SPACIFIC NEWS #87: Contents

1. O2 Empire :: Dave Dobbyn + Dukes
2. Union Chapel :: The Topp Twins
3. Selected Highlights this Month

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O2 EMPIRE :: DAVE DOBBYN + DUKES :: 26/11/11

Joining Dave for his only European show of 2011 will be the very up and coming Dukes.

Formed by Christchurch brothers Matt and Jo Barus, Dukes have gone from winning MTV’s Kickstart competition to supporting Gomez, INXS, Blondie and Pretenders on their NZ dates. Their top 10 single ‘Vampires’ spent 18 months in the NZ airplay charts, winning ‘Video of the Year’ from Juice TV and ‘Breakthrough Artist’ from Myspace, while their second album ‘Still Life’ picked up Best Independent Rock album in Oz/NZ on iTunes for 2010.

You can check them out at facebook.com/dukestheband.

As for Dave, well, there isn’t much that we can be write about him that you probably don’t know already: living legend, national icon, singer songwriter par example, all round good bloke! His live shows are renowned not just for the songs, but for the in between banter – jokes, tales of misdemeanors past and other musings on life, the universe and everything else.

You are equally likely to know some of his songs, what with 7 of his compositions being voted into the top 50 favourite Kiwi songs of all time in a recent poll by Telecom: “Loyal”, “Slice of Heaven”, “Bliss”, “Welcome Home”, “Be Mine Tonight”, “Whaling” and “Outlook for Thursday”. Doubtless those seven will all get rolled out on the night, as well as countless others.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £15 +b/f or it will be £20 on the door.

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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THE UNION CHAPEL :: THE TOPP TWINS :: 17/02/2012

Just confirmed: NZ’s original comedy folk duo will be playing their first shows in London for years. Advance tickets are on sale now for £20 +b/f from Ticketweb (08444 771 000 or tinyurl.com/topplondon).

From: 7pm
At: Compton Avenue, London, N1 2XD
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: unionchapel.org.uk

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

10 The Naked&Famous @ Roundhouse // Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH // 7-11 // £16.50
11 Mark de Clive-Lowe @ CLF // 133 Rye Lane, SE15 4ST // 9-2 // £5/7
15 Ladyhawke @ 100 Club // 100 Oxford St, W1D 1LL // 7-11 // TBC
25 I Am Giant @ Barfly // 49 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AN // 7.30+ // £6

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SPACIFIC NEWS #86: Contents

1. Vibe Live :: Sola Rosa Soundsystem
2. O2 Empire :: Dave Dobbyn
3. Selected Highlights this Month

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VIBE LIVE :: SOLA ROSA SOUNDSYSTEM :: 27/10/11

Since 1999, Sola Rosa’s Andrew Spraggon has been tantalising listeners with otherworldly aural experiences, honing his craft and taking Sola Rosa from a self-released one man project to a fully-fledged live powerhouse. He’s kept good company on the road and in the studio, with the Sola Rosa band counting members of Dimmer, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Goldenhorse, Pluto and Sommerset amongst the ranks over the years, not to mention tapping the talents of internationally renowned artists like Nathan Haines and Spikey Tee along the way.

His albums have gone from strength to strength, with the last release, “Get it Together” chalking up the number one spot on both iTunes NZ and the Independent NZ Music Album Chart (where it stayed for four months), and reaching number 15 on the NZ Album Chart – all on the way to achieving Gold status.

The album finally sees an international release this month through Germany’s Melting Pot Music and to celebrate Sola Rosa are making their first tour of Europe. Unfortunately economics prohibited bringing the whole band this time, but Andrew has crafted a special soundsystem set and drafted in not just veteran MC Spikey Tee (Jah Wobble, Mr Scruff, Bomb The Bass) but also the amazingly talented Lisa Tomlins (Fat Freddy’s Drop, Trinity Roots, Ebb).

Support on the night comes from dubmeister International Observer.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £9 +b/f or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7.30pm til 11.30pm
At: Liverpool St, Aldgate East or Shoreditch High St
Nearest tube: The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Venue website: vibe-bar.co.uk

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O2 EMPIRE :: DAVE DOBBYN :: 26/11/11

Dave makes a very welcome return to London next month for his first indoor show in London since 2008, when he managed to sell out 3 shows in venues across the city.

