14 - 20 Dec 2011 - NZ'S Original Free Weekly Street Press - Issue 394 - Grooveguide - Co.Nz

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14 - 20 DEC 2011 . NZS origiNal FrEE WEEKlY STrEET PrESS . iSSUE 394 . grooVEgUiDE.Co.NZ
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Breaking news
New Order have been announced to play one show in Auckland on Mon 27 Feb at Vector Arena. The Cranberries will play one New Zealand show next year at Aucklands Trusts Stadium on Thu 15 Mar. Due to popular demand, Beiruts Wellington show has moved to The Opera House. The Northern Lights Festival at Pakiri Beach has been cancelled. The first Two Piece Fest will hit Wellington in February. Crosby, Stills & Nash will play one Auckland show next year on Sat 24 Mar at the Trusts Stadium. The Chronophonium Festival has been announced to take place at Besson Farm in mid-January. Auckland has a brand new record store. The Southbound Record Store has officially opened its doors at 69 Mt Eden Rd. Aucklands K Rd Christmas Carnival has been announced for Fri 23 Dec at St. Kevins Arcade.
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Announcements
Enchanting songstress and local lass of all things pretty-sounding Anna Coddington has announced an eight-stop tour around the country over January and February. The Little Islands tour will also feature Mike Hall (Nightchoir, Pluto) and Riki Gooch (Eru Dangerspiel, Trinity Roots) in the touring band as well as support from Amiria Grenell, Ryan Prebble and Shes So Rad with more acts to be announced. Tickets are on sale now from Under The Radar.
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Before he was the buffest interviewer in the world, Henry Rollins actually used to make music in a little band called Black Flag. While hes not as much of a musician nowadays, the industrial star still travels around the world speaking his mind and popping some serious veins. The stage sensation will be performing four shows around the country in April, hitting Hamilton, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketek and Ticketmaster.
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Its been a while since its been the sound of the moment, but for all those ska-heads that just cant let go, some good news is in store for you. Bad Manners have been announced to play one show at Aucklands Kings Arms on Saturday 07 January. The UK band found their share of fans back in the 1980s, but are perhaps best known for mooning the Pope. Its a long story.
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Everyones favourite hick trash will be heading our way next year. Ricky, Julian and Bubbles from the nonstop hilariously outrageous Trailer Park Boys will perform two live shows in March. The Drunk, High and Unemployed Tour will undoubtedly be an absolute riot as the boys perform in New Zealand for the first time. Aucklands Town Hall and Wellingtons Opera House will host the performances. Tickets go on sale this Monday.
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The Rose Quartz gang is continuing to bring some of the lesser known but much hyped alt and underground artists to the country. January will see San Francisco alt-houser Ital play one show in Auckland at Whammy Bar. Following the full marks received from the recent TV Colours, Danger Beach, Assassins 88 shows put on by the RQ collective as well as the upcoming Sun Araw gigs, youd be wise to take an interest in what shows theyre putting on.
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Grammy award winner Patti Austin has been added to the 50th National Jazz Festival happening over Easter weekend next year in Tauranga. The jazz-stress joins the likes of rhythm and blues legends Earth, Wind & Fire and Keb Mo, with more acts to be announced. This staple festival keeps running for a reason. Tickets for the five-day festivities are available now through Ticketek.
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The Dresden Dolls have added one more gig to their New Zealand tour next year. As well as the Auckland and Wellington dates scheduled for late January, one Christchurch gig has been added for Wednesday 25 January at the Aurora Centre. Earlier this year the Dollies vocalist and pianist Amanda Palmer had to cancel her solo show following the Christchurch earthquakes, but those who still have their tickets can use that pass to get into the Aurora Centre gig.
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After faring pretty darn well overseas, hip hop/rock four-piece Rapture Ruckus have announced theyll be playing shows in Auckland and Wellington next year. Joining them will be American Grammy-nominated metallers P.O.D. for the ALIVE 2012 events. The bands will play at Wellingtons Town Hall on Tuesday 10 April and Aucklands Logan Campbell Centre on Wednesday 11 April.
CaN YoU DESCriBE ThiS rUCKUS?
Three-piece experimentalists Aa (pronounced big A little a) have announced three shows in midFebruary. The Brooklynites are percussion heavy instrumentalists that sound a little bit like a marching band marching on top of another marching band, resulting in a marching band battle in a Nintendo world. Aa will play at Space Monster in Wanganui, Mighty Mighty in the capital and Aucklands Whammy Bar.
16/02 BigS & SMallS
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PLAYInG Reach foR FAVourItes the StaRS

MATT BOWDEN
STARBOY
Whether you know him as Starboy or Matt Bowden, the man certainly has a distinct notoriety about him. This week hes throwing the theatrical stage show/rock party open to the public. This follows his ridiculously huge sci-fi party earlier this year, Starboy: Visitation, which you could be forgiven for thinking was as legitimate as something done by Spinal Tap. Starboy will take to Aucklands Viaduct Events Centre this Friday with JGeek, DJ Justin Shane and Wesley Dowd (of Outrageous Fortune fame) for Starboy: Eternity Live as he celebrates his mini movie Eternity. Extravagant costumes will be provided and aliens will crawl out of the woodwork while ballet kicks and circus tricks will fuck with your mind, blindsiding you from the pyrotechnics and lasers you wont be able to take your eyes off. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, and
word is theres a special 3-for-2 ticket deal. Its not often this country has its very own outrageous personality who puts his money where his mouth is, but it seems like the skys the limit for Starboy.
Favourite drink? Natural yoghurt fruit and honey smoothie, but on rare occaisions when I drink it is Casa Noble Reposado (tequila). Favourite restaurant/caf? The Olive Grove. Favourite takeaway? Subway cookies. Favourite colour? Gold and Burgundy. Favourite childhood memory? Jumping the Western Springs Fence into Pink Floyd at age 15, ripping my hands on glass at the top of the fence, landing on a guard, sprinting down the bank with a twisted ankle, completely wasted and bleeding and getting down front in front of the speakers, awesome! Favourite party food? Various items from the A and B menu. Favorite vice? Ultimate Ears custom moulded in ear monitors. 6 little speakers inside your skull. Favourite meal? Dessert. Favourite cause? Freedom, or equality. Favourite word? Groovy. Favourite candy bar? Pineapple Express. Favourite TV shows? I only watch Tom and Jerry, Dr Who and Juice TV. Favourite song? As long as Chris Cornell sings it I dont care which song. Favourite album? My fingers are saying Steve Vai Passion and Warfare, but I dont leave home without the Bowie albums with Mike Garson on keys.
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2011 graMMY NoMiNEES

