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Gigs | Music | Arts | FILM | TV | Games | Gadgets | Food | BARS | Gear Free 21 - 27 NOV 2012 . NZ’S oNLY FREE WEEKLY STREET PRESS . ISSUE 438 . GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ ISSN 1172-675X Shit Worth Knowing HALO IS KILLING IT Halo 4 was release just a week ago and is on track to reach $300 million in global sales in the first week, making it the biggest Halo launch in history and the biggest entertainment launch of the year to date. In the first 24 hours of its release, Halo 4 garnered more than $220 million worldwide, eclipsing the record for the biggest day-one opening in U.S. box office history, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and the biggest movie of 2012, The Avengers – based on U.S. sales alone. The launch of Halo 4 propelled lifetime sales for the Halo franchise beyond $3.38 billion, cementing its status as one of the most popular entertainment franchises in the world. COUNTING DOWN The largest Christmas Advent Calendar Auckland has ever seen will be unveiled in Wynyard Quarter next month. Council organization, Waterfront Auckland, is coordinating a project in which local businesses contribute images to a 12 metre high calendar in Silo Park, with doors that open each day from Sat 01 Dec to Tue 25 Dec to reveal a Kiwi Christmas scene. A range of businesses associated with the area board with artists, school kids and radio listeners all contributing to the various Christmas scenes. The artwork will then be auctioned by the auction house Art and Object with proceeds going to the Auckland City Mission. OH LOOK AND SEE San Francisco’s garage rock dominators, Thee Oh Sees are coming back. It’s been a year since thee band played to a New Zealand crowd and they are returning to Auckland to deliver tight psychedelic jams and an unrestrained live show at Whammy on the back of their new release Putrifiers II. “Propulsive, careening, and at times, openly dangerous, Thee Oh Sees are like the house band for a runaway train.” – Pitchfork. SEE THEM LIVE: THEE OH SEES THU 07 FEB WHAMMY BAR, AUCKLAND TICKETS ON SALE NOW: UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ LANEWAY ON THE MARKET St Jerome’s Laneway Festival have confirmed another band to their 2013 line-up. The indie rock band from Brooklyn, Real Estate, will be performing next years festival held in late January. Real Estate are the 3rd of 6 acts being added to the Laneway Festival line up. It has only been a few months since the band were on our shores playing to a sold out crowd. We are more than happy to have them back. TICKETS ON SALE NOW: LANEWAYFESTIVAL.CO.NZ St Jerome’s Laneway Festival - Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter takes place on Monday 28th January (Auckland Anniversary Day) NEWS due to space and content requirements, not all gigs may be listed. listings are user generated. groove guide assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions. groove guide is provided ‘as is’, for your information only, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringment. the guide’s publisher assumes no responsibility for and disclaims all liability for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in this guide and do not share the opinions expressed within. reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. copyright 2012 Groove Guide is New Zealand’s leading weekly music and entertainment publication. 10,000 free copies are available every week at music stores, cafes, fast food outlets, nightclubs, bars, restaurants, cinemas and retail stores throughout New Zealand. If you would like to stock Groove Guide please contact tyler@ grooveguide.co.nz or call (09) 3664616. EDITOR Grant Hislop editor@grooveguide.co.nz Editorial Manager Tyler Hislop tyler@grooveguide.co.nz SUB Editor Laura Weaser laura@grooveguide.co.nz Abby Aitcheson Designer Greta Gotlieb greta@grooveguide.co.nz Advertising sales@grooveguide.co.nz Accounts Gail Hislop gail@grooveguide.co.nz GEAR Bronte Taylor gear@grooveguide.co.nz Contributors Laura Weaser, Sebastian Mackay, Alan Bell, Rebecca Barry Hill, Jack Gabriel.. Intern: Julia Hoernig print PMP Maxum Publisher Hark Entertainment LTD PO Box 6032 Wellesley Street, Auckland grooveguide.co.nz Scan the QR code with your smartphone to go to Groove Guide’s mobile website for breaking news, reviews, interviews and more features. We also do this cool social media stuff. @GrooveGuide facebook.com/grooveguide Favourite takeaway? Goat curry. Favourite classic film? Casablanca. Favourite childhood memory? Seeing clouds from the plane