There isn’t much that we can be write about him that you probably don’t know already: living legend, national icon, singer songwriter par example, all round good bloke! His live shows are renowned not just for the songs, but for the in between banter – jokes, tales of misdemeanors past and other musings on life, the universe and everything else.

You are equally likely to know some of his songs, what with 7 of his compositions being voted into the top 50 favourite Kiwi songs of all time in a recent poll by Telecom: “Loyal”, “Slice of Heaven”, “Bliss”, “Welcome Home”, “Be Mine Tonight”, “Whaling” and “Outlook for Thursday”. Doubtless those seven will all get rolled out on the night, as well as countless others.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £15 +b/f.

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

05 Brooke Fraser @ o2 Empire // Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT // 7-11 // £18.50
08 Lloyd @ HERD // Vibe Bar, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 8-1 // £4
21 Melic @ Borderline // Orange Yard, W1D 4JB // 7-11 // £8/10

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SPACIFIC NEWS #85: Contents

1. O2 Empire :: Shapeshifter
2. Vibe Live :: Sola Rosa Soundsystem
3. O2 Empire :: Dave Dobbyn
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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O2 EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 24/09/11

Not long now til the final UK show by Shapeshifter before they head home to the southern hemisphere. The boys have been based in Berlin for the European summer, and in between festival appearances have been working hard on their new album. Hopefully we will get to hear some new tunes on the night, as well as the classics.

For those of you who haven’t seen them live, the Shapeshifter show is second to none: barreling drum’n’bass riddims, cavernous dub soundscapes and pounding hard rock riffs are fused into monstrous live grooves where all the parts move as one and tempos are ratcheted to breaking point!

Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £17.50 +b/f.

From: 8pm til 12am
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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VIBE LIVE :: SOLA ROSA SOUNDSYSTEM :: 27/10/11

Since Andrew Spraggon’s first formative releases as Sola Rosa at the turn of the 21st century, he’s steadily built a reputation for his deft synthesis of styles and quiet disregard for the niceties of genre boundaries. With a catch-all sound encompassing the best of hip hop, reggae, jazz, latin, soul and funk, all six of Sola Rosa’s critically acclaimed albums are a potent distillation of the music that’s influenced Spraggon over the course of his decade long career as a musician and producer. From a humble, self-released one man project to a decidedly deadly live collective, Sola Rosa has grown from a national treasure into an act of truly international repute.

For his first ever show in London, he will be joined by veteran MC Spikey Tee (Jah Wobble, Mr Scruff, Bomb The Bass) and vocalist Lisa Tomlins (Fat Freddy’s Drop, Trinity Roots, Ebb).

For more info, check www.solarosa.com.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £9 +b/f or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7pm til 12am
At: Liverpool St, Aldgate East or Shoreditch High St
Nearest tube: The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Venue website: vibe-bar.co.uk

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O2 EMPIRE :: DAVE DOBBYN :: 26/11/11

The legend that is Dave Dobbyn is making a very welcome return to London this November. His live show is second to none, being complete with all the hits and a few stories too. More info on this show soon but in the meantime, tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £15 +b/f.

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

10 DJ Vee @ Herd // Vibe Bar, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 8-1 // £4
16 Truth @ BassLaced // Cable, 33a Bermondsey St, SE21 2EG // 10-6 // £8/10
28 Connan Mockasin // Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ // 7-11 // £10

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SPACIFIC NEWS #84: Contents

1. Inspiral Lounge :: Rhombus in Dub
2. O2 Empire :: Shapeshifter
3. O2 Empire :: Dave Dobbyn
4. Competition :: Ladi6 Album
5. Selected Highlights this Month

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INSPIRAL LOUNGE :: RHOMBUS IN DUB :: 20/08/11

Simon Rycroft from Rhombus will be playing a Rhombus in Dub set this weekend at Camden’s laidback Inspiral Lounge, and if that isn’t good news enough for you … the night is completely FREE.

Formed in 2002 by producers Koa Williams, Simon Rycroft and Thomas Voyce, Rhombus quickly became known as one of New Zealand’s premier exponents of the dub/bass/electronic genre, with the single “Clav Dub”, featuring Tiki, storming into the charts.