The 54th annual Grammy Award nominees have been announced, and were seeing the likes of Kanye, Adele and Bon Iver as the top nominated artists. There are 78 Grammy Awards up for grabs in total, but heres a small list of whos up for what: Record of the year: Rolling In The Deep by Adele; Holocene by Bon Iver; Grenade by Bruno Mars; The Cave by Mumford & Sons and Firework by Katy Perry. Album of the year: 21 by Adele; Wasting Light by Foo Fighters; Born This Way by Lady Gaga; Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars and Loud by Rihanna. Song of the year: All of the Lights by Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie; The Cave by Mumford & Sons; Grenade by Bruno Mars; Holocene by Bon Iver and Rolling In The Deep by Adele. Best new artist: The Band Perry; Bon Iver; J. Cole; Nicki Minaj and Skrillex. Best pop vocal album: 21 by Adele; The Lady Killer by Cee Lo Green; Born This Way by Lady Gaga; Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars and Loud by Rihanna. Best rock album: Rock N Roll Party Honoring Les Paul by Jeff Beck; Wasting Light by Foo Fighters; Come Around Sundown by Kings Of Leon; Im With You by Red Hot Chilli Peppers and The Whole Love by Wilco. Best Dance/Electronica Album: Zonoscope by Cut/ Copy; 4x4=12 by Deadmau5; Nothing But The Beat by David Guetta; Body Talk, Pt. 3 by Robyn and Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites by Skrillex. Best Alternative Music Album: Bon Iver by Bon Iver; Codes And Keys by Death Cab For Cutie; Torches by Foster The People; Circuital by My Morning Jacket and The King Of Limbs by Radiohead. Best Rap Album: Watch The Throne by Jay-Z & Kanye West; Tha Carter IV by Lil Wayne; Lasers by Lupe Fiasco; Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West. Best R&B Album: F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown; Second Chance by El DeBarge; Love Letter by R. Kelly; Pieces Of Me by Ledisi and Kelly by Kelly Price.
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Albums: Smashing Pumpkins Gish and Siamese Dream remastered; Flo Ridas Only One Rida Pt. 2; Take Thats Progress Live; Rick Ross God Forgives, I Dont; Professor Greens At Your Inconvenience; Motorheads The World Is Ours Vol. 1 Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else; Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik Limited Edition LP; Charlotte Gainsbourgs Stage Whisper; Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. Original Score; New Orders The Lost Sirens; Commons The Dreamer, The Believer; Joy Divisions + - (Plus Minus); Various artists on Dub Step: Dubterranean; Various artists on Strictly Chill; Various artists on MAI Summer James 2011. Live/Concerts: Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon DVD; Glee - The Concert DVD and Bluray; Rhys Darby - Its Rhys Darby Night! DVD. Films: Mr Bean - Merry Christmas DVD; The Doors - Mr. Mojo Risin: The Story of L.A. Woman Blu-ray; The Orator DVD; Mr Poppers Penguins DVD and Blu-ray; Priest DVD and Blu-
ray; Dennou Coil - Part 2 DVD; Redline DVD and Blu-ray; Horrible Bosses DVD; Cowboys and Aliens DVD and Blu-ray; Conan the Barbarian DVD and Blu-ray; Catch .44 DVD; Metropia DVD; Incendies DVD; TV Series: Deadliest Catch - Season 7 DVD; Sanctuary - Seasons 1-3 DVD; Invader Zim - The Complete Collection DVD; Underbelly: Razor DVD and Blu-ray; The Kennedys DVD; Darker than Black Collection - Season 2 DVD and Blu-ray.
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The competition films for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival have been announced, and its worth noting that there seem to be a shitload of damn goodlooking comedies. While the offspring of the wider Apatow crew (Seth Rogen, James Franco, Paul Rudd, Jason Segal, etc) seem to have vanished into the mainstream or turned their attention to writing and direction, were now getting to see the next wave of new age sitcoms getting their Sundance chops all nice and wet. Some standouts look to be The Comedy, starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!), Safety Not Guaranteed starring Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation, Scott Pilgrim VS The World), Save the Date starring Lizzy Caplan (Party Down) and Smashed starring our favourite married funny folk Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally. These comedians have all worked with the wider Human Giant/Childrens Hospital crew, which is easily our favourite mob on the scene. There are some damn fine comedies with excellent comedians making that Sundance list, and were not complaining. You can never look past a sequel. The main difficulty any given part-two-er will face is topping the original. In the case of action films, how could a follow-up to The Expendables be packed with any more action? And since were not going to see Michael Bay be directing it, who else could possibly handle the 360 degree low-angle shots and the giant explosions you would expect to see in a team-up of the biggest names in action films today (and yesterday)? Well heres an idea MORE CAMEOS! The Expendables 2 has announced the addition of an interesting cast member. Joining the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Liam Hemsworth, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be none other than the golden boy of international tennis Novak Djokovic. The Serbian star breathes a welcome breath of fun into the sport, but are his acting chops up to scratch? Will we get to see him fire ball after ball through anonymous henchmen, followed by a racket beheading? Hope so.
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ALViN AND ThE ChipMUNks 3

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While director Brad Bird usually sticks his animation endeavours (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles), the latest Mission: Impossible flick sees him take on a different kind of giant a film starring Tom Cruise. Do you love him? Do you hate him? Does it matter when Simon Pegg is in the film as well?
Holy chip! Those annoying little chipmunks are back. While your kids/younger siblings/niece and nephew/ stoner pals will dig it, youll just reassure yourself that Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler and David Cross have to pay the bills somehow, while you realise that Jason Lee, Justin Long and Alyssa Milano were never that great anyway.
ExpLOsiONs iN ThE sky

