CITYSCAPE | CHRISTCHURCH CURATED October’s balmy weather means it’s time to invest in a new outfit or two. Plenty of excuses to frock up, too, with all manner of events and gigs, from the styley Tami Neilson to a den of sexy vampires. Bite off all you can chew with Cityscape.
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CITYSCAPE MAGAZINE City Edit October 2023
CITY EDIT OCTOBER 2023
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & PUBLISHER
Andrea Rickerby EDITOR
Mark Wilson
06 // FLOWER POWER Flaunt some florals. 08 // NEWSFEED Tip-offs, trends & more.
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SIBLING HARMONY
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FROM HARRY TO MACEY
CREATIVE
Tristan Brehaut ADMINISTRATION
Claire Ross
10 // WHAT'S ON Your guide to October. 12 // BIG NAMES POP UP AT ART AUCTION Fancy a Bill Hammond for the living room? 13 // SOLID STATE The Arts Centre’s annual Sculpture Festival is back. 21 // MAKING CONNECTIONS Ebony Lamb talks timing and the power of 3. 24 // 5 LIGHTING TRENDS FOR 2024 Yesteryear glamour and next-wave technology. 26 // ENTERTAIN ME TV, books, music and podcasts. 28 // THINKING AHEAD Bill Bailey has a lot on his mind. Again.
ON THE COVER
Irish family band The Corrs are here in November. We ask Sharon Corr what it's like being in a band of siblings.
Harry Parsons was on a path to pop stardom but his heart wasn't in it. Now he's back as MACEY with an album that captures his real self.
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CANTERBURY INSPIRES COLOURWAYS
ISSN 2324-4879 print | ISSN 2324-4887 online
Four local places with a special claim to fame in this year’s Dulux Colour Forecast.
Tami Neilson is as famous for her fashion as for her fullbore stage presence.
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FLOWER POWER FLAUNT SOME FLORALS FOR SPRING
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1 Silk Linen Botanical Dress (RRP $549.90) from Witchery 2 Cooper Do the Flamenco Skirt (RRP $479) from Trelise Cooper 3 Thing Thing Twirling Dress (RRP $159) from Stencil 4 Tulips midi dress (RRP $399) from Kate Sylvester 5 Caitlin Crisp Coco Dress (RRP $575) from DEVàL Boutique 6 Dr. Martens Clarissa II Sandals (RRP $300) from Infinite Definite 7 Karen Walker Wilderness Sunglasses (RRP $240) from Lynn Woods 8 Mr Minimese Bag (RRP $469) from Deadly Ponies
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HILLS BOUTIQUE
SPRING AT THE COLOMBO THECOLOMBO.CO.NZ
NEWSFEED TIP-OFFS, TRENDS & MORE
THE WAY WE WERE IMAGE: BOBBI RICH
Walk back in time with this month’s Heritage Festival as it reflects on how education and learning have shaped Christchurch’s diverse communities. A full programme of events kicks off on Friday 6 October and continues through Labour Weekend. This includes free events, guided walks, expert talks and some fascinating community projects such as Photo Hunt 2023, which invites us all to help fill in the gaps in the city’s visual heritage. ccc.govt.nz
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WOMEN SALUTE WOMEN
VEGAN INSPO
WOW MEETS BOW-WOW The Colombo is back for more furry fun on Sunday 15 October with a repeat of last year’s howlingly successful Dog Fashion Show. There’s still time to register your fur baby for the big event, or you can just rock up and enjoy watching others on parade with their devoted humans. thecolombo.co.nz
The 2023 Vegan Expo on Sunday 15 October is a celebration of plantbased living and sustainability. Hosted by the Christchurch Vegan Society at Haere-roa, University of Canterbury, the programme includes vegan cuisine, talks, eco-friendly products and live music. veganexpo.co.nz
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‘Heart of Glass’, ‘Here Comes the Rain Again’, ‘Brass In Pocket’, ‘Because the Night’ ... monster hits from the original women of rock. Bringing these and other songs to life at the Isaac Theatre Royal in November are our own women of rock – Gin Wigmore, Julia Deans, Dianne Swann, Gussie Larkin and Jazmine Mary, backed by an all-women band. Get along to ATOMIC! It'll be a blast!
