Salmonella Dub started the
writing and recording process for Andy’s Jam and Searching
for the Sungle in the summer of 2012 in their Hapuku
Creative Retreat the week before the last Kaikoura Roots
Festival.
Andy’s Jam was inseminated in this session
with a guitar riff from Andrew with trombone, trumpet +
melodica motifs added by Pete Wood, ethereal intro vocals
from Dave Deakins, sax from Ants Smith and keys from Mant.
The arrangement was incubated in Sydney at Ants’s Smith
and Werstern Studio during the many Salmonella Dub
Soundsystem tours of Oz between 2013 and 2016.
In 2017
the band engaged Nino Birch to pen lyrics for 3 new tunes,
JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF
Two prominent Christchurch leaders who identify as LGBTQIA+ are full of pride as the city launches into a 10-day celebration of all things rainbow.
After the recent alert levels “wobble”, events are hoping to get back to normal around the country this weekend. Here are five to look out for, but remember to check their official websites, just in case of any Covid-related changes. Auckland Arts Festival
On now until April 11 at various venues in the city “Unify, uplift and inspire”: This year the festival celebrates local talent by bringing some of the greatest artists from across New Zealand. The 100 per cent Aotearoa collection of events and performances are brought together under the timely theme of Aroha.
January 29 to 31 Expect a weekend full of fun and entertainment at the Tauherenikau Racecourse for the whole family, with an epic lineup of Kiwi talent. Legendary songstress Jodi Vaughan will be headlining the 2021 festival, alongside Ainslie Allen, Marian Burns, Aly Cook and many more. Get tickets here.
Supplied/Supplied Auckland International Buskers Festival
January 29 to February 1 A crowd-pleasing line-up of performers is hitting the streets this long weekend, with displays of breakdancing, music, hula-hooping, fire stunts, acrobatics and more. The festival is hosted in a number of sites around the city and includes day and night sessions. More details here.
Christchurch is our most exciting city: you just need to know where to look.
While a quintessential Kiwi summer holiday usually involves long beaches, endless boogie boarding, cars packed with camping paraphernalia, diving for crayfish and scallops, sausages on the barbecue and all-round barefoot great outdoorsiness, there’s a lot to be said for a summer in the city. Your favourite attractions are less crowded, you can get a table at restaurants that are usually packed and there’s an easy-breezy feel to cities when workers are away.
SUPPLIED Auckland New Zealand’s biggest city is truly at its best over summer. Nothing beats that sun sparkling off the beautiful Waitematā Harbour with Rangitoto ever present. Locals take things slower and it seems there’s some event on every weekend – farmers’ markets, international cricket, Auckland Anniversary day Regatta, International Buskers festival, concerts (Crowded House