SAN FRAN BATH HOuSE
8pM, $45, unDErTHErADAr.co.nz
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STATIC
The much-hyped post-rock shows kick off this week in Wellington on Thursday and move up to Aucklands Kings Arms on Friday. When you say theyre from Texas, you just know theyre from Austin. And if you dont get what that means, then youve never heard of a little festival called SXSW.
If you dont get why were so excited about Guitar Wolf then youve never seen Wild Zero. Imagine zombies attacking everyone and the only way to stop them is by being the baddest of badass bands. Expect to get sweaty, wild and smacked in the face while wondering how the whole bar became a mosh pit.
k-Ci & JOJO

LOGAN CAMPBELL CENTRE
7pM, $40, TickETEk.co.nz
sTiNk FEsT
THE DARKROOM
9pM, FrEE
Cedric K-Ci Hailey and Joel JoJo Hailey make up one the swooniest rnb duos to grace the stage in recent times. Sure, they had some ups and downs followed by plenty of well documented footage of them trying to get clean and sober, but now theyre off the hooch. So, no falls on the stage this time.
Thursday and Friday sees Stink Fest hit Christchurch at the Archives Darkroom. See Delaney Davidson, Double Ya D and Commander Robot on Thursday, followed by Golden Axe, Ritchie Venus, Planet of the Tapes and I Drink Your Blood on Friday. And all for free. Free garage festival? Plz and thx.
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STuDIO
9pM, $30-60, 1-niGHT.co.nz
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VIADuCT EVENTS CENTRE
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7pM, $50-150, TickETMASTEr.co.nz
After stuffing his last two albums with New Zealand talent, Bulletproof is bringing together the names hes worked with so far. David Dallas, PNC, Hollie Smith, Kidz In Space, Annabel Fay, Jessie G, Mt Eden, Jason Howson and Rugged Tekniques all come together for one night of dubstep mayhem at Aucklands Studio.
This could very well be the countrys biggest, craziest most extravagant rock opera ever conceived. The theatrical steampunk 360 degree performance has circus, ballet, lasers and pyrotechnics. Theres no telling exactly what Starboy has planned for everyone, but youll definitely want to see it.
A COLD yEAr iN hELL

