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Top 5
BRING SEXY BACK
Justin Timberlake announced he will
perform live in Auckland in October at
Vector Arena. This marks JTs frst tour
in six years, following the release of
2013s albums The 20/20 Experience
and The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2.
Tickets will go on sale Fri 21st March at
10am via Ticketmaster.
SEE HIM LIVE: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
SUN 12 OCT VECTOR ARENA, AUCKLAND
RIOT CREATOR
Tyler The Creator was jailed for inciting
a riot at the Austin-Bergstrom Airport in
Texas and promptly paid the $25,000
bond hours before performing a show
in Dallas at the House of Blues. Police
say the 23-year-old Los Angeles
resident incited a large crowd of fans to
push their way past venue employees
controlling access to a Thursday
unoffcial day party that was already at
full capacity. The act carries a penalty of
up to a year in jail and a $4000 fne.
AHBEZ GOLD
Arthur Ahbez will be playing two shows
this March in New Zealand, with further
dates to be announced for May. After
parting ways with his frst band Welfare
Mothers, Arthur started building sounds
on his own. Arthur recently released his
acid folk debut album, Gold. As a live
band Arthur performs with a four-piece
known as Superbird. Brothers Chanan
and Rikihana Douglas are on drums
and bass respectively. Anton Tennet
is on organ and Thod Schmit plays
percussion. And when hes not away
Michael Barnett is the bands genius
lead guitarist. 2014 will see Arthur tour
New Zealand and there are promises of
more material later in the year.
SEE HIM LIVE: ARTHUR AHBEZ
THU 27 MAR MAJOR TOMS, MOUNT MAUNGANUI
SAT 29 MAR GOLDEN DAWN, AUCKLAND
SUREN AHA
Suren Unka is set to release his debut
album El Chupacabra this April. El
Chupacabra features ten tracks in
total with eight new songs alongside
previously released singles Early (2011)
and Alice (2013). A single from El
Chupacabra will be released before April.
NEW ALBUM: EL CHUPACABRA
OUT MON 21 APR
WHOLE LOTTA LED
With the Friday 30th of May release of
deluxe editions of Led Zeppelin, Led
Zeppelin II, and Led Zeppelin III, the
band will launch an extensive reissue
program of all nine of its studio albums
in chronological order, each remastered
by guitarist and producer Jimmy Page.
Led Zeppelin will also open its vaults to
share dozens of unheard studio and live
recordings, with each album featuring
a second disc of companion audio
comprised entirely of unreleased music
related to that album. The reissues will
be available on multiple CD, vinyl, and
digital formats including limited edition
super deluxe boxed set.
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FRI 21 MAR
WED 19 MAR
FRI 21 MAR
THU 20 MAR
THU 20 MAR
LOUIS BAKER
SAN FRAN BATH HOUSE
WELLINGTON
9PM, $15 - 25, DASHTICKETS.CO.NZ
Prepare to have your heart strings
plucked by Louis Baker during his
long awaited EP release tour. This
performance in his local Wellington
will be particularly poignant. The
tenderness that his voice exudes draws
similarities to Jeff Buckley. The songs
are sad but always with a foundation
of hope that leaves a smile on the
listeners face.
NINE INCH NAILS & QUEENS OF
THE STONE AGE
VECTOR ARENA
AUCKLAND
7PM, $105 - 125, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ
For fans there is very little that needs to
be said about these two heavyweights.
Trent Reznor, re-signed to a major
label, will be using his baritone voice
to shroud Vector Arena in industrial
gloom. The toss of a coin will determine
whether the ever-evolving Queens of
the Stone Age or NIN start frst.
SJD, THE BADS, MULHOLLAND
THE KINGS ARMS
AUCKLAND
8PM, $20, UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ
Sean James Donnellys eclectic musical
mix is perfectly suited to the Kings
Arms, a venue many of the musicians
performing on the night will be
intimately familiar with. Constantly the
critics darling, SJD is fresh from having
won the Taite Music Prize for his most
recent album Electric Wasteland.
POKEY LAFARGE
BODEGA
WELLINGTON
8PM, $40, UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ
There will be no better venue in New
Zealand to see the much-hyped Pokey
Lafarge than Wellingtons ambient
Bodega bar. Be transported to a
forgotten past by this embodiment of
Americana, his voice a relic representing
old time swing and rag tag blues. Rub
your eyes and keep reminding yourself
you havent left the 21st Century.
LIONEL RICHIE AND
JOHN FARNHAM
CBS CANTERBURY ARENA
CHRISTCHURCH
5PM, $79 - 175, TICKETEK.CO.NZ
Hello, is this the gig youre looking for?
Five-time Grammy winner Lionel Richie
will be sparking a loved-up frenzy with
his career spanning hits beginning
with his early Motown days with the
Commodores to his chart topping solo-
singles. Not to be missed.

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THE
WEEK
Shit worth
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THIS WEEKS TEN MUST SEE
MUSIC EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND
ALL AGES
TOUR
CULT CLASSIC
FREE
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SAT 22 MAR
SUN 23 MAR
FRI 22 MAR
FRI 22 MAR
TUE 25 MAR
SAT 22 MAR
PHOENIX FEST
NIXON PARK
AUCKLAND
12PM - 6PM
Phoenix Drinks are promoting a
healthier better Aotearoa by putting
on what looks like the funkiest free
festival Auckland has seen for a long
while. DJs and bands will be pumping
throughout, blending the best of
jazz and funk. The Opensouls are
reforming for the event to play both of
their acclaimed albums.
MARTHA DAVIS AND MOTEL
DUX LIVE
CHRISTCHURCH
8PM, $61 - 161, TICKETS.NZTIX.CO.NZ
Blasting out of the past comes Martha
Davis and The Motels. Their bittersweet
anthem Only The Lonely is sure to
have a special place in a lot of peoples
hearts. Her arrival comes after a long
wait, having postponed her original date
in October. Get ready for an emotional
rollercoaster from one of the 80s fnest.
