Issue 539 / MAY19
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Kiwi Mixtape • Ultimate Xxx Xxxxxxxx • Hawking Xxx Xxxxxxxx Noise • Online Xxx Xxxxxxxx the Moon • Trip Xxxto Xxxxxxxx
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INTRO:Noise May is NZ Music Month. What started as an initiative to get more home-spun music on Aotearoa’s radio stations in 2000, is now a 31-day, nationwide celebration of Kiwi musical talent. Here at The Source, we decided to dedicate the issue to noise in all its forms. From the ultimate Kiwi mixtape to an interview with up-and-coming Christchurch musician Ben Woods, there’s plenty to tease your ear buds in this issue. Conor looks at whether yelling makes you better at tennis, Kelli gives us a brief history of noise and local environmental charity Sustainable Queenstown discusses the noise surrounding climate change. The Source has been championing music, art and culture in the Queenstown Lakes region since 1998 and we’re proud to be making a noise about noise this month. Check out our What’s On section for the best gigs and events near you, and don’t forget to pop a few local musos on your Spotify playlist this month. Source out.
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NewNoiseTech A SHAPE THAT BLOCKS ALL SOUND HAS BEEN DISCOVERED Researchers from Boston University turned a loudspeaker up loud in one end of a PVC pipe. Do you know what they heard? Absolutely Nothing. Impossible you say? Did they block the opposite opening of the pipe with a sound absorbent foam or a thick block of concrete? No, nothing like that. In fact the end of the pipe was open aside from a small, 3D-printed ring placed around the rim. This cut 94% of the sound booming from the loudspeaker, this is significant enough to make it imperceptible to our ears. The 3D-printed acoustic metamaterial is shaped in a manner that it sends incoming sounds back to where they came from. GIVING SOUND TO SILENT ELECTRIC VEHICLES ‘Man Made Music’ is a company that focuses on sonic branding. The company was commissioned by Nissan to develop the sound for the company’s fleet of otherwise silent electric vehicles. With recent technological advances, sound design is becoming more important than ever. The sound of the vehicle gives presence and awareness, conveys meaning, and is a safety precaution for pedestrians. An electric car has no sound – no engine noise, no indicator sounds. So basically an internal team or a sound designer has to work out what the new sound identity of the car will be. 4
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Yuri Suzuki
Yuri Suzuki is a sound artist, pure inventor/designer and electronic musician who explores the realms of sound through exquisitely designed pieces. His work pushes the boundaries of design, technology and sound. Here is an example of one of his recent pieces: ‘Sonic Playground’ an interactive installation in Atlanta, which consisted of six colourful sculptures that swallow, warp and echo sounds
Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise. Frank Ocean
Do yourself a favour and check out his website yurisuzuki.com, or his instagram @yurisuzukilondon.
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By KELLI MUTCHLER
Good Vibrations: A Quick History of Recorded Sound
“Deafness cuts us off from people.” ‘Changes’ and Coolio’s ‘C U When U Get There’, this combination of – Helen Keller chords turns any song into a ‘pop’ In the 1880s, when Keller first classic. learned to communicate without Yet popular music hasn’t always hearing, sound was something intangible. Scientists understood that been played for the enjoyment of others. the vibration of a surface transmitted energy, just like a drum. Human The U.S. Military keeps a playlist ears could translate noises, such of tunes for psychological warfare: as the angry voice of a friend (the a so-called harmless method of vibration of their vocal chords) but conflict that uses Top 40 tunes to these sounds could not be captured. further political agendas. Then a German inventor figured Classic rock music (think Guns out how to record live music onto ‘N Roses and The Doors), played his new-fangled gramophone, and 24/7 by U.S. troops, supposedly sound transformed from a private brought Panama’s dictating General conversational tool into a public Noriega out of his hiding place in science that would transform our 1989. Heavy metal has been heard world in audible ways. on the front lines of the conflict in Afghanistan. And Guantanamo Bay As music moved from concert halls prisoners report that they were into the living rooms of common tortured with Sesame Street and folk, a funny pattern emerged: the Barney themes on repeat. songs we loved all sounded sort of the same. Sound plays such a vital role in our development and connectedness Scientists now recognize that that the United Nations has people prefer frequencies of condemned playing loud music vibration, or musical pitches, at during prisoner interviews. a consonant (pleasing) and not dissonant (disturbing) ratio. When As we study the negatives and these consonant notes pile into positives of sound, a new challenge four distinctive chords, they leave a arises: will personal playlists (on strong memory in the ear – making Spotify, Pandora) bring the world us want to listen again and again. a bit closer – or will ear buds and noise-cancelling headphones push From Pachelbel’s ‘Cannon in D’ us further apart? (a 1680 hit that wasn’t recorded until the 1940s) to David Bowie’s 6
recipe
Butternut Squash Soup 1. Cut squash into 1-inch chunks. 2. In large pot melt butter. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 8 minutes. 3. Add squash and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook until squash is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. 4. Remove squash chunks with slotted spoon and place in a blender and puree. 5. Return blended squash to pot. Stir and season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. 6. Top with pumpkin seeds (optional) 7. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS • One butternut squash, peeled and seeded • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter • 1 medium onion, chopped • 6 cups vegetable stock • Nutmeg • Salt • Freshly ground black pepper • Pumpkin seeds (optional)
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People Are Like Music. Some Speak The Truth And Others Are Just Noise. Bill Murray
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Come in from the cold to a warming bowl full of autumn goodness.