WHAMMY BAR
8.30pM, $10, Door SALES onLy
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BODEGA
8pM, $35, TickETMASTEr.co.nz
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CPIT
8pM, $20, EvEnTFinDEr.co.nz
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SPACE MONSTER, WANGANuI
9pM, $20, EvEnTFinDEr.co.nz
The Drab Doo-Riffs, The Vietnam War, Delaney Davidson, Heart Attack Alley, Evil Twins, Las Tetas, and Cutss ge together for Country Clubs Cold Year In Hell fiesta in the St Kevins dungeon. Dirty rock for your dirty Friday.
With summer on its way, the Midnight Youth lads are cranking out their World Comes Calling tour. Following some heavy gigging in Australia and America, the band will hit the hometown spots theyve so sorely neglected up until now.
When you were a kid you probably saw naughty pictures of women dressed up in Christmas lingerie on a calendar that your uncle or older brother had, and you were too young to know what that tingling feeling was but now you do.
Upper Hutt Posses seventh album Declaration of Resistance has been out for some time now and the sevenpiece still arent done touring. After some 25 years of music, the septet is joined by Choirboy, Evil Mule and Majic at Space Monster.
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THE KINGS ARMS
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Hot damn, if Auckland hasnt been waiting for this one. The countrys runaway band has found notoriety with critics around the world, and after some relentless gigging and touring theyre home to play. The Kings Arms hosts UMO following their Friday show at Wellingtons San Fran Bath House. .
In their first show since arriving back from a string of shows on the East Coast in the big old US of A, The Golden Awesome play with Autumn Splendour and Wilberforces. Limited advance copies of The Golden Awesomes debut album (officially being released in January) will be available at the show.
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WESTERN PARK
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See, sometimes Christmas isnt about presents or avoiding family reunions. Sometimes its about walking into a giant snow globe and convincing children that the snowmen come alive at night. The only bummer is that despite it being the Cadbury Dairy Milk Snow Globe, its not made out of chocolate.
ZMs annual Big Day Out Christmas Cracker Pull goes down at Ponsonbys Western Park this Saturday at midday. The first 500 to show up for a cracker will win one of 50 Big Day Out tickets, V Energy drinks, CDs, Posters, Converse shoes or Cornetto ice creams. Get in there early to grab one of the 500 crackers.
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The Quay Street Social Club heads back to where it all started. Take a nostalgic look back when the indie scene used to be more Edens Bars side of town than Whammy up on K Road with DJs Bex-In-Effect and Andrew Tidball.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is doing Wellington families a solid this weekend and putting on free concert at Te Papa. From 10:30am through to 3pm three performances will get Christmas started for you and the fam.
Bluesman Darren Watson performs his last Lido show of the year with support from The Real Deal Blues Band. Who knew that New Zealand had internationally recognised award-winning blues folk? See the pros live this weekend.
The Stink Magnetic festival continues celebrating 13 years of doing shit right. Following two nights at the Darkroom, the final night goes down at Dux Live with The Bloody Souls, Boss Christ, The Grand Chancellors, T.A. Maracas and Mono Sonic.
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11AM, FrEE
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THE KINGS ARMS
6.30pM, $10, Door SALES onLy
This is the weekend you should go Christmas shopping. You wont, because youre slack and lazy and your mother was right about you. But if you make it along to Kraftbomb this weekend you can actually buy really cool shit thats not just some stupid generic tie for your dad or soap for your mum.
Jagermeister and Jester Underground are putting together a show to wipe those Monday blues away, provided youre still not suffering from weekend poisoning. Decoritca, Here Come the Zombies, New Way Home and Villainy will take to the stage and make you late for work on Tuesday.
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PuHOI VALLEY CAFE
12pM, FrEE
CArOLiNA MOON
CAREYS BAY HOTEL
4pM, $20, cArEySBAyHoTEL.co.nz
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Sunday is made for Jazz. Thats probably because adults like jazz and they didnt get shit-faced on Saturday night since they have kids. Also, grown-ups like cheese, fine wine and playgrounds where said children can play. Puhois got you lot covered.
Aucklands Carolina Moon and band play their last show of their Mother Tongue tour down in Dunedin this Sunday. See the mix of Spanish, Hebrew and Arabic inspired jazz at the final show of the ensembles journey.
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BrET MckEnziE TAkES HiS MuSicAL coMEDy To THE nEXT LEvEL in THE nEw MuppETS MoviE AnD EnDS up FLyinG HiGHEr THAn A concHorD EvEr couLD. A PIG, A FROG and a bear walk into a theatre. They meet up there with (amongst other characters) an American eagle, some more pigs, a dog, a band called Dr Teeth And The Electric Mayhem, a whole lot of chickens, a mad scientist named Dr Bunsen Honeydew, his assistant Beaker and a Swedish Chef. Partner this mob with Hollywood heavyweights Jason Segel, Chris Cooper and Amy Adams. Hook them up with comic legends Jack Black, Mickey Rooney and Whoopi Goldberg. Add cameos from a raft of talented comedians and actors and then throw in a storyline about a group of odd-bods who have to come out of retirement to save their old stomping ground from being turned into oil fields. What have you got? A madcap musical comedy, very much the makings of an exceptional Muppet movie. The voices might be slightly different that the original Muppets but after two minutes, even a hardcore Muppet Show fan will get lost in the story and slip into the fantastic world of this, the newest Muppet movie. You might well ask, Who are the Muppets? Well the Muppets are just that. Muppets. Not puppets. Muppets. Let me explain. The Muppet Show is a treasured memory for people my age (autumnal thirties) who were watching it in their pyjamas on Saturday nights in the late 70s and on into the 80s. We were the little people who were in the cinema 26 years ago for the very first Muppet movie, howling with laughter as Miss Piggy karate chopped (HI-YA!) her way across the screen, flinging her green boyfriend akimbo, and still feel a little lump in the throat at the soulful strains of Kermits song The Rainbow Connection. Kids today dont have the relationship with the Muppets that my generation does, so who is this movie really for? This is one of the first questions I put to our very own Bret McKenzie, one half of dynamic duo Flight of the Conchords who went and got himself the job of Musical Supervisor on this very film. Oh, the film is very much for adults who remember the Muppets; the adults loved it, he says. But there were kids there too, and they loved it. I hope it will be a film for everyone. I am talking to Bret at home in his native Wellington, and although he is just finishing up a long day of interviews, hes as perky and personality packed as ever. When I ask him how he got the job he chuckles a little: Well, you know James Bobin (co-creator of the Conchords TV show and director of The Muppets) was working on the film, and he asked me to write a (demo) song for the opening number of the film, McKenzie recalls, so I did. And then he asked me to write two more. And then well, then they asked me to be the musical supervisor for the whole film! He laughs. So you know. I did it in quite a Kiwi way; I sang my way in the door to the big job, so it wasnt so daunting for me. But it was kind of intimidating working with a pig and a frog! Dark days though? Oh yeah, like with The Conchords we (Bobin, McKenzie and Jemaine Clement) had 99.9% of the control over every aspect of the show. Not so when you are working in Hollywood. This was my first real Hollywood experience. On big money productions like this there is an endless stream of executives, and I had to meet with them all. And one exec might like something but then the next lot doesnt. And they talk in real movie jargon. Actually it was like being in a film about making a film. But then, once I learned to navigate that movie executive world, well, then it was ok. Speaking of navigating worlds, the Muppets are a world unto themselves. Any Muppet fan will know that there are rules to the Muppet world. Rules that Bret says took him a while to grasp hold of. There was pressure to respect the integrity of (Muppet creator) Jim Hensons original world, McKenzie says. So it was really important that we remember that everything had to fit into it. That meant I used a LOT of banjo and baritone sax (in the music) which are instruments very true to the original TV show. I had to be careful, you know? I wrote this song with the lyric I remember when I was just a piece of felt and immediately was told to change it because the Muppets have always just existed. There is no back story of their creation, they just arrived. I had to remember that in the world of the Muppets all animals can talk, except for the chickens, they can only cluck. As an old-school fan of the Muppets, I have to break in here and ask if Gonzo is still in a relationship with Camilla the chicken. Laughing, Bret says, Oh yeah. Shes in there alright, Gonzo and his odd fascination with chickens.