TAMI NEILSON
WUNDERBAR
LYTTLETON
Christchurchs bohemian heart,
Lyttleton, is bouncing back nicely and
no place epitomises this better than
Wunderbar, one of the stranger bars in
New Zealand. Performing there is Tami
Neilson whose soulful voice winds out
country epics that are receiving critical
acclaim. Her latest album is grounded
in Lyttleton where the local country
music scene is taking off.
THE NUDGE
MIGHTY MIGHTY
WELLINGTON
Join The Nudge for a hometown show
at Mighty Mighty. The gem of a bar
will be closing at the end of May so
any opportunity to party hearty there
should be seized. The Nudge play a
psychedelic amalgamation of stoned
out guitar licks and free jamming that
will take the listener on a journey to
higher places.
BILLY BRAGG
THE POWERSTATION
AUCKLAND
8PM, $77,75, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ
Iconic folk activist, Billy Bragg, is never
far away from our shores, fltering the
freewheeling spirit of Woody Guthrie
though the eyes of an East-Londoner.
Left wing politics and romantic urges go
hand in hand with Bragg as he heads
here on a full band tour. His new album
brings out Braggs personal side and
received rave reviews.
JOHN THE BAPTIST
MIGHTY MIGHTY
WELLINGTON
9PM, $10
Plunge into a pool of folk revelry
and have the sins of the weekend
washed away for the very last time.
Wellingtonian gig goers will have to fnd
a new outlet for their garage-folk needs
as the band plan to turn off the lights
for good. Mighty Mighty will provide the
perfect send off, so get there!

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WHEN BJRK MET ATTENBOROUGH
ARTS CHANNEL, 9.20PM
One is considered the greatest living British icon renowned
for a voice so soothing it could put an insomniac to sleep,
the other is an avant garde singer recently given an island
by her native Iceland as a thank-you. Both artists work is
steeped in an appreciation for the natural world, watch as
they compare ideas.
100 YEN: THE JAPANESE ARCADE EXPERIENCE
The Arts Channel is on top form at the moment showcasing
this documentary following the evolution of arcade culture.
Journey through the surreal mega-arcades of downtown
Tokyo, a nerds Las Vegas where not only are videogame
arcades still relevant but they have gone beyond light
entertainment into an entire way of life.
FULL HOUSE
TV2, 4.30PM
This is the place where it all began for fans of Mary Kate
& Ashley Olsen, watch as the two actresses both play the
character of Michelle Tanner in the classic sit-com about
the diffculty of a single dad raising three girls. TV2, in a ft of
nostalgia have decided to bring this one back to our airwaves.
LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN: ROBERT PLANT
The Led Zeppelin singer plays on a strange snowy day in
Nashville, inside the War Memorial Auditorium, with his new
group The Band of Joy. Switching between his classic and
new material Plants voice has lost none of its original menace.
A great opportunity to watch rock royalty in a setting totally out
of place.
DAVID BLAINE: REAL OR MAGIC
PRIME, 9.30PM
This one off 90-minute special features street magician and
endurance artist David Blaine. Blaine has made his name as
a seriously mind boggling trickster and this show adds to the
thrill by letting you see him freak out Hollywoods elite, watch
Harrison Ford tell Blaine to get the F- out of my house, after a
seriously crazy trick.

FRI 21 MAR
SUN 23 MAR
SAT 22 MAR
SUN 23 MAR
THU 20 MAR
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Attempting to modify and
customise the racing genre
made famous by the Fast
and Furious franchise, the
adaptation of the popular EA
game shines like a new toy, but
as the race starts it becomes
apparent that the same engine
lies under the hood.
Absent of narrative,
screenwriter George Gatins
has crafted a vapid story of
betrayal, loss and revenge
around high-speed pursuits
and over-the-top luxury
car cross-country races.
Breaking Bads Aaron Paul
shows off his signature snarl
as blue-collar mechanic
Tobey Marshall, a good guy
with a mountain of debt.
Given an offer he cant
refuse from slimeball rich
kid Dino Brewster (Dominic
Cooper), things go from bad
to worse and Tobey ends up
in jail. Determined to clear
his name, he embarks on a
race against time to reclaim
his honour.
Need for Speed doesnt
reinvent the wheel, but it
does stay true to the core
elements that fans will
know and love about the
original games. Unlike Fast
& Furious, where tin can-
sounding Japanese imports
are stock on the starting line,
a tendency towards luxury
brands and multi-million
dollar supercars means the
action stakes are higher
- and more exciting - as
these pieces of engineering
brilliance are thrown end
over end down numerous
American highways.
Pauls acting leaves little
to be desired as he grunts
out sentimentalities, while
Cooper falls easily into his
bad-boy stereotype. British
up-and-comer Imogen
Poots tries to steer the
narrative in a more heartfelt
direction (and fails), while
Fifty Shades of Grey actress
Dakota Johnson provides
unwanted narrative fodder.
But hey, thats not why
were here and with death-
defying stunts aplenty, all
shot with limited CGI, theres
something to keep the car
enthusiast within hooked to
the screen.
LAURA WEASER
DIRECTED BY
SCOTT WAUGH
STARRING
AARON PAUL, DOMINIC
COOPER, SCOTT MESCUDI
FILM OF THE WEEK
THU 20 MAR
Shit worth
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ALL AGES
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THIS WEEKS FIVE MUST SEE
CULTURAL EVENTS IN
NEW ZEALAND
SAT 22 MAR - SUN 23 MAR
SAT 22 MAR
THU 20 MAR
SAT 22 MAR
FRI 21 MAR
MISS BURLESQUE NZ 2014
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
WELLINGTON
R18, 7PM - 11PM, $35 - 120,
EVENTFINDA.CO.NZ
Watch the battle of the burlesque as
voluptuous contestants compete for
the title of Miss Burlesque. The event
will be supplied with drool inspiring
cocktails. There will be a Mr Burlesque
competition as well, just so the guys
dont feel left out. See if reigning
champions Sina King and Mo Cachino
can hold on to their titles.