Our regular agony column - if you’ve got something on your mind let us know and we’ll get Randy on the case... By UNCLE RANDY
Hawking of hawks. Clad in newspapers and rubber tubing, he may have fallen madly in love with a onearmed mannequin before being discovered by three adventurous young boys who ingratiated him into mainstream society after so many years of scavenging for scraps. For such a man, this hawking behaviour would be perfectly appropriate, and indeed, to not act upon such opportunity is foolish and beyond comprehension.
Dear Uncle Randy, My mate Pete has a habit of hawking [Editor’s note: eating food other people have left behind in restaurants]. I can’t decide if this is economical or disgusting. What do you think? What an interesting fellow Pete sounds to be. Clearly this man is an individual in his own right, demonstrating distinctive expressions of his own particular mode of existence. Such idiosyncrasies are the reverberations of a person’s unique condition, culminated over the years as the palimpsest of experience written and rewritten by the lines of fate and circumstance. What may seem so strange to you or me may resonate perfectly well with another. It is the frameworks of perspective we develop that determine such judgements of good or bad, wrong or right, economical or disgusting.
You and I know only our own subjective experience, a narrow perception of reality, a sliver of truth, moulded like no other’s over the years of particularity. Further judgment beyond this sphere is merely assumption, warped by our own biases and personal truths. So who gives a winged shit what I think? I can only offer that which makes sense within my own epistemic structures, getting us no closer to understanding the enigma that is Pete. The only route to any form of truth beyond our own is empathy; to listen to and understand the unique experience of another, free of judgement and the labels we insist on placing upon that which simply is. Really, you’re better off asking Pete.
Who am I to judge the behaviours of this man? I know nothing of his personal history, the identifying stories and beliefs he has accrued over the years. Perhaps Pete was a dustbin baby, abandoned at birth and cast out to the dump where he was raised by a family
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Jean Michel Basquiat
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What more appropriate artist to commemorate for the ‘Noise’ issue than Jean Michel Basquiat, with his legacy of fantastic and vibrant paintings? He was an accomplished American artist of the 1980s. Basquiat’s works are renowned for raising street artists into the New York gallery scene. Spray-painted crowns and scrawled letters, he referenced all things from his Haitian and Puerto Rican culture, to political concerns, pop-culture icons, and biblical verse.
