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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SPACIFIC NEWS #77: Contents

1. O2 Shepherds Bush Empire :: Shapeshifter
2. Canterbury Mayoral Relief Fund
3. Competition :: Scribe tickets
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 29/10/09

Shapeshifter’s only London show in 2010 is very close to selling out, with only 150 tickets left on sale at the time of this mailout. If you would like to buy a ticket, they are £17.50 + b/f from Ticketweb (08700 600 100 or http://tinyurl.com/2wo9bxw). There will be NO door sales.

The band will be onstage around 9pm.

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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CANTERBURY MAYORAL RELIEF FUND

The New Zealand Society (UK) has been in touch to let us know that it is acting as a UK collection point for donations to the Canterbury Mayoral Relief Fund: to avoid incurring the £10-25 transfer fee to NZ appeal accounts, they will collect money in the UK and cover any handling fees to get the money back to New Zealand. For more info please visit www.nzsociety.co.uk or email president@nzsociety.co.uk.

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COMPETITION :: SCRIBE TICKETS (AND HAT!)

Scribe is playing in London next month and we have been given a pair of guaranteed entry tickets and a hat to give away to the first person to email us at kiaora@spacific.net and tell us “How many dudes flow like this?”

For those of you unlucky not to win, the gig on November 10th at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 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. For more info on the show please visit O2Yourcountrylive.co.uk.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

06 I Am Giant @ Barfly // Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN // 7.30-11 / £5
26 Rodney Fisher @ Old Queens Head // Essex Rd, N1 8LN // 7.30-12 // £4
29 Tapes @ The Drop // Church Street, N16 0LH // 11-4 // £?

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SPACIFIC NEWS #76: Contents

1. The Vibe Bar :: NZLDN
2. O2 Shepherds Bush Empire :: Shapeshifter
3. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE VIBE BAR :: KING KAPISI + I AM GIANT + MORE :: 25/09/2010

It’s that time of year again when The Vibe Bar, in association with Steinlager and KEA, hosts a showcase of quality New Zealand music. Normally this would be the day after Toast, but due its cancellation, we have brought the day forward to take it’s place.

Headlining the Bar area downstairs is Samoan hip hop royalty in the form of King Kapisi, who will be busting fresh rhymes from his new album. Also playing is fellow old school legend DLT, the former Upper Hutt Posse member and creator of the hit single “Chains” (featuring Che Fu).

Upstairs in the Live room, we have I Am Giant, a group formed by Shelton Woolright from Blindspott and Paul Mathews from Tadpole. Supporting them are local boys Lotus Mason and the seriously funky Davey Caine and the Sweet&Serious.

There are no advance sales for this show but it will be £4 on the door.

From: 7pm to 1am
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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O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 29/10/09

It seems there are some very observant people out there – we had to delay announcing the show for various reasons, and in the meantime not just the ground floor has sold out but the first floor too! This show will SELL OUT and is the band’s ONLY London show in 2010 so if you want to come, please get your tickets now to avoid disappointment.

Advance tickets are £17.50 + b/f from Ticketweb (08700 600 100 or http://tinyurl.com/2wo9bxw) or it will be £25 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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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

09 Fat Freddy’s Drop @ Troxy // Commercial Rd, E1 0HX // 7-11 // £27.50
09 The Ruby Suns @ Cargo // Rivingston St, EC2A // 7.30-1 // £8
28 The Veils @ Café 1001 // E1 6QL // 7-1 // £FREE

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SPACIFIC NEWS #75: Contents

1. HMV Forum :: The Black Seeds + Rhombus in Dub
2. Rhythm Factory :: Ladi6 & Parks
3. New CDs in stock
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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HMV FORUM :: THE BLACK SEEDS + RHOMBUS IN DUB :: 08/08/10

We are very happy to announce Rhombus in Dub as special guests for this Sunday’s show at the HMV Forum.

This will be the first ever London show for Wellington’s respected dub’n’bass outfit, the creators of hits such as “Clav Dub” and more. Performing in their three-piece format, they bring the studio to the stage and take their unique blend of all things heavyweight and mash it up for the dancefloor with a live mix of exclusive dub-heavy titles, including original Rhombus tunes, bootlegs and classics.