BIKETOBER IS BACK! October is Biketober, time to rock your sprockets! The month-long festival is all about having fun on a bicycle. The programme includes guided rides, social activities, go-by-bike refreshment stops, bike-repair workshops, seminars and more. Get on it! biketoberchch.nz
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NEWSFEED
WHAT'S ON CULTURE CALENDAR
Genealogy Society will hold an open day on the theme of “Learning Your Family's Past”, with talks, displays and assistance with your family tree. 75 Queenspark Drive, Parklands, Sat 14 Oct, canterburygenealogy.org.nz
SALLY STOCKWELL: WE’VE GOT SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT
COMEDY Award-winning actor,
singer-songwriter and theatre maker Sally Stockwell brings her solo show – her response to the juggling act of parenthood and creative endeavour – to Christchurch. Lyttelton Arts Factory, Fri 20 – Sun 22 Oct.
THE HAKA PARTY INCIDENT THEATRE Revisit the day when a
group of University of Auckland engineering students rehearsing their annual tradition of a mock haka were confronted by the activist group He Taua. The Court Theatre, Wed 25 Oct – Sat 11 Nov.
EBONY LAMB
MUSIC Singer-songwriter Ebony
SALLY STOCKWELL
Lamb brings her mix of folk, jazz, soul and ambient pop south to celebrate the release of her debut solo album. Lyttelton Coffee Company, Fri 27 Oct.
TEENAGE DADS
OCTOBER
the songs of Barbra Streisand, Karen Carpenter, Edith Piaf and more. Isaac Theatre Royal, Sun 8 Oct.
360 ALL STARS
TAMI NEILSON & DINAH LEE
breakdancing, acrobatics, drumming and more – a phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation. Isaac Theatre Royal, Wed 4 – Thu 5 Oct.
teams up with original mod girl Dinah Lee for a nationwide tour that touches down in Christchurch for one night only. Isaac Theatre Royal, Thu 12 Oct.
CARL BARRON
FLAMINGO PIER
humour Carl Barron asks how ants feel in his new show, Skating Rink for Flies. Isaac Theatre Royal, Sat 7 Oct.
their Beneath The Neon EP, the disco boogie threesome will be rocking the dance floor at new venue The Church. The Church, Fri 13 Oct.
PERFORMANCE BMX, basketball,
COMEDY Master of observational
YULIA LIVE IN CONCERT – EVERGREEN
MUSIC Force of nature Tami Neilson
MUSIC To celebrate the release of
MUSIC Gifted contralto Yulia returns
CANTERBURY GENEALOGY SOCIETY OPEN DAY
to the Christchurch stage with a full band and string quartet to celebrate
Heritage Festival, the Canterbury
EVENT As part of the Christchurch
MUSIC Having wowed audiences
last year supporting Lime Cordiale, the Melbourne four-piece bring their ‘Midnight Driving’ tour to Christchurch. The Loons (Lyttelton), Sat 28 Oct.
DRACULA’S: THE RESURRECTION TOUR
THEATRE Dracula’s was born in a
dark, dingy Melbourne laneway in 1980, and four decades later has sold over five million tickets. Now the show’s mix of music, burlesque and comedy comes to Christchurch. Isaac Theatre Royal, Thu 26 – Sun 29 Oct.
THE CHICKS
MUSIC US pop country music giants
The Chicks will unleash their punchy sound on a Christchurch audience for the first time. Christchurch Arena, Mon 30 – Tue 31 Oct.