Dustheads (1982)
Check out basquiat.com
Untitled (1981)
Bird on Money (1981)
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People Doing It
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IF YOUR COMMUNITY PROJECT NEEDS SOME EXPOSURE, GIVE US A YELL, WE’LL ALWAYS TRY TO FIND ROOM. QUEENSTOWN ARTS CENTRE As well as the renowned Cloakroom Gallery, QAC also houses a unique group of local artists in its studio spaces, offers classes and even has a fully equipped ceramics studio and kiln. The Arts Centre is on the corner of Stanley and Ballarat Streets and is open every day. FB: Queenstown Arts Centre GUERILLA DRIVE IN A new location every time, matched up with an old movie and some popcorn equals a fantastic way to spend a night out. Facebook is the best way to stay in the loop: FB: Queenstown Guerilla Drive-In HAPPINESS HOUSE Drop in to their awesome Op Shop open Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Donations always welcome and if you need a helping hand, just let them know. Help out: FB: Happiness House Queenstown
QUEENSTOWN LIFE Wakatipu blog by Queenstowner Jane Guy. Queenstown Life is like a handbook for living in the Wakatipu. Join in the discussion at www.QueenstownLife.com FB: Queenstown Life QUEENSTOWN TRADING If you’re looking to buy, trade or sell something in the Wakatipu, this is the Facebook page for you. Crackin’ deals: www. QueenstownTrading.co.nz FB: Queenstown Trading QUEENSTOWN.COM Queenstown.com has grown up and is now the definitive resource for getting under the skin of this enigmatic wee town. www.Queenstown.com
ROUTEBURN DART WILDLIFE TRUST Bring back the birdsong to the Routeburn and Dart Valleys. Controlling predators is the name of the game and it costs a lot of dosh. Donate at: www.rdwt.org VOLUNTEERING CENTRAL celebrates and supports volunteering in the Central Otago Lakes District. If you need volunteers for a project or want to offer up your time to a worthy cause, check out their website:: volunteeringcentral.org.nz / FB: Volunteering Central 10
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Why don’t rabbits make noise when they have sex? Because they have cotton balls. ............................................................................... Where are average things manufactured? The Satisfactory. ............................................................................... What sits at the bottom of the sea and twitches? A nervous wreck. ............................................................................... The problem with kleptomaniacs is that they always take things literally. ............................................................................... I was playing chess with my friend and he said, ‘Let’s make this interesting’. So we stopped playing chess. Matt Kirshen.
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The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom. Claudia Lady Bird Johnson
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What do you call a pony with a cough? A little horse. ............................................................................... What do you call a parade of rabbits hopping backwards? A receding hare-line. ............................................................................... What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don’t know and I don’t care. ............................................................................... Dentist: You need a crown. Patient: Finally someone understands me. ............................................................................... Women usually claim childbirth is the most painful experience of their lives. Until they start stepping on Legos approximately three years later.
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HorrorScopes Did You Know? • The dinosaur noises in Jurassic Park were made from recordings of tortoises having sex.
ARIES - Do the world a favour, hibernate. TAURUS - Friends are overrated.
• Talk to your plants in a Geordie accent if you want them to grow.
GEMINI - You cannot join a gym and just watch.
• Orangutans warn off predators by making kissing noises.
CANCER - You will lose your phone this month. LEO - You are an optimistic pessimist.
• When Shakira was in second grade, she was rejected for the school choir because her vibrato was too strong. The music teacher told her that she sounded like a goat.
VIRGO - You have a great face for make-up. LIBRA - Shave those hairy armpits.
• Dinosaurs didn’t roar; they mumbled or cooed.
SCORPIO - The tide wouldn’t take you out. SAGITTARIUS - It’s not bad luck. You really do deserve it. CAPRICORN - The more you care about people, the more likely they are to hate you.
• Chewbacca’s voice was created by combining the sounds of a bear, a walrus, a lion and a badger.
AQUARIUS - Winter’s coming, chubb-a-lubbs.
• The world’s quietest room is in Minnesota, USA. Sound there is measured in negative decibels – so quiet that you can hear your own heartbeat and your bones moving.
PISCES - Go nuts, eat the cake! You’re eating for two, after all. 13
Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud. Herman Hesse
• The last note of The Beatles’ A Day In The Life is so high only dogs can hear it.
