 15 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland

Fri 29 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 30 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL (US)

Wed 20 Nov Sammys, Dunedin Fri 22 Nov James Cabaret, Wellington Sat 23 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Sun 24 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland

New Zealand Burlesque Festival 2013

Fri 04 Oct - Sun 06 Oct Paramount Theatre, Wellington

SHAHRUKH KHAN (IN) SPLORE 2014

Fri 14 Feb - Sun 16 Feb Tapapakanga Regional Park

Fri 04 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

STAN WALKER NZ HERALD PREMIER SERIES: VOICES OF YOUTH

Thu 15 Aug Town Hall, Auckland

NORTHERN BASS OLLY MURS (UK)

Mon 30 Dec - Tue 31 Dec Worsfords Farm, Mangawhai

Thu 07 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland

ONE DIRECTION (UK)

Thu 10 Oct CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch Sat 12 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

Wed 04 Sep Civic Theatre, Rotorua Thu 05 Sep Founders Theatre, Hamilton Fri 06 Sep Holy Trinity, Tauranga Sat 07 Sep Town Hall, Auckland Tue 10 Sep War Memorial Hall, Edgecumbe Wed 11 Sep Waitomo Cultural Centre, Te Kuiti Thu 12 Sep TSB Arena, New Plymouth Fri 13 Sep Regent on Broadway, Palmerston North Sat 14 Sep Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Mon 16 Sep Royal Wanganui Opera House, Wanganui Tue 17 Sep Town Hall, Masterton Thu 19 Sep Air Force Museum Wigram, Christchurch Fri 20 Sep Regent Theatre, Dunedin Sat 21 Sep Civic Theatre, Invercargill Sun 22 Sep Athenaeum Hall, Arrowtown

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STOKER : THE BRAND NEW HORROR THAT S GOT LINKS TO THE PAST. Penned from the hand of Wentworth Miller yes, the handsome fellow from Prison Break fame and directed by South Korean horror filmmaker Park Chan-wook, this is not your typical Hollywood horror. Described by Park as a slightly twisted love story and a coming-of-age tale, Stoker is a psychological thriller focusing on the darkest recesses and impulsive desires lurking inside the human mind. When India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska) loses her father Richard (Dermot Mulroney) in a tragic accident on her 18th birthday, her quiet life on the familys secluded estate is shattered. She finds herself drawn to her fathers long-lost brother, Charlie (Matthew Goode), who unexpectedly arrives for the funeral and decides to stay on with her and her emotionally unstable mother, Evie (Nicole Kidman). While the teen initially mistrusts her charming but mysterious uncle, he fascinates her and she begins to realise how much they have in common. Written under the pseudonym Ted Foulke, because Miller was convinced no-one would take his work seriously, the TV stars script eventually landed on the 2010 Black List, the prestigious unofficial list of the best unproduced films available. Openly drawing on Bram Stokers famous novel Dracula, Miller makes it clear this is not a tale about vampires, but draws on the fundamental aspects of a classic horror film. A stoker is one who stokes, which also ties in nicely with the narrative, he explains. The jumping-off point is actually Hitchcocks Shadow of a Doubt. So, thats where we begin and then we take it in a very, very different direction. Although a number of top directors expressed interest in this unique script, production company Scott Frees first choice was Park, a noted auteur. But as a screenwriter himself, there was doubt he would agree to work on a piece that wasnt his own. However, Park was drawn to the films unconventional and tautly woven story, as well as its severely restricted physical world. The constant tension almost suffocates, he explains. Something is about to explode, like a kettle of boiling water with the lid on tight. A story that takes place in a confined space becomes a small universe unto itself. I also liked the fact that it was not a story that revolves around dialogue, the director continues. That was an advantage for my first English-language film. My Korean language films have not been dialogue-oriented either, so I was already comfortable with telling the story in a more visual way. Working on such a complex film with a non-English speaker at the helm was never a problem for Australian natives and leading ladies Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska. Hes completely there, says Wasikowska. Its interesting because hes such a visionary, and often with visionaries you kind of have to compromise maybe whats best for acting because of a certain shot or the way they want things to be done. Park, though, always tries to make it primarily about whats best for the acting, and how he can help you, and what you need to give the performance you want to give. The 23-year-old star, who is well-known for her leading role in Alice in Wonderland, takes a dark turn as India, exploring a far more sexual and aggressive character than some of her previous work. We definitely also wanted to make her a real girl: Even though shes very complex and mysterious, shes also very much a young girl who has fantasies and desires. I think with a lot of darker material the only time it hits me is the first time I read it. Often Ill read something and go, Oh wow, thats really heavy, and then as I get more and more into it I forget about it so I dont really feel it in that way. Kidman likens working with Park to the late great Stanley Kubrick, who she collaborated with on another sexual thriller, Eyes Wide Shut. Having watched Parks Cannes award-winning The Vengeance Trilogy, the actress was shock at the graphic nature of the flicks, but was strangely drawn to it a central dichotomy in Stoker. Park is such a gentle man and yet he makes these amazing films and he has these incredible ideas that come out of him. There are very strong intellectual ideas that he puts forward in his films, she says. And its the same with Stoker. He creates a very tense atmosphere in what is, on one level, a thriller that builds and builds, but its actually about evil and the genesis of evil. WRITTEN BY LAURA WEASER
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NZ Post have launched YouShop UK, the second parallel-import enabling tool from the company after the original (USA-based) YouShop service launched last year. YouShop UK lets you buy items from stores based in the UK as if you lived there, providing you with an address in Middlesex that you can then use when ordering items from stores that would otherwise not ship to New Zealand (including Play.com, Blockbuster, and even certain items on the likes of Amazon.co.uk.) Parcels forwarded on by the service cost from $17.25 for a 500g parcel (YouShop, like many freight companies, use Dimensional Weight to determine shipping costs), with multiple parcel discounts and repacking options available in certain situations.

