Independent Record Store Day

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SATURDAY 16TH APRIL Independent Record Store Day is nearly here and it’s being celebrated at the greatest record store in New Zealand -

Real Groovy Records, Queen Street, Auckland.

At Real Groovy we’re celebrating all the beautiful objects that are prints of artistic creation by musicians, and celebrating the unique culture surrounding independent record stores worldwide.

"Indie record stores were what we had to start with, and they're all we've got left.” - James McMurtry HIGHLIGHTS ON THE DAY SPECIAL CELEBRITY DJS: Real Groovy will be buzzing with DJs playing live their favourite tracks on vinyl
including Dai Henwood, Tom Scott (Homebrew), DJ SirVere, Tina Turntables, Murray Cammick (Founder of Wildside Records), John Baker (Promoter) Stephen Heard (NZ musician Magazine, Clap Clap Riot) Death Valley, Nick Bollinger (NZ music author), Princess Chelsea, Josh On Decks (bFM), Mikee Tucker (Loop). As well as Heart Attack Alley, Miriam Clancy and Bond Street Bridge playing live in store.

11.00 STEPHEN HEARD

11.30 JOHN BAKER

12.00 TOM SCOTT HOMEBREW

12.30 MURRAY CAMMICK

1.00 DAI HENWOOD

1.30 NICK BOLLINGER

2.00 HEART ATTACK ALLEY

2.30 DEATH VALLEY

3.00 TINA TURNTABLES

3.30 PRINCESS CHELSEA

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4.00 DJ SIR VERE

4.30 JOSH ON DECKS bFM

5.00 MIRIAM CLANCY

6.00 MIKEE LOOP

6.30 BOND ST BRIDGE

•(In the past two years we have had a bunch of great artists and personalities support the Record Store Day cause including: Liam Finn, Ladyhawke, Phil Somervell (Datsuns), Drab Doo Riffs, Computers Want Me Dead, The Jury & The Saints, Andrew Tidball (cheese on toast), Anna Coddington, Recloose, Nick D, Russell Baillie, Roger Shepherd, David Farrier, Roger Perry, Artisan Guns, Kidz in Space, Clap Clap Riot and more…) REAL GROOVY AFTER PARTY & NZ RED CROSS 2011 APPEAL GIG at The Studio (R18) from 7.30pm

Local bands Avalanche city, Ivy Lies, High Society, Rule Of Thieves, Mean Girls, O’Lovely, Honey L’Amour (burlesque), And also Wayne Anderson, singer of songs and MC for the evening. 8.00 WAYNE ANDERSON

8.30 O'LOVELY

9.00 AVALANCHE CITY

9.30 HIGH SOCIETY

10.00 HONEY LAMOUR

10.30 IVY LIES

11.00 RULE OF THEIVES

11.30 MEAN GIRLS

FREE ENTRY BY VISITING REAL GROOVY ON THE DAY AND PICKING UP A

FREE PASS*

*free with any purchase (Koha is suggested)

•Lots of GIVEAWAYS including food, drinks, clothing and Free Real Groovy Club Memberships sign up for free on the day

•Free music FACE PAINTING – become a rock star – Kiss, Bowie, Gaga and more.

Lots of fun, not just for kids!

•SPECIAL VINYL RELEASES EXCLUSIVE to Independent Record Stores including –

PINK FLOYD, BLACK ANGELS, PEARL JAM, KINGS OF LEON, LADY GAGA ,

SPRINGSTEEN BRUCE, RISE AGAINST, OZZY OSBOURNE, TOM PETTY,

ROLLING STONES, DEFTONES, INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND, KATE

BUSH, DECEMBERISTS, OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ (mars volta), ANBERLIN,

BLACK ANGELS, DISCORDANCE AXIS, BOB DYLAN, FLYING LOTUS, FOO

FIGHTERS, GORILLAZ, NEUROSIS, OXBOW and more *

*all limited edition and subject to availability

•PRIZE DRAWS throughout the day – including;

