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    THIS WEEKS ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO SHIT WORTH DOING IN NEW ZEALAND

    WED 19 MAR - TUE 25 MAR 2014 . ISSUE 499 . GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ

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    BRING SEXY BACKJustin Timberlake announced he will

    perform live in Auckland in October at

    Vector Arena. This marks JTs rst 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 OCTVECTOR ARENA, AUCKLAND

    RIOT CREATORTyler 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

    unofcial day party that was already at

    full capacity. The act carries a penalty of

    up to a year in jail and a $4000 ne.

    AHBEZ GOLDArthur Ahbez will be playing two shows

    this March in New Zealand, with further

    dates to be announced for May. Afterparting ways with his rst 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 MARMAJOR TOMS, MOUNT MAUNGANUI

    SAT 29 MARGOLDEN DAWN, AUCKLAND

    SUREN AHASuren Unka is set to release his debut

    album El Chupacabrathis April. El

    Chupacabrafeatures ten tracks intotal with eight new songs alongside

    previously released singles Early (2011)

    and Alice (2013). A single from El

    Chupacabrawill be released before April.

    NEW ALBUM:EL CHUPACABRA

    OUT MON 21 APR

    WHOLE LOTTA LEDWith 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 BAKERSAN 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 OFTHE STONE AGE

    VECTOR ARENA

    AUCKL AND

    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 rst.

    SJD, THE BADS, MULHOLLANDTHE KINGS ARMS

    AUCKL AND

    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 LAFARGEBODEGA

    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 ANDJOHN FARNHAMCBS 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.

    GIG OFTHE

    WEEK

    Shit worth

    doingTHIS 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 FESTNIXON PARK

    AUCKL AND

    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 MOTELDUX 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 nest.

    TAMI NEILSONWUNDERBAR

    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 NUDGEMIGHTY 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 BRAGGTHE POWERSTATION

    AUCKLAND

    8PM, $77,75, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

    Iconic folk activist, Billy Bragg, is never

    far away from our shores, ltering 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 BAPTISTMIGHTY 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 nd

    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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    Shit

    worthdoing WHEN BJRK MET ATTENBOROUGHARTS 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 EXPERIENCEARTS CHANNEL, 7.30PM

    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 HOUSETV2, 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 difculty of a single dad raising three girls. TV2, in a t of

    nostalgia have decided to bring this one back to our airwaves.

    LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN: ROBERT PLANTARTS CHANNEL, 8.40PM

    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 MAGICPRIME, 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

    THE BEST IN TV ANDFILM THIS WEEK

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    KE

    Y

    NEW KID

    REALITY TV

    CULT CLASSIC

    ALL AGES

    AWARDS

    TV SHOW

    CINEMA RELEASE

    ONLINE

    DOCUMENTRY

    TV FILM

    NEED FOR SPEED

    Attempting to modify and

    customise the racing genre

    made famous by theFast

    and Furiousfranchise, 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 mechanicTobey 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 Speeddoesntreinvent 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), whileFifty Shades of Greyactress

    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, DOM INIC

    COOPER, SCOTT MESCUDI

    FILM OF THE WEEK

    THU 20 MAR

    http://www.thewindsor.co.nz/http://www.kiwifm.co.nz/
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    doing

    ALL AGES

    TOUR

    ART

    THEATRE

    MUSIC

    FREE

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    DANCE

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    THIS WEEKS FIVE MUST SEECULTURAL EVENTS IN

    NEW ZEALAND

    SAT 22 MAR - SUN 23 MAR

    SAT 22 MAR

    THU 20 MARSAT 22 MAR

    FRI 21 MAR

    MISS BURLESQUE NZ 2014WELLINGTON 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.

    CAFFEINATIONSHED 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 alongwith 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 DATINGRAHUI-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 QUESTSAN FRAN BATH HOUSE

    WELLINGTON

    8PM, $15, EVENTFINDA.CO.NZ

    There are plenty of funny-guys living

    in this ne nation. However, there can

    only be one Number One. The San

    Fran Bath House hosts the Wellington

    nals, with the winner being own to

    the nals in Auckland. Each contestant

    has six minutes to tickle the audiences

    fancy. Watch as some succeed and

    others crumble!