CAFFEINATION
SHED 6
WELLINGTON
9.30PM
What better way to show your love for
New Zealands favourite beverage than
by attending the NZ Coffee Festival?
Its free and offers a place to jitter along
with your fellow caffeine-addicts. Sip
your espresso while sneering at foam
drinking non-purists. Learn more about
the coffee you consume and improve
your coffee making skills.
WEED DATING
RAHUI-KAHIKA RESERVE
AUCKLAND
4PM - 6PM
Before jumping to conclusions, this event
is about plucking pesky weeds from the
ground, not that type of weed. West
Auckland is celebrating its natural beauty
this month with a variety of events, none
more interesting than Weed Dating
in the Waitakere. Come Mix work with
pleasure as you help beautify paradise,
with an eye-out for Mr/Ms Right.
2014 RAW COMEDY QUEST
SAN FRAN BATH HOUSE
WELLINGTON
8PM, $15, EVENTFINDA.CO.NZ
There are plenty of funny-guys living
in this fne nation. However, there can
only be one Number One. The San
Fran Bath House hosts the Wellington
fnals, with the winner being fown to
the fnals in Auckland. Each contestant
has six minutes to tickle the audiences
fancy. Watch as some succeed and
others crumble!
FESTIVAL OF CULTURES
THE SQUARE
PALMERSTON NORTH
6PM
To celebrate the beginning of this
years Festival of Cultures, there will
be a parade in Palmerston Norths
The Square. There will be plenty of
food stalls and performances including
Bossa Legal who will be pumping
Bossa Nova grooves. Come see the
giant lanterns and bring your own.
There are lantern-making workshops,
helping promote community spirit.

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Your house is on fre,
what do yousave?
Gag. I suppose Id save
people. I would save my
boyfriend frst and then if I
had time I would save the
new neighbours upstairs
but I only really know one of
them so Id save her frst.
Favourite 90s TV show?
Freaks and Geeks!
Dream job as a kid?
I wanted to write the music for
Disney flms. I still kinda do.
If you werent a musician,
what would you be?
My plan B was to write ads
cos I love bad puns.
Ultimate festival line-up?
Prince. Also its not a
festival. Also were friends.
Who would play you in
a flm?
Oprah, cos shes really
emotional. Todd Emerson
from Daffodils said that her
real name is actually Orpah.
How do you discover
new music?
I have a complex system
that involves a few specifc
blogs, social media
recommendations, and
occasionally radio but radio
in the States is not good.
Worst job youve had?
The worst was playing
piano for a childrens theatre
company. I had to play
Food Glorious Food for
two hours straight while a
Artist Q&A
string of seven-year-olds
lumbered through an overly
complicated dance routine.
The most interesting job I
ever had was alphabetizing
a sex library. It was very
educational; the job took
three times longer than it
should have.
Which song do you wish
you wrote?
I Cant Make You Love
Me, sung by Bonnie Raitt.
Biggest fear?
I have ridiculous fears. In
Daffodils I was terrifed that
the giant speaker hanging
above my head was
going to fall on me. I was
convinced I would be the
next Curtis Mayfeld. I cant
stand fying. I hate stick
insects, theyre so spindly
and manipulative the way
they creep up on to you
pretending to be a harmless
stick. And THEN!
First gig in attendance?
The Topp Twins at
Devonport Fair. Mum made
me go get their autograph,
I was SO embarrassed. The
frst big gig that Im super
happy I went to was Michael
Jackson at Mt Smart, at age
11. We were way down the
back. The organizers sold
periscopes and that was
the only way I stood even a
chance at seeing the giant
screens.
Any vices?
Like those corny English
period shows, like Downton
Abbey, and I just fnished
the frst season of Call the
Midwife. Everyone else in
our house thinks theyre
lame. I tried tricking Fen into
watching Call the Midwife
with me by renaming it
Telephone the Average
Spouse but he saw right
through this clever ruse.
Also, crack.
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Favourite drink?
Freshly squeezed orange
juice.
Favourite restaurant?
Orphans Kitchen.
Favourite takeaway?
Best Ugly Bagels.
Favourite classic flm?
Grown Ups 2.
Favourite childhood
memory?
Trying to make my little
sister spit her food out with
laughter.
Favourite party food?
Anything with cheese.
Favourite vice?
Napping.
Favourite song?
Naive Melody - Talking
Heads.
Favourite meal?
Anything involving
mushrooms or salmon.
Favourite cause?
Getting those whales out of
SeaWorld.
Favourite label to put on
your relationship?
Were working on it.
Favourite 90s TV show?
The Simpsons.
Favourite word?
Cross. As in Dont make
me cross.
Playing Favourites
Favourite album?
Midnight Marauders - A
Tribe Called Quest.
Favourite type of
groupie?
The type that exists?
Favourite body part on
you?
My middle left fnger.
Favourite body part on
someone else?
Thumbs. There are some
interesting thumbs out
there.
Favourite venue?
The Bowl of Brooklands in
New Plymouth.
Favourite lyric?
The last line from Bob
Dylans Positively 4th
Street is a boomer. Yes, I
wish that for just one time,
you could stand inside my
shoes/Youd know what a
drag it is to see you.
Favourite candy bar?
Twirl. Its like a Luxury Flake
but for half the bloody price
and with two sticks!
Favourite current TV
show?
Not really a TV show but
Jerry Seinfelds Comedians
in Cars Getting Coffee web-
series is a good time.
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Eating Drinking
THE LUCKY TACO
230 PONSONBY RD
AUCKLAND
This nomadic food truck offers enough to get hungry
Aucklanders excited. Usually on Ponsonby Road, they have a
schedule that allows you to track the trucks movement. The
Lucky Taco is the brainchild of artist Otis Frizzell and his wife
Sarah. The concept retains a remarkably homely style, as if
it was a hobby that morphed into a bread-earner over night.