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Thats just one of the things about the Muppets, which, if they werent so fantastically entertaining and funny and raw and Muppet-y, maybe would bother your average fan. But it just doesnt because they are so lovely and loveable. They arent too perfect, and for the fans it is impossible to believe that the wonderfully human character you are watching on the screen is, in fact, a sock. Bret is a great talker, and we natter for almost an hour (despite the publicist reminding me that we have only 20 minutes at the start of the interview). His favourite Muppet is Animal, he prefers Marmite to Vegemite and if he saw a ghost, then he would believe in them. His highlights of making the film include teaching Chris Cooper how to rap over a Skype call; Id rap to him and hed rap back. He is a real method actor, he picked it up well, he laughs. (I ask Bret the secret to successful rapping, he says it is all about flow, so now you know, direct from a pro!) Another treasured experience was a recording session in Hollywood with 90 year old screen legend Mickey Rooney (worth noting that he is the only cast member to have actually met the Walt Disney, the namesake of the studio which is producing this film). I can almost hear Bret blush down the phone as he says, He didnt like my direction. At one point I asked him to put more character into his voice. He gave me a long look and said, I do it like I feel.
But probably the best memory all: Writing a song on the piano at my place here in Aro Valley, then Im in a studio with a full orchestra recording it in Hollywood, then they close down Hollywood Boulevard to film the song sequence for the movie. Pretty cool for a fella from our own little capital city. He tells me his two-year-old is watching original episodes of The Muppet Show and loves them. He says when he grows up, he wants to be Jemaine (that is a joke; we do a lot of laughing here.) He tells me that he is really grateful that Sir Peter Jackson bought BATS Theatre in Wellington (the very theatre where Bret got his start in the arts), and he tells me that working on The Hobbit ten years after the Lord of the Rings trilogy has meant spending more time talking about children, less time talking about partying at the weekends. He tells me his next big project is working out how he can do this job and remain living in NZ. Hollywood is no place for kids, he muses. Which reminds him that its about time he went and spent time with his daughter. Of this film I get the feeling he is right: everyone will love it. So, when it comes out here on Thursday 29 December, youll find me at my local cinema with nephew and some close vintage Muppets fans (ahem, that is code for older folks like me), disappearing for ninety minutes into the not so perfect, but perfectly magical world of The Muppets.
WRITTEN BY JAN MAREE
IN CINEMAS THu 29 DEC: THE MUPPETs STArrinG kErMiT THE FroG, MiSS piGGy, FozziE BEAr, JASon SEGEL, AMy ADAMS, cHriS coopEr, rASHiDA JonES, zAcH GALiFiAnAkiS, EMiLy BLunT, ED HELMS, JoHn krASinSki, SELEnA GoMEz, nEiL pATrick HArriS, JAck BLAck, ricky GErvAiS, kATy pErry, wHoopi GoLDBErG, BiLLy crySTAL, ALAn Arkin, LizA MinnELLi, MickEy roonEy DirEcTED By JAMES BoBin MuSic By BrET MckEnziE
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AFTEr pLAyinG GLASTonBury, BEinG noMinATED For A SiLvEr ScroLL AnD winninG Two vnzMAS THiS yEAr, LADi6 TALkS rounDinG oFF 2011. TRINITY ROOTS, THE Black Seeds and Kora are some of New Zealands own to be gracing stages this New Year season; fantastic musicians in their own right, but what makes their upcoming shows even more lucrative is the addition of soulicious femme fatale Ladi6. Ladi6, aka Karoline Tamati, is in her third consecutive year of backto-back summers and is right now freshly home from an exhaustive season of European touring. Making appearances at huge festivals like Glastonbury and supporting Erykah Badu are just some of the impressive feats of the season just gone. And then theres that NZ goldselling album The Liberation Of which alongside positive international attention has picked up coveted awards including the Taite Music Prize, two VNZMAs including Best Female Vocalist, and her grown-up get together with Jon Toogoods The Adults called for a Silver Scroll nomination. Tamati gracefully glides through her own and other New Zealand musicians credits. Starting out in the 90s with Sheelahroc, she grooved her way through Verse Two to eventually form todays mainstay Ladi6 with partner Parks (Brent Park) and Julien Dyne. Tamatis approach to music sees her continually evolving; she refuses to be pigeonholed by genre. She describes her own music as just at the beginning, a reassurance that comes as no surprise to anyone who knows her work ethic and drive. The studio is currently being set up for Ladi6 to start recording a new album. When asked what would be different this album round, Tamati says, Well spend extra time in post-production. Her one regret with The Liberation Of was that it was rushed. It was made and created in just six weeks. We had a lot to prove to ourselves, Tamati says, [but] the process was liberating. Collaboration might be something to look forward to in this next release. As an artist, Tamati is instantly recognisable for her efforts with other acts, including Fat Freddys Drop, Shapeshifter, Scribe and most recently Jon Toogood with The Adults. Admitting she didnt know too much about Shihad before being asked to join him, Tamati really enjoyed working on Nothing To Lose you could her the excitement as she talked about the enthusiasm Toogood showed in her songwriting with The Adults. Collaboration is the key. It opens you up to more new ideas. It improves everything, she says. Tamati described how there are musical communities of people who work together. For her the most important thing is hanging out. Its all about the relationship, she says. If you dont click you end up with contrived bullshit songs. Tamati doesnt just restrict herself to musical collaboration she enthuses about the interesting and unique experience that was working with artists Cut Collective, who did the album art for The Liberation Of and art in the video for Like Water. While she enjoys being home, Tamati really likes Europe. Performers, no matter their art form know what to expect wherever they go, she muses, acknowledging the standard that Europes infrastructure allows for. I didnt want to leave. The show that Tamati is most looking forward to this Kiwi summer is Coro Gold. Ladi6 dont have any special secrets to their live act. Tamati laughs, Were too lazy to practise. We just gig shitloads. Practise is touring! What fans can expect from Ladi6 live is a lot of live drums, a stage presence to get the party started and the ability to start a vibe in the audience. And, of course, that distinctive voice thats quickly becoming a classic Kiwi sound.
WRITTEN BY JUSTIN FOWLER
SEE HER LIVE: LADi6 MON 26 DEC THE STATion viLLAGE coMpLEX, LowEr HuTT WED 28 DEC 28 BuTLErS rEEF, nEw pLyMouTH w/ TriniTy rooTS THu 29 DEC 29 MAnGAwHAi TAvErn, MAnGAwHAi FRI 30 DEC - SAT 31 DEC coroMAnDEL GoLD- oHukA FArM, coroMAnDEL MON 02 JAN wAiHi BEAcH HoTEL, wAiHi TuE 03 JAN BrEwErS FiELD, MT MAunGAnui
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Thu 08 Mar TelstraClear Festival Club, Wellington
Tue 28 feb Powerstation, Auckland
Thu 29 dec Coroglen Tavern, Whitianga fri 30 dec Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui Sat 31 dec Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Mon 02 Jan Butlers Reef Hotel, Oakura Tue 03 Jan Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt wed 04 Jan Riwaka Hotel, Motueka fri 06 Jan Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Sat 07 Jan Opononi Hotel, Opononi
exodus FesTival
Sat 31 dec Te Tumu Kaituna Reserve, Mt Maunganui
Bloom FesTival
The damned (uK) dan deacon (us)
wed 25 Jan Powerstation, Auckland
explosions in The sKy (us)