    FESTIVAL OF CULTURESTHE 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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    LIPSMUSICIAN

    Your house is on re,what do yousave?Gag. I suppose Id save

    people. I would save my

    boyfriend rst 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 rst.

    Favourite 90s TV show?Freaks and Geeks!

    Dream job as a kid?I wanted to write the music for

    Disney lms. 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 ina lm?Oprah, cos shes really

    emotional. Todd Emerson

    from Daffodilssaid that herreal name is actually Orpah.

    How do you discovernew music?I have a complex system

    that involves a few specic

    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&Astring 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 wishyou wrote?I Cant Make You Love

    Me, sung by Bonnie Raitt.

    Biggest fear?I have ridiculous fears. In

    Daffodils I was terried that

    the giant speaker hanging

    above my head was

    going to fall on me. I was

    convinced I would be the

    next Curtis Mayeld. I cant

    stand ying. 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

    rst 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 Englishperiod shows, like Downton

    Abbey,and I just nished

    the rst 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.

    SEE HER PERFORM:LIPS

    IN DAFFODILS

    TUE 18 MAR- SAT 29 MAR

    Q THEATRE, AUCKLAND

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    Eating Drinking

    THE LUCKY TACO230 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 BREWERY14 WICKLIFFE ST

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    Gaming

    TITANFALL

    XBOX ONE

    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 y,

    sort of.

    Titanfallis 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 suddenlyremember that youre wearing a jump-jetpack and can zip

    about on rooftops and walls. At this stage a bullet is usually

    red 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 rst 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 whenyou 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 Titanfallthan

    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 NZMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroeswill 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 conrmed 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 BOARDDriveClub, 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.

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    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.

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    Sebadoh, a lo- 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 rst 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 27years, how do you keep comingup with new material? Do yound that your sound has changedsignicantly 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 honestlyIm not sure how much we could

    change over the years. Our new

    songs t 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 numberone on the New Alternative Artistsbillboard last year! Have younoticed a change in your fan basesince 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 betweenyour last album and this one. Isthere 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 rst learn the old songs.

    When you came to New Zealandlast time, was there anything newor unexpected that you remembernding 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 hasreleased 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 orto chill out? Any weird hobbies orrituals 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 yougrew up has inuenced your musicin 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 ngertips. It

    broadened my horizons and blew my

    mind continually. It denitely inuenced

    my mission to play music that

    incorporated a lot of conicting styles

    and emotions and was, at rst, more

    aggressive and experimental. I was

    exposed to a huge variety of bands. I

    rst 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 amusical family, or did you branchinto it yourself?Im the only professional musician in my

    immediate and extended family.

    If you werent a musician, what doyou 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 wouldyou 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 rst

    time in nearly 20 years for four shows.

    TIFFANY ALLEN

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    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 wantedto 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, riddingourselves 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 oldhiding 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 Wareld Foxes.

    Gigs at The Whisky a Go-Go, the Roxy,

    a house residency at Madame Wongs

    in Chinatown and nally 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

    nally released their long-sweated

    self-titled debut album. The rst singleClosets 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

    ercely loyal fan base. Continuing the

    momentum was hard at times. The

    bands second album garnered mild

    attention but it was their third,All Four

    Onethat nally 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. Thatcaused more splits in the band but the

    remainder soldiered on to nally kick

    outAll 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 fourunder 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 MARSTUDIO, AUCKLAND

    SAT 22 MAR BODEGA, WELLINGTON

    SUN 23 MAR DUX LIVE, CHRISTCHURCH

    Martha Davis& The Motels

    WIN

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    BILLY

    CONNOLLYHIGH HORSE TOUR 2014

    The Long -Awaited return of NZs Favourite Comedian

    APRIL MAYTUE 8 NAPIER MUNICIPAL THEATRE TICKETEKWED 9 NAPIER MUNICIPAL THEATRE TICKETEKSAT 12 AUCKLAND VECTOR ARENA TICKETMASTERSUN 13 AUCKLAND VECTOR ARENA TICKETMASTERWED 16 NEW PLYMOUTH TSB STADIUM TICKETMASTERTUE 22 PALMERSTON NTH REGENT THEATRE TICKETDIRECTFRI 25 CHRISTCHURCH CBS ARENA TICKETEKTUE 29 TIMARU THEATRE ROYAL TICKETEK