on my first trip involving air travel. I asked, “Does God live here?” I was four years old. Favourite party food? Black pudding. Favourite vice? Any large bench vice with quick release. But I do use a small hobby-type vice for a lot of jobs in my shed. Favourite song? Today it’s ‘Highway to Hell’ - AC/DC. It’s the one I want played at my funeral as the coffin goes into the flames. Favourite meal? Sausage curry. It’s my specialty. Fish finger curry comes a close second. Favourite cause? Charity would be St. Giles Hospice near Lichfield. It’s the first time I’ve had to think about a fave cause. Is there one that tries to stop Simon Cowell from taking over the world via a phone in vote? Favourite ‘90s TV show? Shooting Stars with Vic and Bob. Favourite type of groupie? The ones with all they’re own teeth are best. Favourite body part on you? My right knee. I almost lost it in a motorcycle accident. I’m glad I’ve still got it. Every time the weather turns damp it talks to me. Favourite candy bar? Mr Tom’s Peanut Bar. You can’t get em everywhere, so when I do see them I buy six and have sticky peanut binge. I know it’s wrong. Favourite current TV show? The Big Bang Theory or Gigglebiz. SEE THEM LIVE: PAUL DI’ANNO & BLAZE BAYLEY FRI 07 DEC BODEGA, WELLINGTON SAT 08 DEC THE KINGS ARMS, AUCKLAND PLAYING FAVourites BLAZE BAYLEY Ex-Iron maiden Our pick Grooveguide.co.nz | 5 The 2012/2013 season at Silo Park has been announced, offering a huge rage of free entertainment at Waterfront Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter throughout summer. The ‘Silo Park weekend’ begins on Friday’s afternoon, with the Silo Night Markets. Visitors can browse over 40 Stalls – including every- thing from international street food, bike repairs, second hand books, craft, tarot readers, recycled clothes and fashion designers. The markets also features weekly entertainment from local and international DJ’s. Silo Cinema, Auckland’s only regular free outdoor cinema, follows the Silo Markets, where films are projected onto the Silo’s. A variety of films are shown from week to week, with something on the schedule for everyone. It’s an awesome vibe with a bar, food markets, cushions and more. Silo Cinema is a great outing for all ages, families, friends and more. Some of the films coming up include The Blues Brother (Fri 23 Nov), The Band’s Visit (Fri 30 Nov), Spellbound (Fri 07 Dec), Grease (Fri 14 Dec) and Home Alone (Fri 21 Dec). Park your chair somewhere on the grass and have a beer. Saturday’s are home to Silo Markets from 12pm – 6pm – a veritable mix of food stalls, vintage clothing, flowers, street performers and more. Silo Sessions takes place once a month on a Saturday, with Silo Park playing host to some of New Zealand’s best musical talent, with special guest curators, community groups and collectives creating unique showcases and performances. The Day Markets attract over 50 stallholders who help to transfer Silo Park into a bustling daytime market place. On December 1st, Silo Park will host its first Silo Sessions of the season, with Israeli producer Kalbata taking the stage as part of Weird Together presents ‘World Together’ – a mini festival of sights & sounds from all four corners of the globe. Nick D and Dick Johnson, who will also be joined by a full live band and Caribeanz Southern Stars Steel Pan Orchestra, will curate this installment of Silo Sessions. Shit Worth Knowing Go to grooveguide.co.nz and enter the draw to win these prizes shit worth winning Favourite drink? A cold glass of Lift or a Bloody Mary with lots of olives. Favourite restaurant/café? I’m going to say Flying Burrito Brothers in Wellington because that is one of the places I am going to hit when I get back to New Zealand. Favourite takeaway? Pizza, always pizza. Favourite classic film? I like Dario Argento’s work a lot. Old-school horror and exploitation films, but I am going to say The Lost Boys for today. Is the ‘80s classic? I don’t know, but it is such a good trashy film. Favourite childhood memory? Jumping up in the morning to put on my shorts in the summer so I could go outside and play. Favourite party food? Fairy bread. It was definitely better than those purple saveloys called Purpelos – they were very wrong. Favourite vice? Cider. Favourite song? ‘Springtime’ by Leatherface from the UK. Favourite cause? Amnesty International. Favourite ‘90s TV show? Married with Children. Favourite word? Obsolete. Favourite album? Let It Be – The Replacements. Favourite body part on you? My bloodshot uploads/Industriel/ 438.pdf

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