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WHAT'S ON
VAMPING IT UP With a legion of Kiwi fans won over by their Gold Coast shows, Dracula’s takes over the Isaac Theatre Royal for four nights and transforms it into a decadent den of music, burlesque and comedy, with a side dish of seduction. Dracula’s: The Resurrection Tour smashes the best acts from years of Melbourne and Gold Coast performances into the one show. Expect live music, aerial acrobatics, sultry burlesque, stunning costumes and comedy with a bite! draculas.com.au
RECLAIMING THE HAKA It’s over 40 years since a group of Māori students confronted University of Auckland engineering students rehearsing their annual mock haka. The resulting melee, now known as The Haka Party Incident, is the subject of Katie Wolfe’s play, at The Court Theatre this month. Expect to be challenged! courttheatre.org.nz
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BEN REID – ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE SOUTH JASON GREIG – BENEDICTIO
SCOTT JACKSON – LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE BILL HAMMOND – BONE EAGLE C
NICHOLA SHANLEY – CALLING HOME
The crater of a volcano is full of fire and energy and in the case of Lyttelton, deep pools of creativity as well. Only fitting, then, that a fundraising art auction for the local school should become famous for the quality of works on offer. The late Bill Hammond, for example, regularly donated works for the auction. Bill Hammond originals went under the hammer for under $10,000 in 2019 and 2017. This year his widow Jane has donated a 2007 etching, Bone Eagle C, expected to fetch over $4000. Over 100 artists have works in the 28 – 29 October auction, including Jason Greig, Asher Raawiri Newbery, Nichola Shanley, Hannah Beehre, Ben Reid, Mark Whyte, Scott Jackson and Dan Summers. peninsula-art.co.nz
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MARIE LE LIEVRE - SCHOOL (BAGGAGE)
BIG NAMES POP UP AT LYTTELTON ART AUCTION
GRAEME D HITCHCOCK – VARIATION OF A HEAD ON A PLINTH, AQUA
JO TRICKER – SENSORY GREG TUTHILL – NONAGON CROSS #3
A. MCLEOD – GAIA, THE MOTHER OF THEM ALL
SOLID STATE Shopping for a sculpture? Or just looking? Either way, Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre’s annual Sculpture Festival, from 14 – 29 October, will command your attention. Curator Koji Miyazaki has assembled about 40 artists working in a range of media. Among the more than 300 works on display will be glass by Graeme Hitchcock; ceramics by Katie Gold, John Parker, Rick Rudd and Chris Weaver; sculpture by Tony Matthews and jewellery by Lynn Kelly. Prices start around $85. Smaller works will be on display in the Great Hall between 10am to 5pm daily. Larger works will be installed in the North Quad and surrounds, where people can view them at any time. During opening weekend (14-15 Oct) there will be six artist-led creative workshops including clay head sculpting, putiputi harakeke, clay sculpture making, and needle felting.
Koji Miyazaki, jeweller and director of Form Gallery, says the three-dimensional form holds eternal appeal. Being able to walk around an artwork or turn it over in your hand is deeply satisfying. “Most sculpture is tactile, some is wearable, so we experience it through our skin as well as with our eyes. For me as a maker, the 3-dimensional form is endlessly challenging.” Arts Centre Director Philip Aldridge says, “Sculpture Festival is another way to support national artists, to adorn and bring The Arts Centre to life, and respond to the demand from the local community – it’s a win all round.” Now in its fourth year, The Arts Centre Sculpture Festival is becoming an established highlight in Ōtautahi Christchurch’s artistic calendar. The festival defiantly celebrates work that is not flat – work that goes beyond the screen or page or canvas. artscentre.org.nz
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TAMI NEILSON IS AS FAMOUS FOR HER FASHION AS FOR HER FULLBORE STAGE PRESENCE. IN OCTOBER, SHE GETS TO REVIVE THE LOOK AND SOUNDS OF THE ‘60S WITH ANOTHER STYLE ICON, DINAH LEE, IN A NIGHT OF MINI-SKIRTS AND THE OCCASIONAL RHINESTONE.
CURVY COUTURE BY JUDY DEE APPLIQUÉ BY XOË HALL
CURVY COUTURE BY JUDY DEE APPLIQUÉ BY XOË HALL
ow would you describe your fashion style? What are you looking for in an outfit? For me, the ethos has always been what Dolly Parton famously said: ‘I’m not interested in looking pretty, I’m interested in standing out.’ Especially for my stage persona. It’s like putting on this persona gives me an extra confidence, it gives me my mojo. And it’s tying in with that message in my music. As an artist and a singer I’ve always been drawn to artists that use the visual as just another platform for their art. David Bowie, Prince and Dolly Parton for example – they’re all very visual artists. When you think about them you also think about how they presented themselves through fashion. What they wear makes a
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‘DINAH LEE WAS NEW ZEALAND’S SWEETHEART ... BUT PARENTS WERE BANNING THEIR TEENAGERS FROM GOING TO HER SHOWS BECAUSE OF HOW SHE DRESSED – IN MINISKIRTS.’