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    AUCKLAND GIG GUIDE

    GIGGUIDE

    WED 19

    BITCHIN BINGO7:30PM, Cassette Nine

    DAFFODILS7:30PM, Q Theatre

    GIRL IN TAN BOOTS8PM, Basement Theatre

    HARBOURVIEWSCULPTURE TRAIL 201410AM, Harbourview

    Peoples Park

    MAMMA MIA! THESTAGE MUSICALCivic Theatre Auckland

    PERICLES, PRINCE OFTYRE AUSA SUMMER

    SHAKESPEARE7:30PM, Old Arts Plaza, TheUniversity of Auckland

    RAINDing Dong Lounge

    ROCK N ROLL VSELECTRO INDUSTRIAL11PM, Ding Dong Lounge

    SPECTRUMAotea Centre

    THE AUTUMN NIGHT SKY- PLANETARIUM SHOW8PM, Stardome

    THE DIRTBAG HIDEOUT7PM, The Kings Arms

    VERONA SESSIONSWITH THE HEADS9PM, Verona

    THU 20

    DARKLY DREAMING:AUCKLAND JAZZORCHESTRACentennial Theatre,

    Auckland Boys Grammar

    DJ VADIM (UK)9PM, Ponsonby Social Club

    GETTIN OFF THEBENEFIT FUNDRAISER- HOTBOXED TREEHUT,ZKABBY JAMS & MORE!Backbeat Bar

    GRIND7PM, Cosh

    HARBOURVIEWSCULPTURE TRAIL 201410AM, Harbourview Peoples Park

    HOT AIR - CLIMATECOMEDY NIGHT8PM, The Classic Comedy Club

    PERICLES, PRINCE OFTYRE AUSA SUMMERSHAKESPEARE7:30PM, Old Arts Plaza, The

    University of Auckland

    THE AUTUMN NIGHT SKY- PLANETARIUM SHOW8PM, Stardome

    THE CVE8PM, Windsor Castle

    FRI 21

    ALCHEMY, VESSEL& OUTSIDE IN @ THEDOGS BOLLIX8:45PM, The Dogs Bollix

    ANGELS IN AMERICA7PM, Q Theatre

    DESTINATION DEEPHARD N FUNKYFT TIM PHIN10PM, CODE

    DJ VADIM (UK)9PM, Ponsonby Social Club

    FANGSDing Dong Lounge

    HARBOURVIEWSCULPTURE TRAIL 201410AM, Harbourview

    Peoples Park

    MAGIC ROUNDABOUTWITH STINKY JIMAND DUBHEAD5PM, Verona

    NEWMATICS LIVE@ TABAC

    Tabac

    PERICLES, PRINCE OFTYRE AUSA SUMMERSHAKESPEARE7:30PM, Old Arts Plaza, The

    University of Auckland

    SILO CINEMA PRESENTS:WAYNES WORLD9PM, Silo Park

    SJD, THE BADS,MULHOLLAND9PM, The Kings Arms, $25

    THE AUTUMN NIGHT SKY- PLANETARIUM SHOW8PM, Stardome

    TABLEFOX9PM, Backbeat Bar, $5

    SAT 22

    ANDY VANN9PM, Ginger Minx

    CLASSIC LATE &LIVE COMEDY10:30PM, The Classic

    Comedy Club

    COLLUDE & THE

    LAZY SOUNDSYSTEM PRESENT- PROPA JACKS10PM, Ink & Coherent, $10

    DJ COOLHAND LUKE6PM, Neighbourhood

    GIRL IN TAN BOOTS8PM, Basement Theatre

    HARBOURVIEWSCULPTURE TRAIL 201410AM, Harbourview

    Peoples Park

    IMPACT PROWRESTLING PRESENTS:THE ULTIMATE PRIZE6:30PM, Lyneld

    Recreation Centre

    KILLAMANRARO& FRIENDS WITHSUPPORT FROMLEWIS TENNANT9PM, Ponsonby Social Club

    KIRSTEN TAYLOR,ROLAND BROWN,

    SCOTT J MASON &CALLUM GENTLEMAN- FOLK FORTNIGHTWine Cellar