Thu 15 dec San Fran Bath House, Wellington fri 16 dec The Kings Arms, Auckland
fri 20 Jan - Sun 22 Jan Matakana Country Park, Matakana
fri 03 feb Whammy Bar, Auckland
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fri 13 Jan The Hunter Lounge, Wellington Sat 14 Jan Town Hall, Auckland
Joe saTriani, sTeve vai & sTeve luThaKer (us)

Sat 24 Mar Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sun 25 Mar Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland
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Sat 31 dec Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai
KaiKoura rooTs FesTival

Sat 14 Jan - Sun 15 Jan Old Beach Road, Kaikoura
real esTaTe (us) mayer haWThorne (us) midnighT youTh
Tue 31 Jan Powerstation, Auckland wed 01 feb Bodega, Wellington
KiTTy, daisy & leWis (uK)

wed 22 feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington Thu 23 feb Powerstation, Auckland
Thu 15 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland fri 16 Mar San Fran Bath House, Wellington
Florence + The machine The FreesTylers (uK) game (us)

fri 30 dec InkCoherent, Auckland
Mon 28 May Vector Arena, Auckland
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regurgiTaTor (au)
wed 18 Jan San Fran Bath House, Wellington
fri 30 dec - Sat 31 dec Dry River Road, Martinborough
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Sat 25 feb Vector Arena, Auckland
god BoWs To maTh
Sat 17 dec Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui wed 21 dec Mighty Mighty, Wellington
Mon 26 dec The Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt wed 28 dec Butlers Reef, Mangawhai Mon 02 Jan Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Tue 03 Jan Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui
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Mon 30 Jan Silo Park, Auckland
Thu 15 dec Speights Ale House, Christchurch fri 16 dec Bodega, Wellington Sat 17 dec The Royal Hotel, Palmerston North wed 21 dec Sideline Bar, Napier Thu 22 dec Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui fri 23 dec Altitude, Hamilton Sat 24 dec The Brownzy, Auckland
fri 09 Mar - Sun 11 Mar Mystery Creek, Hamilton
rhyThm & alps
wed 28 dec - Thu 29 dec Terrance Downs, Mt Hutt
rhyThm & vines 2011-2012

Thu 29 dec - Sat 31 dec Waiohika Estate, Gisborne
Sat 17 dec Whammy Bar, Auckland
lamB oF god (us)
wed 07 Mar Studio, Auckland
moreFm summer vineyard Tour
fri 16 dec The Darkroom, Christchurch
goodshirT & sTereoBus guiTar WolF (Jp)

wed 14 dec Bodega, Wellington Thu 15 dec Static, Hamilton fri 16 dec Cassette Nine, Auckland
Thu 22 dec The Kings Arms, Auckland
fri 03 feb Sileni Estates, Hawkes Bay Sat 04 feb Brooklands Lawn, New Plymouth Sun 05 feb Daisy Bank Farm, Martinborough Mon 06 feb Claudelands Green, Hamilton wed 08 feb Trafalgar Park, Nelson Thu 09 feb Peregrine Winery, Queenstown fri 10 feb Pegasus Town, Christchurch Sat 11 feb Turanga Creek, Auckland
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Sat 18 feb Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 20 feb Vector Arena, Auckland wed 22 feb Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 23 feb Vector Arena, Auckland
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wed 07 Mar Powerstation, Auckland
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Tue 10 Apr Town Hall, Wellington wed 11 Apr Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland
wed 29 feb The Front Room, Wellington Thu 01 Mar Powerstation, Auckland fri 02 Mar The Colombo, Christchurch
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Sat 11 feb Vector Arena, Auckland
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Tue 06 Mar Regent Theatre, Dunedin Thu 08 Mar Civic Theatre, Auckland
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wed 25 Jan Static, Hamilton Thu 26 Jan The ARC Theatre, Whanganui fri 27 Jan Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 28 Jan The Lucha Lounge, Auckland
wed 11 Apr Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton Thu 12 Apr Dux Live, Christchurch fri 13 Apr The Opera House, Wellington Sat 14 Apr SKYCITY Theatre, Auckland
fri 06 Jan Coherent, Auckland
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fri 10 feb Studio, Auckland
fri 03 feb Civic Theatre, Auckland
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madeleine peyroux (us)

Tue 06 Mar Town Hall, Auckland
fri 13 Jan InkCoherent, Auckland
managers summer Tour

wed 28 dec Managawhai Tavern, Auckland Mon 02 Jan Coromandel Area School, Coromandel Tue 03 Jan Colville Hall, The Coromandel Sat 07 Jan The Tairua School, The Coromandel
parachuTe 2012
fri 27 Jan - Mon 30 Jan Mystery Creek, Hamilton
Tue 31 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland wed 01 feb TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
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Sat 31 dec Queens Wharf, Wellington
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fri 20 Jan Whammy Bar, Auckland
Sat 28 Jan Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
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Thu 29 dec Ascension Vineyard, Matakana Mon 02 Jan Riwaka Hotel, Motueka fri 06 Jan Brewers Field, Tauranga Sat 07 Jan Waihi Beach Hotel, Coromandel
splore 2012
fri 17 feb - Sun 19 feb Tapapakanga Regional Park, Auckland
Taylor sWiFT (us) Thee oh sees (us) Toys
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fri 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 17 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 18 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Tune-yards (us)
Thu 12 Jan The Kings Arms, Auckland
fri 23 dec InkCoherent, Auckland
unKnoWn morTal orchesTra
Thu 15 dec The Darkroom, Christchurch fri 16 dec The Darkroom, Christchurch Sat 17 dec Dux Live, Christchurch
fri 27 Jan Whammy Bar, Auckland Sat 28 Jan Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sun 29 Jan ARC Theatre, Wanganui
fri 16 dec San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 17 dec The Kings Arms, Auckland
urge overKill (us) Womad
The sisTers oF mercy (uK)

wed 22 feb Powerstation, Auckland
sToneleigh summer arTs series

wed 07 dec - Sun 18 dec Wynyard Quarter, Auckland
wed 07 dec - Sat 17 dec BATS Theatre, Wellington
Tue 06 Mar Powerstation, Auckland
fri 16 Mar - Sun 18 Mar TSB Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth
yes (us)
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Mon 26 dec Outdoor Marquee, Mangawhai Tavern Tue 27 dec Outdoor Marquee, Waihi Beach Hotel wed 28 dec Outdoor Marquee, Coroglen Tavern Mon 02 Jan Opononi Hotel, Opononi wed 04 Jan Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui Thu 05 Jan Outdoor Marquee, Butlers Reef fri 06 Jan Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt Sat 07 Jan Outdoor Marquee, Riwaka Tavern
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fri 23 Mar Town Hall, Auckland Sat 24 Mar The Opera House, Wellington
fri 03 feb Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 04 feb Whammy Bar, Auckland
Taos soulFire sessions

