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Hi again Wellington & Menu Magger's across the country!

Well it seems like THAT competition featuring 'The Odd Shaped Ball' has actually grabbed most of the country in a fever like grip. Being musically minded I tried to not let it grab me too, but it has! Part of the reason for this is that I've found an entertaining way to watch the games and that is The Alternate Rugby Commentary (ARC). The ARC is run by ex Radio Active DJ Jed-Eye who provides a humorous, witty commentary whilst still not lacking insightful comments on game play.

Complete with sound-effects and backing music provided by Mikkie D it adds a new dimension to the games esp for those who aren't avid rugby fans or don't care for the stale commentary provided on TV. There are 2 ways to check out these commentary's and both fit with the live coverage. You can either head down to the ARC base of operations which is The Green Man Pub or you can stream it at home via arcrugby.co.nz.

Right now that that's over lets talk about music.....

October 1st sees Audio Cortex presenting High Calibre 2 at The Garden Club once again, bringing you the best in deep, tech and prog house dj's that the capital has to offer. On top of that they are celebrating the birthdays of Souladelic & Urusai so ya know it's gonna be large an go all night!  Because of that entry will be FREE and there's an exclusive mix CD for the first 50 through the door. Full lineup consists of Heylady, Hoki, Urusai, Mr. Oz, Itchyfingaz, Empyre, Bubbles, Dannyboy & VJ Slopper.

Of late techno has been seeing a resurgence in Wellington with the What Happened To The Techno parties and also From Europe With...  Both of these nights have been drawing large up-for-it crowds proving that techno is most definitely not dead.  You can check out From Europe With... on Thurs October 6th at Sandwiches. This is another FREE party and features the talents of Zhenya Topov, Mr Stubblefield & Souladelic.

The night after, Dash Tickets celebrate their 3rd birthday also at Sandwiches.  The party is on one of the biggest weekends Wellington has ever had with two Cup Quarter Finals that night in town!

Headlining the Birthday is the one and only Optimus Grime and hosted by MC Woody! In support is a huge lineup of DJ CEO, Seizure, NDA, JMC, Ddog, Red Bird, JFK b2b Ethics, Max b2b Apt, Earth is our Spaceship, Snax, MC Cypher, Deluxe MC & Camo MC.  Tickets are only $10 and.....well I'm sure you can guess where to get em from!

Red Bull Thre3Style is an international DJ competition hitting New Zealand's shores for the second time an drops in Welli on Thurs 13th at SFBH.  There's a special headline appearance from Sampology, a guest DJ set from SCRATCH 22 & the master of ceremonies is PDigsss Peacekeeper.  The competing DJs must play at least three genres of music within a 15 minute set, with one simple objective - to be the best party rocker!  The national winner will be then sent to compete in the Red Bull Thre3Style world championships in Canada.  Limited $5 presales available from 1-Night.co.nz, Cosmic Corner & Selected Outlets, otherwise $10 on door. 

Friday 14th  Church Of Bass is going pure with a VINYL ONLY night at Bar Medusa.  Covering a variety of genres it features DJ's Synapse, Habit, Forge, Agitate + Dirty P, Jubble & VJ's Rayzordoll + Chaos Lab.

On top of this there are some special shots being made & it's FREE.

The next night a group that need no introduction, Minuit, return to SFBH with support from K+Lab, D:Unk with visuals by Interrupt Collective. Minuit will be road testing a bunch of new tunes so to get in for this sonic experiment get ya tickets early from 1-Night.co.nz & Cosmic Cuba St or Manners Mall.  Their last gigs have sold out so get in quick! As I always seem to mention a band gig as well I'd recommend checking out Shotgun Alley if ya haven't done so before. I've partied with these fellas on quite a few occasions an it's always a great night! Catch them on their album release tour at Bar Bodega on the 20th.

In 2006 a new sound was emanating from the UK of the 140 bpm variety,Dubstep was its name and shattering bass bins was its game.

In NZ this gave rise to Bassweight Recordings who released New Zealands first ever dubstep releases as well as bringing over major international artists.   On October 28th to Celebrate 5 years of bass business Bassweight has put together a party of epic proportions featuring The Others from the UK.  There's a huge lineup of NZ DJ's as well, 14 in total! Tickets for this monumental party are only $15 from dashtickets.co.nz. Also on the 28th  indie elctro pop artist Disasteradio, D-Rad to his friends, returns to Wellington after an epic five month tour around the World and celebrates it by releasing his acclaimed album 'Charisma' on 12” black vinyl, the first vinyl release from A Low Hum.

Disasteradio's latest music video 'Gravy Rainbow' has almost clocked up half a million views and has spawned all sorts of freaks doing weird response videos and got featured on US cable TV show 'Attack of the Show' who did a cool profile on Disasteradio which you can watch on YouTube. His welcome home party is at SFBH.

Remember helloween is upon us at the end of the month so start getting ya costumes ready now!  There's always a great time to be had getting dressed up an hitting the clubs so get freaky an wild!.

Pop in an see me every Wednesday at Terrace Bar or tune into RadioActive.fm (88.6)

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