The album, produced by Tom Larkin, of Shihad, also features a cover by legendary cover designer Storm Thorgerson (Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin, Muse, The Mars Volta). The ferocious and energetic modern rock sound captured on the album is reportedly even bigger, louder, harder and faster on stage.
Apollo Me, Rival State's debut album also shot in at number one on the New Zealand album charts following on from the huge success of singles Sleep Talker and Four Leaf Clover. A band that's used to living on their bones, sleeping on floors during their frequent gruelling van tours of North America, Rival State has a similar no holds barred approach to its shows, bringing high-powered grooves and anthemic vocals to the stage.
Catch them
Villainy and Rival State at Re:Fuel, Dunedin, tonight. 8pm.
• Dunedin music community rejoice, Radio One club nights are back for 2013. The first 91 club night of the year features Sydney-based remixer, turntablist and producer Dizz1. With afull-length looming, Dizz1 is hot property.
A former attendee of the Red Bull Music Academy in Spain, he has performed alongside De La Soul, Mos Def and Grandmaster Flash. Regularly producing with Roots Manuva as well as working with Mark Pritchard, Lady Saw and Om'Mas Keith, Dizz1 is known for his feel, scratching, drumming or programming those sideways beats.
Backing up Dizz1 is DJ Booof. Cutting his teeth at Bath Street circa 2003 with Renegade Soundsystem and the Blambox Crew, Booof has recently returned to Dunedin after a three-year absence.
Shake it
Dizz1 and DJ Booof, tonight at Pop Bar, Dunedin. 9pm.
• After an opening weekend that saw Auckland beat-maker Totems deliver more than an hour of pure bliss, and Wilberforces (Auck) and the Drab Doo Riffs (Auck) turn in great sweaty and scratchy performances, this weekend sees exuberant electro-pop duo Manthyng headline the stage. Supporting the pair's contagious, unforgettable tunes is the glamour/sleaze/rock of Sexy Animals (Chch).
Listen up
Fringe Festival Club, Queens (formally the National), 1 Queens Gardens, 9pm.