Following them will be the one and only Easy Star All-Stars, the masterminds behind three of the best-selling reggae albums of the last decade – Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band. Renowned for their live show, Easy Star All-Stars regularly perform at many of the world’s major festivals, and return to the UK on the back of standout performances at Glastonbury in 2009.

This show, though, is all about the band described by Clash Magazine as ‘one of the best live reggae acts on the planet’. The Black Seeds come to England fresh from a month long tour of the States and a whirlwind trip round Europe, where their unique fusion of big-beat funk, dub, soul, afro-beat, mixed with vintage roots-reggae, has been rousing audiences and winning them fans.

Having burst onto New Zealand’s music scene with their “Keep on Pushing” album back in 2001, the band have released a flurry of stellar albums since: “On the Sun”, “Into the Dojo” and “Solid Ground”, with hits such as “Cool Me Down”, “So True” and “Keep on Pushing” gaining airplay at home and abroad. Work has allegedly begun on their fifth album, due for release early 2011.

Tickets for this show are £18.50 +b/f and each ticket gives you a download link to a free 4 track EP of tracks by the bands. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster (0844 277 4321) or http://tinyurl.com/3amy6dj.

From 6.30pm til 11.30pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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RHYTHM FACTORY :: LADI6 & PARKS :: 26/08/10

Ladi’s final show of the year in England comes at the end of an amazing summer for her. She and Parks moved to Berlin in March, and have been gigging and recording ever since: they supported funk legend Gil Scott-Heron for more than a dozen of his shows, have played festivals across the continent as well as clubs from Paris to Porto, Dublin to Dresden and Aberdeen to Amsterdam.

Which means her live show is even better now than it was back in April when she rocked a packed Vibe Bar on Brick Lane. With seven tracks recorded already for her new album, we could be in for some fresh treats as well!

Tickets are £7.50 +b/f in advance from Ticketweb (http://tinyurl.com/ladi6) or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7.30pm to 1am
At: 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Whitechapel
Venue website: www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/

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NEW CDs IN STORE AND AT FLAT WHITE

We have fresh stock in from NZ up at http://tinyurl.com/spacificstore and in Flat White including: Fat Freddy’s Drop “Live at the Roundhouse” and P-Money “Everything”.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

06 Connan Mockasin @ CAMP // City Rd, EC1Y 2BJ // 8-4 // ?
10 Hannah Curwood @ Windmill // Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5BZ // 8-11 // £5
13 Bang Bang Eche @ Koko // Camden High St, NW1 7JE // 8-11.30 // £5
27 Mark de Clive-Lowe @ CLF // Rye Lane, SE15 4ST // 9-6 // Free/£5

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SPACIFIC NEWS #74: Contents

1. Dingwalls :: Don McGlashan
2. HMV Forum :: The Black Seeds
3. Rhythm Factory :: Ladi6 & Parks
4. Competition :: Electric Wire Hustle
5. Selected Highlights this Month

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DINGWALLS :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 22/07/10

“Anchor Me”
“Dominion Road”
“Nature”
“Bathe in the River”

These are just some of the many songs written by Don McGlashan, the former frontman of The Mutton Birds, Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn. Now enjoying a solo career, with two sublime albums out on Arch Hill Recordings, he is also part of up and coming combo, The Bellbirds, with SJD, Sandy Mill and Victoria Kelly, and is over in Europe for a few shows before heading to New York to play there.

There is a lovely interview with him up at www.areligionofakind.co.uk/press_donint10.html and you can check out newer songs at www.myspace.com/donmcglashan.

Supporting him on the night will be Rodney Fisher (formerly of Goodshirt) and Anton Barbeau. Tickets are £10 +b/f from Ticketweb (08444 771 000) in advance or it will be £15 on the door.

Doors: 7pm
At: Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, NW1 8AB
Nearest tubes: Camden Town or Chalk Farm
Website: http://www.dingwalls.com

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HMV FORUM :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 08/08/10

Reggae-soul heavyweights The Black Seeds are playing their only London show of 2010 at The HMV Forum on Sunday 8th August with support from the legendary Easy Star All Stars.