whole cohesive package, it’s another vehicle for their creativity. What’s the favourite item in your wardrobe? I would have to say my all-time favourite is the one that Xoë Hall created for the cover of my SASSAFRASS! album. It’s a really special dress, it references all the songs on the album. Xoë creates a lot of my dresses using recycled materials like leather and hand-painted patches and covering them in rhinestones. She does it as a special thing for me as she has become so successful. When you’re in this business, once you wear a dress for a tour or a photoshoot or an album cover, you can’t really wear it any more. But I have kept this one in my archives and still
bring it out every now and then. Wearing an outfit again and again is a quiet way to champion sustainability. Maybe wear it on the school run? Maybe not but many times I’ve gone straight to pick up the kids from an interview or a photoshoot in full beehive and makeup. But I try not to do that. Your style also champions different body shapes – tell us about that? Most women go through many body shapes in their lives. Our bodies are continually changing in a society that says that’s not acceptable. Especially in a business like ours that is so visual and where you are judged on your appearance. Being thin is a currency in this world. It’s about taking up space unapologetically and
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FROCK 'N' ROLL
wearing colours regardless of what dress size you are. The view is that if you are not thin you should be hidden away and how dare you have the audacity to strut confidently across the stage! With the rock ‘n’ roll revue and Dinah Lee, are you trying to recapture an age when the fashion was right up there with the music? I have always loved Dinah Lee from afar. I’m just so excited to work with her, she’s such an iconic trailblazer in our music history. It’s always an honour to tour with someone who has a legacy like that, to sit at their feet and ask questions. Fashion can be quite a subversive act of rebellion against the norm. Dinah was New Zealand’s sweetheart with a gorgeous smile and wholesome image but parents were banning their teenagers from going to her shows because of how she dressed – in miniskirts. It was a statement of bucking the norm, of standing out. How she was dressing – those clothes weren’t available in New Zealand yet so she had to create them out of nothing. She was an advocate for change for women in New Zealand just by dressing the way she did. And with the revue you get to project your style, not just wear it? Having a revue and having Dinah involved and the Up-Doos, it’s all inspired by those old rock ‘n’ roll revue shows. The whole lineup embodies the fashion and the music. l love that it’s an all-female lineup as well, embodying and celebrating all those things.
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IS THERE A DREAM COLLAB OUT THERE FOR YOU?
NUDIE COHN
Yeah, still in that same vein of fashion, it would have to be Nudie Cohn. He was a tailor and designer in the 1950s and ‘60s and made suits for all the big country stars. They’re now called Nudie Suits. His son is continuing the business, which grew hand in hand with the vintage country stars.
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EARRINGS BY DOODAD & FANDANGO
IMAGE: SOPHIA BAYLEY IMAGE: CHRIS CUFFARO
DRESS COURTESY OF LAVINA WILLIAMS MADE BY INFAMY APPAREL FLORAL CROWN BY GEORGIE MALYON / GREENPOINT FLORIST
TAMI IS LISTENING TO... ‘I’m just home from a five-month tour of the US. We stopped at Gracelands and my nine-year-old son became obsessed with Elvis so we’ve been listening to Elvis ever since.’
Will there be costume changes? I’m still trying to work that out – when can I change? It’s something I do consider when looking at the set list. And then a quick change for the encore – that’s a whole outfit I carry around the country for one song each night! It all comes down to a band you can count on, no doubt? Exactly. They’ve got to hold it down while I’m backstage getting changed and panicking. What treats will Dinah Lee have for the audience? Any duets? Dinah will be singing all her hits and maybe we’ll do some duets. We’ve been working together on “Slipping Away” by Max Merritt – Dinah did a lot of work with him – and of course “She’s A Mod” by Ray
Columbus. It’s going to be pretty special just to be in the wings watching her do her thing. What is one thing you hope audiences take away from the performances? With what has been going on the last few years, everybody just needs a night where they can take away a lot of joy that’s going to last them a few days or a few weeks. And also take away a little bit more knowledge of the role that women have played in the creation of rock ‘n’ roll. Anything on the cards for when you’re in Christchurch? I always hope that I can catch up with my friends, a heap of them live in Christchurch – Delaney Davidson, Marlon Williams, Mel Parsons... Isaac Theatre Royal, Thu 12 Oct tamineilson.com
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SIBLING HARMONY IRISH FAMILY BAND THE CORRS PERFORM IN CHRISTCHURCH IN NOVEMBER. WE ASK SHARON CORR ABOUT BEING IN A BAND OF SIBLINGS, HER MUM’S BEST ADVICE, AND HER THOUGHTS ON THE PASSING OF SINEAD O’CONNOR.