fri 23 Mar The Roots Bar, Nelson
TuBorg summer sunday
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in which Xbox 360 consoles were enabled to recognise that fush-n-chups twinge we so often forget we have. While its not exactly for use in every game, the voice control can be utilised in tandem with games that include physical gestures. The developers are calling the technology say as you see commands for use in play. For example, if youre cranking some Kinect Sports 2, tell your caddy to change club during a round of golf. If you think a cheap imitation of Tiger Woods is a bit crass and all you want to do is kill some aliens, throw in a grenade during Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. As well as commanding in-game actions, you can pause, play, fast-forward, stop and navigate through menu items across most Xbox LIVE services. It certainly adds something new to gaming. It all seems fun and exciting, but much like when motion control was developed, there are probably still some kinks to work out. More games will have to find interesting and not just gimmickey ways to use the technology. Its taken the movie industry over 20 years to utilise 3D in an efficient way, and thats not even right yet. Taking that into account, I present you with this convoluted theory: we dont want gimmicks, but we do want new and exciting. Time will tell which category this new software falls into.
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we might not quite be at that stage in the future where our shoes can self lace or we can ride around on hoverboards, but voice recognition seems like its just one step away from such luxuries. The Xbox 360 Kinect isnt the first piece of hardware nor software to utilise voice activation controls, but its certainly breaking the mould
with the recognition of a New Zealand accent. Noo Zuhlund. The amount of times we heard our lazy, ugly accent over the election period was a bit disgraceful. But hey, thats all done with now so we can get back to ignoring reality and playing some sweet games. Last week a free Xbox LIVE dashboard update was released
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The Gears of War franchise started off as the little platform-cum-shoot-em-up that could. Now that the story is over, its time to look at how we finish up our war in sixth gear. I previewed this game a couple of months back, and the conclusion of the trilogy certainly has lived up to the hype. For the uninitiated, you take control of Delta squad, who are fighting for the survival of the human race. Its a familiar storyline, but the banter, storyline, cut-scenes and camaraderie between the squad do more than enough to make it somehow seem fresh. The best part about this
series for me is how much conscious thought has been put into the multiplayer aspect. Play as two members of the squad or up to four online. You can also drop into other peoples squads online, but its a bit restricted in that you have to match what act you want to drop into and at what difficulty. The AI of your squad is pretty good though, even if youre just playing single player. Weve been told by Gears of War developers EPIC that while the third installation isnt necessarily the end of the franchise, it is the end of this storyline. As such theyve pulled out all of the stops and given
us the longest storyline so far. Youre looking at an average 12 hours to finish it. The fanfavourite Horde mode from GoW2 returns in which youre stuck in a firefight and forced to last as long as you can against the invading Locust Horde. New and commendable additions are the strategic elements where you can earn cash and spend it on barricade upgrades, as well as Beast mode where you can fight as the Locust against the humans and currency earned allows you to choose what type of Locust you spawn back as. This is an extremely satisfying end to whats been a great
trilogy, and rounds up the storyline with a firm conclusion. Itll keep you coming back with its multiplayer options to test your skills against those around the world. The campaign is where it shines though and even has a re-cap at the start in case you missed the first two installments. No Kinect added elements exist here, so kick back, strap on your chainsaw to your bayonet and enjoy a good oldfashioned third person romp.
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its pretty clear that theres still enough rockabilly revival around to keep people into Buddy holly. Theres always a lot of praise and love for the dude he accomplished a shitload of stuff in an insanely short amount of time, and quickly became the prince of 1950s pop. So when Cody Blanchard (of Shannon and The Clams fame) releases an album that sounds exactly like a tape-recorded garage mix of trashed up covers of Buddy Holly songs, the response could go one of two ways. Fortunately, this album is swingin. Theres a real simplicity to each
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of the 13 songs on the album. The chord structure is basic. Every song sounds the same. You could easily forget which track is which. But as is the case with so many pop songs back in the 50s and 60s, simplicity doesnt mean complacent. Theres still been a lot of effort put into each of these tracks. Any fan of the trash revival scene should check this out and have it blasting all throughout summer.
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Listen again to Wuthering Heights and the unworldly helium pop voice of the thenteenage kate Bush shocks with its intensity and range. Thirtythree years and nine highly individual albums later, she returns with 50 Words For Snow, an album of disparate musical ideas loosely held together by the snow theme. Her multi-layered music creates sparse but evocative sonic landscapes often with the use of just piano and minimal embellishment, and has long moved away from any association with popular music. Four of the albums seven long tracks are collaborations with male singers such as Snowflake in which the high, clear boy soprano of her son Albert flows in and out of her looping chorus part. Title track 50 Words for Snow, voiced by Stephen Fry, turns out to be a witty lyrical interplay with a very contemporary beat set against a faded, fuzzed out background. Highly recommended.
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Getting critical over chill-vibes doesnt seem all that legit. Meh, lets do it anyway. New Zealand is a dub incubator fostering some incredible talent, which sets a pretty high standard to rise to. Hamilton band Knights Of The Dub Table have an audible strength, and their selfprescribed fusion style takes this ball game to a new level. The new LP Way Of The Dub is a must-have for dub enthusiasts. It demonstrates a disciplined mood control with each track acoustically unified to the rest of the album. KOTDT reflect an understanding of what their audience expect. The album soulfully grooves along, talents of the likes of Salmonella Dub and Barnaby Weir. Introspective track We Are The Knights stands out, strongly incorporating all of their unique fusion mix. It falls short only because while its new and demonstrates aptitude, it doesnt fully show off that element of unique.
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Get Along is canadian duo Tegan and Saras first live album. Drawing heavily on material from the sisters Sainthood and The Con albums, Get Along is sure to be a hit with hard-core Tegan and Sara fans. The live recordings, based mainly around acoustic guitar and piano arrangements, showcase their impressive folkinspired vocal talents. Moving away from their firmly established indie-punk roots, the simpler acoustic arrangements present a more grown-up sound for the duo. The overall effect creates a cosy, intimate feel to the album which is complemented nicely by DVD footage of the sisters touring and hanging out with friends and family. Whilst this may be fitting for a seventh album, the intense guitar-strumming throughout some of the tracks invariably shows why the Quinn sisters made their name in punk-indie pop rather than melodic folk. Look out for track 9 Relief Next To Me.