Described by Clash Magazine as ‘one of the best live reggae acts on the planet’, The Black Seeds following has continued to spread quickly around the globe in recent years on the back of successful European and North American festival tours and album releases.

After a 2009 sell-out show at the Shepherds Bush Empire, The Black Seeds once again return with their 8-piece band and masterful boundary-crossing fusion of big-beat funk, dub, soul, afro-beat, mixed with vintage roots-reggae.

For this special one-off double header, The Black Seeds are joined by the one and only Easy Star All Stars, the masterminds behind three of the best-selling reggae albums of the last decade – Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band. Renowned for their live show, Easy Star All Stars regularly perform at many of the world’s major festivals, and return to the UK on the back of standout performances at Glastonbury in 2009.

Tickets for this exclusive double bill are £18.50 +b/f and each ticket gives you a download link to a free 4 track EP of tracks by the bands. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 277 4321).

From 6.30pm til 11.30pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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RHYTHM FACTORY :: LADI6 & PARKS :: 26/08/10

The first lady of Pacifican hip hop has had a busy year, moving to Berlin back in March, supporting Gil Scott Heron on his recent tour, playing festivals across Europe as well as starting to write and record her second album.

This show is her last in England for 2010 and she is promising to pull in some special guests for the night – more info on that real soon. In the meantime, tickets are £7.50 +b/f in advance from http://tinyurl.com/ladi6 or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 7.30pm to 1am
At: 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Whitechapel
Venue website: www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/

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COMPETITION :: ELECTRIC WIRE HUSTLE

Some of you may have been lucky enough to check out EWH’s support slot for The Black Seeds last year at the Empire. Since then they have signed their debut album to cult European label BBE and are over for a short tour to promote it – dates are up at www.myspace.com/electricwirehustle.

They have very kindly donated us 5 promo copies of their album to give away to the first 5 people to email us at kiaora@spacific.net and tell us the name of their lead singer.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

07 Batucada Sound Machine @ Guanabara // Parker St, WC2 5PW // 7-2 // £5
08 Electric Wire Hustle @ Mau Mau // Portobello Rd, // 7- // £?
27 Bang Bang Eche @ Barfly // 49 Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN // 7.30+ // £5

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SPACIFIC NEWS #73: Contents

1. The Union Chapel :: Ngati Ranana presents Ururangi
2. Dingwalls :: Don McGlashan
3. HMV Forum :: The Black Seeds
4. Rhythm Factory :: Ladi6 & Parks
5. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE UNION CHAPEL :: NGATI RANANA presents URURANGI :: 20/06/10

Ngati Ranana, the London Maori Club, has been meeting since the late 1950s, convening every Wednesday at New Zealand House and once a year at the marae at Clandon Park. Many of the Club form an all singing and dancing Maori culture performance group, which provides both traditional and contemporary on-stage shows, that make most warm blooded kiwi homesick.

This August they have been invited to compete in Te Manahua, aninternational Maori performing arts competition, in Hawai’i, where they will be performing against other groups from round the world.

To help them raise funds to pay for the considerable travel costs to the competition, they are hosting an amazing line-up of South Pacifican talent at the Union Chapel on Sunday 20 June. Everyone involved is donating their time and services, with all profits going to cover the flight costs.

The entertainment includes heart pounding log drumming and hip aching dancing from Beats of Polynesia; soulful tunes from LA Mitchell, recently of Fly My Pretties project, and part of Dave Dobbyn’s band; spoken word from titillating Samoan artist, Sistar Spacific; an installation by George Nuku; a piece of Fiji from Ana Lavekau and the grand finale: haka and poi swinging from Ngati Ranana.

Any of you who have seen Ngati Ranana perform at one of our Waitangi Day events or at Toast Festival or elsewhere will be in agreement that they put on a very fine show, and given the amazing acoustics of the Union Chapel, this should be a performance like no other.

To make this event a real success, we must sell 400 tickets and so need the help and support of all you out there.