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SIBLING HARMONY
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ith such a rich catalogue of songs to choose from, how was it coming up with a set list for the tour? It’s not that hard really. An audience want to hear the hits they remember, we are lucky we’ve had so many. So the songs people fell in love with, some trad and a few unexpected. As a band you have always worn your heart on your sleeve when it comes to supporting causes. What are you drawing awareness to at the moment? My wardrobe, it’s a disaster, haha. We have always been involved in many really worthy charities and very honoured to help in any way. You will have lost a fellow spirit with the passing of Sinead O’Connor. Any reflections you want to share? Sinead brought something very unique to the world, both
through her incredible voice and true fragility, she always wore her heart on her sleeve. Painful to have her gone now but hopefully some respite for the beautiful soul she is. Does being a band of siblings make it easier for you to unite behind an issue? Not necessarily, it would have to depend on the issue. A charitable one for sure but we are four people of independent, different personalities – just like the rest of the world. We unite together for each other and through our music. Anything you don’t agree on? Ha, we are a family – of course! I ain’t taking the skeletons out of the closet though. What do you remember about your first gig as The Corrs? Terror and hope. Mum and Dad’s smiling faces. Do you have any recollections from your last visit
to Christchurch? Beautiful city and super-warm audience. How do you prepare for a gig? I need quiet preparation. Just the routine of doing my makeup is part of the ritual. I say a little prayer too, just before going on stage. It’s a very centring moment. What’s the best advice your mum ever gave you? Keep it simple – a little piece of something is a lot more than nothing. And be independent. What is one thing that you hope audiences take away from your performances? Happiness, unity in music, smiles upon their faces, joy of being in the moment and the knowledge that we are truly grateful to them for sharing in our music and making our lives a unique and wonderful experience. Hagley Park, Sat 11 Nov, thecorrsofficial.com
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MACEY IS LISTENING TO...
Ethel Cain: “Her stuff’s pretty dark – she’s from the Deep South, trans and goth.”
A Tribe Called Quest: “Big contrast to Ethel. I put them on in the car – it’s good news / sunny music.”
FROM HARRY TO MACEY
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arry Parsons had a Smokefree Rockquest win, a debut single, a degree in pop music and a clear trajectory to stardom ahead of him. The only thing missing was Harry. His heart wasn’t in it. “Being a little pop star” had lost its allure. So in 2019 Harry took time out from gigging and spent a year writing songs, hanging out with producer Ben Malone and getting back into the big band sounds he loved but had forgotten. Bands like The Smiths, The Cure, The War On Drugs and The Killers. Harry wrote about 50 songs during this period. He also changed his name to MACEY, the name under which he has released his
debut album, Lovers – a “proper” album, he says, with a story of heartbreak, loss and ultimately a kind of resolution. And it’s as MACEY that he is finally getting the attention as an artist that he warrants. Ironically, taking another name has been the key to him bringing his authentic self to his music. The album’s songs track a chronology of loss, first of his musician father, Ian Parsons, who succumbed to a long illness, and then of his long-term relationship. The energy is lighter and “more naive” on Side A – you can hear that in “Lonely” and “Summer Grunge”, which predate the worst of the pain. With Side B, “I’ve grown,” says MACEY. “You grow up fast when you go through big events.” Now he hopes his music can help others going through a rough patch, to give them catharsis and a sense of not being alone.
Along the way he has had some cool collabs with other artists, notably fellow ‘80s tragic Troy Kingi. They met at the SongHubs songwriting camp in Christchurch in 2021. The camps are a week of writing and collaborating with other musicians. Troy was working on his ‘80s album project, Year Of The Ratbags And Their Musty Theme Songs at the time. Says MACEY, “Six months later he rang me up and asked me to come in to the studio. He’d written the song and my part as well. The man has an incredible work ethic.” Right now, MACEY has gigs to prepare for, including at Dux Central. Good thing he loves to rehearse. And then before heading to the microphone it’s a couple of whiskies (Jamesons, neat) and a big hug and kiss for each of the band. Dux Central, Sat 7 Oct.
