Moochi at Wellington Fashion Week

By Sarah Mckenzie

Moochi are making a return to Wellington Fashion Week tonight to show off their new season winter looks and not yet released ‘dress week’ styles. The New Zealand label, which is known for its on-trend and easy-to-wear collections, then launches into Dress Week on Saturday 13^th April. The in store event which goes down twice a year, will feature new dresses, a gift with purchase, and for every Moochi postcard holder, a Moochi COLLECTION tee worth $119.99 when you spend $300 or more. If you want to get your name down for your favourite Moochi pieces in time for dress week, check out their collections at moochi.co.nz

Flash City

Flash City, an extension of fave tattoo studio Two Hands Tattoo, recalls the first tattoo parlours that were often found out back of a barber shop. All the designs are up on all the wall, every one hand painted by the tattooers of Two Hands Tattoo and their most respected friends from around the world.

Each design will be tattooed a little different each time. In the spirit of time-honoured barbershop traditions, Flash City’s barbers will provide classic cuts and straight razor shaves.

We checked out the launch last night, take a look at the pics below or find out more at www.flashcity.co.nz

Email: twohandstattoo@gmail.com for bookings.

Saya Design Studio | Photographer Patric Seng

What's up this Easter Weekend

By Sarah McKenzie

If you're short of ideas on what to get up to this Easter weekend, we've got a few ideas...

Our:House presents Nite:Life

Witness the resurgence of the ‘all night dance party’ and bring in the long weekend with the world’s best EDM (electro dance music) artists. Party till the early hours to club-bangers by the likes of Grandmaster Flash (New York), Hardrock Sofa (Russia) and Helena (UK/Australia), plus local acts including Jupiter Project, Optimus Gryme, Mayavanya and Remix Magazine's Tim Phin. Avoid the midnight shutdown tonight and head down to the Ellerslie Events Centre from 9:00pm. Tickets are still available at www.iticket.co.nz

Bass Fest 2013

If you’re game enough to continue the party through to Friday night, check out Bass Fest at Studio on K Rd. Get your fix of all that is bass, from dubstep to breaks and drum and bass by acts including UK’s Stanton Warriors and local legends Optimus Gryme and Aural Trash. To accompany the euphoric tunes, there will also be a 'Festival of Lights', featuring AV visuals, massive lasers, moving heads, UV lights and enough glowsticks for every raver. Tickets start from $29.90 and are available at www.iticket.co.nz

Waiheke Island International Jazz Festival

Jump on the ferry over to Waiheke Island this weekend for three days of good times and great music. Running all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, soak up the last of the summer sun with some of the world’s best soul, jazz, blues and funk artists. Also offering family fun, food and a licenced bar, you can choose from any, or all, of the following five events: Good Friday Groove, the Jazzabout Day Pass, Evening Concert Series, Late Night Supper Club and/or the Sixpence Brothers. For more info and to grab your tickets, head to www.waihekejazzfestival.co.nz

Easter at Ellerslie

Racegoers can enjoy two days of Easter racing at the Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday and Monday. Enjoy a picnic trackside and checkout some top-class racing action in the sunshine. Free for all ages; there will also be plenty of children’s activities including an Easter egg hunt, a Swing Ball park and a bouncy castle on the Newmarket Lawn. Gates open at 11:00am, go to www.eventfinder.co.nz for race times and more.

Whangarei Fritter Festival

If you’re heading up North this long weekend, make sure you check out the first ever Whangarei Fritter Festival on Saturday. Embrace the relaxed vibes with great music and a feast of fine wines and gourmet fritters from Whangarei’s finest restaurants and wineries. Soak up the sounds of some our amazing homegrown talent including the Black Seeds, Sola Rosa and Batucada Sound Machine, and have fun with heaps of family entertainment including a giant water slide! For ticket prices and information head to www.fritterfestival.co.nz

Image from kidspot.co.nz

The Veils 'Time Stays, We Go'

By Claudia Innes

This April the Veils return with their highly anticipated fourth studio album ‘Time Stays, We Go’. Recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, and produced by lead singer Finn Andrews and Adam Greenspan, the album marks the beginning of a new era for the band. 

‘Time Stays, We Go’ consists of ten songs culled from a batch of literally hundreds of songs written in the three years since The Veils 2009 album. Andrews wrote almost every day, so when the time came he sought the help of Adam Greenspan and Nick Launay (producer The Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) to help him sort the good from the not so good.

What resulted were ten songs that would showcase the true potential and range of Andrews’ voice. His recognisably haunting wail echoes the low baritone of Leonard Cohen in songs like ‘birds’, and becomes a twisted holler during ‘Dancing With The Tornado’.

The album features collaborations with a number of musicians, helping to create a rich musical backdrop for Andrew’s lyrics. Songs like ‘Train With No Name’ are built around a rhythm track made of about 15 toms and 25 tambourines, creating a heavy, locomotive sound. 

‘Time Stays, We Go’ shows The Veils at the height of their creative powers so far, deftly combining the two distinct sides of their personality that Andrews describes as “the pop and the snarl”.

The Veils ‘Time Stays, We Go’ will be released in New Zealand on April 26, 2013.

Behind the scenes at Meadowlark

Meadowlark takes us behind the scenes with their new video, showing us the process of how their jewellery is hand crafted and hand finished at their workshop. Check it out!

Film: Oliver Rose
Edit: Adam Thompson - Faye McNeil at MoFresh
Animation: Preston McNeil at MoFresh
Music: Demons by Chelsea Wolfe has been provided courtesy of Pendu Sound Recordings (NYC)