    LITTLE BARK + BAND9:30PM, Leigh Sawmill

    NEWMARKET CATWALKON THE STREETNewmarket

    NIGHT OF LEGENDS8:30PM, Rising Sun

    PERICLES, PRINCE OF

    TYRE AUSA SUMMERSHAKESPEARE7:30PM, Old Arts Plaza, The

    University of Auckland

    SHIBUYA LOVE CLUB8PM, Fukuko

    STORMPORTERLAUNCH/RELEASESHOW W/ SPECIALGUESTS, THE MAPROOM AND EZRA VINE8PM, Nectar Bar, $10

    TE WAIWAIA -TRADITIONALMAORI HEALINGPROGRAM 2014Kawai Purapura

    THE AUTUMN NIGHT SKY- PLANETARIUM SHOW8PM, Stardome

    THE CONVENT & WYDing Dong Lounge

    THE YOUNG ANDTHE RECKLESS10PM, Goldnch

    UPTOWN BOOGIE3PM, Neighbourhood

    WATERFRONT MARKET8AM, Wynyard Quarter

    SUN 23

    HARBOURVIEWSCULPTURE TRAIL 201410AM, Harbourview

    Peoples Park

    LA CIGALE FRENCHMARKETS8AM, La Cigale

    LOUIS BAKER - EP TOUR5PM, Leigh Sawmill, $25

    MAMMA MIA! THESTAGE MUSICALCivic Theatre Auckland

    THE AUTUMN NIGHT SKY- PLANETARIUM SHOW8PM, Stardome

    MON 24

    HARBOURVIEWSCULPTURE TRAIL 201410AM, Harbourview

    Peoples Park

    TUE 25

    ANGELS IN AMERICA7PM, Q Theatre

    BILLY BRAGG WITHBOND STREET BRIDGE

    8PM, The PowerstationDAFFODILS7:30PM, Q Theatre

    HARBOURVIEWSCULPTURE TRAIL 201410AM, Harbourview

    Peoples Park

    LED ZEPPELIN &PINK FLOYD DARKSIDE OF THE MOONDOUBLE FEATUREStardome

    SPECTRUMAotea Centre

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    WELLINGTON GIG GUIDE

    CHRISTCHURCH GIG GUIDE

    REGIONAL GIG GUIDE

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    WED 19

    HAULT, THE JOINTCHIEFS, STRETCHTO MOULD8:45PM, Valhalla, $5

    THE MEDICINE -STAND UP COMEDY8PM, The Cavern Club

    THEE WEDNESDAYNIGHT FREE-SHOW:WHATS COOKINGWITH DAIF9:30PM, Mighty Mighty

    THU 20

    3RD THURSDAYFEATURING...7PM, Museum Of

    Wellington City & Sea

    BILL HALEY JR &THE COMETSOpera House Wellington

    2014 RAW COMEDYQUEST8PM, San Francisco Bath House

    JONATHAN CRAYFORDBIGGISH BAND9:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $10

    POKEY LAFARGE

    8PM, Bodega

    QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE & NINE INCH NAILS7PM, TSB Bank Arena

    FRI 21

    BUMPFast Eddies Pool Hall

    DJ SHADOW DUBAI10PM, Bodega, $25

    ERICA FREAS9PM, Bodega (Burgundy Room)

    THE NUDGE10:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $10

    SAT 22

    ARO VALLEY FAIRAro Park

    DAMIEN DEMPSEYIRELAND7:30PM, The San Francisco

    Bath House, $40

    EMERGENCE PRESENTSADVANCED HUMAN10PM, Rush Bar, $20

    JOHN THE BAPTIST:FAREWELL!10:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $10