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his album’s been a slow burn for you – why was that? Good things really do take time. Finding the right collaborators took some superb universal timing, to have Bic Runga and Kody Nielson (UMO) as my producers. The pandemic has held back this release by at least two years and now is totally the right time – touring nationally, going overseas, having the opportunity to go for it without the deep worry of cancellations. It also took us time to create the sound that was Ebony Lamb as there wasn't really a template for that, we were trying out new things. Would you say it has a theme? Connection, observations on my life, the world around me. Ultimately the theme is about being connected and also being awake to what's happening for each of us in daily life and over years, through love, time, choices that we make. I'm in a very deeply loving relationship that's long term and it's never lost on me how precious that is. Will listeners hear a change of direction from the days of Eb & Sparrow? More of a new and wider genre trajectory into a great direction that we were headed in on some tracks. It's fresh and stronger. It still feels very much like an Ebony Lamb record, and as the sole songwriter and lead vocalist in Eb & Sparrow it's got the essence of that in a whole new way. The live shows with my current band are really the best shows I've ever done. I'm working with Phoebe Johnson (Revulva, Heavy Chest) and Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa (French For Rabbits, Dateline), both amazing jazz-trained
vocal final takes in Wellington with my long-term collaborator Gram Antler on really beautiful old microphones. Having Kody master everything to tape means there's an authenticity and realness to the final album, and as a collection of debut solo songs I feel very happy. As a portrait photographer, The reverence shown to my Ebony Lamb has an eye for the songwriting and singing was really defining detail. As a songwriter, supported by them, the best she shows that same clear insight. recording experience of my life. We talk timing, connections and Your day job has been as a the power of 3 ahead of her portrait photographer – is that on national tour. hold now? I'm actually navigating that right now, and thankfully I can usually find a way to work with the portrait sitters amongst it all. It will definitely need to pause during the national tour. I really am focused on singing and releasing as much music work as possible in the coming 10 years. Anything on the ‘THERE'S AN cards for when AUTHENTICITY AND you’re in REALNESS TO THE Christchurch? FINAL ALBUM, AND I'm very excited AS A COLLECTION OF to be starting DEBUT SOLO SONGS my national I FEEL VERY HAPPY.’ album release tour at one of my favourite haunts, Lyttelton Coffee Company. It's a great place to have people come together afterhours as it were. I also head into Henry Trading for wonderful R RTE S CA mementos to take home. Whenever ANCE PHOTO: FR time permits I do a walk up the musicians, highly regarded, and Bridle Path. I'll stop at The Tannery there's a bit of magic working as a on my way through to the airport, trio I've found. How was it working which is a bit lethal because with Bic and Kody? Like working everything is wonderful. The with your ultimate dream team. It Christchurch art galleries are always was an incredibly enriching top priority – sometimes they have experience and really humbling to to wait until I come for a longer visit. be working with such deft I love the 03, it's hard to leave! production and musicianship, they Lyttelton Coffee Company, Fri 27 truly are geniuses. It was wonderful Oct, ebonylamb.com to use Bic and Kody's amps and guitar and to be tracking together in real-time in the great studio they Read our full Q&A with have at home. We recorded my Ebony at cityscape.co.nz
MAKING CONNECTIONS
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CANTERBURY INSPIRES COLOURWAYS M
ayfield. Crow Valley. Albury. Kellands Pond – four Canterbury place names with a special claim to fame in this year’s Dulux Colour Forecast. The annual forecast, the result of extensive research into global and local trends, celebrates its 15th birthday this year with a trio of palettes – Solstice, Muse and Journey – featuring rich golds, olive greens and reddy browns. Dulux Solstice is a warm and reflective palette of rich browns, clay and warm neutrals with a sun-loving yellow as an accent, designed to evoke a comforting, familiar and inviting feeling. Dulux Journey takes its inspo from travel and the cultural differences we discover, highlighting rich mid-tone hues with yellow green at the heart and rich decadent reds for contrast. Dulux Muse strikes a balance between nostalgia and modernity with its colourful array of mid-tone hues – warm browns and rich tans, accented with deep blues and soothing greens. Canterbury’s colours and tones feature throughout. In the Solstice palette, Mayfield contributes a sun-bleached yellow from the Canterbury Plains. The Journey palette has Crow Valley yellow, capturing the hue of tussocks in Arthur’s Pass National Park. Muse has the rich limestone tones of Albury and also the unfathomable blue of Kellands Pond. Led by the Dulux Colour Team of Davina Harper, Andrea Lucena-Orr and Bree Leech, the annual Dulux Colour Forecast is based on year-round research into the latest global and local trends that are predicted to influence interior design and how we live. For Colour Specialist Davina Harper, an important element of this year’s forecast is the way it invites colour and texture into our homes. “The warmth we’re seeing across each of the three palettes is the answer for consumers looking to add positivity by adding colour in their homes.” dulux.co.nz
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JOURNEY
SOLSTICE
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5 LIGHTING TRENDS FOR 2024 YESTERYEAR GLAMOUR AND NEXT-WAVE TECHNOLOGY COMBINE IN THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
GLAM Advances in materials and construction mean minimalism can be very minimal these days. Now, for the maximalists, some relief – decoration is back on the palette, with designers taking inspiration from jewellery in adding some filigree to the function.