DININGGUIDE
No5 CHURCH LANE ABOUT: No5 Church Lane is renowned for its world-class cocktail list, unsurpassable service and outstanding locally-sourced Mediterranean style cuisine. No5 also has an excellent selection of vegetarian meals available. For discerning drinkers in Queenstown No5 is a bar with a difference. Whether a local or just here for a quick visit, the team at No5 is ready to satisfy the taste buds with delicious cocktails, fine champagnes, carefully selected local and international wines and some of the tastiest dishes in Queenstown. SPECIALTIES: Try the versatile mezze-style dishes, perfectly portioned for sharing. SOURCE SAYS: Intimate and welcoming, No5 is a stand-out destination for every meal of the day as well as an evening of cocktails. Opening Times: 7:30am till late. Daily Happy Hours between 5-6pm and 9-10pm. Food: Breakfast, lunch and dinner al-a-carte. Music: Background. Outdoor area: Yes, with heat lamps and awnings. 14
Address: 5 Church Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 450 2166 Email: info@no5churchlane.co.nz Website: no5churchlane.com
THE GRILLE ABOUT: The Grille by Eichardt’s is Queenstown’s premier dining destination right on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. With a vibrant and stylish setting, it offers an outstanding menu that showcases the unique tastes of the region where the bounty of Central Otago and Southland awaits. Savour each hand-crafted dish where homegrown, free-range and locally sourced produce is at the forefront of an authentic dining experience. A state of the art kitchen fully equipped for curing, smoking and grilling dishes to perfection makes each course unrivalled in its flare and flavour. Your new favourite local dining experience awaits. SPECIALITIES: Try the Tomahawk steak with a few friends, it’s up to 1500g of meaty perfection. SOURCE SAYS: From the team who brought us the delicious tapas at Eichardt’s Bar comes Queenstown’s next big thing. Address: Marine Parade, Opening Times: 7.30am until late Queenstown, NZ Food: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, steak, salads, sandwiches Phone: +64 (0) 3 441 0444 Music: Background Email: thegrille@eichardts.com Outdoor area: Panoramic lake views Website: eichardtsdining.com 15
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THE WORLD BAR ABOUT: The World Bar has a long and solid reputation in Queenstown. Since moving to their new premises in 2015, The World has undergone a transformation and set a new standard for both all day food and late night entertainment. The menu is broad and full of some classics. There’s heaps of seating both indoors and out. If you’re looking for a quiet hidey-hole, head for the ‘shed’ out the back. The main room is lively and the front deck is one of Queenstown’s favourite sun-traps. SPECIALTIES: Burgers, Fish Tacos, Mac ‘n’ Cheese Balls and great service. SOURCE SAYS: These guys have been doing this stuff for a while now and they know how to look after you. Great food, great people and if you’re after a burger, this is the only end of town - no need to queue, just sit down and relax... Opening Times: Noon - late Food: Full menu lunch and dinner Bookings: Possible Music: Background music early. Live music + DJs later Outdoor area: Suntrap
Address: Church Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 450 0008 Email: Info@TheWorldBar.com Website: TheWorldBar.com 16
TANOSHI ABOUT: Tanoshi is one of Queenstown’s rare hidden gems. Tucked away on Cow Lane, this surprising and compact Japanese eatery has become a local favourite. Tanoshi is all about the Teppan grill and the menu includes some amazing new interpretations of Japanese classics. From the moment you arrive, host Keita Yoshimura and Chef Tatsuhito Sasakura make you feel welcome and part of the vibrant atmosphere. There’s an extensive range of sake, whiskey and Japanese cocktails with Kirin lager on tap. Open for lunch, dinner and late night grazing. SPECIALITIES: Dishes from the Teppan grill and a huge range of quality Sake. SOURCE SAYS: A local favourite for a quick lunch stop or a late night get together with your crew. Some of the whiskeys are outrageously good. Address: Cow Lane, Queenstown, NZ Phone: +64 (0) 3 441 8397 Email: bookings@tanoshi.co.nz Website: tanoshi.co.nz
Opening Times: 12pm until midnight Food: Lunch, dinner, Japanese Teppan grill Music: Background Outdoor area: Yep, overlooking Cow Lane 17
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BOLIWOOD ABOUT: Boliwood serves up authentic Indian cuisine in central Queenstown and at 5 Mile, Frankton. The restaurant offers high-quality dishes inspired by traditions from every corner of India. From palak paneer to fish kohliwada and there’s a whole range of Halal dishes to make your mouth water. Restaurant Manager Manmeet takes prides in Boliwood’s cuisine and says that the focus has always been to serve quality food with superior taste. Boliwood is renowned for pioneering delicious South Indian dishes in Queenstown. For quality and authentic Indian cuisine without compromise, look no further than Boliwood. SPECIALITIES: Authentic Indian cuisine; particularly South Indian dishes and adventurous street food. SOURCE SAYS: Give the unique prawn Malabari a try – a light coconut curry with a distinctive aroma. Opening Times: 11am till 11pm Food: Lunch, dinner, dessert, drinks and takeaway Music: Contemporary Indian Fusion Outdoor area: Street dining – great for people watching! 18
Address: 62 Shotover Street Phone: 03 442 7779 and 3/34 Grant Road, 5 Mile Phone: 03 442 2019 Email: info@boliwood.nz Website: www.boliwood.nz
MIXOLOGISM
CARNIVAL Our ‘How To’ guide to some old favourites and a few new ones
Brought to you by the team at No5 Church Lane
From No5’s new Winter menu
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• 45ml Diplomatico Mantuano Rum • 20ml Cocoa and Nutmeg infused Vermouth • 5ml Amaro Montenegro • Dash of Xocolatl Mole Bitters • Dash of Creole Bitters
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir until diluted, strain into a Nick & Nora glass with a sugar rim and garnish with a lime twist
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Make Some Noise About Climate Change
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Words by Peter Harris
Was the International Panel on Climate Change report of 2018 the real wake-up call the world needed? This report was stark in its urgency but it shouldn’t have come as a surprise. It was the 5th report done by the IPCC and each of the other four had made louder noises than the last about the impact of humans on our climate.