Having worked with over 20 vocalists and released four albums and 3 EP’s along the way, the past two years has seen the trio focus their attention on the Rhombus In Dub project, recording with international vocalists including Warrior Queen, Rodney P and Deadly Hunta. As such they have produced two limited-run CDs and the vinyl only “Bubble” EP.

This is a rare and exclusive opportunity to preview some of the group’s new material outside of New Zealand. Warm up comes from Strange Frequencies resident Nick Satta, spinning a diverse selection of some of the best old, new and future dub from around the world and beyond.

From: 9pm til 2am
At: 250 Camden High St, NW1 8QS
Nearest tubes: Chalk Farm or Camden Town
Venue website: inspiralled.net/

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O2 EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 24/09/11

Shapeshifter have had one heck of a summer, playing sold out shows in London and Edinburgh back in May, followed by two slots at Glastonbury in June, and then the Juicy Beats festival in Germany and the Big Chill Festival in England (playing just after Katy B) in early August, In between these slots they have been hard at work recording their fifth album in the city of Berlin, soaking up new influences from the local music scene as well as enjoying a bratwurst or two.

Before they head home for the Kiwi summer they are coming to London to play their final English show of the year. If all goes well, we will hear some of the new tunes alongside the classics.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £17.50 +b/f.

From: 8pm til 12am
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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O2 EMPIRE :: DAVE DOBBYN :: 26/11/11

The legend that is Dave Dobbyn is making a very welcome return to London this November. His live show is second to none, being complete with all the hits and a few stories too. More info on this show soon but in the meantime, tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £15 +b/f.

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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COMPETITION :: LADI6 ALBUM

Ladi6’s latest album, “The Emancipation of ……”, featuring the hit single “Like Water”, finally got a UK release this week and to celebrate, her lovely label has given us 3 copies of the album to give away. The first people to email us with the name of Ladi’s debut album will win a copy. The unlucky/slow ones can buy it from all good record stores or mainstream download platforms.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

18 Tali @ NHAC // 21 Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ // 7.30-2 // £5/7
25 Nathan Haines @ Ronnie Scott’s // 47 Frith St, W1D 4HT // 6-11 // £15/28
25 Katchafire @ Walkabout // Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 // 7-? // £7/10

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SPACIFIC NEWS #83: Contents

1. City of London Festival
2. O2 Empire :: Shapeshifter
3. O2 Empire :: Dave Dobbyn
4 Selected Highlights this Month

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CITY OF LONDON FESTIVAL

As some of you may know, this year’s City of London Festival is focusing on the South Pacific, featuring art, music, performance, lectures and music from the region. You can find more info at http://www.colf.org/index.cfm but we would like to draw your attention to two special FREE performances in Canada Square Park this weekend.

At 7pm on Friday 15, soul singer Bella Kalolo will be performing, and then the following day, the amazing Batucada Sound Machine are playing from 4.15 to 5.45pm. Both these shows are outdoors and free, so if the weather holds there is really no excuse not to go along!

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O2 EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER

Fresh from stunning Glastonbury, the Shifters will be coming back for a final English show of 2011 this September. Only just confirmed so will have more details next month.

From: 8pm til 12am
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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O2 EMPIRE :: DAVE DOBBYN :: 26/11/11

Dave has just announced his first show in the UK for over 2 years. We will have more details next month, but in the meantime tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £15 +b/f.

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

13 The Naked&Famous @ Roundhouse // Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8EH // 7+ // FREE
19 Jayson Norris @ Proud // Stables Market, NW1 8AH // 7.30-1.30 // £5.50/7
20 Liam Finn @ XOYO // 32 Cowper St, EC2A 4AP // 8-12 // £13.50
28 Pajama Club @ XOYO // 32 Cowper St, EC2A 4AP // 8-12 // £17.50

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SPACIFIC NEWS #82: Contents

1. Bush Hall :: Don McGlashan
2. New Title in Store @ Flat White
3. Selected Highlights this Month

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BUSH HALL :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 11/06/11

The amazing Mr McGlashan graces us once more with his stellar solo show. The former frontman of The Mutton Birds, Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn has had a tough year, having been hospitalized in April after a car door opened on him while cycling through Auckland.