The menu changes frequently and when theyve sold out, they
close up shop for the day. Auckland is lucky to have such an
authentic taqueria, with a range of chilli sauces designed to
zest up your meal or knock your socks off.
EMERSONS BREWERY
14 WICKLIFFE ST
DUNEDIN
New Zealand sure has upped its game on the craft beer
front in recent times and these guys have been onto it from
the start. Emersons beers blend the best of Europe with the
essentials of New Zealand, using imported malts with premium
NZ hops. The key word in their philosophy and brewing
process is natural and they are committed to creating full and
fresh favours good enough to rank them as among the worlds
very best. Emersons retains the charm and personality of a
small brewery whilst expanding to meet the surge in demand
as people open their eyes and lips to these delicious beers.
KIWIBERRY
84 THE SQUARE, THE PLAZA
PALMERSTON NORTH
The original frozen
yoghurt shop in NZ, they
have pioneered the DIY
approach. Customers
design how they want their
yoghurt to taste and what
toppings to include. Stores
have spread like wildfre
across New Zealand but
KiwiBerri pride themselves
on being the innovator. They
outshine their competitors.
THE THAI KITCHEN
239 COLOMBO ST
CHRISTCHURCH
Confdently claims to be
the best Thai in town
and judging by the rave
reviews, they could well
be right. Authentic favours
come from the Thai chefs
who work hard to make
this little hole-in-the-wall
a cult favourite for hungry
Cantabrians. Food comas
will ensue with the size of
their generous portions.
THE RESIDENCE
120 COURTENAY PLC
WELLINGTON
If you like a bit of selection
when it comes to your tap
beers, The Residence on
Courtenay Place is your
new go-to spot. Functioning
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Aucklands only performing arts
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TITANFALL
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Titanfall is fast, man, fast. Its fast and I keep dying.
Youre dropped God knows where, with only the vague
semblance of an explanation. All you know is that you have
people to kill and they are trying to kill you. And you can fy,
sort of.
Titanfall is stunning to look at. The maps are large and
confusing enough that you can fool yourself into thinking it
might just be an open world game. When you do get familiar
with the maze of corridors and buildings, you suddenly
remember that youre wearing a jump-jetpack and can zip
about on rooftops and walls. At this stage a bullet is usually
fred from one of these rooftops, ending your current life.
From high up on the rooftops you can see the Titans as well.
It is actually awe-inspiring the frst time you see one of these
giant robots striding along a street, accompanied by other
pilots and grunts running cover along the roofs. You see it and
aspire to get one of your own. Nothing is more satisfying than
hearing, Your Titan is ready to drop.
Each of the three different types of Titan have different
attributes: one is fast and carries more rockets, one is the well-
balanced version and the other is all armour and nukes when
you eject. Ejecting is important. While youve got one eye on
your target, you have to keep one eye on your armour level.
These big dogs arent indestructible.
Even with your gargantuan metallic buddy, you will die a lot,
man. A lot.
In combat, remember your grenades; remember that your
cloaking device is only good against Titans; remember that
your Titan has shields that can catch then return anything
shot at you. Stay in groups: teams work better in Titanfall than
anything else Ive seen. Pilots need to concentrate on killing
Titans, and Titans need to travel in pairs to be truly safe. Get
your teams back.
Titanfall is just so full of things. The world is beautiful and
detailed, the maps are detailed and confusing, the giant robots
have plenty of places to hide. Take your time to drink it all in as
the bullets zing around and into you.
HADYN GREEN
MGS5: GROUND ZEROES DELAYED IN AUS AND NZ
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will release in Australia
and New Zealand on March 27, a week later than originally
planned.
The game was due to release on Thursday 20 March, the
same date as the Japanese and European release, but local
retailers listings for all four platforms it is coming to (PlayStation
4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360), show the
Thursday 27 March date. We reached out to the publisher,
Konami, for comment, who confrmed the delay.
Though no reason for the delay was given, there are reports
that it is due to the Xbox One version not arriving in Australia
on time. Rather than have the game come out later on that
platform than on the others, Konami allegedly opted to delay
the games release entirely.
DRIVECLUB GOES BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
DriveClub, an upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive racing game
developed by Evolution Studios, has gone back to the
drawing board according to PlayStation software product
development head Scott Rhode.
DriveClub was originally scheduled to release as a launch title
for the PlayStation 4 last year, but was delayed in October with
no new release date unveiled.
Speaking to IGN, Rhodes has reiterated Sonys desire not to
release the game before its ready. What I will say is that it all
comes back to that fundamental principle, and thats that we
want to build great games, he said. And we really dont want
to release a game before its ready.
When it does release, a PlayStation Plus version of DriveClub
with fewer cars and tracks will be added to Sonys Instant
Game Collection, with the option of paying to upgrade to the
full version.
Sebadoh, a lo-f indie band from the US
who have been around for about 27
years, have a soothing, capable sound.
You know that when listening you are
in the hands of professionals, without
losing any of the three-piece tradition.
In preparation for Sebadohs upcoming
tour in New Zealand, I got the chance
to talk to lead singer Lou Barlow about
the band.
Firstly, what does Sebadoh mean?
Its a nonsense word I came up with
while recording my frst attempts at
songs, which were more like tape
collages. I repeated the word sebadoh
over a distorted guitar and tape
glitchesthen I forced it on Eric and
Jason as the name of our band.
Youve been around for about 27
years, how do you keep coming
up with new material? Do you
fnd that your sound has changed
signifcantly over that time?
Over time we became more of a live
band, so the main focus is touring.
The early records had a lot of four-
track trickery going on the band is
a simple three-piece and has always
been a simple three-piece so honestly
Im not sure how much we could
change over the years. Our new
songs ft nicely with the old songs in
my opinion, and I think the formula is
perfect: write songs for a three-piece
band, play them live, repeat.