Surprise! (Not).
Guy Callendar first discovered the world was warming in 1938
In the 1930s, amateur scientist Guy Callendar presented his model which suggested carbon dioxide could affect the climate to the Royal Meteorological Society. He was not the first to suggest this but his model was more sophisticated. He and his ideas were dismissed. It was not until 1988 when another scientist, James E. Hansen, testified to the US Senate about the threat of global warming that people began to take notice. To help emphasise the message, a politician asked Hansen to speak on a day predicted to be one of summer’s hottest, and turned off the air conditioning. Hansen’s presentation hit headlines and his graphs were on the front page of national newspapers.
And recently school children from over 100 countries protested. Their loud marches were to remind us that they are the generation that will have to live with the climate consequences of the actions of the ‘grown-ups’. What does this have to do with this ‘noise’ issue? For nearly 100 years, people have been talking about climate change. It started quietly, hidden within academia but as it began to become louder the media woke up. Countries made promises we have not kept and now that the urgency is clear, our children are shouting at us.
This exposure sparked serious research. Peer-reviewed journal papers focussed on global warming grew from 0 in 1988, to 138 in 1990, and 16576 in 2015. Other than promises in Kyoto and Paris, it didn’t seem to spark serious responses.
If our children yelling at us is what it takes to wake us up, give those kids some drums and a loudhailer!
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grow show
Prepping Your Beds for Winter Our regular column from gardening god Ben Elms.
Dr Compost (aka Ben Elms) talks us through prepping your garden for winter in his regular gardening column.
3. Manure and mulch. This is my ‘I don’t have enough compost’ approach. Put a thick layer of manure on to the soil surface and cover with a straw mulch layer. Let the worms and the winter’s freeze thaw cycles do the hard work for you. Come spring, the bed’s ready to go.
Here’s five different approaches to putting your veggie beds to sleep for winter, to be done while listening to your favourite beats to keep you motivated and moving in the chilly conditions:
4. Lasagne method. Add multiple alternate layers of carbon rich and nitrogen rich ingredients; place a small compost pile directly on the bed, then a layer of manure, a layer of straw, a layer of grass clippings, a layer of shredded cardboard… and so on. You can get pretty high. The last layer should be straw. You could even chuck in a small handful of compost worms.
1. Compost and mulch. Tidy up the bed and apply a generous layer of compost, 2 – 5cm thick. Cover this with a generous layer of straw mulch. This is one of the most beneficial ‘putting to sleep’ methods there is. You’ve inoculated the soil with all those compost microbes and popped a cosy blanket over the top. 2. Plant a winter green manure. You need to get this in quick. At this time of year, sow a thick bed of broad beans. They’re very hardy and will grow all winter long, sending sugars and carbohydrates into the root zone, feeding your microbes and keeping the populations high, alive and active. They’re also fixing atmospheric nitrogen on root nodules for future plants to use. Come early spring, chop up with a freshly sharpened spade and dig into the top 10 – 15cm of soil.
5. Bokashi buckets. This is fast becoming one my favourite systems for dealing with food scraps and turning them into a fertiliser for the veggie garden. All winter long, dig in the contents of your Bokashi bucket into all your veggie beds. Cover the beds with a mulch to stop the rain causing any soil compaction.