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Spartacus r, the wellington based psychedelic jam sextet, has been fairly quiet since the release of their debut album When The Fever Takes Hold back in 2009. On their new album The View they come roaring out of the gate like no times passed at all. Their tripped-out space rock is thicker, dirtier, and more potent than ever. Each song is filled with rhythmic bass lines, expressive drum patterns, and the ramblings of singer Ryan Prebble (also of The Nudge). There is a sweet desperation in his breathy howl that makes tracks like Mutant Musings and the contemplative Pink Floydish Streams Run Dry positively contagious. The View is a rollercoaster ride of infectious grooves and joyous madcap mayhem that will be unmatched in New Zealand this year. Lose your mind a little with these peculiar folk and enjoy the ride.
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geriatric phenomenon that seems to have replaced Coro as the mustsee show for anyone with crows feet, it goes like this: Its set after the great war. Rich old people are stuffy and dont accept that rich young people just want love and dont care about moneys. These old rich people are hypocritical as they have affairs. Thats the gist of it at least, it is to someone who doesnt have to watch what types of meat they eat after 5pm or get concerned about getting gout. Maybe Im just stuck in that weird age-bracket where I refuse to accept Twilight is anything other than utter shit (very unreasonably Ive never seen or read anything Twi) and anything that isnt an American drama produced by HBO, AMC or those good USA channels isnt a good drama. So if youre old enough that you know what kinds of wine goes well with what kind of fish, you might really get into Downton Abbey. But if youre young and youre just stoked that youre drinking wine and eating fish then odds are youll think this is just plain dull.
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what the hell is with Downton Abbey? Its crack for old people. Its a soap opera cleverly disguised as a period drama. You can fancy up the storyline with nice suits and charming Englishmen, but at the end of the day its just another mustwatch for anyone over 50. See, the TV series is out on
DVD and Blu-ray this week. I remember years ago someone asking quite seriously (although rhetorically), Can we just ignore what comes after DVDs? I dont want to restart my collection. That was a good point. So, nameless friend, you can ignore getting this for your collection. If you havent seen the
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The mantra that you shouldnt work with animals or children holds true in Red Dog, a film with as much iconic outback imagery and substance as a very long beer ad. Loosely based on a true story, this family film follows a township of lonely miners in the 1970s and the dog who brought them joy. Its a warm fuzzies film that takes many storytelling risks, few of which pay off. Occasionally it captures the spirit of the times and the charm of a good old fashioned yarn, but too little rings true to leave a lasting impression. For starters, theres the romance between Josh Lucas John and Rachael Taylors Nancy, who are both so good looking you cant help but wonder why
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they didnt end up in Sydney. An underutilised Keisha CastleHughes also features in a romance that falls more on the comedy side of the coin. Thanks to a cartoonishly expressive performance from the clever Koko, the film manages to capture the arid beauty of the Australian outback and the tightknit community of Dampier. But things soon descend into silliness, with umpteen montages of tough living and a plot with as many lurches as a jeep negotiating potholes. Red Dog strives for a similar levity as Aussie workingclass classic The Castle but comes off as, well, a bit of a dog.
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Tarsem Singhs previous films have been triumphs of style over substance. I mean that in the best possible way, especially in the case of the astonishingly over-the-top The Fall. The idea of Singhs visual sensibility colliding head on with a fantasy blockbuster was therefore exhilarating. You can feel the but coming though, cant you? Immortals could have fused Singhs earlier works with post-300 Hollywood, but it doesnt. Much of his familiar imagery is intact in the form of great costumes, surreal use of CGI and dudes wearing masks and body paint. But the visual craziness has been diluted. A more mainstream audience is clearly in mind, hence the
need for serious storytelling ability, especially given that the narrative is (very) loosely based on Greek mythology. Thats where the problem lies. The sets may look great, extravagantly built one moment, resembling a 70s matte painting painted in 3D the next, but the acting on them? Jeez The dialogue doesnt do the cast any favours, a hodge-podge of nonsense that is just there to stitch together cool fight scenes and sets. The delivery is like rehearsals for a second-rate theatre production pompous, lifeless, and a bit awkward.
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it is difficult to sell the idea of a television show that ended 13 years ago. Some people consider a month old YouTube hit as retro. This mindset means that The Larry Sanders Show could end up being criminally overlooked by my generation and those that follow, despite the fact its baked into the DNA of many loved and lauded contemporary sitcoms. Now that the entire series is available in a box set, its time to get acquainted. At its core The Larry Sanders Show was Freuds concept of the tripartite mind brought to life, then broadcast once a week on HBO. The id, manifesting impulses and instincts, took the form of sidekick Hey Now Hank Kingsley (Jeffery Tambor), a lumbering oaf with horse-shoe baldness. The superego inhabited show producer Artie (Rip Torn), a socially-conscious puppeteer with slicked back hair and an avuncular manner. Larry Sanders (Garry Shandling) became pure ego, a trembling fortress of self-esteem, with big teeth and a constant concern for the size of its ass. The damage inflicted by this three-pronged attack was amplified by a supporting cast receptive to their jabs. The handful of characters in constant orbit around the three leads are played by the likes of Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, Scott Thompson and Wallace Langham. Sanders is both workplace comedy and late-night talk show. The backstage set pieces are intertwined with the common elements of latenight: monologues, sketches, unscripted celebrity interviews and musical performances, all of which were filmed in front of a live studio audience, which lends the whole show a degree of authenticity. The snippets of the talk show are funny in their own right, but their real function is as a launch point for the mania
behind the blue velvet curtain. Off the set is where Larry, Artie and Hank let loose on each other and the rest of the office. The friction between Larrys neurotic behaviour, Arties manipulations and Hanks illusions of grandeur is the set-up for the best lines in the show. But the laughs arent the sole responsibility of these three stooges; theres plenty of opportunity for the supporting cast to land punches. The Larry Sanders Show was an aberrant branch in the sitcom family tree. Its most easily recognised legacy is the selfparodying cameo so essential
to Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras and Entourage. Its also the touchstone of the show-within-ashow premise that fuels 30 Rock. It tightens the screws that bind the characters to their livelihood. Larry Sanders life is The Larry Sanders Show, Artie and Hanks lives are Larry Sanders. Its not only scientists that stand on the shoulders of giants, but sitcom creators too. Yet those giants arent always heroic. Sometimes theyre a megalomaniacal sidekick, a Machiavellian producer and a high-strung talk show host.
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