Congratulations on getting number
one on the New Alternative Artists
billboard last year! Have you
noticed a change in your fan base
since that milestone?
God no, its exactly the same. We
are indie rock survivors who play to
indie rock survivors. Its fair to say that
charts like that mean almost nothing
in terms of real-life perception of the
band or popularity.
Theres been a 14 year gap between
your last album and this one. Is
there any particular reason for this?
We waited for the right conditions: solid
line-up, a place to record for free, the
necessary gear at our disposal. All that
happened in the last year or so, so
we went for it. Before that, the line-up
wasnt particularly solid and once we
did get some momentum it was crucial
to frst learn the old songs.
When you came to New Zealand
last time, was there anything new
or unexpected that you remember
fnding here? Anything youre
looking forward to doing/seeing/
eating on your return?
New Zealand is beautiful, for one. On
my last multi-city tour there, back in
2002 or so, I drove into the mountains.
Im enamoured with the scenery. It
also has a unique indie-centric musical
tradition that I have a lot of respect for.
Its a special place, yknow, and Im
glad I get to go back.
What would you say was your
favourite song that Sebadoh has
released and why?
Right now its All Kinds from an EP we
did recently. Its short, I play bass and
sing on it which makes it different than
my other Sebadoh songs. I like Jasons
guitar playing on it. The song references
a Mission of Burma song [Academy
Fight Song]. It was written quickly,
came together quickly, and makes me
wish I could be trapped in a studio for a
month with Jake and Bob and make a
little masterpiece for ourselves.
What do you guys do for fun or
to chill out? Any weird hobbies or
rituals before performing?
When we are touring we are also
driving, selling our records, planning the
next day. Driving is actually excellent
chill out time we enter a very
satisfying quiet place because weve
done it for most of our lives. Each tour
is an opportunity to perfect the process.
Each of us has our obsessions. With
me, its trying to stay in touch with my
family at home and avoiding hangovers.
Would you say the place where you
grew up has infuenced your music
in any way?
I grew up in an area if the US that has
an incredible amount of colleges. Most
of the colleges had radio stations, and
most of them played underground and
obscure music. I had new music: punk
pock, post punk, new wave, hardcore,
industrial music and college rock
(which is also referred to as alternative
pop/indie rock), at my fngertips. It
broadened my horizons and blew my
mind continually. It defnitely infuenced
my mission to play music that
incorporated a lot of conficting styles
and emotions and was, at frst, more
aggressive and experimental. I was
exposed to a huge variety of bands. I
frst heard Joy Division, Gang of Four
when they were still current functioning
bands. I mail ordered music I liked. It
was amazing.
Did you grow up with music or a
musical family, or did you branch
into it yourself?
Im the only professional musician in my
immediate and extended family.
If you werent a musician, what do
you think youd be doing now?
Probably a nurse. I cant imagine Id
have had the focus to be a doctor but
healthcare is my other calling.
Lastly If you could be any animal
(real or imaginary), what would
you be?
A Chihuahua. They are smart, live long
lives and are generally well taken care of.
Thanks to Lou for his detailed answers,
my interest in the band is now piqued.
Sebadoh are heading to NZ for the frst
time in nearly 20 years for four shows.
TIFFANY ALLEN
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Martha Davis aint the kind of gal
to lose control. Since the early 80s,
through multiple iterations, big hair,
pastel eyeshadow, shoulder pads and
synthetic pop shes been the proprietor
of her own establishment: The Motels.
Rumour has it is that she acquired the
name after the band broke up in the late
80s when she swapped the moniker for
a microphone. Actually, I think it was
more than that, she tells me over the
phone. I was lying in a bubble bath
with Dean [Chamberlain, the bands
founding lead guitarist], whod originally
come up with the name. I said I wanted
to continue but he didnt, but he wasnt
in a position to say no, was he. He
had the end with the taps!
Daviss humour is a bit disarming. For
a woman famed for brooding, sultry
new wave torch songs, especially
Only The Lonely and Total Control, I
expected more attitude or resentment
in her voice, not this warm, comforting,
slightly down-home drawl and generous
demeanour.
Daviss media describes her music
as jagged, sophisticated pop songs
of heartbreak and redemption. Does
that mean shes really one to pull the
wings off cupid-angels? No, she
chortles, for a lot of writers, we do
that because were purging, ridding
ourselves of our demons. I describe
it thus: on a rainy day its very easy to
sit down and write your brains out but
on a sunny day when youre in love,
then youre not sittin down writing.
Youre just not! So when people meet
me they think Im a goofball, which I
am, not some sullen, sad suicidal waif.
Its the perfect relationship. People pay
for a psychiatrist. I get paid to analyse
myself! Music has been my God-sent
therapy, ever since I was eight years old
hiding away in my room when the family
got a little crazy. But life is peaceful
now, is it not? Davis owns a small farm
in Oregon. Im missing my ol donkey
though. And I just parted company with
Farmer Gord, who was leasin some of
land to raise his stock. He was the look,
you know: Long beard, dungarees,
plaid shirt and straw hat. Yes, quite
different from the city girl I was before.

The Motels have been around way
longer than their best singles, having
formed in Berkley as quartet in 1971
under the name The Warfeld Foxes.
Gigs at The Whisky a Go-Go, the Roxy,
a house residency at Madame Wongs
in Chinatown and fnally radio airtime
in LA scored them demo time in the
studio but it still took years before they
could put out satisfying content. In was
ten years of line up changes, failed
recording contracts and releases before
Mothers Day 1979, when the Motels
fnally released their long-sweated
self-titled debut album. The frst single
Closets and Bullets dived but the
second, Total Control, hit the mark. It
found its way into top 20s around the
world. A quick Google search will tell
you that it still lives on as the theme
music of many movies, TV shows
and adverts. Yeah, wish the royalties
matched that haunting, Davis quips.