PREVIEW: PUPPETEER
Usually, when you talk about a game, you drop in terms like first-person shooter or zombie survival horror and everyone is on the same page. However, Puppeteer is one of those games that is elusive in genre. And yet, this mysterious enigma is what makes this charming new game from Sony Japan so totally captivating. Puppeteer looks like a family-friendly outing, but the plot that unravels before you in the opening sequences wouldnt be out of place in a horror movie. Our hero in the story, Kutaro, is a joyous little boy who suddenly gets his head ripped off by the terrifying Moon Bear King - an evil menace who enjoys kidnapping the delicate souls of children. With Kutaros human body brutally beheaded and casually discarded, he is now a disfigured wooden puppet, forced to guard the evil Kings nightmarish castle for all eternity. Delightful isnt it? Despite the cutesy name and stunning, colourful visuals, Puppeteer is probably one of the darkest games Ive played on the PS3. And I recently played The Last of Us. It is steeped in the macabre and drizzled with sinister undertones, but the game is absolutely brilliant because of it. Put crudely, the game is a platform adventure. But in much the same way as LittleBigPlanet captivated hearts and minds, Puppeteer is so much more than that. Here, worlds are crafted before your very eyes as if youre in some sort of organic playful pantomime. As different set pieces slide onto your on-screen stage, environments continuously transform to deliver wondrous new creations. In front of these deliriously beautiful level designs, Kutaro is equally captivating. Because of his head-related mishap, he can find and wear other heads to replace his own, such as a hamburger head, a bleached skull, or a creepy spiders head. Each one gifts Kutaro unique powers, which can aid in his quest; for example the knights helmet is handy in battle. However his cranium is perched perilously on his little body and if he goes without a head for too long, he dies. Puppeteer is going to surprise people. It even makes newly announced next-gen PS4 games look bland and unoriginal with its artistic integrity; look for the full to arrive in New Zealand on September 11th.
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ARMAGEDDON GAMING DETAILS ANNOUNCED

The Armageddon website has been updated, with new details explaining what sorts of gaming-related content the pop culture expo will have on show in Auckland over Labour Weekend this October. The show will feature playable Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles, along with numerous titles for each and games for the current generation too. The list of gaming material that will be on display includes Knack, DriveClub, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Assasins Creed IV: Black Flag, and Watch_Dogs for PlayStation 4, as well as Forza 5 and Ryse on Xbox One. There will also be playable PlayStation Vita systems, showcasing Tearaway and Killzone Mercenary, as well as Call of Duty: Ghosts and the just-released Batman: Arkham Origins. In addition, Cas Anvar - best known as the actor behind Assassins Creed Revelations Altair, will be at the show. Armageddon takes place at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane October 25-28 (Labour weekend).

