Kick-ass, sweetly vicious, and intense, are words thrown around frequently when it comes to Canadian punk band White Lung, so you can bet their Friday night show will be a full-on sonic assault, especially because they're releasing their third album Deep Fantasy the same day. Plus they're being supported by rising Californian punk rockers Upset, which includes ex-Best Coast and Vivian Girls multi-instrumentalist Ali Koehler, and Patty Schemel who used to drum for Hole.
3. Two Faces Of January, in cinemas now3
The Two Faces of January.
Adapted from a book by Patricia Highsmith, who also wrote The Talented Mr Ripley, directed by Hussein Amini, who wrote Drive, starring Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, and Isaac Davidson, and set in 1960s Greece, this film has all the ingredients for a visually alluring, yet chilling thriller. Two morally ambiguous men with a knack for a good con, a beautiful wife, and a secret that's following them across borders is the set-up, and it's best to know little more than events take a sinister turn in between sunny ruins and carefree fishing villages.
4. Aotea Square Ice Ring, from today
Once again bringing a little magic into town to alleviate the wintery blues, the traditional skating rink is being expanded this year, with a beginners area, and a 35m multi-level ice slide, which will perfect for tubing and sledding. It will be open from 10am to 10pm every day (perfect for the school holidays), and they'll be running a programme of events including ice sport weekends, foam parties, ice carnivals, chicken bowling, and Americana celebrations.
- TimeOut