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Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. Plato , Greek Philosopher
By DR COMPOST
the word By THE NOISEMAKER
Online Noise
How hate speech and fake news infects the brain
Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see. Edgar Allan Poe
The internet has democratised information, enabling everyone with a connected device to delve into endless content. You can call your grandmother in the Philippines, Google what that wart on your bits is or download the blueprint for a machine that recycles plastic. There’s undoubtedly a lot of upsides to shared information and online inter connectedness.
information is more novel than the truth and therefore more likely to be shared, liked or commented on. The problem is, we’re hard-wired to rely on mental shortcuts to process the world. Our brain has limited time and capacity to process the information it is bombarded with, particularly in this noisy online world. This means we’re unlikely to spend time scrutinising what we read and once information is integrated into the long-term memory, whether true or false, it sticks.
But there’s a dark side too. The side which spreads hate speech and fake news. The internet can be used to share the idea that one race is superior to all others, that global warming isn’t real or that vaccines cause autism. While most educated people would ordinarily refute this tosh, fake news and hate speech has a surprising ability to infect the brain like a virus, particularly when we’re repeatedly ‘exposed’ to hatred and false information via social media and search engine algorithms that are geared for popularity.
False information is both more likely to reach us and stick with us, slowly entangling us in a web of falsehood. People working with misinformation know how to use this to their advantage ¬and can use it to drum up hatred and spread racism, win elections and instil unfounded fears. Ultimately, it’s down to the individual to cut through the noise. Question everything, stay curious, and read multiple sources before you share that meme...
Science published an impressive study in 2018, which looked at the spread of false and true information on a broad range of topics distributed on Twitter between 2006 and 2017. The article found that falsehood diffused significantly farther, faster, deeper and more broadly than the truth. False 22
music
Five Minutes with Ben Woods
After recently liberating himself from band mates, Ben Woods has been making noise. Nice, fuzzy, alternative-melty-chill noise.
packed with seasoned bourbondrinking folk headed to Eminem’s concert in Wellington that weekend: “There was a guy who was sitting next to the stage on the Interislander, he had his iPad plugged in to the wall. My Friend Ryan was gonna play with me, and wanted to use the power point. ‘Hey, umm, is it all good if we plug the instruments here?’
“I can let it be a little more organic. Do it impulsively whenever I want. Make it sound exactly how I want,” the talented multi-instrumentalist says. Ben has been building his songs more for listening. Whenever, wherever, Shakira. Rather than something specifically built for a live experience. The former Salad Boy drummer and guitarist for Christchurch favourites like Fran/ Bar Group and Wurld Series, quit all of his bands to focus on this new, solo sound. He holed himself up with his computer for months and in October 2018, released his fuzzpop debut ‘Lozenge’ with a quirky, DIY-style music video directed by Martin Sagadin, which gained praise throughout the blogosphere.
‘Naaa. Na, not ok.’ ‘Ohhh...ok.’” Ben recounts that after they’d finished, the same guy came up and said, “I think when the titanic sank, they were listening to more cheerful music than the shit you just played.” What a way to start a holiday. Lucky for them, the ferry didn’t sink. Nor did Ben’s music career. He’s recently doubled the number of songs available on his Spotify (from one to two). He’s in the early stages of a budding career, and learning along the way.
He took the new tunes on an 11stop tour earlier this year, including opening for U.S. noise rock duo No Age in Boomtown (Blenheim), playing at Newtown’s street festival in Wellington and Hamilton’s Future City Festival.
‘Ie’ is the album he’s recorded but yet to release, but tracks like ‘It’s good to be sleeping’ are worth tracking down online. Distorted, melancholic, a dreamy escape and extremely relatable and listenable – check him out on Spotify.