Advance tickets are on sale now for £12.50 + b/f from Ticketweb (08444771 000 or http://tinyurl.com/ururangi). Door sales will be £20 on the day, plus families can buy special tickets on the door: 2 Adults and up to 4 children for £30.00.

From: 4 – 7.30pm
At: Compton Avenue, London, N1 2XD
Nearest Tube: Highbury& Islington
Venue website: www.unionchapel.org.uk
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DINGWALLS :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 22/07/10

You may know Mr McGlashan from his days in The Mutton Birds, or Blam Blam Blam or possibly even The Front Lawn. 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” or the smash hit that Don wrote for Hollie Smith – “Bathe in the River”.

Who knows what he will be singing at this solo show but it is sure to be good! His time supporting Crowded House has honed his live performances down to a fine art, and he never fails to please.

Supporting him on the night will be Rodney Fisher (formerly of Goodshirt) and Anton Barbeau. Tickets are £10 +b/f from Ticketweb (08444 771 000).

At: Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, NW1 8AB
Nearest tubes: Camden Town or Chalk Farm
Website: http://www.dingwalls.com

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HMV FORUM :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 08/08/10

In a sign of perhaps how far the Kiwi reggae/dub scene has come overseas, Wellington’s The Black Seeds are being *supported* on their only London show this year by one of the biggest reggae bands of the moment, Easy Star All Stars. Of course it helps that the Seeds are signed to the Stars’ label in the USA, and so they are friends, but it is also testament to the quality of their life affirming, funk infused, dub drenched, reggaefied good time grooves.

If you haven’t heard of the Easy Star All Stars, they are the geniuses behind “Dub Side of the Moon”, “Radiodread” and “Easy Stars Lonely Heart Dub Band”, all albums dedicated to reggae/dub versions of Pink Floyd, Radiohead and The Beatles respectively. You can check some of those out at www.myspace.com/easystarallstars.

Tickets for this exclusive double bill are £18.50 +b/f and each ticket gives you a download link to a free 4 track EP of tracks by the bands. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 277 4321).

From 6.30pm til 11.30pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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RHYTHM FACTORY :: LADI6 & PARKS :: 26/08/10

Following on from her storming performance at the Vibe Bar in April, Ladi6 and Parks return for their final UK show of the year. Tickets are £7.50 +b/f in advance from http://tinyurl.com/ladi6.

From: 7.30pm to 1am
At: 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW
Nearest Tubes: Aldgate East or Whitechapel
Venue website: www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH
10 Crowded House @ Apollo // Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH // 7.30+ // £40
11 Connan Mockasin @ Rough Trade // Dray Walk, E1 6QL // 6.30-8 // FREE
12 The Feelers @ Toast // Ham Polo Club, TW10 7AH // 11-6 // £25

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SPACIFIC NEWS #72: Contents

1. The Vibe Bar :: An Emerald City
2. The Union Chapel :: Ururangi
3. Dingwalls :: Don McGlashan
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE VIBE BAR :: AN EMERALD CITY :: 18/05/2010

An Emerald City are a six piece band, originally from Auckland but now based in Berlin. Their blend of psychedelic rock with Eastern influences is critically acclaimed, so much so that renowned music journalist Graham Reid wrote this:

“For my money this band is the most interesting, musically ambitious and creative I have seen in this country in many years. They possess that rarity in New Zealand music, an aesthetic sensibility — and it manifests itself in instrumental music which exotic, evocative, rides intelligent dynamics and is endlessly evolving. The instrumentation is based around rock (guitars, keyboards, rhythm section) but into that they pull Persian lute, sitar, violin . . . It makes for an album that almost seems to grow in your hearing, to take on a life of its own. It is quasi-psychedelic, improvised world music at one level, but sounds like nothing else in New Zealand’s musical landscape.”

Perhaps the final seal of approval is that Flying Nun have signed their debut for European release this September! You can check them out yourself at www.myspace.com/anemeraldcity or tickets are £5 +b/f from Ticketweb or £8 on the door.