The Motels were one of those bands
that could have been bigger. Like
Berlin, they peaked after a few hits and
then continued with a diminished but
fercely loyal fan base. Continuing the
momentum was hard at times. The
bands second album garnered mild
attention but it was their third, All Four
One that fnally struck pay dirt with the
release of the massive airplay single
Only the Lonely. That album almost
didnt happen. Val [Garay, producer]
made our original third (Apocalypso).
Capitol thought it was too weird, said
it wouldnt sell. Thats heartbreaking,
when youve done all that work. That
caused more splits in the band but the
remainder soldiered on to fnally kick
out All Four One. After the haze settled,
more divisions occurred. The band
never hit those dizzy heights again.
But who wants to return to the 80s
- my shoulder pads got stuck in the
doorway! Still Davis continued to hold
the fort. Since their big albums, shes
produced an additional four albums
under the Motels name and four
under her own, including a childrens
collection. And her music still resonates
with her crowd. I have one fan that
nearly comes to all the shows. The
other day I was at a real backwater
and she pops up, says Davis, laughing
as she describes Mel in Flight of the
Conchords. Oh yes, I have those
people. But, you know, thats partly why
I keep doing it. For them.
TIM GRUAR
SEE THEM LIVE: MARTHA DAVIS AND THE MOTELS
FRI 21 MAR STUDIO, AUCKLAND
SAT 22 MAR BODEGA, WELLINGTON
SUN 23 MAR DUX LIVE, CHRISTCHURCH
Martha Davis
& The Motels
WIN
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HIGH HORSE TOUR 2014
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APRIL MAY
TUE 8 NAPIER MUNICIPAL THEATRE TICKETEK
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SAT 12 AUCKLAND VECTOR ARENA TICKETMASTER
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WED 16 NEW PLYMOUTH TSB STADIUM TICKETMASTER
TUE 22 PALMERSTON NTH REGENT THEATRE TICKETDIRECT
FRI 25 CHRISTCHURCH CBS ARENA TICKETEK
TUE 29 TIMARU THEATRE ROYAL TICKETEK
THU 1 INVERCARGILL ILT STADIUM TICKETDIRECT
SUN 4 QUEENSTOWN EVENTS CENTRE TICKETEK
WED 7 DUNEDIN TOWN HALL TICKETDIRECT
FRI 9 BLENHEIM STADIUM 2000 TICKETDIRECT
SUN 11 WELLINGTON TSB ARENA TICKETEK
WED 14 HAMILTON CLAUDELANDS ARENA TICKETEK
AUCKLAND GIG GUIDE
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WED 19
BITCHIN BINGO
7:30PM, Cassette Nine
DAFFODILS
7:30PM, Q Theatre
GIRL IN TAN BOOTS
8PM, Basement Theatre
HARBOURVIEW
SCULPTURE TRAIL 2014
10AM, Harbourview
Peoples Park
MAMMA MIA! THE
STAGE MUSICAL
Civic Theatre Auckland
PERICLES, PRINCE OF
TYRE AUSA SUMMER
SHAKESPEARE
7:30PM, Old Arts Plaza, The
University of Auckland
RAIN
Ding Dong Lounge
ROCK N ROLL VS
ELECTRO INDUSTRIAL
11PM, Ding Dong Lounge
SPECTRUM
Aotea Centre
THE AUTUMN NIGHT SKY
- PLANETARIUM SHOW
8PM, Stardome
THE DIRTBAG HIDEOUT
7PM, The Kings Arms
VERONA SESSIONS
WITH THE HEADS
9PM, Verona
THU 20
DARKLY DREAMING:
AUCKLAND JAZZ
ORCHESTRA
Centennial Theatre,
Auckland Boys Grammar
DJ VADIM (UK)
9PM, Ponsonby Social Club
GETTIN OFF THE
BENEFIT FUNDRAISER
- HOTBOXED TREEHUT,
ZKABBY JAMS & MORE!
Backbeat Bar
GRIND
7PM, Cosh
HARBOURVIEW
10AM, Harbourview Peoples Park
HOT AIR - CLIMATE
COMEDY NIGHT
8PM, The Classic Comedy Club
PERICLES, PRINCE OF
TYRE AUSA SUMMER
SHAKESPEARE
- PLANETARIUM SHOW
8PM, Stardome
THE CVE
8PM, Windsor Castle
FRI 21
ALCHEMY, VESSEL
& OUTSIDE IN @ THE
DOGS BOLLIX
8:45PM, The Dogs Bollix
ANGELS IN AMERICA
7PM, Q Theatre
DESTINATION DEEP
HARD N FUNKY
FT TIM PHIN
10PM, CODE
DJ VADIM (UK)
FANGS
Ding Dong Lounge
HARBOURVIEW
10AM, Harbourview
Peoples Park
MAGIC ROUNDABOUT
WITH STINKY JIM
AND DUBHEAD
5PM, Verona
NEWMATICS LIVE
@ TABAC
Tabac
PERICLES, PRINCE OF
TYRE AUSA SUMMER
SHAKESPEARE
SILO CINEMA PRESENTS:
WAYNES WORLD
9PM, Silo Park
SJD, THE BADS,
MULHOLLAND
9PM, The Kings Arms, $25
- PLANETARIUM SHOW
8PM, Stardome
TABLEFOX
9PM, Backbeat Bar, $5
SAT 22
ANDY VANN
9PM, Ginger Minx
CLASSIC LATE &
LIVE COMEDY
10:30PM, The Classic
Comedy Club
COLLUDE & THE
LAZY SOUND
SYSTEM PRESENT
- PROPA JACKS
10PM, Ink & Coherent, $10
DJ COOLHAND LUKE
6PM, Neighbourhood
GIRL IN TAN BOOTS