Now fully recovered, and armed only with his guitar, euphonium and harmonica, his live show rollicks through the back catalogue as well as playing some of his newer (equally good) solo stuff, throwing in jokes and anecdotes along the way.

By the way, if his name doesn’t ring a bell, his songs surely will, with five entries in APRA New Zealand’s Top 100 Songs Of All Time: “Anchor Me”, “Dominion Road”, “Don’t Fight It Marsha, It’s Bigger Than Both Of Us”, “There is no Depression in New Zealand” and “Andy”. Plus you must have heard “Bathe in the River”, which Don wrote for Hollie Smith.

He is supported on this, his only European show this year, by the amazing Mostar Diving Club. Check them out at www.themostardivingclub.com/.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £10 +b/f or it will be £15 on the door.

From: 7.30pm til 11pm
At: 310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 7LJ
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush Market
Venue website: bushhallmusic.co.uk/

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NEW TITLE IN STOCK AT FLAT WHITE

14 years in the making, Pitch Black’s “Remixes + Rarities”, featuring their remixes of Katchafire, Salmonella Dub, Tiki, International Observer and more, is now on the shelves at Flat White, 17 Berwick St, W1F 0PT or available to order from pitchblack.bandcamp.com.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

02 The Phoenix Foundation @ Scala // 275 Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL // 7.30 -11 // £12.50
18 Fat Freddy’s Drop @ Brixton Academy // 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL // 7-11 // £27.50
22 Bachelorette @ CAMP // 70 City Rd, EC1Y 2BJ // 7-11 // £6
30 I Am Giant @ Barfly // 49 Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN // 7.30-11 // £6

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SPACIFIC NEWS #81: Contents

1. O2 Empire :: Shapeshifter
2. Vibe Live :: Avalanche City & Dane Rumble
3. Bush Hall :: Don McGlashan
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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o2 EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 13/05/11

Heralded as a musical phenomenon, Shapeshifter’s unique blend of heavy soul and drum + bass is every bit as rugged and epic as the Kiwi landscape. Likened by one wag to Jonah Lomu on a D+B mission, their live show is second to none and guaranteed to knock you off your feet.

Having signed to UK label Hospital late last year, the boys have just released a selection of remixes of tracks from “The System is a Vampire” album, and are about to embark on recording their fifth studio album.

Joining them for this show is the first lady of NZ hip hop, Ladi6, with help from her right hand men, Parks and Julien Dyne.

Advance tickets are available for £17.50 + booking fee from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) – direct link is http://tinyurl.com/49x6c2

For those that wish to make a night of it, The Goldhawk Pub around the corner at 122 Goldhawk Road have applied for a late license til 4am, and have Kiwi DJs playing til then.

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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VIBE LIVE :: AVALANCHE CITY & DANE RUMBLE :: 18/05/11

Last January we held our first showcase event organized in collaboration with the New Zealand Music Commission. This May, to coincide with The Great Escape festival in Brighton, we are happy to present our second event, with the additional support of Let The People Speak management, two of who’s artists are playing.

Avalanche City is the brainchild of Dave Baxter, who having completed his first album, made it available for free download on the internet. He was expecting only a few hundred copies to be downloaded, but after more than 10,000 downloads he took it offline, and began to market it. His debut single “Love Love Love” debuted at number one on the New Zealand charts, despite little radio play and the album subsequently soared into the charts as well. You can check him out at www. avalanchecity.com/

Also playing is Fast Crew alumni Dane Rumble, who has built on his early success with the hip hop crew with a number one solo album and several hit singles.

This event is free: to get on the guest list please email kiaora@spacific.net. Please note that performances are likely to be early in the evening, possibly from 7.30, so come down early.

From: 7pm to 11pm
At: The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Liverpool St
Venue website: www.vibe-bar.co.uk/

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BUSH HALL :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 11/06/11

London shows by Don McGlashan have become an annual treat as the former frontman of The Mutton Birds, Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, armed only with his guitar, euphonium and harmonica, rollicks through his back catalogue as well as playing some of his newer (equally good) solo stuff, throwing in jokes and anecdotes along the way.

