IMNZ Charts to January 9 2011: Back with great summer shows

Happy New Year! As you will see, good music never rests, with some great new albums surfacing already and a vast array of exciting shows all around the country. The live scene during a long New Zealand summer is legendary so hopefully you'll get a chance to participate and check out some concerts for yourself.

Our hardworking chart compiler has worked right through as well - below are the latest charts for the week ending January 9, and if you're keen to see our Christmas and New Year top sellers, visit www.indies.co.nz

This WeekLast WeekWeeks InTitleArtistLabel/Distributor 1114On The Road AgainKatchafireKatchafire 2210The Liberation OfLadi6/Rhythm/DRM 3385Dr Boondigga And The Big BWFat Freddy's Drop/Rhythm/DRM 4651Jah Rydem1814/Ode/DRM 5460The System Is A VampireShapeshifterTruetone/Rhythm/DRM 6582Based On A True StoryFat Freddy's Drop/Rhythm/DRM 7823Until The End Of TimeOpShop/Rhythm/DRM 81186KoraKoraKora/Border/DRM 9730Live At The Roundhouse, LondonFat Freddy's Drop/Rhythm/DRM 10927SoulsticeShapeshifterTruetone/Rhythm/DRM 11-39Past, Present, FutureTiki TaaneDirtyDub/Rhythm/DRM 121010The Best Poly FonkArdijahPolyFonk/Border/DRM 13139Still LifeDukes/Rhythm/DRM 141414Perfect FlawsBlack River Drive/Rhythm/DRM 151814The Enemy WithinConcord DawnUprising/Rhythm/DRM 161255Say What You're ThinkingKatchafireKatchafire 17179Live Vol. 1The Black SeedsBlackSeeds/Rhythm/DRM 18158Aotearoa Dubstep Allstars Vol. 1Various/Border/DRM 19-16Music Is ChoiceTrinityRoots/Rhythm/DRM 201930Solid GroundThe Black SeedsBlackSeeds/Rhythm/DRM

Liverpool Sound City (19th to 21st May 2011) is the largest music festival and industry conference in the North of the UK.

Every May, Liverpool Sound City presents over 300 artists from over 20 different countries, in 30 city centre venues to an audience of over 30,000, making the city the place to be to see emerging talent around the world and a must for any aspiring artist or band looking to make their mark on the lucrative touring circuit in the North.

Liverpool Sound City is accepting artist submissions until February 14, 2011 to apply go to: http://www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk/Apply-to-Play

Artists who have played at Liverpool Sound City include: Afrika Bambaataa, Ambience Affair, Animal Collective, Black Lips, Blood Red Shoes, British Seapower, Deerhunter, Enter Shikari, Errors, Everything Everything, The Fall, Fight Like Apes, Florence and the Machine, Gil Scott Heron, Heike Has the Giggles, Holy Fuck, Ladyhawke, Laura Marling, The Maccabees, One Way Ticket, Paloma Faith, Pulled Apart By Horses, Santigold, The Second Grace, The Sunshine Underground, White Denim, White Lies, Wild Beasts, You Me At Six, The Zutons. w

This WeekLast WeekWeeks InTitleArtistLabel/Distributor 1111RiverAnnabel FaySiren 225Maori BoyJGeek And The Geeks/DRM 334Summer TimeTiki TaaneDirtyDub/Rhythm/DRM 4441Poi EThe Patea Maori Club/Jayrem/DRM 5716Madness And Other AllergiesOpShop/Rhythm/DRM 6643VampiresDukes/Rhythm/DRM 7-20DutchiesShapeshifterTruetone/Rhythm/DRM 8-1Electric DreamShapeshifterTruetone/Rhythm/DRM 9844One DayOPSHOPSiren 10-36Jah Rastafari1814/Ode/DRM

It's a moveable feast for the eyes, ears and all your other senses at Britomart in the heart of Auckland City. From live music to art events, the farmers' market to family entertainment, there'll be something at Britomart to tickle your fancy. Not to mention happenings and special deals at the many bars, restaurants and shops, and all sorts of other random cool stuff!