8PM, Basement Theatre
HARBOURVIEW
10AM, Harbourview
Peoples Park
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WRESTLING PRESENTS:
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6:30PM, Lynfeld
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KILLAMANRARO
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KIRSTEN TAYLOR,
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SCOTT J MASON &
CALLUM GENTLEMAN
- FOLK FORTNIGHT
Wine Cellar
LITTLE BARK + BAND
9:30PM, Leigh Sawmill
NEWMARKET CATWALK
ON THE STREET
Newmarket
NIGHT OF LEGENDS
8:30PM, Rising Sun
PERICLES, PRINCE OF
TYRE AUSA SUMMER
SHAKESPEARE
SHIBUYA LOVE CLUB
8PM, Fukuko
STORMPORTER
LAUNCH/RELEASE
SHOW W/ SPECIAL
GUESTS, THE MAP
ROOM AND EZRA VINE
8PM, Nectar Bar, $10
TE WAIWAIA -
TRADITIONAL
MAORI HEALING
PROGRAM 2014
Kawai Purapura
- PLANETARIUM SHOW
8PM, Stardome
THE CONVENT & WY
Ding Dong Lounge
THE YOUNG AND
THE RECKLESS
10PM, Goldfnch
UPTOWN BOOGIE
3PM, Neighbourhood
WATERFRONT MARKET
8AM, Wynyard Quarter
SUN 23
HARBOURVIEW
10AM, Harbourview
Peoples Park
LA CIGALE FRENCH
MARKETS
8AM, La Cigale
LOUIS BAKER - EP TOUR
5PM, Leigh Sawmill, $25
MAMMA MIA! THE
STAGE MUSICAL
Civic Theatre Auckland
- PLANETARIUM SHOW
8PM, Stardome
MON 24
HARBOURVIEW
10AM, Harbourview
Peoples Park
TUE 25
ANGELS IN AMERICA
7PM, Q Theatre
BILLY BRAGG WITH
BOND STREET BRIDGE
8PM, The Powerstation
DAFFODILS
7:30PM, Q Theatre
HARBOURVIEW
10AM, Harbourview
Peoples Park
LED ZEPPELIN &
PINK FLOYD DARK
SIDE OF THE MOON
DOUBLE FEATURE
Stardome
SPECTRUM
Aotea Centre
WELLINGTON GIG GUIDE
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HAULT, THE JOINT
CHIEFS, STRETCH
TO MOULD
8:45PM, Valhalla, $5
THE MEDICINE -
STAND UP COMEDY
8PM, The Cavern Club
THEE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FREE-SHOW:
WHATS COOKING
WITH DAIF
9:30PM, Mighty Mighty
THU 20
3RD THURSDAY
FEATURING...
7PM, Museum Of
Wellington City & Sea
BILL HALEY JR &
THE COMETS
Opera House Wellington
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8PM, San Francisco Bath House
JONATHAN CRAYFORD
BIGGISH BAND
9:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $10
POKEY LAFARGE
8PM, Bodega
QUEENS OF THE STONE
AGE & NINE INCH NAILS
7PM, TSB Bank Arena
FRI 21
BUMP
Fast Eddies Pool Hall
DJ SHADOW DUBAI
10PM, Bodega, $25
ERICA FREAS
9PM, Bodega (Burgundy Room)
THE NUDGE
SAT 22
ARO VALLEY FAIR
Aro Park
DAMIEN DEMPSEY
IRELAND
7:30PM, The San Francisco
Bath House, $40
EMERGENCE PRESENTS
ADVANCED HUMAN
10PM, Rush Bar, $20
JOHN THE BAPTIST:
FAREWELL!
MARTHA DAVIS &
THE MOTELS
8PM, Bodega
MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Wainui Camp
SUN 23
MUSIC AT HOME:
AMIRIA GRENELL
2PM, Colonial Cottage Museum
MON 24
RAW MEAT COMEDY
8PM, The Fringe Bar
WED 19
1931 HAWKES BAY
EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawkes
Bay, Napier
BILL HALEY JR &
THE COMETS
Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
SMITHER!
10AM, Waikato
Museum, Hamilton
THU 20
1931 HAWKES BAY
EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawkes
Bay, Napier
ERICA FREAS
(OF RVIVR)
8:30PM, The Royal,
Palmerston North
SMITHER!
10AM, Waikato
Museum, Hamilton
SONGS IN THE KEY
OF MOTOWN
Regent On Broadway
Palmerston North,
Palmerston North
THE CORAL SHOW
8PM, Biddy Mulligans
Irish Pub, Hamilton
FRI 21
1931 HAWKES BAY
EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawkes
Bay, Napier
SMITHER!
10AM, Waikato
Museum, Hamilton
SAT 22
1931 HAWKES BAY
EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawkes
Bay, Napier
BILL HALEY JR &
THE COMETS
Hawkes Bay Opera
House, Hawkes Bay
LOUIS BAKER
- EP TOUR
4th Wall Theatre, New Plymouth
SMITHER!
10AM, Waikato
Museum, Hamilton
SUN 23
1931 HAWKES BAY
EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawkes
Bay, Napier
BILL HALEY JR &
THE COMETS
Regent On Broadway
Palmerston North,
Palmerston North
SMITHER!
10AM, Waikato
Museum, Hamilton
MON 24
1931 HAWKES BAY
EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawkes
Bay, Napier
SMITHER!
10AM, Waikato
Museum, Hamilton
TUE 25
1931 HAWKES BAY
EARTHQUAKE
10AM, MTG Hawkes
Bay, Napier
BILL HALEY JR &
THE COMETS
TSB Theatre, New Plymouth
SMITHER!