    MARTHA DAVIS &THE MOTELS8PM, Bodega

    MISTY MOUNTAIN HOPMUSIC FESTIVALWainui Camp

    SUN 23

    MUSIC AT HOME:

    AMIRIA GRENELL2PM, Colonial Cottage Museum

    MON 24

    RAW MEAT COMEDY8PM, The Fringe Bar

    WED 19

    1931 HAWKES BAYEARTHQUAKE10AM, MTG Hawkes

    Bay, Napier

    BILL HALEY JR &THE COMETS

    Trafalgar Centre, Nelson

    SMITHER!10AM, Waikato

    Museum, Hamilton

    THU 20

    1931 HAWKES BAYEARTHQUAKE10AM, MTG Hawkes

    Bay, Napier

    ERICA FREAS(OF RVIVR)8:30PM, The Royal,

    Palmerston North

    SMITHER!10AM, Waikato

    Museum, Hamilton

    SONGS IN THE KEYOF MOTOWNRegent On Broadway

    Palmerston North,

    Palmerston North

    THE CORAL SHOW8PM, Biddy Mulligans

    Irish Pub, Hamilton

    FRI 21

    1931 HAWKES BAYEARTHQUAKE10AM, MTG Hawkes

    Bay, Napier

    SMITHER!10AM, Waikato

    Museum, Hamilton

    SAT 221931 HAWKES BAYEARTHQUAKE10AM, MTG Hawkes

    Bay, Napier

    BILL HALEY JR &THE COMETSHawkes Bay Opera

    House, Hawkes Bay

    LOUIS BAKER- EP TOUR4th Wall Theatre, New Plymouth

    SMITHER!10AM, Waikato

    Museum, Hamilton

    SUN 23

    1931 HAWKES BAYEARTHQUAKE10AM, MTG Hawkes

    Bay, Napier

    BILL HALEY JR &THE COMETSRegent On Broadway

    Palmerston North,

    Palmerston North

    SMITHER!10AM, Waikato

    Museum, Hamilton

    MON 24

    1931 HAWKES BAYEARTHQUAKE10AM, MTG Hawkes

    Bay, Napier

    SMITHER!10AM, Waikato

    Museum, Hamilton

    TUE 25

    1931 HAWKES BAYEARTHQUAKE10AM, MTG Hawkes

    Bay, Napier

    BILL HALEY JR &THE COMETS

    TSB Theatre, New Plymouth

    SMITHER!10AM, Waikato

    Museum, Hamilton

    THU 20

    CITY UNDERGROUNDPRESENTS DIZZ1(TRU THOUGHTS)8PM, Dux Live

    FRENCH FOR RABBITSMARCH RESIDENCY9PM, darkroom

    LIONEL RICHIE ANDJOHN FARNHAM7PM, CBS Canterbury Arena

    FRI 21

    TAMI NEILSONSDYNAMITE! ALBUMRELEASE TOUR9PM, Wunderbar, $20

    SAT 22

    EMPRISE PRESENTS@PEACE WITH RAIZABIZA, DOPRAH, KXVGXN,HAAN808, AND KAMANDI8PM, Dux Live

    QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE & NINE INCH NAILS7PM, CBS Canterbury Arena

    TAMI NEILSONSDYNAMITE! ALBUMRELEASE TOUR9PM, Wunderbar, $20

    SUN 23

    RAW STAND UP COMEDYCOMPETITION - FINALS7:30PM, 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 Warsmovie.

    When I rst 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 lm composer JohnWilliams 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 Warsrst

    wowed audiences the world

    over and changed the movie

    industry overnight into acompetition 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

    gured out how to make

    a teleportation device

    in order to explore the

    universe, but considering

    that the rst commercial

    music recordings were

    released only a little morethan 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 nding 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

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    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 rst 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 rst 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 dening feature.

    You should be able to tell theemotions 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 Worldis about hopeful, wishful,

    and positive thinking, says Boland.

    Most of the songs are about love or

    heartbreak but the point is that you canalways 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 tourdates 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

    WIN

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