Some highlights include: Stoneleigh Summer Arts Season
A Festive Birthday for the City Farmers' Market
Special deals at Britomart bars and restaurants on the first Thursday of each month:
Eddie Numbers, Team Dynamite and Kolab at Northern Steamship Company December 18th:
You can also pay a visit to the Shaky Isles Coffee Co, 1885 Britomart, Café Hanoi and the Neuw Storeroom.

http://britomart.org/

This WeekLast WeekWeeks InTitleArtistLabel/Distributor 1116RiverAnnabel FaySiren 2321Madness And Other AllergiesOpShop/Rhythm/DRM 327Groove AgainKatchafireKatchafire 4411ParalyzedLuger Boa/DRM 569As The WorldPieter T feat. Vince HarderHandmade/Rhythm/DRM 6514Moving OnSteriogram/Border/DRM 785Can't Fix Methe feelers/DRM 876Time Is A TrainDukes/Rhythm/DRM 995Run With The EnemyNovember Zulu/DRM 10-1I See Forever In You4 Da Grind/DRM

International and Industry Action
Fat Freddy's Drop are elevating their status in Australia, having sold out two headline shows in November and scoring a top spot at all four hugely popular Good Vibrations festivals this February. The Freddys have the privilege of taking the stage after Erykah Badu and then handing over to Damien ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley & Nas who will be performing their collaborative Distant Relatives album. The annual Good Vibrations Festival first began in 2004 and is considered one of the highlights of the Australian summer calendar In 2011, the line-up yet also includes Cee-Lo Green, Sasha, Kelis, Ludacris, Janelle Monae, Koolism and many more. The Freddys are going to be in heaven! www.fatfreddysdrop.com Street Heavy is a magazine and DVD series documenting and promoting the New Zealand/Aotearoa Hip Hop scene to the world; and the latest issue offers a free download of the Kapabal remix of 2wins "Flying High" featuring Nicole Wray. Read more...

Flip Grater is one of the four finalists nominated for New Zealand's Best Folk Album of 2010; the winner will be announced on Sunday 30 January 2011 at the Auckland Folk Festival. The other nominees are Bob McNeill, Wires and Wood and Forbidden Joe. Read more...

New release fanfare
It’s surprising that Jayson Norris’ album Freedom Twenty Eight is his first offering to New Zealand listeners considering the London-based Kiwi has successfully released two albums overseas and regularly sells out shows internationally. Now a man in demand, the fruits of his labour are paying off and his sound, which sees him combine earthy vocals with a blend of soul, roots and rock, has secured him residencies at a range of respected venues and led to Jayson sharing the stage with big names such as Andrea Bocelli, Paul McCartney and Mark Knopfler. h
Dick Dynamite and the Doppelgangers is a three piece psychobilly act from Hamilton, New Zealand . The band is famous for explosive live performances and has a well-established fan base in New Zealand after countless shows around the country since forming in 2006. Psychopaths From Outer Space has been a labour of love for the members of the band who recorded and produced it themselves at the WINTEC recording studios in Hamilton. Their sound is influenced by B movies and psychobilly acts such as The Meteors, Batmobile, and 1950’s rockabilly such as Elvis, Eddie Cochran and Johnny Cash. h

On the live front
On Saturday 19 February 2011, the inaugural Sacred Hill Summer Festival will see Shapeshifter, Kora, The Black Seeds, Ladi6 and more descend on Sacred Hill Winery’s Rifleman’s Vineyard, a stunning site which looks over the white cliffs of the Tutaekuri River in Hawkes Bay. This will be an annual event, curated and headlined by the boys in Shapeshifter themselves. As only the third ever Shapeshifter performance in the Hawkes Bay, it’s a special one for Shapeshifter member, PDigsss, a Flaxmere-born native son. www.sacredhillfestival.co.nz

Optimus Gryme has been steadily building his status over the past couple of years and with the release of his compilation Aotearoa Dubstep Allstars, he embarks on an album release tour. Well received in the press, radio, and in the clubs you can catch the man DJ’ing across Aotearoa in February and March. He'll have artists from the album at certain shows as well, with Billy Fluid, Truth, MC Tiki and Crushington making appearances on various dates. Read more...