ROUND 3D spheres or 2D circles are a key design trend for 2024. Balls, with their organic form, chime with the increasingly eco-conscious consumer. Soft light enclosed in a glass sphere also works well with the modern trend to smaller living spaces.
Massimo / Castagna Henge light rings
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Uebu Glass structure light
moooi Perch Light Branch
SCULPTURAL Again, modern materials have made just about any form possible and designers have responded with gusto. The results are sculptures that adorn the room first and light it second.
MODULAR Old trend, you say? Sure, but applying it to lamps is bringing some fun to the function for next year. Versatility and customisation are the keywords here, with colour, silhouette, shape and size all in the mix. The Stacking collection by Leucos, with its different pieces of coloured glass, captures the moment.
Leucos Stacking lights
SMART
Dekala Arkenstone
The future is here. Smart lighting systems that adapt to your daily routine will become mainstream. Features include automatically adjusting their colour temperature throughout the day to mimic natural sunlight, promoting better sleep patterns and productivity. These systems can be controlled through voice commands, smartphone apps, or even sensors that detect your presence.
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ENTERTAIN ME
BINGEWATCHING WHAT WE’RE HOOVERING UP ON THE SMALL SCREEN.
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01 — QUEEN OF OZ Catherine ‘Am I bovvered’ Tate has a lot of fun playing the bratty British royal sent off to the Antipodes in this BBC series. Seems the King has had to deal with one PR disaster too many due to his errant princess so he finds her a new job as Queen of Australia. 02 — MRS. DAVIS A nun on the run does battle with an all-powerful artificial intelligence called Mrs. Davis in a series described by Rotten Tomatoes as “positively bonkers while undergirded by an intelligent design”. Starring Betty Gilpin as the nun in search of the Holy Grail. Yes, really.
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03 – FOUNDATION Created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman, this series is loosely based on the Foundation series of stories by Isaac Asimov. Expect a multilayered story that sweeps across space and time and where the origins of humanity are so long ago as to have become a myth.
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THE WOMAN IN ME – BRITNEY SPEARS
THE PENGUIN NEW ZEALAND ANTHOLOGY
BEHIND THE SEAMS – DOLLY PARTON
The ‘Me Too’ lens gave an added dimension to Britney Spears’ story, told in court in June 2021, of moving from Princess of Pop to prisoner in her own home. She again shares her truth in this moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope.
To celebrate 50 years since Penguin opened its first office in Aotearoa New Zealand, this anthology brings together 50 stories from some of the country’s finest writers, including Patricia Grace, Maurice Gee, Witi Ihimaera, Owen Marshall, CK Stead, Charlotte Grimshaw, Eleanor Catton and Dominic Hoey.
Dolly Parton's life told through the heels, wigs, makeup and eye-catching stage clothes that have shaped her image from the 1960s to now. This companion to Dolly's bestselling coffee-table book Songteller features 450 full-colour photographs, including exclusive images from her private costume archive.
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ENTERTAIN ME PLAY LIST
The killer tracks on high rotation in the Cityscape office.
ROSE ROYCE ‘Car Wash’ single
COI LERAY ‘Players’ single
Listening DALLAS TAMAIRA — LEVELS
Dallas Tamaira, aka Joe Dukie, the voice of Fat Freddy’s Drop, has a new solo album slated for release in November. The single ‘Stormy’ heralds the album’s jazzier take on Freddy’s vintage dub sounds. Dallas collaborated with producer Devin Abrams (Shapeshifter, Pacific Heights, Drax Project), and engineer Chris Faiumu, aka Mu (Fat Freddy’s Drop, Bongmaster, Ladi6).
1 DROP NATION — MOMENT IN TIME Local heroes 1 Drop Nation release their second album this month – 13 fresh cuts of funk, roots reggae and rock. First
single ‘Play It Loud’ captures the band’s hard-hitting sound, familiar to anyone who caught them at Electric Avenue last summer. Production by the legendary Lee Prebble helps too.