OVER $7000 worth of prizes $1000 Music Book biographies prize pack

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1 X male gift pack from Insight (worth $200)

1 x female gift pack from Insight (worth $200)

1 x pair of Doc Martin boots rrp $320

1 x Pair Marshall Major Headphones rrp $250

1 X Crosley Turntable (worth $595)

1 x Kiwi Record Cleaning Machine (worth $499)

1 x Billabong skate and surf prize pack (worth $500)

5 x Converse bags

Converse key rings and purses

1x high top canvas converse ( UNISEX)

1 x high top Keds (male)

1 x high top Keds ( female)

1 x Lee jeans female (worth $165)

1 x Lee jeans male (worth $165)

2 x male shirts (Wrangler)

2 x female tops (Wrangler)

Cd Packs from Universal Music

DVD prize packs

•MAJOR PRIZE DRAW,

•- Amazing Audio System hi-fi

set up from PQ Imports

including Dual Turntable, Cambridge Audio Receiver and CD player and Mordaunt Short speakers package worth $3200 “Record stores can't save your life. But they can give you a better one." Nick Hornby,

author of High Fidelity (among others)

Much more information can be found here:

http://www.realgroovy.co.nz/Information/161

Follow the event on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/realgroovyak?v=wall&ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=177853455

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and after party:

http://www.facebook.com/realgroovyak?v=wall&ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=137966309

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who hasn’t time for music. What a shame to leave a child, or worse, a generation, orphaned from one of life’s great beauties. And to the record stores, artists, labels, DJ’s, and journalists; we’re all in this together. Show respect for the tangible music that you’ve dedicated your careers and lives to, and help it from becoming nothing more than disposable digital data.” Jon Toogood (Shihad) “Whenever we came to Auckland, this was the first place we’d stop. This store has everything I like about music, not just records, but books & clothes…this is the way to do it.” Joshua Homme from Queens Of The Stone Age on Real Groovy

“These are the last hold outs for what to do that’s cool in your city, you know. If you wanna know what’s going on in town and you’re not from the town just go to the record store. In 2003 I came here for the first time to Auckland and with Mark Lanegan, Nick Oliveri, Troy and Joey and myself. This was the first place we gravitated too. I think we each spent our 6

per diems, our entire per diems here and we’d been here for about three hours but we spent our whole weeks per diems here..” Ben Harper “Independent record stores are much more than the name suggests. They are an international community and platform where music has an outlet and an opportunity to grow over the long term, in a way that sincerely connects with community and culture. They are also a magnificent mob of highly opinionated musical bandits which I am proud to call my pals! “ Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) "Save the whales, save the dolphins, save the planet, save the record store? Yes, that's exactly what Record Store Day is all about. Due to people's lack of discernible tastes in listening quality, a good amount of what we sell as music is compressed mp3s (dumb downed, easy to transport). We are selling fast food music for people's fat and indiscernible ears. But there are still a few good restaurants around. And those of us who appreciate good ear food should be supporting them. I love Real Groovy" Ziggy Marley "Record stores keep the human social contact alive it brings people together. Without the independent record stores the community breaks down with everyone sitting in front of their computers" The Record Store by Damien Rice ”dusty violin maker shop, small corner record store, water holes for dreamers, don't stop, breathe more” Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls) “It's not just the ability to touch, see and smell an album and the artwork...it's the fact that you are in a Real Place with Real People...and not just any people: other music-obsessed freaks like you. I make a point to hit the indie retail record stores to see what they're spinning and selling, because I just LOVE being there...my own personal and sometimes anonymous church. You can't get that feeling sitting behind your computer, ever." Fat Mike (NOFX) "If it wasn't for independent record stores, I would be a San Fernando valley real estate agent." Shelby Lynne "You can't roll a joint on an iPod - buy vinyl!" Tom Waits “Folks who work here are professors. Don't replace all the knowers with guessors keep'em open they're the ears of the town”

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