10AM, Waikato
Museum, Hamilton
THU 20
CITY UNDERGROUND
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8PM, Dux Live
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9PM, darkroom
LIONEL RICHIE AND
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7PM, CBS Canterbury Arena
FRI 21
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9PM, Wunderbar, $20
SAT 22
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8PM, Dux Live
QUEENS OF THE STONE
AGE & NINE INCH NAILS
7PM, CBS Canterbury Arena
TAMI NEILSONS
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9PM, Wunderbar, $20
SUN 23
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7:30PM, The Twisted Hop
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Hands up who remembers
the band Figrin Dan and
The Modal Nodes! Of
course you know what Im
talking about: the group of
hairless alien musicians, also
known as the Cantina Band,
who appeared in the bar
scene in the original 1977
Star Wars movie.
When I frst saw this strange
scene of an alien group
playing music that to my
ears sounded as alien as
they looked (although I later
found out that it was written
by flm composer John
Williams in a sort of sleazy
1940s jazz style), it really
got me thinking about what
music might sound like in
the future.
Things change faster than
we think they do. Back in
1977, when Star Wars frst
wowed audiences the world
over and changed the movie
industry overnight into a
competition to make the
biggest blockbusters, we
lived in what would now be
viewed as primitive times. We
still played music on vinyl LP
records or cassette tapes or
formats that hardly anyone
remembers like 8-track tape
cartridges. We grew our hair
long and tall and wore tight-
at-the-crotch bell-bottom
trousers and probably only
bathed once or twice a
week. Brazilians were sexy
foreigners, not naughty
haircuts, every cool male
read Playboy for the stories,
and cars with fuel injection
and automatic gears were still
a mad novelty.
My point? Time seems
static while were living
it every day, but science
and technology are really
moving things ahead along
at a frightening velocity.
We may not have quite
fgured out how to make
a teleportation device
in order to explore the
universe, but considering
that the frst commercial
music recordings were
released only a little more
than a hundred years
ago, our progress in that
short period of time is
astonishing. Think about it:
nobody in the 19th century,
or any centuries before that
in the entirety of human
existence, had experienced
recorded music. Or for that
matter, television, or the
Internet, or computers, or
apps, or even iPads.
But we were talking about
the future, not the past. If
we can get from fnding a
way to use electricity to the
invention of phones and the
phonograph all the way to
the smartphone in just a bit
more than a hundred years,
what can we expect from
the future, especially from
music?
GARY STEEL
TO READ MORE OF THIS ARTICLE
AND OTHER LIKE-MINDED ARTICLES
VISIT FREETHEMUSIC.CO.NZ
Alien Soundtracks
Free The Music
By the end of this year, four Irishmen
from Dublin will have travelled the world
twice. They released their debut album
less than a year ago and a year before
that they released their frst EP. In one
year theyve seen more of the world
faster than any of them had imagined.
All off the back of 11 songs.
That isnt to say that these are small
songs. The debut In a Perfect World
is a collection of anthemic pop-
rock songs about love, heartbreak
and getting through it all. But unlike
most music (regardless of genre) the
emotional intensity of the songs will
move you to tears.
The band is Kodaline.
For bassist Jason Boland, speaking on
behalf of the band, its been the quickest
most bizarre year of any of our lives.
Theyre a band that have always
believed in their songs and in what they
do. As Boland says, every band that
starts out wants to be the biggest.
Its the speed and the scale of their rise
that has their heads spinning. When
other people started believing in what
we do it took on a whole other feeling,
says Boland.
All I Want was released as a single,
picked up by Google and used on their
best of 2013 video, has garnered over
six million views on Youtube and sold
100,000 copies in the frst three months.
Its incredible its come so far, says
Boland.
The video (if youve not seen it, watch
it), is a emotional story about a man
Boland calls the monster and his life
and love. Its rivalled only by the video
for High Hopes, an equally heart-
wrenching tale of love and loss.
The way we approach music videos is
that we look for a story thats going to
complement the emotions in our song.
Its hard to overstate Kodalines music
videos which are a step away from
most other videos youll see.
As with everything the band does, honesty
and emotion are a defning feature.
You should be able to tell the
emotions of the songs, not just with
the words, says Boland. We may
only play simple notes but its about
how you play those notes.
Both the album and the band certainly
arent (as the old cliche puts it), all
doom and gloom. The album In a
Perfect World is about hopeful, wishful,
and positive thinking, says Boland.
Most of the songs are about love or
heartbreak but the point is that you can
always get through it.
As with all art, once it has been
released into the world, it stops
belonging to the creators and is owned
by the fans.
Weve found now, through the live
shows, that everyone has their own story
for the songs and theyre all new stories.
Thats what kept them fresh for us and
its brought the songs back to life.
He also says that when they play
the songs live, it takes each of them
back to the way they felt writing them,
despite playing them night after night.
Undeniably the mark of a good song.
It brings back connotations from when
that song was written and what its about.
Without his band members and the
bond that they share, Boland confesses
that living out those moments night
after night wouldnt be as easy.
If we werent friends for long, having
started in our bedrooms and not been
there for each other it would be a lot
harder to deal with.
They began as a very studio-orientated
band and Boland says they didnt
frequently play together.
Wed go in and record our parts and
put it together, which is a very modern
approach.
Youd never know from the strength of
their live shows - which have received
rave reviews across the world - that
they still feel as though theyre feeling
each other out. However, Boland says
that this has made for a better live show.
Playing live more has let us feel
other out better and put on a better
performance.
If youre seeing Kodaline when they play
the Powerstation at the end of March,
know that theyll be very well versed
in playing live - theyre playing their
biggest show ever at the O2 Academy.
Before we even get to New Zealand
well be playing our biggest headline
showto 12,000 people.
Boland says theyre not prepared for
it yet and even after playing the tour
dates before it hes not sure they will be.
I dont know if youre ever prepared for
that kind of thing.
For four Irishmen from Dublin, Kodaline
has become bigger faster than they
ever thought possible. And with radio
stations the world over picking up the
singles and a second world tour well
underway, its safe to say they are only
just beginning.
SEBASTIAN MACKAY
SEE THEM LIVE: KODALINE
SUN 30 MAR THE POWERSTATION, AUCKLAND
Kodaline
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