FLIGHT FACILITIES ‘Crave You’ Down to Earth
WILCO — COUSIN Jeff Tweedy and Co have teamed up with Welsh artist Cate Le Bon for this new release. As producer, Cate has zhooshed up the trademark Wilco soundscapes with the inclusion of saxophone, drum machines and more. The result? A band that has tested musical boundaries throughout its lengthy career rises to the challenge to take risks and break new ground.
PODCASTS
HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND DRUM & BASS Hosted by Kiwi D’n'B legend Jay Bulletproof, this deep dive includes interviews with the producers, DJs, MCs and promoters who were there at the start, right through to the current crop of beat masters.
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ROLLING STONES ‘Angry’ Hackney Diamonds
LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY ‘This Old Man’ Techno Party!
THE SLEEP ZONE Do you use podcasts to help you go to sleep? No doubt you have your favourite aural Mogadon already but here’s one specifically designed for sending you to The Land of Nod. Listen, obey and succumb.
THE LAST WORD
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ou are visiting 14 gems in our crown over a month – sounds more like a house-hunting trip than a tour. There’s a lot to see here – it’s twice the size of the UK. Plus the wildlife is the best – not too bitey, not too big. It’s Goldilocks – just right. Have you thought of just staying on and seeing if anyone notices? You could hide on Stewart Island. I tried that last time but I ended up on Instagram – there’s no escape these days. You were an environmentalist back when people thought it a bit kooky. So was the now King Charles. Not so kooky now, eh? Exactly – feels like a vindication. Oh, the ‘tree-huggers and bunny huggers’ – yeah well, it’s King Tree Hugger to you. I figure you take no joy from being vindicated? Not really. It’s like saying everything is going to hell, it’s really bad, and then everyone says Oh yeah, you’re right ... thanks Bill, you killjoy. About your show ‘Thoughtifier’ – so our weirdness is our ultimate defence as humans? All we have is consciousness, thought ... that’s it. All else is mere flesh. And yes, we are contradictory, sometimes a bit useless. Our randomness is our protection from redundancy, no robot can repeat that. Observational humour is very much the dominant form now, as against the more gag-focused style of legends such as Arthur Askey and Les Dawson – please discuss. Well yes, but I don’t think it’s just observational. All forms of humour are thriving – oddball, personal, confrontational, introvert. I’ve often favoured the cryptoobservational style, pointing out things that don’t exist. Or the proto-personal, where you imagine
‘OUR RANDOMNESS IS OUR PROTECTION FROM REDUNDANCY, NO ROBOT CAN REPEAT THAT.’
THINKING AHEAD Bill Bailey has a lot on his mind. Again. The hit UK comedian shares a slice or two as he prepares for a mammoth tour of Aotearoa.
you are me and you are thinking my thoughts.... like Avatar, only instead of the Na’avi it’s a bearded pianist. I interviewed your co-star in Black Books, Dylan Moran, recently and he seemed keen to move on from the series. How about you? Can such success become a bit of a millstone on a career? I don’t think it’s a millstone. A milestone, a moment in time, an
ongoing cult, a thing which will always be. It’s the way of the world, you can’t unmake it or wish it away. You are known for your sense of style – if you could give the world one fashion tip, what would it be? Always aim for the thing that others might not. If it’s not trending, it’s the right choice. If it is trending, it’s already too late. What are you like in the kitchen? Chatty, charming, often naked. What’s the best advice your mum ever gave you? Keep going – you’ll get there. Could be a career, a marriage, a long walk, knitting a mouse or making an omelette. If you weren’t doing what you are now, what would you want to be? I would be a resident musicologist at a biological research station. Is there a particular book or author that has inspired you in your life or career? I love Somerset Maugham and his prolific writings on Southeast Asia. How do you prepare for a gig? Any rituals or superstitions? Always wander around the venue, sit in the seats. Seek out some fine local falafel or some chick pea-based substitute. Any big walks planned while you are in Christchurch or the South Island? I hope to get strolling. I would love to head back to Akaroa to kayak among the orcas. What’s your favourite guilty pleasure? My guilt is pleasure itself. It induces guilt, as I am British, where pleasure itself is an indulgence. Christchurch Town Hall, Sat 4 – Sun 5 Nov. billbailey.co.uk
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