It would have been the first time in more than 30 years that Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) last played in New Zealand. In a statement posted to social media, Simple Minds said the tour was cancelled due to continued uncertainty and travel restrictions from the pandemic. Tickets for the cancelled shows had cost around $120 each. Fans said they were “devastated” and “spewing” when Simple Minds announced the tour was cancelled. Many on social media posted to ask if the band would ever perform in Australia or New Zealand again. Simple Minds last performed in New Zealand in 2017. Proudly 80s,
What do the people of Christchurch want from life in their city in 2021?
New buildings, more arts and sporting facilities, concerts and festivals, and possible overseas travel links lie ahead for Christchurch this year – and locals are looking forward to them. The arrival of 2021 should bring completion of the long-delayed $475 million Te Pae convention centre, the south-eastern suburbs’ first indoor public pool, the country’s biggest chairlift at Mt Hutt, and a new art museum.
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Bryan O Neill, left, Kathy O Neill, centre, and Rachel Wix, pictured with their labrador Harvey, want to see progress in Christchurch continue in 2021.
Blimey, that went quickly!
The end of 2014 is nigh, and we’ve heard some cracking songs in its oh so brief existence. From Future Islands to ‘Fancy’, everyone’s got their favourite and they’re all completely different from each other. To find some order in the chaos, we asked over 30 Drowned In Sound staffers to vote for their top five singles of the year, then added up the results and made a list of the 40 most popular choices.
Read on for the final, definitive compendium and then subscribe to our Spotify playlist to listen to all the tracks in order.
Dec 23, 2020 By Mark Moody Web Exclusive
If in a fever dream you ever imagined a collaboration between new comer Squirrel Flower, Xiu Xiu, The Get Up Kids, and Saturday Looks Good To Me’s Fred Thomas, Polyvinyl Records is here to serve that up for you. And that’s just one song (“Do U Remember”) out of the 11 on the
Exquisite Corpse
compilation (digitally released in September and now being released in physical form). You’re probably aware of the “exquisite corpse” game even if you don’t recognize the name. Artist Salvador Dali and his wacky surrealist friends, when bored, would fold a piece of paper and each participant would draw a part of a body or figure say head, torso, or legs without seeing the other sections. They would end up with fantastical creatures such as a being with a rabbit’s head, a flying saucer midsection, and legs from grandma’s end table. You get the idea.