He is supported on this, his only European show this year, by the amazing Mostar Diving Club. Check them out at www.themostardivingclub.com/.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £10 +b/f or it will be £15 on the door.

From: 7.30pm til 11pm
At: 310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 7LJ
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush Market
Venue website: bushhallmusic.co.uk/

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

07 Connan Mockason @ Lexington // 96 Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB // 8-4 // £8/10
08 Die!Die!Die! @ Old Blue Last // 38 Gt Eastern St, EC2A 3ES // 8-12 // FREE
20 The Naked&Famous @ o2 Empire // Shepherds Bush Green, W12 8TT // 7-11 // £14.50
26 Disasteradio @ 93 Feet East // 150 Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 7.30-11 // £5

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SPACIFIC NEWS #80: Contents

1. O2 Empire :: Shapeshifter
2. Bush Hall :: Don McGlashan
3. Minuit Competition
4. New Titles in Stock at Flat White and Online
5. Selected Highlights this Month

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o2 EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 13/05/11

The mighty Shapeshifter are back for another round, and as per usual, it looks like this night will be a roadblock session: the ground floor has already sold out!

Fresh from the biggest selling summer tour in NZ and the success of their debut Sacred Hill festival, the Shifters have just released a bevy of remixes of tracks from “The System is a Vampire”. To promote this, they are popping over for a very quick UK tour before heading into the studio to write their fifth album.

Supporting them on the night will be the incomparable first lady of NZ hip hop, Ladi6, with help from her right hand men, Parks and Julien Dyne.

Advance tickets are available for £17.50 + booking fee from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) – direct link is http://tinyurl.com/49x6c2

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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BUSH HALL :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 11/06/11

Legendary singer songwriter, multi instrumentalist and raconteur Don McGlashan is gracing us with his presence again. You may know him from The Mutton Birds or Blam Blam Blam or The Front Lawn (and possibly even his newest band, The Bellbirds). Wherever you know him from, you are sure to have heard his songs over the years: “Anchor Me”, “Dominion Road”, “Nature”, “There is no Depression in New Zealand” and more.

Tickets for his only European show this year are on sale from Ticketweb.co.uk (08700 600 100) for £10 +b/f or it will be £15 on the door.

From: 7.30pm til 11pm
At: 310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 7LJ
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush Market
Venue website: bushhallmusic.co.uk/

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MINUIT COMPETITION

It was clear electro-pop trio Minuit had both a dark sense of humour and a facility with words when they titled their most recent album “Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death dot com”! And both qualities are present in spades in a book of poems, lyrics and short stories by Minuit’s lead singer Ruth Carr: ‘I Felt Like A Fight, Alright?’. It is available online from minuit.bigcartel.com but we have three digital PDF copies to win…….. The first people to email us at kiaora@spacific.net with the names of the two other members will win.

In other Miniuit news, they are donating all proceeds from various remixes of their tracks to the Earthquake Appeal: go to minuit.bandcamp.com for more details.

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NEW TITLES IN STOCK AT FLAT WHITE AND ONLINE

The CD Fairy has been to visit and dropped off some fresh Kiwi music goodness at Spacific HQ. For sale in Flat White and from http://tinyurl.com/spacificstore are:
Concord Dawn “The Enemy Within”
Opshop “Until the End of Time”
Sola Rosa “Get it Together Remixes”
Tiki “In the World of Light”

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

13 Brooke Fraser @ Cadogan Hall // Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ // 7-11 // £17
20 Neil Finn @ Scala // 275 Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL // 7-11 // £28.50
21 Liam Finn @ Hoxton Bar&Kitchen // 2 Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU // 7-11 // £12.50

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SPACIFIC NEWS #79: Contents

1. Christchurch Earthquake Relief
2. Bush Hall :: The Veils + more
3. Vibe Bar
4. o2 Empire :: Shapeshifter

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CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

Our thoughts go out to all the people affected by last week’s earthquake in Christchurch. We have been contacted by many people with regards to fundraising events, two of which are listed below. We are working on something for later in the year, which we hope to be able to announce soon.