From: 7pm
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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THE UNION CHAPEL :: URURANGI :: 20/06/2010

Any of you who may have seen the London Maori club, Ngati Ranana, perform at one of our Waitangi Day events or at Toast Festival or elsewhere will hopefully be in agreement that they put on a very fine show indeed. So good in fact, that they have been invited to compete in an international Māori performing arts competition, Te Manahua, in Hawai’i this August where they will be performing against other groups from round the world.

To help them raise funds to pay for the travel to the competition, we are organizing this showcase of talents drawn from across the South Pacific region: log drums and dancing by Beats of Polynesia; the soulful sounds of LA Mitchell; spoken word from Sistar Spacific; art by George Nuku and the grand finale by Ngāti Rānana themselves.

Advance tickets are on sale now for £12.50 +b/f from Ticketweb (08444 771 000 or http://tinyurl.com/ururangi) or door sales will be available for £20 on the day.

From: 4 – 7.30pm
At: Compton Avenue, London, N1 2XD
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website:

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DINGWALLS :: DON MCGLASHAN :: 22/07/2010

Just confirmed – more news soon. In the meantime, tickets are on sale for £10 +b/f at Ticketweb (08444 771 000).

At: Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, NW1 8AB
Nearest tubes: Camden Town or Chalk Farm
Website: http://www.dingwalls.com

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HMV FORUM :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 08/08/2010

Just announced – an amazing double bill of The Seeds and Easy Star All Stars.

More next month, but tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am, and each ticket comes with a 4 track EP of tracks by the bands. They will be available from Ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 277 4321).

From 6.30pm til 11.30pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

11 Connan Mockasin @ Bar & Grill // Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU // 8-12 // £8.50
19 A Quick Minute @ Dublin Castle // 94 Parkway, NW1 7AN // 7+ // £5
25 The Ruby Suns @ Bar & Grill // Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU // 8.30+ // £7

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SPACIFIC NEWS #71: Contents

1. The Vibe Bar :: Juilen Dyne + Ladi6
2. New CDs in store
3. Toast Offer
4. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE VIBE BAR :: JULIEN DYNE + LADI6 :: 23/04/2010

We are pleased to present this double bill of South Pacifican soul.

First up is Julien Dyne, perhaps best known for his work as the drummer for Opensouls and Tyra and the Tornadoes, plus his work with the likes of Verse Two, Nathan Haines, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Ladi6. Since his selection for the Red Bull Music Academy in Rome in 2004, Julien has been working with international artists and forging his own unique sound as a producer, resulting in the “Pins & Digits” album, which was released this year by European label BBE as well as by Japanese outfit Wonderful Noise. You can check tracks from that at www.myspace.com/juliendyne.

Ladi6 has spent the last ten years or more touring with and backing up NZ artists like Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter and Scribe, recording killer tunes as Sheelaroc and under her own name, plus providing vocal assistance to classic cuts by Kiwi artists such as 50 Hz and Shapeshifter, as well as international acts like Sepalot and Freddie Krueger. Last year saw the release of her debut album ”Time Is Not Much”, which claimed the Best Urban/Hip Hop Album title at the New Zealand Music Awards, the one award she “wanted the most”.

There are no advance sales for this show but it will be £5 on the door.

From: 7pm to 1am
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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NEW CDs IN STORE AND AT FLAT WHITE

We have fresh stock in from NZ up at http://tinyurl.com/spacificstore and in Flat White including:
– Tiki “Flux”
– Little Bushmen “Live in Concert with the NZSO”
– Fly My Pretties “A Story”
– Various Artists “Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox”

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TOAST OFFER

Toast is hosting a 10th anniversary special at Ham Polo Club, near Richmond, on 12th June with Kiwi food and wine, a spot of polo, and live music from the feelers, flying in exclusively for this event. To get a special group discount of 4 tickets for the price of 3 or £5 off individual tickets, book online at www.toastfestivals.co.uk/ten and quote “SPAC5”.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

08 Tubbs @ Vibe Bar // Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 7.30-11.30 // FREE
23 I Am Giant @ Troubadour // 263 Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA // 8-? // £8/10
30 Upbeats @ Fabric // 77a Charterhouse St, EC1M 3HN // 10-6 // £6/12/15

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