RUMOUR: AMAZON GAMING CONSOLE COMING THIS YEAR

Game Informer isreportingthat several sources have confirmed the existence of a new Android-powered gaming console in the works at online retail giant Amazon.com. Furthermore, the device - which wasnt named - will release this year; likely in time for the famous (in the US)Black Fridaysales (November 29th this year), and it will have its own dedicated controller. Amazon already sell several Android-powered devices (the Kindle Fire range), and already have both the ecosystem and expertise to deliver apps straight to users through the Amazon App Store. If true, chances are well find out about the new console very soon.

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THE KIWI SINGER BRINGS A MORE MATURE SOUND TO HER NEW RECORD. Patience. Thats the number-one thing thats essential in the life of Ladi6 (aka Karoline Tamati) and having spent the last three years or so working on her highly-anticipated third solo album, its a good thing shes got plenty of it. Its been a busy few years for Ladi6. In 2010, the 30-year-old released her gold-certified sophomore album The Liberation of. Produced by her partner Parks (Brent Parks) and Sebastian Weiss of German hip-hop group Blumentopf, the album saw the release of her platinum-certified single Like Water. It earned her the attention of British critics, with them calling her One to Watch. Following its massive success not to mention a Taite Music Prize and some extensive touring with the likes of Katchafire and Kora Ladi6 was ready for round three. Having locked in some recording sessions at Revolver Studios in Auckland, she also decided to pack up her bags and head stateside to record her new album, titled Automatic. Never one to rest on her laurels, Ladi6 set her sights big and got hold of Waajeed, a Detroit-born music producer and one half of the hip-hop and R&B group Platinum Pied Pipers. We contacted him from New Zealand and Skyped to talk through the project, she explains. Then we flew over to make a few tracks with him in his studio of choice in the D. The D being his hometown and that choice was Studio A where the likes of Common, Jay-Z and Mary J Blige have all recorded throughout their careers. It was so much fun, Ladi6 says. A new and exciting experience. We went over there late last year and again this year in May to April. It was busy though the trips were very much work, work, work. But we did do some iconic Detroit/US things like shop at an outlet mall, go to a drive-in movie, eat cornbread and visit the Motown museum. With most of the writing for her third release done in the studios, Ladi6 says making it spontaneously in the studio has its challenges; it adds a lot of pressure. Described as a beautiful amalgamation of soul and futuristic hip-hop complemented by Ladi6s hypnotic vocals, she says the aim was to always progress onwards and upwards in terms of both sound and production. The style is based in hip-hop and soul, but still I think veers off into extreme tangents of both genres. The writing was mostly done in the studio, going in with nothing and emerging at the end with two or three tracks at a time. Parks really was at the forefront of the production with Waajeed, and from there the tracks really grew into songs. Calling it the best record weve made, but certainly not the best we will ever make, fans are promised to hear a more mature, confident, selfassured Ladi6 then in previous records. We are still growing, learning, healing, vibrating, she says. Its a real humbling and motivating experience to realise that the best is yet to come still. But after the huge success of number two, did she feel theres an expectation to live up to? Short answer, no.

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I put my own pressures on myself, she explains. If I also took into consideration everyone elses expectations, Id go crazy. Fans no doubt heard the product of her blood, sweat and tears on the road when Ladi6, Parks, Julien Dyne and Brandon Haru joined forces with @Peace for a national tour earlier this year and theyll be ready for round two when the album is released on August 16, with a number of listening parties in the four main centres later this month before Ladi6 departs our shores once more. WRITTEN BY LAURA WEASER

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