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10% of conflict is due to difference of opinion and 90% is due to delivery and tone of voice. Eve Marks
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Name the seventh planet from the sun. What is someone who shoes horses called? What is a group of unicorns known as? What is a group of crows called? Which animal is known to kill more people than plane crashes? How much time, on an average, does a person spend on kissing, in his lifetime? 7. Which Hollywood movie showed the first toilet flush? 8. What actor founded the London Centre for Stammering Children? 9. What are you frightened of if you are Alektorophobic? 1. Uranus 2. A farrier 3. A blessing 4. A murder 5. Donkeys 6. 20,160 minutes 7. Psycho 8. Michael Palin 9. Chickens
Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
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ONE TO WATCH A Trip to the Moon is a 1902 French film directed by Georges Méliès. It is about a group of astronauts who travelled to the moon by canon. It is widely considered to be the first science fiction movie ever made, and hailed a masterpiece of cinema since the 1920’s. Its influence can still be clearly seen in today’s movies. Though this film was silent, it was not intended to be seen silently; exhibitors often used a narrator, to explain the story as it unfolded on the screen, accompanied by sound effects and live music.
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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi
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Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay. Sallust
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Plan to spend Queens Birthday Weekend with us! 31 MAY - 3 JUNE ROUNDS I & II – 16 breath-taking virtuosos QUEENSTOWN MEMORIAL CENTRE 5 - 6 JUNE ROUND III – Mozart String Quintets AUCKLAND CONCERT CHAMBER 8 JUNE GRAND FINALE – Concertos with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, AUCKLAND TOWN HALL
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WHAT’SONMAY WED 1 MAY
FILM OTAGO SOUTHLAND :: Queenstown Film Industry Networking Night. 5:308:30pm
CANYON FOOD & BREW CO :: Altitude & Canyon Brewers’ Dinner. 6:30-9:30pm. Tickets: $85. Request tickets on Facebook messenger.
SUN 5 MAY
REMARKABLE THEATRE :: Pint Sized Plays 2019 - Rydges - Clancy’s
THU 2 MAY
MON 6 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne live from 8.30pm COPTHORNE HOTEL :: Food, Mood & Anxiety – Queenstown. 7-9pm. Tickets by Eventbrite CATALYST TRUST QUEENSTOWN :: DOC’s Dilemma: Balancing Biodiversity and visitors. The Rees Hotel. 6-7:30pm
SHAPING OUR FUTURE :: Queenstown Climate Challenge Forum. Wakatipu High School. 6-9pm
WED 8 MAY
ENTHUSE MEDIA & EVENTS :: iPhone video making seminar. 8:30am - 12pm. Queenstown Resort College READING CINEMAS QUEENSTOWN :: Ladies Night | The Hustle. 6:30-9:30pm. Tickets: readingcinemas.co.nz
FRI 3 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Hair of the Dog live from 9pm YONDER :: Disco and Funk w/ Teddy Ramen 9PM LOCO :: Reuben Stone ‘Lightning In A Bottle’ Tour Queenstown. Tickets: $15$20. www.cosmicticketing.co.nz SHERWOOD :: Nitty Gritty DJ Night, Koha
THU 9 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne live from 8.30pm WORLD BAR :: Stubacca 9pm
FRI 10 MAY
SAT 4 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Hair of the Dog live from 9pm YONDER :: Punk Night w/ Danger Wank 9pm
POG MAHONE’S :: Charlie Gibson live from 9pm YONDER :: LICK QT 9pm WORLD BAR :: Planet World Bar: Jungle Wars. May the 04th be with you and may you join us in another journey through Drum and Bass. Ft, Mr. Salmon, Stubacca, Just Cause & Dolittle. 9pm 2:30am. TORPEDO7 FREE HIKE :: Queenstown with Got To Get Out. 9.45am - 2pm. Meet at Torpedo7 Remarkables Park at 9:45am. LITTLE BLACKWOOD :: Beauty & the Bubbles! 2-5pm. Tickets: $20. WQAKATIPU REFORESTATION TRUST :: Lake Hayes Project Gold Planting Day: Department of Conservation. 9am 12pm. Parking is at the end of Rutherford Road. The planting site is a 10minute walk along the walking/cycle trail.