This summer, the Mamaku Project have announced a tour, encompassing shows in both the North and South Islands. Based on Auckland's rugged West Coast in the gorgeous but storm-swept Karekare, the band weaves smooth jazz with a French lilt, Pacifica dub and scents of the Middle East into a fresh and colourful style. French-Kiwi co-founders Tui Mamaki on vocals and Monsieur Escargot on bass/keys/guitar/production, gather around them a selection of local talent to perform, record and forge the vessel - a musical project linking peoples, landscapes and languages. Read more...

New Zealand psych-pop pioneers The Puddle, a revolving line-up of musicians assembled around the unstable core of George D. Henderson, have been around in one form or another since 1984. Three albums and a 7" single on Flying Nun Records between 1986 and 1993 attracted critical appreciation and notoriety in equal measures for "pop as shambling and sweet as you could possibly imagine". In 1993, The Puddle toughened up and recorded the definitive brainy outsider rock album, Songs For Emily Valentine, but, apart from a 1995 single on a French label, the SFEV recordings were not released until 2005, via Powertool Records. No Love - No Hate, recorded and released in 2007, adds a further unexpected twist in the long, strange and frequently derailed odyssey of this unique NZ musical institution. A further album, The Shakespeare Monkey, was released on Fishrider Records early 2009. Now The Puddle are going to accompany the release of their 2010 album Playboys in the Bush with a good and thorough tour of the North Island, which should be of particular interest to any fans of home-grown psych-pop. Read more...

One of the classic Bilders line-ups will be performing one more time before Bill returns to his home in Paris: Stuart Page, Mickle Borrado, Bill Direen, Richard Anderton, Brett Cross, Greig Bainbridge. Be sure to catch them at the Whammy Bar in Auckland on Wednesday the 19th Jan. Read more...

ARK presents a series of concerts for conservation in unique locations around New Zealand: they mix their passions for great music and great causes to serve up some very special summer experiences. On Saturday 12 February, Motutapu Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf will host ARK's biggest show this summer. The stellar line-up will include Minuit, Kirsten Morrell, the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, Anika Moa, Nathan Haines and the Dream Band, the Earlybirds, Lisa Crawley, and many more. ARK concerts support local conservation projects: for example, at Urupukpuka, they've supported Project Kiwi Care, and are a major contributor to Bay of Islands conservation initiatives including Project Island Song, a major ecological restoration programme. They plant trees and release rare and endangered birds back onto the islands, helping restore the Bay of Islands to its former natural glory. h

Karen Hunter, Fear is the Enemy and Terra are touring around the Mainland for the next two months with gigs this week on Saturday 15th in Marahau, then next week in Nelson ( Friday 21st at Yaza) and Motueka (Thursday 20th at Riverside Cafe and Sunday 23rd at Riverside Peace Festival). After that they'll be up at Luminate festival and the Mussel Inn before heading over to the West Coast. www.karenhunter.com

Around the World
Subscribers to Rdio, a US-based on-demand social music service from the founders of Skype, can now listen to top indie artists including Vampire Weekend, The Pixies, Belle and Sebastian, Tim McGraw, and Boards of Canada as a result of a licensing agreement with global independent rights agency, Merlin. Merlin represents the largest collection of rights outside of that held by the larger major record companies, including repertoire from labels such as Rough Trade, Warp Records, Yep Roc/Red Eye, Epitaph, Naxos, Naïve, Tommy Boy, One Little Indian, Kontor New Media, Beggars Group, (PIAS) Entertainment Group, !K7, Merge, Domino and Koch/E1, and top indie acts including The xx, Grizzly Bear, The National, DJ Khaled, Dorrough, Tiesto and hundreds more. Read more...

Merlin is also in negotiation with Gogle regarding a proposed music service; no details of what precisely the Google music service will look like or when it will launch have been made public. Read more...

All data is compiled by www.radioscope.co.nz To be eligible for the charts the release has to be by a NZ artist or Artist residing in NZ; and the master recording needs to be owned by a NZ Record Label or company that is an IMNZ member. IMNZ is the trade association for Independent New Zealand record labels and distributors. Our core objectives are to advocate the values and interests of our members, aid their development and knowledge and provide collective group benefits to the NZ independent music sector. Our 70 plus members release the majority of all kiwi music and we want to tell you about them. GO BUY NZ MUSIC!

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