If you cannot attend either of these events, or wish to donate anyways, the UK Red Cross has set up an appeal at www.redcross.org.uk/nzearthquake, which has the advantage of being Gift Aid registered, so, if eligible, please check the “UK Taxpayer” box so that they can claim 28% tax relief on your donation and this will be added to the fund. For those who are not UK taxpayers, you can donate to the NZ Government’s Earthquake Appeal, at www.christchurchearthquakeappeal.govt.nz/

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BUSH HALL :: THE VEILS, RODNEY FISHER + MORE :: 03/03/11

The first fundraising concert is this Thursday at the beautiful Bush Hall.

Artists performing include The Veils, Rodney Fisher (ex Goodshirt), Chris Lawson Jones, Ian Munro, Louise & The Pins and Renee Brennan (ex Tadpole)

There will also be a raffle with prizes including tickets to Stomp and Hell Pizza vouchers, with all proceeds going to the relief effort.

Tickets for the show will be by donation (minimum £10) and are available online from http://bit.ly/nzquakerelief (Music Glue have waived their booking fee).

More info at their Facebook page: http://tinyurl.com/4smh6kj

Doors: 19:30 – 23:00
Location: Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, London W12 7LJ

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VIBE BAR :: 09/03/11

Our good friends at Brick Lane’s Vibe Bar are hosting an event next week. The details are up on their Facebook page – http://tinyurl.com/4ludk7l – but essentially, the night will feature Kiwi musicians and DJ’s, plus live art installations as well as some Kiwi drinks specials.

At the heart of our event will be an auction, with generous donations from Kiwi businesses round town: The Providores and Tapa room, Suze in Mayfair, Flat White Coffee, All Star Lanes, Urban Nerds, The Painted Lady London, Kiwifruits The New Zealand Shop, Nude Espresso, movie tickets, DVDS, Tickets to Fat Freddys Drop at Brixton Academy and more.

Entry to the event will be via a £5 donation at the door, all of which will go straight to British Red Cross.

Doors: 6pm – 11.30pm
Location: Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL

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o2 EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 13/05/11

Just announced – more info next month. For now, tickets are up at http://tinyurl.com/49x6c2j.

From: 7pm til 11pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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SPACIFIC NEWS #78: Contents

1. Competition :: Scribe tickets
2. Competition :: The Naked and Famous tickets
3. Competition :: The Kiwi Diary
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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COMPETITION :: SCRIBE TICKETS (AND CDs!)

Scribe is playing on November 10th at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire and we have been given a pair of guaranteed entry tickets and a couple of CDs to give away to the first person to email us at kiaora@spacific.net and tell us which rugby team Scribe supports.

For those of you unlucky not to win, the gig is free to get into: O2 customers can get tickets by texting YC3 to 66102 and will be notified up to one week before the event; if you are not on O2, then you can get a free SIM at O2Yourcountrylive.co.uk and enter using that. For more info on the show please visit O2Yourcountrylive.co.uk.

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COMPETITION :: THE NAKED AND FAMOUS TICKETS

The Naked and Famous are one of the hottest band’s in NZ right now – after bubbling away on the cult Round Trip Mars label for the last few years, they hit their stride this summer with their storming “Young Blood” track, which rocketed to the top of the NZ charts.

They are over these sides for a quick tour later this month, and we have been given a pair of tickets to their show at the Hoxton Bar and Kitchen on Monday November 15th. The first person to email us at kiaora@spacific.net will win! For more tour info, tracks and videos, check out http://www.thenakedandfamous.com.

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COMPETITION :: THE KIWI DIARY

The Kiwi Diary is New Zealand’s only environmentally-friendly diary. Its artfully-adorned 240 full-colour pages are a collective cultural fingerprint designed to inspire, inform and entertain readers throughout 2011 and is the perfect gift for all who cherish Aotearoa: its land, history, people, art and environment.

We have been given one copy to give away – just email us at kiaora@spacific.net and tell us the year that Phar Lap won the Melbourne Cup to go in to the draw on Wednesday 10th November to win. To find out more or to order copies of the diary, please visit www.thekiwidiary.co.nz.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

04 Connan Mockasin @ XOYO // 32 Cowper St, EC2A 4AP // 8-? // £7.50
05 Lotus Mason @ 93 Feet East // 150 Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 7-1 // FREE
29 Brooke Fraser @ Scala // 275 Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL // 7.30-11 // £16+

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