SAT 11 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Charlie Gibson live from 9pm WORLD BAR :: Tai Forrester Patio Session 6pm - 9pm Ben Lock and Friends 9pm ATLAS :: Atlas End of Season Party! 5pm
SUN 12 MAY
BARMUDA :: Electric Rush ft. Guti (Live) & Superlover LOCO :: Friction ft Linguistics (UK) // Flowidus. Shucka & The people Present: Friction Connections(Album Launch), with special guest Flowidus, FRICTION (UK, Elevate Records, Shogun Audio), FLOWIDUS (Elevate Records). 2pm 2am. Tickets: Cosmicticketing.co.nz 29
WHAT’SONMAY TUE 14 MAY
THU 23 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne live from 8.30pm Dumpling Night YONDER :: STUBACCA 9pm
YONDER :: Paint & Wine Night - That Wanaka Tree
WED 15 MAY THU 16 MAY
FRI 24 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne live from 8.30pm YONDER :: Comedy Night 6pm Stubacca 9pm
POG MAHONE’S :: Hair of the Dog live from 9pm YONDER :: Tai Forrester 6pm - 9pm LIVE MUISC 9pm
FRI 17 MAY
SAT 25 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Hair of the Dog live from 9pm YONDER:: Drop FM Fundraiser 9PM SHERWOOD :: Sophie Mashlan Album Release. Utr.co.nz
POG MAHONE’S :: Dave Arnold live from 9pm YONDER :: LIVE MUSIC 9pm SHERWOOD :: Graeme James. Eventfinda.co.nz
SAT 18 MAY
SUN 26 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Charlie Gibson live from 9pm YONDER :: Brazilian Night 9pm ATHENAEUM HALL ARROWTOWN :: My Name is Moana 7:30pm
QUEENSTOWN EVENTS CENTRE :: Wakatipu Ski Club Annual Snow Gear Sale. 1.30 - 3.30pm. Tickets $2 on door.
THU 30 MAY
POG MAHONE’S :: Dan Browne live from 8.30pm YONDER :: Stubacca 9pm
WED 22 MAY
PRIDE PLEDGE :: May Workshop Queenstown. FREE for Pride Pledge members. 9:30am - 12pm
FRI 31 MAY
YONDER :: Live Music 9pm
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WHAT’SONWANAKA WED 1 MAY
MON 13 MAY
WATER BAR :: Pool Comp. 7pm
THE BIG BIKE FILM NIGHT :: Edgewater Lake Wanaka. May 13th and 14th. 6.30 - 8.45pm. Tickets $12-$22.80. www. trybooking.com WATER BAR :: Burger Mondays! $15 4pm
THU 2 MAY
WATER BAR :: Steak Night. $20. 4pm
FRI 3 MAY
FUNK HUNTERS - WANAKA :: Hosted by Water Bar and Breaking Beats NZ. 10pm-2:30am. Tickets: $15. onpoint.co.nz CAT RESCUE WANAKA :: Car Boot Sale 10:30am -12:30pm. Rustication, 66 Anderson Road. $10 to pre book a car space and get free sausage from the sizzle. $15 on the day.
SUN 19 MAY
SUN 5 MAY
FRI 24 MAY
WANAKA COMMUNITY YOGA :: 11am12pm
MON 20 MAY
PEAK SAFETY LTD :: Outdoor 5 day PreHospital Emergency (PHEC) Course. Wanaka Yacht Club. 20th May at 8:30am 24 May at 5pm
WANAKA COMMUNITY YOGA :: 11am12pm
GIN AND RASPBERRY :: Graeme James, The Long Way Home Tour WANAKA FOOD & PRODUCE MARKET :: First Weekly Market. 12-4pm
TUE 7 MAY
SHAPING OUR FUTURE :: Wanaka Climate Challenge Forum. Lake Wanaka Centre. 6-9pm WATER BAR :: Quiz Night. 7pm
SUN 26 MAY
WANAKA COMMUNITY YOGA :: 11am12pm
THU 9 MAY
CINEMA PARADISO :: Path to Everest 6-8pm
FRI 10 MAY
CINEMA PARADISO :: Mums Movie Night Out. 6-8pm. Hosted by Wanaka Primary School Parent Teacher Association. Tickets $25
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SAT 11 MAY
YAMI SOUNZ SUMMIT 2019 :: Lake Wanaka Centre. 11th at 9am - 12th of May 12th Midnight. Tickets · $180$220. www.wanakasounz.nz
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SUN 12 MAY
YAMI SOUNZ SUMMIT :: YAMI Showcase ft TIKI TAANE & guests. 7-11pm. Lake Wanaka Centre. Tickets · $45-$50. WANAKA COMMUNITY YOGA :: 11am12pm KINGS + GUESTS :: Lake Wanaka Centre. Tickets · $49-$55. 8-11:30pm 31
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